Let Me See It

A collection of elegantly wrought stories that follow two cousins, both gay, coming of age during the 1980s AIDS crisis

"...collection. I suspect my desire takes its cue from the many unmet longings shared by the book's two protagonists,..."

July 11, 2014 Arts Review by Paul Bonin-Rodriguez

Gay Place

Lumberjacks, queens, and Mom Jeans: Keep those receipts, kids

"...The holidays bring out the queens – local and nationally..."

Dec. 12, 2014 Column by Kate X Messer

Martha Marcy May Marlene

A psychological thriller that's stripped of the usual Hollywood trappings, this film maintains a sense of oppressive threat throughout.

"...A psychological thriller at heart but stripped of all the usual Hollywood trappings, Martha..."

Nov. 4, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

True Today

Randy 'Biscuit' Turner's final interview

"...been friends since Austin's punk rock heyday. I'd caught the last five or so Big Boys shows after arriving..."

Aug. 26, 2005 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

High Tech vs. High Touch

The midwifery debate is not new in Austin -- a Chronicle reprint from June 18, 1993

"...note: This article is a reprint, originally published in The Austin Chronicle June 18, 1993...."

Nov. 14, 2003 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Something Completely Different

Comedy writers Bob Odenkirk and David Cross took everything they’d learned from past comic masters and made their Mr. Show variety show into something completely different.

"...In the beginning, there was darkness. Then came to pass a..."

Oct. 8, 1999 Screens Feature by Ron Deutsch

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Music and the movies, the two oldest and most defining elements of..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Adam and Joe go to 'Holliston'

FEARnet launches first original sitcom tonight

"...cult move makers Adam Green and Joe Lynch think they can change your mind with Holliston, the network's first..."

April 3, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Gadgets and Gizmos

From digital derring-do to super sculpey miniatures, imagination turns into mind-blowing matter in Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams

"...More than any other Texas filmmaker working today, Austin's Robert Rodriguez has embraced..."

Aug. 9, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Austin Film Festival Review: Canine Soldiers

The U.S. Army's bomb sniffer program explained but not explored

"...more than any hound should suffer, but that's what the U.S. military's working dogs go through, as shown in..."

Oct. 16, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Cabaret'd Away

Events hosted by Allgo and Colorful Women make Saturday spin

"...underestimate this city just cuz it's small, Boy, were they right. With so many events popping up every night,..."

Oct. 24, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Nils Lofgren Gets Blue With Lou (Reed)

Songcraft: “Fictional characters with non-fictional emotion”

"...partnerships with Bruce Springsteen, Ringo Starr, and Neil Young, the guitarist boasts dozens of LPs both solo and with..."

May 23, 2019 Music Post by Michael Toland

Rooster Teeth’s Animated Series gen:LOCK Brings an All-Star Cast to Dark Horizons

Michael B. Jordan, Maisie Williams, and David Tennant voice the Austin studio's team of misfits

"...A noble child of House Stark. A Time Lord. The onetime king of Wakanda. That's the kind of casting..."

Jan. 25, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Transportation Options at SXSW

How to get around during the clusterfuck of festival season

"...SXSW is upon us once again, which means the city is not only packed with things to do,..."

March 1, 2017 SXSW Post by Katarina Brown

Day Trips & Beyond: Gulf Shores Peninsula, Alabama

Gulf Coast vacation destination only feels like an island

"...The Alabama coast packs a lot of vacation and great..."

April 27, 2016 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

DVDanger: When Fine Actors Attack

Mark Strong seeks "Anna", Landau and Palance hit "Without Warning"

"...a horror movie was cool? Like, Jack Nicholson in The Shining cool, and not, "Why haven't you fired your..."

Aug. 9, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

From Rick Perry to Don Rickles: A Hot Cup of Talk With Kathy Griffin

Lez get real with the D-Lister about that Law & Order kiss

"...an Eastern Bloc prostitute. Do it now or leave the cash on the table?..."

Jan. 11, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Smith

Capitol Chronicle

Bill Bennett sells his virtue for lucre from "virtual charters"

"...When it comes to self-promotion, William Bennett, the former U.S. Secretary of Education and legendary lousy gambler,..."

Nov. 7, 2003 News Column by Michael King

Here We Go Again

The Riddlin' Kids -- DIY with a bullet.

"...music video is more than a music video. In the case of Austin's Riddlin' Kids and their clip for..."

Aug. 2, 2002 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Home for Heroes (and Others)

Transforming the storefront at 617 Congress into The Hideout, a multilevel arts venue, has been a learning process for proprietors Shana Merlin and Sean Hill. But after $250,000 of investment, the developer's dance of securing permits, and many hours of hard labor, they have created one of Austin's most user-friendly theatre spaces.

"...The two-story building on Congress Avenue now known as The..."

Aug. 4, 2000 Arts Feature by Phil West

Book Reviews

For the Relief of Unbearable Urges: Stories

"...yards of a frizzy rock-star hairdo. Not to mention the most compelling and strangely pleasing book title to be..."

June 11, 1999 Books Review

Where Are They Now?

"...Like most families, the Follies has had members leave home and settle in..."

Oct. 10, 1997 Arts Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...to correct Bill Martin's letter from last week on the last CAMPO meeting. There was no 13-12 vote. CAMPO..."

Feb. 28, 2003 Column

Pete's Principle

Ex-Chamber Head Winstead Takes Us to the Toll Road

"...Pete Winstead has seen Austin's path to the future, and it's a toll road. The former chair..."

May 22, 1998 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

Eric's World

The Many Fanastic Colors of

"...Tarrytown, Eric Johnson's beige stone house is dwarfed by the tall trees that tower above it. Against their late-summer,..."

Sept. 27, 1996 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Everyone Else

A German couple teeters on the jagged peaks of passive aggression and self-doubt.

"...glance, not much appears to be going on with the German couple at the heart of Ade's intimate portrait..."

Sept. 10, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

To Your Health

I exercise regularly, but my doctor recently said my blood pressure is too high. Why would that happen, and how can I control it?

"...A. Blood pressure is the amount of force required to push blood through the..."

Dec. 5, 2003 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

To Your Health

What is CRP and what is the connection to cancer?

"...physical exam my physician included a CRP test among other routine blood tests, and it came back elevated. He..."

May 21, 2004 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

Best of SXSW: Best Stage Banter, Best Show, Best Repeats

… and other observations from Kevin Curtin’s notebook

"...handwriting as evidence of Multiple Personality Disorder. Looking at the back page of my notebook, where I log a..."

March 19, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Boy Erased

Joel Edgerton goes to gay conversion therapy's heart of darkness

"...slyly subversive takes on contemporary social issues, often in the form or horror films. The Purge movies and Get..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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