Sanctuary Cities and the Ways We Fight for Human Rights

When community matters more than the law

"...On the Sunday morning after Donald Trump won the presidential election,..."

Feb. 10, 2017 News Feature by Victoria Rossi

The Luv Doc: Sunshine Patriot

We'll never really know if he's the Antichrist until we shave his orange toupee

"...if you've heard about this, because I like to imagine you live in an underground bunker with pink shag..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

Written in Stone

History of racism lives on in UT monuments

"...This spring, the University of Texas at Austin made national headlines..."

May 29, 2015 News Feature by Mac McCann

Fantastic Fest Goes for the Big 10

Kevin Smith's 'Tusk,' 'ABCs 2' and 'V/H/S 3' in first titles

"...Get giddy. Fantastic Fest, Austin's world-renowned celebration of all cinema geeky, strange, terrible and..."

Aug. 5, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Can the Earth Be Saved?

Walter Cronkite and the creation of Earth Day

"...At long last, on April 19, the University of Texas at Austin is honoring the legacy..."

April 20, 2012 News Feature by Douglas Brinkley

The Case Against Kissinger

War criminal or elder statesman? Filmmaker Eugene Jarecki makes a case in The Trials of Henry Kissinger.

"...As with many children of the Seventies, my initial knowledge of Dr. Henry Kissinger --..."

Jan. 24, 2003 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

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

Don't Believe the Hype

Local Digiterati on the Good, the Bad, and the Internet in Between

"...Just after the rockem-sockem World Trade Organization protests in Seattle -- not..."

Jan. 28, 2000 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

SXSW Online to Feature Stacey Abrams and N. K. Jemisin in Conversation

James Cameron, Ted Lasso team, Bill Hader also announced

"...The Venn diagram sweet spot of people who are going..."

Feb. 11, 2021 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

The Secrets We Keep

War crimes revisited in suburban America

"...Directed by: Yuval Adler. Starring: Noomi Rapace, Joel Kinnaman, Chris Messina and Amy Seimetz...."

Sept. 18, 2020 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Page Two: Sitting on the Dock of the Bay Watching the Tide Roll Away

The Chronicle at 35

"..."The present-day composer refuses to die!"..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Page Two: The Terrible Thing

Demonization of those with whom we disagree is the most dangerous disease that can infect a constitutional republic

"...It seems painfully obvious that this is a column of opinion. It..."

Dec. 7, 2007 Column by Louis Black

The Chronicles of Riddick

Vin Diesel revs up the sci-fi franchise.

"...Directed by: David Twohy. Starring: Vin Diesel, Colm Feore, Thandie Newton, Judi Dench, Karl..."

June 11, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Wag the Dog

"...Directed by: Barry Levinson. Starring: Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Kirsten Dunst, Willie..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Anti-Death-Penalty Nun Talks “Bible Belt” and “Death Belt” in Austin

She calls execution the “apex” of a flawed punitive system

"...Sister Helen Prejean’s walk into the dark world of death row began with letters...."

April 11, 2025 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Summer of Soul (... Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

A joyous historical document of the Harlem Cultural Festival

"...multihyphenate of hip-hop and Black pop culture at large. In his filmmaking debut, which memorializes the 1969 Harlem Cultural..."

July 2, 2021 Movie Review by Selome Hailu

The Work

Doc on a powerful Folsom Prison therapy group

"...Directed by: Jairus McLeary and Gethin Aldous...."

Nov. 10, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Interrupters

The Hoop Dreams filmmaker, Steve James, has a new documentary about a group working to halt crime in Chicago.

"...Filmmaker Steve James is apparently incapable of making an uninteresting documentary, even when his subject..."

Sept. 30, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Page Two: We Are the Eggmen

In the abstract, people are usually good about defending free speech. They fall apart in the specifics.

"...When in school we first learned about the United States Constitution..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Column by Louis Black

Getting the Formula Just Right

Austin's Formula One track faces engineering hurdles

"...It's been little more than two months since the surprise announcement that Austin might be home to..."

Aug. 6, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Listening to the Bones

Bones tell a story at world's largest body farm

"...vultures does it take to turn a dead pig into a skeleton? "About as many as can be crowded..."

April 4, 2008 News Feature by R.U. Steinberg

Page Two: The Politics of Distraction

In the face of failure at home and abroad, the right turns on immigrants

"...Imagine a modern Rip Van Winkle, someone who, a year..."

April 14, 2006 Column by Louis Black

The Time to Encourage Bicycling Is Now!

"...Dear Editor, As I read Mike Clark-Madison's latest article ["Austin at Large," News, May 21], I am struck anew..."

May 26, 2004 Postmarks

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

A coup d'etat in Venezuela is captured by a video camera, and the filmmakers use the footage to question the honesty of the news media.

"...Directed by: Kim Bartley and Donnacha O'Briain. An amazing documentary that feels more like a political..."

Jan. 9, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Writing in Tongues

Concepts exist in some cultures but not in others, Chronicle writer Belinda Acosta writes in an article about the art of translation. Sorting them out is left to translators, who must act the part of cultural guides, diplomats, and social chameleons.

"...There is an episode of the former NBC sitcom Mad..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Books Feature by Belinda Acosta

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Tesla Invests in County Workforce: Last week, the Travis County Commissioners..."

Oct. 27, 2023 News Feature

Think Global, Act Local at This Austin Celebration of World Refugee Day

Bullock Museum hosts free family event on Saturday

"...Ever wondered what it’s like to walk in a refugee’s shoes?..."

June 15, 2018 Events Post by Eilish O'Sullivan

Off the Record

The estate of Don Walser and Southbound's Lowkey both get their respective days in court

"...three days of trial and testimony earlier this month, the final showdown in the lawsuit filed by the estate..."

June 4, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Who's Afraid of the Big Bad socialist?

In Howard Zinn's play, Karl Marx is back, and he's pissed

"...Frightened yet? If the name "Karl Marx" isn't enough to give you the..."

Feb. 25, 2005 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

The Camera Is Mightier Than the ...

Documentarians Kim Bartley and Donnacha O'Briain were right in the belly of the beast when the Venezuelan coup began -- specifically, in the Presidential Palace, right as the opposition stormed it.

"...The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, receiving its U.S. premiere..."

March 7, 2003 Screens Feature by Michael King

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