Being Robert McNamara

Through 'The Fog of War,' Errol Morris gets inside a mind full of hindsight, regret, and the lessons of Vietnam

"...film that was made about the Cuban missile crisis, Thirteen Days, and it's interesting. Maybe history is always distorted...."

Feb. 20, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

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2003 in Film

Jan. 2, 2004 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

High Tech vs. High Touch

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

"...client's file. She says it is like this most days. See one patient, do a quick exam, then get..."

Nov. 14, 2003 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman to Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich. (Thirteen Texas House members endorsed Clark in advance of his..."

Sept. 26, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Thirteen

Catherine Hardwicke directs her laser-beam gaze into the horrifically malleable soul of young girls caught in bad situations.

"...Kara Unger and Brady Corbet. Catherine Hardwicke’s brilliant, terrifying Thirteen has been meeting a similar reaction to the one..."

Aug. 29, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Recruit

"...for these government cloak-and-daggers, having previously helmed last year’s Thirteen Days and the excellent 1987 thriller No Way Out...."

Jan. 31, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Down From the Mountain

There was no snow at Sundance this year, but a strong slate nonetheless.

"...As more films will be sold in the coming days and weeks, it remains to be seen if this..."

Jan. 31, 2003 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

On the Way to Anywhere

Sarah Hepola talks to the three panelists of one of the Texas Book Festival's most eagerly anticipated panels, "At the Crossroads: Mexican-American Literature."

"...gloriously uncensored, all ideas and contradiction. "In my younger days, I'd say don't call me a 'Chicano writer'; I'm..."

Nov. 15, 2002 Books Feature by Sarah Hepola

Paradise

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

"...Breaking," both from Escovedo's solo debut, 1992's Gravity. Like Thirteen Years, its equally heavy follow-up, Gravity is celebrating its..."

June 28, 2002 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

2002 Summer Camps

"...of all kinds, for all ages, throughout the summer. Thirteen Austin-area locations, too. 512/236-9622. www.austinymca.org...."

May 10, 2002 Features Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Close Riverside on Sundays..."

April 19, 2002 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...of things that happened out here in the early days, which are highlighted in Man and Beast. If only..."

April 12, 2002 Column

Learning One's Letters

Why was Oscar Wilde's 'Letter to Momma' lurking undiscovered in Texas?

"...1968 from some godforsaken jungle or another in Vietnam. Thirteen months, the same Marine Corps stationery, never under any..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Books Feature by James McWilliams

Postscripts

A young Texas writer who found success in Hollywood, and a new book of photographs by one of Austin's most experienced photographers.

"...seems to be languishing since Burt Kennedy (The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory, Where the Hell's That Gold?!!?), who..."

March 16, 2001 Books Column by Clay Smith

Wall of Separation

Neighbors of Hyde Park Baptist Church Take a Final Stand Against Its Proposed Parking Garage

"...staff, who failed to post the agenda item 30 days before its hearing date. The error was discovered earlier..."

Feb. 2, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Thirteen Days

"...it's heartening to see a film like Roger Donaldson's Thirteen Days, which covers the 1962 Cuban missile crisis from,..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

All Blues

Q&A with the signature bluesman of the Nineties, R.L. Burnside.

"...came home, I'd been home about four or five days, six, seven, maybe, and he called and asked me...."

Dec. 1, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

You Should Start a Web Site ...

Though they claim to only answer to their man-on-the-streets tastes, both these Web sites demonstrate how diverse the dialogue on arts becomes when just the right voices cut in.

"...the helm of his film review Web site File Thirteen (www.filethirteen.com), the single-named Lodger relies on his unconventional opinions..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Screens Feature by David Garza

Coach's Corner

Coach takes on sports talk radio.

"...on the couch all day. Sports talk was perfect. Thirteen years later it's ubiquitous. The format -- cheap and..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Picking Up the Pieces

Karr Conviction Closes Another Chapter in O'Hair Case

"...short spending spree. On Oct. 3, 1995, just four days after Madalyn Murray O'Hair, her son, Jon Garth Murray,..."

June 9, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Happy Trails

Thirteen of Texas' Hill Country wineries, all within an easy drive of Austin, are uniting to create a two-day Valentine's celebration of love and wine February 12-13 in the Texas Hill Country Wine Trail. Wes Marshall provides the details on the participating wineries.

"...them said. Cabernet Sauvignon? The Hill Country is changing. Thirteen of Texas' Hill Country wineries are uniting to create..."

Feb. 11, 2000 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Age of Innocence

Middle school teacher Mindy LaBernz teaches her students about "real life" and pop music magic.

"...Supergrass' "Caught by the Fuzz," and even Big Star's "Thirteen," capture a similar pop yearning; they revive and romanticize..."

Dec. 3, 1999 Music Feature by Mindy LaBernz

Texas Platters

Jimmy Lafave

"...forget this is a pinko co-op, Sixteen Deluxe ("Floor Thirteen") throws those funny herbs and tinctures in the cart,..."

April 23, 1999 Music Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...state custody when she was interrogated by police, five days after Belton's death in May of 1996, and should..."

April 23, 1999 News Feature

On the Lege

Chips on the Table

"...their own deadline for reviewing clemency petitions, from five days to 21 before the execution date. (Board Chairman Victor..."

April 9, 1999 News Column

Postmarks

ACC Needs Planning, Not Damning

"...Caryl Schneider Bloody Sundays..."

June 20, 1997 Column

Sxsw

"...You are only one person, with two legs, three days, and four nights. You couldn't possibly see every act..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

Missoula, Montana and Boulder, Colorado

Tale of Two Cities

"...the best vague political terms being tossed about these days. It makes the speaker sound thoughtful and forward-looking. Political..."

Dec. 15, 1995 News Feature

Something for Everyone... Jack's Back... and It's Hell

"...three children, and a child who had been dead thirteen days.... Where there are beds they are simply heaps..."

Nov. 17, 1995 Books Feature

From Sideman to Soundman

Stephen Bruton

"...about the occasional late-night songwriters' exchange from his younger days in Kristofferson's band. "He goes, `That's great.' It was..."

Nov. 3, 1995 Music Feature

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