This Is Not Kansas

We had no intention of making a movie, but then we couldn't help ourselves.

"...We volunteered our asses off Saturday in Bayou Vista, Texas and shot what we saw. Keep an eye..."

Sept. 22, 2008 Emergency Post by Kate X Messer

The Luv Doc: What Grindr Is Not

It’s the singular artistic achievement of the Eighties band Escape

"...I decided to start looking, as my right arm is now twice as big as my left. When I..."

March 29, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc

This Is Your Brain on Conspiracies As Duncan Hits Panic Fest

John Valley's comedy warns about ignoring conspiracy theorists

"...Austin filmmaker John Valley feels when it comes to his Pizzagate satire Duncan, which is part of this week's..."

April 8, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Satchel Paige and the Kansas City Swing

The script for this baseball play is a bit wobbly, but Austin Playhouse fields a strong production for the win

"...Kansas City, 1947. Jackie Robinson has just broken the color..."

Feb. 26, 2016 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Kansas City

"...Steve Buscemi and Jane Adams. The indefatigable Robert Altman is back with a new movie Kansas City that once..."

Aug. 16, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Kansas Gives Texas Lesson In Humiliation

Jayhawks beat down hapless Horns 73-47 in ESPN featured game

"...thing, there’s a difference between embarrassment and humiliation. Embarrassment is trailing 60-30 and having the opposing team’s star player..."

Feb. 17, 2013 Sports Post by Michael Corcoran

Texas Football Should Be Good This Year

We mean it this time!

"...College football season is once again upon us, which means the return of..."

Aug. 18, 2023 Sports Feature by Eric Goodman

Ken Paxton’s Lawyers Keep Flubbing, but He Might Not Appear Anyway

Leaving the state for an abortion is on the line

"...ran away to avoid being served a subpoena earlier this week, may have to show up in court after..."

Sept. 29, 2022 News Post by Maggie Quinlan

It's Halloween, Do You Know Where the Scariest Football Game Is?

Stillwater, my friends

"...to fear was a two-hour flight delay out of Missouri, where they did a flip-flop and had a solid..."

Oct. 30, 2009 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

When Is a Loss a Good Thing?

UT finally loses a Big 12 game

"...Top 5 last week summoned that timeless, annual question: “Is losing a game before the NCAA tourney a good..."

Feb. 22, 2011 Sports Post by Russ Espinoza

Horns Win Thriller at Kansas, Yes Kansas

Case McCoy comes off the bench to lead 21-17 comeback

"...know. (Of course he would’ve taken overtime vs. a risk.) Case made caution moot...."

Oct. 27, 2012 Sports Post by Michael Corcoran

We Don't Think They're Not in Kansas Anymore

Austin's Rubber Repertory rents a former church in Kansas and fills it with a diversity of artists

"...a former church on the east side of Lawrence, Kansas, and turn it into an experimental artists' colony for..."

Aug. 2, 2013 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Coach Brown to Case: We're Not In Kansas Anymore

David Ash named starter against Texas Tech Saturday

"...of Obvious, Texas head coach Mack Brown, has tapped his rose-colored Nike slippers together and said, three times, “There..."

Oct. 30, 2012 Sports Post by Michael Corcoran

Alamo Drafthouse Slaughter Lane Reopening This Weekend

First Austin location offering free Bill & Ted screenings

"...will be one of a number of theatres reopening this weekend...."

Aug. 18, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Atchley’s Improvement Is Phenomenal

"...of the Year candidates — Texas’ D.J. Augustin vs. Kansas State’s Michael Beasley – the Longhorns’ Connor Atchley stood..."

Feb. 26, 2008 Sports Post by Ricky Treon

Horns Lose Finale at Kansas State 42-24, Surprising No One

Texas led midway through third quarter, but fizzled in fourth

"...really fault the effort. The Longhorns played No. 6 Kansas State tough on the road, leading 17-14 in the..."

Dec. 1, 2012 Sports Post by Michael Corcoran

The Choice Is Yours

Rubber Repertory's Casket of Passing Fancy makes you 500 offers you can't reuse

"...waiting in line at Luby's Cafeteria with me and his partner in theatre, Matt Hislope. He's talking about an..."

Oct. 10, 2008 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Not in Kansas Anymore, and We, the People, Need to Do Something About It

"...Dear Louis, Given your relatively lengthy tenure with the Chronicle, it..."

May 11, 2008 Postmarks

UT Football: How Soon Is Now?

Recapping the season ahead of Saturday’s matchup against Kansas State

"...Well, Charlie’s not getting fired yet. That’s the most accurate summation of..."

Oct. 23, 2015 Sports Post by Kahron Spearman

The Verde Report: Is the End Approaching for Austin FC Coach Josh Wolff?

Help is coming, but the question remains whether he's the man to lead the reshaped roster

"...Wolff must feel like he’s caught in an Agatha Christie novel...."

July 5, 2024 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

The Waiting Is the Hardest Part

How Mr. Denton Spent His Summer Vacation

"...St. Martin's Press published acclaimed Austin writer Bradley Denton's three most recent books:..."

July 31, 1998 Books Feature by Mike Shea

Is a Picture Worth a Thousand Words?

An Anti-abortion Exhibit Produces Protests and a Free Speech Controversy at UT

"...When is speech not speech?..."

March 23, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

Better Too Much Than Not Enough

"...glorious and golden-hued, wrought in fine detail by local artist Gregory Smith. Yet it's also a bit unsettling. A..."

April 2, 1999 Music Feature by Jay Hardwig

Kerlin Prioritizes Kerlaches, Farmhouse Offers Intoxicants, Sawyer & Co. Cajuns Into the Night, SBK’s Downtown Again, and WTF Is Andy Baraghani Doing on SoCo?

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...now the Kerlin BBQ truck (1700 E. Cesar Chavez) is closing, but that’s so Bill and Amelis Kerlin can..."

Sept. 7, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Cooking Time Is Family Time: Cooking Together, Eating Together, and Spending Time Together

"...Cooking Time Is Family Time: Cooking Together, Eating Together, and Spending Time..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Food Feature by Barbara Chisholm

A Lost Silent Film Is Found

Daughter of the Dawn starred Quanah Parker's kids

"...This Sunday, the Austin Film Society, the Texas Archive of..."

Jan. 23, 2015 Screens Post by R.U. Steinberg

NFL Analysis: Haunted Is the (AFC) West

"...Slick Willie might be the best guard in the history of this fine game, and he will be missed...."

April 19, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Is That a Wrap for Incentives?

Amid economic woes and a race-baiting controversy, the future of TV, video game, and film funding in Texas looks shaky

"...You've probably noticed that the economy sucks. The state needs to find..."

Jan. 28, 2011 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Bleeding Kansas

One-string gas-tank basses and the people who play them.

"...Since Kansas usually brings to mind flat prairies, 3.2 beer, college..."

Feb. 23, 2001 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

What the Hell Is Google Fiber, Anyway?

A quick primer on the service everyone's talking about

"...By Friday night, Facebook was filled with notes of farewell to Time Warner and AT&T, two of..."

April 8, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

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