The New Sobriety

SXSW Interactive Conference photos and panel reviews

"...Ah, the new media boom. Fast money! Business plan? Schmizness plan!..."

March 22, 2002 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

The Sensational Saga of Mr. Sinus

Picking up where Mystery Science Theater 3000 left off, Mr. Sinus Theater 3000 skewers the movies of our childhood to sold-out crowds at the Alamo Drafthouse.

"...if you guys were naming this article, what would the headline be?..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

End of the Line

The Short and Troubled History of Austin's Streetcar System

"...His Austin Rapid Transit Railway Company was one of the best ways to get potential home buyers to look..."

July 21, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

The Luv Doc: Bullies With Benefits

Wherein the Luv Doc puts lipstick on a pig

"...a bad motorcycle wreck while drunk and, due to the severity of his injuries and the length of his..."

April 7, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Anthea, Terry Allen, the Greeting Committee, Hellfury, Dorian Electra, and Olson St. Clair

"...Anthea..."

Feb. 18, 2022 Music Column by Christina Garcia

Finding the Roots of Folk Horror in Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched

Kier-La Janisse searches for the origins of a genre

"...plays as part of SXSW 2021's Midnighters) thoroughly examines the subgenre of folk horror. The term describes horror films,..."

March 12, 2021 Screens Feature by Jenny Nulf

Texas Book Festival 2015: The Book of Aron

Jim Shepard's child's-eye view of the Warsaw Ghetto reviewed

"...as in What Maisie Knew. Jim Shepard’s Kirkus Prize-nominated The Book of Aron is not as subtle as Henry..."

Oct. 15, 2015 Arts Post by James Renovitch

Mishima: The Last Jewel in the Wasteland

Linklater's AFS series ends with Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

"...director, Richard Linklater, curated a series called Jewels in the Wasteland, in which he screened and discussed some of..."

June 10, 2015 Screens Post by Alexa Harrington

Page Two: Summer in the City

Our piping-hot reading issue welcomes the season

"...status, haunted only slightly but still tellingly by my northern birth. It's not that big a deal; the awareness..."

June 15, 2012 Column by Louis Black

Saying Goodbye to the Ex

Margaret Moser says goodbye through the ether.

"...week, I had to say farewell to one of them. Mike Malone, better known to Austin as Rollo Banks,..."

April 30, 2007 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Decades Into Her Career, Jenny Lewis Is Still Bringing Effortless Feminist Energy to the Stage

ACL taping highlights a pristine voice and career-spanning catalog

"...As Jenny Lewis, defying the Texas heat in an all black leather jumpsuit, launched..."

July 27, 2023 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Chef Nikki Is the Cannabis Alchemist

Celeb chef mixes science and flavor to create cannabis comfort food

"...alchemy,” says chef Nikki Steward. “[My business] is called ‘The High-End Affair,’ but it’s high-end alchemy as well.”..."

March 14, 2022 Food Post by Jessi Cape

A Strange Storm in The Clearing at Other Worlds

Appalachian horror will be part of this weekend's Return to the Galaxy all-dayer

"..."The sky split in two." Those words stuck with Stephanie..."

May 21, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Interview: Richard Stanley Sees the Color Out of Space

How his mother's love and death shaped his Lovecraft adaptation

"...If there's a simple message in H.P. Lovecraft, it's that the..."

Sept. 19, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

LGBTQ Caucus' Queer Priorities at the Texas Capitol

House's recently formed caucus announces top causes for 2019

"...The Texas House of Representatives’ recently formed LGBTQ Caucus isn’t..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Terror Tuesday Continues to Be the Alamo’s Bloody Beating Heart

Horror series send shivers up the aisles

"...Once upon a time in Austin, there was a scrappy little movie theatre with a grotty..."

Jan. 25, 2019 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Chronicle Recommends: The Many Faces of Frankenstein

Celebrating the cinematic legacy of Mary Shelley's creation

"...Every month, the Chronicle's film critics select a theme and offer movie..."

Aug. 2, 2018 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

The Chronicle’s 2017 Holiday Political Survival Guide

Borscht in a Bag, a male chastity belt, and more gifts to get you through the rut

"...Last November, a few days after the election, I sent my family a note requesting that..."

Dec. 8, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

New Austin Show Celebrates the Lighter Side of Ethnic Assimilation

Lucky Chaos Theatre’s Leng Wong tells us about Living on the Hyphen

"...Coffee, which is originally from Ethiopia, is the background at Thunderbird on Manor where we met with..."

March 28, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Kaci and the Wagakkiband: A SXSW Interview

Rock + traditional Japanese instruments = 俊英!

"...those well-dressed forces of nature that comprise Wagakkiband rocked the adoring crowd at SXSW's Des Moines Embassy last week,..."

March 23, 2016 Arts Post by Kaci Beeler

Star Wars: The Force Awakens Gets the 3-D Treatment From Zebra Imaging

These are the holograms you're looking for

"...Say "hologram" and the inevitable image is of R2-D2 in Star Wars, projecting..."

Dec. 11, 2015 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Bass Drum Heard 'Round the World

How the Roland TR-808 drum machine revolutionized music

"...a TR-808. Released in 1980 by Japan's Roland Corporation, the rudimentary drum machine supplied the bombastic beats of early..."

March 13, 2015 Screens Feature by Dan Gentile

What's New on the Social Web

Keeping up in the world of Tumblr and Reddit and Facebook and more

"...When Woody Harrelson sought to promote the film Rampart in February of last year, he found..."

March 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Dan Solomon

Ouya: The People's Gaming Console

Could Julie Uhrman's Kickstarted project be the innovation the gaming industry was waiting for?

"...Creative diversity has always been enhanced by lowering the barrier of entry to..."

March 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Sean Carey

'The NFL Beat': Saints and Patriots Camps

Lots of win, from North to South

"...kick this Beat off in Foxboro, Mass., before spinning the globe south to the Big Easy...."

Aug. 4, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

On the Seventh Day

Judith Shulevitz considers the Sabbath at the Austin Jewish Book Fair

"...In 1929, the Soviet Union set in motion the nepreryvka, or the..."

Nov. 12, 2010 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

The Man With Two Brains

Ghostland Observatory pulls back the curtain

"...and trademark shades whipped off, Aaron Behrens bursts through the sturdy door of Thomas Turner's home studio, letting the..."

Oct. 22, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

More Than Something Hanging on the Wall

Robert Bonar on the Dell Children's collection

"...The most prominent work of art in the modestly cluttered..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

Buried Alive in the Blues

The night Austin's Godfather of the blues granted Ed Ward a favor he'll never forget

"...The chubby guy with the unkempt, slightly greasy hair fixed..."

May 26, 2006 Music Feature by Ed Ward

The Rules of the Game

How Hudson's on the Bend captures the spirit of cooking fearlessly

"...Hudson's on the Bend3509 RR 620 N., 266-1369 Tuesday-Thursday, 6-10pm; Friday-Saturday, 5:30-10pm;..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Food Feature by MM Pack

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