Polygamist Prophet Update

FLDS leader Jeffs asks that rape-as-accomplice trial be moved; in different case, judge orders him to pay up

"...Imprisoned polygamist prophet Warren Jeffs, leader of the breakaway Mormon sect the..."

March 23, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Fables of the Reconstruction

Todos Santos Music Festival, on the edge paradise & progress

"...About 45 miles north of Cabo San Lucas, on the resort-riddled southern tip of the Baja Peninsula, sits Todos..."

Feb. 1, 2013 Music Post by Doug Freeman

More Trouble for Polygamist Prophet Jeffs

Warren just can't catch a break, can he? First its a conviction for rape-as-accomplice, then charges of incest, and now bigamy? Sheesh, being a prophet ain't what it used to be.

"...Imprisoned polygamist prophet Warren Jeffs, leader of the Mormon breakaway sect the..."

Aug. 25, 2008 News Post by Jordan Smith

Between the Lions

'The Play of Daniel' revives the biblical prophet just in time for … Christmas?

"...The connection between Christmas and the Old Testament prophet Daniel..."

Dec. 17, 2004 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Children of the Corn

Dismal Stephen King adaptation should be plowed back under

"...The seeds of Kurt Wimmer's doom are the fruit of..."

March 3, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Faster Than Sound – The Music Relief Magic Number: $20 Million

Music Makes Austin budget proposal warns full-capacity touring won't return until 2022

"...Austin City Council did not allocate exclusive funding from the first federal stimulus, the CARES package, for local music..."

April 30, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The Future Was in Toronto

Toronto International Film Festival showcased the fall's big films

"...Every September, after the close of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), we..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Hero

Sam Elliott plays a cowboy actor dying of cancer

"...The voice is unmistakable. Deep and rumbling, it starts in..."

June 23, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Congress

This live-action/animated hybrid starring Robin Wright is total stoner bait.

"...it rails against Big Pharma and an overmedicated citizenry, the live-action/animated hybrid The Congress is total stoner bait. The..."

Aug. 29, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Invention of Lying

Ricky Gervais lies through his teeth for laughs.

"...Directed by: Ricky Gervais and Matthew Robinson. Starring: Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Rob Lowe, Jonah..."

Oct. 9, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Polygamous Prophet Property Report

Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been hard at work on yet a third secluded compound – much like its gated spread in West Texas

"...With their leader, the "prophet" Warren Jeffs, still on the lam,..."

March 24, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Apostle

"...Billy Joe Shaver, Billy Bob Thornton and Miranda Richardson. The movies haven't portrayed the evangelical preacher in a very..."

Feb. 6, 1998 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Middle East

Photos by Ada Calhoun

"...JerusalemThe Dome of the Rock is Jerusalem's most dazzlingly beautiful..."

Nov. 17, 2000 News Feature

Against the Spirit

"...an American Muslim, my thoughts and prayers go to the victims of the senseless mass shooting in Orlando, Florida...."

June 14, 2016 Postmarks

'The Book of Mormon'

Welshman Mark Evans is on a mission to make you believe he's an all-American prophet

"...The missionaries are finally ringing our doorbells...."

Sept. 27, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

‘The Congress’ Future Imperfect

FF2013 screens Ari Folman’s dystopic followup to ‘Waltz From Bashir’

"...it rails against Big Pharma and an overmedicated citizenry, the live-action/animated hybrid The Congress is total stoner bait...."

Sept. 23, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Westway to the World

Momo's celebrates a decade on Sixth

"...a couple have risen in popularity and influence over the past few years. One of them, Momo’s, that funky..."

Aug. 25, 2010 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Los Cogelones, PickleStock, Lady Dan, and more recommended Austin shows

"...Looking for ways to celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop in Austin? Find our concert..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Zealot and the Emancipator by H.W. Brands

This history by the UT professor offers a new look at John Brown and Abraham Lincoln: side by side

"...When you see a book is called The Zealot and the Emancipator: John Brown, Abraham Lincoln, and..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Paging Through the "Page Two" Archive

A look back at Louis Black's long-running column now at the end of its run

"...this paper’s co-founder and co-owner, announced his retirement from the Chronicle. In this week's issue, he files his final..."

Sept. 7, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Fantastic Fest 2014: Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley’s Island of Dr. Moreau

Hollywood studios are the real monsters in this warts and all doc

"...John Frankenheimer may have snagged the director's credit for 1996’s The Island of Dr. Moreau,..."

Sept. 22, 2014 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

aGLIFF: Like a Virgin on the Runway in Trinidad

Onward through aGLIFF, night 2!

"...If there is one sure thing it's this: aGLIFF this year..."

Sept. 6, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

Off the Bookshelf

The Wedding Jester

"...by Steve Stern Graywolf Press, $14 paper..."

July 23, 1999 Books Review

Still the One I Want

Tv Eye

"...Adios, Junnifer Love Hewitt! Meet the future Mrs. Christopher Gray. So she's a cartoon... so..."

Aug. 28, 1998 Screens Column by Christopher Gray

The Brethren of Cisterns

What's Old Is New Again

"...that he had his servants record his edict on the matter in a text called the Moabite Stone. After..."

June 14, 1996 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Ribbon on the Highway

Here comes Jimmy LaFave

"...Maybe he's walking onstage to sing or slipping into the back of the Cactus Cafe to hear an old..."

May 6, 2005 Music Feature by Dave Marsh

Chief Priest of the Shrine

The epic life story of Nigerian soul superstar Fela Kuti.

"...Anikulapo-Kuti's funeral procession to make its way to Ikeja, the working-class district of Nigeria's metropolis Lagos and center of..."

July 14, 2000 Music Feature by David Lynch

Enter the Hugos

We Take On the Best of SF

"...finally figured out why speculative fiction is poo-poo'd by the literary powers-that-be: SF writers just can't manage to succinctly..."

July 31, 1998 Books Feature by Adrienne Martini

Dance With the Devil

Getting Austin Artists in Step With Their Audience

"...in New Orleans will be a little different for the Krewe of Sinbad this year. They've been driven into..."

Dec. 27, 1996 Arts Feature by Brett Holloway-Reeves

Chuck Prophet, Always a Friend

Chuck Prophet and Alejandro Escovedo wrote an album together – call the cops!

"...Over the course of his long career, Alejandro Escovedo has collaborated..."

June 20, 2008 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

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