The New World

Instead of a great story about the conflicted origins of the American nation, Terrence Malick interrupts his transcendental observations for a dopey love story between John Smith and Pocahontas.

"...Christopher Plummer, Christian Bale, August Schellenberg, Wes Studi, David Thewlis, Raoul Trujillo and Irene Bedard. As the camera moves..."

Jan. 20, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Getting on the KUTting Edge

Austin NPR affiliate's lofty goals aim well beyond the status quo

"...general manager J. Stewart Vanderwilt began "serious" discussions about the future of the station, Austin's primary public broadcasting outlet...."

Nov. 25, 2005 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Spotlight: The American Analog Set

1am, Blender Bar at the Ritz

"...As Mark Smith's brushes scratch the snare, Sean Ripple's vibes ring out, and Lee Gillespie's..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

Change in the Weather

A different kind of summer for the city arts funding process

"...Summer in Austin traditionally means a painfully long run of broiling, 100-degree days and a similarly protracted..."

Sept. 3, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The 'N' Word

Does your chewing gum lose its flavor on the bedpost overnight?

"...Captain Phleabag, the Dread Pirate Stagedive, and a cutthroat guitarist by the..."

May 21, 2004 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Fables of the Reconstruction

A confidential internal U.S. memo describes a Coalition / Iraqi administration sinking into chaos

"...As the situation in Iraq grows ever more tenuous, the Bush..."

April 16, 2004 News Feature by Jason Vest

The Class of 1985

The 69th Legislature, 1985, marked a turning point in the future of Texas politics

"...If you want to know who runs the state of Texas you can consult the constitution, enroll..."

Feb. 27, 2004 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Are We on the Edge?

Tongue and Groove Theatre's silly How to Belly-Dance for Your Husband Starring Little Egypt starts off delightfully enough but winds up as a handful of sesame-flavored cotton candy

"...for Your Husband Starring Little Egypt Tongue and Groove Theatre..."

Jan. 30, 2004 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Earth Moves

For choreographer Ellen Bartel, dance does make the world go 'round

"...Let's get one thing straight: Dance doesn't make the world go 'round. Although the world itself, the terrestrial..."

Jan. 23, 2004 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The House Adjourns to Oklahoma

The House Dems may be losing the legislative wars, but they're finally winning the PR battle.

"...The good news is that for at least three days..."

May 16, 2003 News Column by Michael King

The Entertainment Economy

As the Austin film, music, and gaming scenes become a "cluster," civic leaders are looking for industrial-strength creativity

"...Austin has been a government town, and from nearly the beginning, local leaders have wanted it to be more..."

March 14, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Long May You Run

Previewing the 2002-2003 Austin Music Awards.

"...To recap: The last couple of years have been as kind to..."

March 7, 2003 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large: The Toxic Agenda

The Statesman's sensational report on Barton Springs is much less than meets the eye.

"...Whatever else you might think about the Statesman's ethics, at least they don't rig their Web..."

Jan. 24, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Holiday Greetings From the INS: Hit the Road

Austin's Jamal family faces forced deportation to an unknown destination

"...On Dec. 16, 2002, six separate letters arrived for the six members of the Jamal family -- and they..."

Jan. 10, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Riding the Tech Titanic

Austin looks for recovery after the dot-com bust.

"...if we had been smart, we could have saved time by simply running the above haiku in place of..."

March 15, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Raped by the Players

A lawsuit against an Austin dot-com firm reveals a world of fast times.

"...The jury's verdict was succinct, but contradictory: Yes, Lisa Capece..."

Jan. 18, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Riding the Rail

The challenge for Capital Metro: convincing voters that the new light rail isn't the old light rail that they rejected last year

"...The most vehement and persistent opponents of Capital Metro's plans..."

Dec. 21, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

What I Learned at the Dot-Bomb Revolution

Robert Bryce recounts his short, happy career in the Internet wave

"...The offer was just too good...."

Nov. 30, 2001 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Pride of the Yankees?

Evan Smith translates a New York pedigree into the editorship of Texas Monthly.

"...Burka, senior executive editor and lead political reporter for the magazine. "But Evan Smith, though ... that's an interesting..."

July 20, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The New Rites of Spring

The Last Word in Instrumental Rock

"...It's an overly romanticized notion, the idea of every generation having some sort of defining..."

April 27, 2001 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

The Dreamer

The Protagonist of Denise Chávez's New Novel Is in Love With a Long-Dead Movie Star

"...ago, he was killed in a plane crash, at the height of his career. But his popularity, in Mexico..."

April 13, 2001 Books Feature by Belinda Acosta

The Art of Being Dagoberto Gilb

What's a successful writer like Dagoberto Gilb got against the establishment?

"...to be in Austin, he wanted to get to the bottom of something that had been bothering him for..."

March 23, 2001 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Dispatches From the Edge

Rounding Up the 2001 FronteraFest Long Fringe

"...The Grid (or: Beyond the Wishing Well)Diverse Space Dance Theatre..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

The Flight of the Night Bird

Harry Akin opened for business on Christmas Eve, 1932, selling hamburgers for 15 cents apiece. Cuisines Editor Virginia B. Wood reveals how Akin turned his hamburger stand into Austin's former restaurant empire.

"...By the time beloved Austin restaurateur Harry Akin died in 1976,..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

How the Wolves Survived

That band from East L.A. keeps getting better

"...Few bands of Mexican-American descent have had the impact on American rock & roll as Los Lobos...."

Dec. 15, 2000 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

The Autumn Heart

"...sudser ought to come with its own bubble machine. The way it manufactures turmoil surpasses all known quotas and..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Bride From Hell

The Austin Chronicle's style avatar wants your wedding to be the peachiest. Here, he offers helpful hints to make your wedding panning that much less disastrous.

"...It's been said many times that if more couples would spend as much time..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Features Feature by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Making a Front Porch for the City

As he was completing the final design for the Austin Museum of Art's long-awaited downtown facility, architect Richard Gluckman took time to discuss the project, his approach to architecture, and what it means to design buildings for a boomtown.

"...Just over two years ago, the Austin Museum of Art selected an architect to design..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Tying the Knot: A Drama

Yes, the merger of Austin's Paramount Theatre and State Theater Company is a business affair, but since theatres traffic in stories, human dramas that talk to us about life, this historic event deserves to be looked at as a story, the story of a wedding between two neighbors.

"...Forget merger. Think wedding. Yes, the union of the Paramount Theatre for the Performing Arts..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Edge of 17

At 21 years old, actress Charmian Carr couldn't have known that the character she was portraying -- Liesl von Trapp in The Sound of Music -- would follow her for the rest of her life. Prior to her appearance at The Sound of Music: Sing-a-Long, a benefit for Project Transitions and aGLIFF, Carr opens up about being forever Liesl.

"...From Ponce de Leon to the inventors of Propecia and Oil of Olay, humans have..."

July 28, 2000 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

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