Albuquerque or Bust!

The Texas Senate Democrats make a stand in New Mexico against congressional redistricting.

"...The Albuquerque Marriott Pyramid North, with its faux-Anasazi architecture and..."

Aug. 8, 2003 News Column by Michael King

Get Your Warblog On

As conventional media stumble, the Web's armchair war reporters rise to the occasion, to questionable effect.

"...Salam Pax, in case you hadn't heard, is back. The moniker, at once witty and cutting, of a Baghdad..."

May 16, 2003 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Lies, Damn Lies, and Polls

"...As the Texas Senate holds fire on HB 4, various interest..."

April 25, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

The Hightower Report

A magazine for the people outside the CEO suite; and drug companies get Bush to help them kill babies.

"...Sometimes I roll my eyes at the antics of our corporate and governmental "leaders," sometimes I..."

Jan. 17, 2003 News Column by Jim Hightower

Dancing About Architecture

Noise Ordinance meeting is postponed, as is the ultimate fate of the Austin Music Network. Happily, the Armadillo Christmas Bazaar is back.

"...Hard to believe that the Armadillo Christmas Bazaar, which began in 1976 (you're looking..."

Dec. 13, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

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"...pay some attention to my opinion. I served on the Brackenridge Hospital oversight council in 1998, 1999, and 2000...."

Nov. 8, 2002 Column

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"...To the editor, and Ms. Smith:..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Column

After a Fashion

… Wherein we listen to a new DJ, see Stephen's new 'do and wok, don't run, for some late night Chinese. Join us?

"...great hair experience with Keith Trammell at Kenneth's on the corner of 15th & Nueces. Lately, I have been..."

Aug. 2, 2002 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

The Hightower Report

George W.'s corporate scolding reeks of hypocrisy; the Pentagon buys into Hollywood.

"...Just Another Corporate Greedhead..."

July 19, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower

Paradise

Ten years after Gravity, Alejandro Escovedo finds his "Paradise."

"...Down the I-35 corridor, hot, excoriated, eternally re-constructing two-lane death alley..."

June 28, 2002 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Butthole Surfers

"...Butthole SurfersHumpty Dumpty LSD (Latino Buggerveil) There are certain descriptions that are rarely in reviews (positive..."

June 21, 2002 Music Review by Ken Lieck

A Streetcar Named Desire

Doghouse Theatre's production of A Streetcar Named Desire creates an interesting environment in the back yard of a University neighborhood, but the story gets lost in the show's directorial freedoms and delivery.

"...A Streetcar Named Desire: Gone With the WindDoghouse Theatre,..."

April 26, 2002 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

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"...As the Chronicle election numbers expert Clark-Madison should know the truth..."

March 15, 2002 Column

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"...Another Pro-Heckler Heckle..."

March 8, 2002 Column

Fandemonium!

Television fans who organize to keep their favorite shows on the air, or even don the occasional Star Fleet Commanding Officer's uniform, are often depicted as lonely losers with too much time on their hands. According to TV columnist Belinda Acosta, the truth is quite the opposite.

"...They live among us. They could be neighbors, co-workers, a..."

Feb. 15, 2002 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Citizen McCall

Kinky Friedman once remarked that the line between fiction and reality is the one he snorted back in 1978. More than two decades later, he's still getting things mixed up. Chronicle writer Sidney Moody investigates why he puts his friend John McCall, the multimillionaire shampoo magnate and owner of the beauty supply firm Armstrong McCall, in his new detective novel Steppin' on a Rainbow without even bothering to change his name.

"...Kinky Friedman once remarked that the line between fiction and reality is the one he..."

Nov. 2, 2001 Books Feature by Sidney Moody

"Anacronistas"

With blown glass in colors as bright as stained glass in the sunshine and materials from the city dump, Einar and Jamex de la Torre create havoc. Their uncompromising, irreverent mixed-media pieces could adorn an Internet cafe, a 15th-century Spanish altar, or an Aztec household and still be shocking fun.

"...Anacronistas: The Brothers Molotov..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Arts Review by Rob Curran

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"...important information, especially about a possible chief executive of the State of Texas!! We read about how much money..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Column

Pay It Forward

"...Arnette, Jon Bon Jovi, Angie Dickinson and Jay Mohr. The fact that Pay It Forward is already generating some..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mr. Smarty Pants

Lessons in underused geometric shapes.

"...Of the 256 billion manufacturers' coupons made each year, only 4.7..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Mr. Smarty Pants

Holy shrinking pyramids, Batman!

"...There's a Latin music craze in Finland...."

Aug. 4, 2000 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Crescent City Redux

The new version of Gumbo's has made the transition from mom-and-pop shop to a classy, upscale chain operation. It definitely makes the grade.

"...For several years in the mid-to-late Nineties, my favorite Louisiana-style Cajun-Creole restaurant in the..."

July 21, 2000 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Confessions of a Cowboy

Working a cattle drive in Texas in the 1870s probably wasn't like what you imagine; ask Frank Harris -- he was there and he knows.

"...explain why three novels set in 19th-century Texas -- The Gates of the Alamo by Stephen Harrigan, The Borderland:..."

May 26, 2000 Books Feature by James C. Simmons

Saturday Night at the Bookstore

The Dicks' Gary Floyd 20 years after Austin's first Punk Prom at the ArmadilloWorld Headquarters

"...It was the height of spring, mid-May, and already hot. The old..."

May 12, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Naked City

In response to the state Comptroller's proposed AISD budget cuts, Education Austin makes a few suggestions of its own.

"...Teacher representatives, fearing that the state comptroller's audit of the Austin Independent School District..."

May 5, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

D'Angelo, Paramount Theater, Oakland, Calif., April 5

"...D'AngeloParamount Theater, Oakland, Calif., April 5 Believe the hype. Believe the..."

April 21, 2000 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Aida: Outmatched by the Set

Austin Lyric Opera's Aida looks like a million bucks, but its stunning visuals are undercut by some less-than-grand human qualities.

"...Aida: Outmatched by the Set..."

March 17, 2000 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

In Person

Helen Ellis' serious satire Eating the Cheshire Cat resonated in some unique ways with the audience at her reading at BookPeople last week.

"...On February 3, Helen Ellis read the first chapter of her debut novel Eating the Cheshire..."

Feb. 11, 2000 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Sea Cruise

Sailing into the sunset on Delbert McClinton's Blues Crusie.

"...dancing audience into a frenzy that all but raises the roof off the place, the Frankie Ford classic working..."

Feb. 4, 2000 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Top 10 Decade/Local

"...2. Don Walser, The Archive Series (Watermelon)..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Music Feature

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