Rambo: Last Blood

Last blood? We can only hope, as Rambo goes full MAGA

"...David Morrell’s source novel (written in 1972 while the Vietnam War still raged) ended with Col. Trautman killing his..."

Sept. 27, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Funan

French animation gives translucent life to a family history of surviving the Khmer Rouge

"...South China Sea, and incorporated much of modern Cambodia, Vietnam, and Thailand. To the Khmer Rouge, it represented some..."

June 21, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Last Flag Flying

Three veterans embark on a road trip in Linklater's latest

"...former member of the Marine Corps who served in Vietnam 30 years ago but by 2003, when this movie..."

Nov. 10, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Point Austin: In Memory

The dead we remember, and the lessons we still need to learn

"...A few weeks ago, in connection with the Vietnam War Summit at the LBJ School, a half-size, traveling..."

June 3, 2016 News Column by Michael King

Letters at 3AM: JFK and That Hard Rain

When boomers and their offspring die out, Kennedy's assassination will have the approximate historical echo of William McKinley's

"...generated that JFK would have gotten us out of Vietnam (a war he got us into) before that war..."

Nov. 22, 2013 Column by Michael Ventura

Making History, Part One

Playwright Robert Schenkkan on bringing LBJ to the stage in 'All the Way'

"...administration, especially the first administration – in talking about Vietnam, I think it was [Joseph] Califano that said, "You..."

Aug. 17, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Sometimes Rumble, Sometimes Tumble

Joe Lansdale may be Texas' bloody answer to Mark Twain

"...lifestyle, Hap teams with Leonard Pine, a gay, black Vietnam vet, to whoop ass and take names in a..."

June 26, 2009 Books Feature by Joe O'Connell

Bánh Mì

Sampling bánh mì all over Austin

"...Bánh mì, those incredibly affordable and delicious Vietnamese sandwiches, are the perfect meal for on-the-go eaters, a..."

Oct. 10, 2008 Food Feature by Mick Vann

I'm Not There

This meditation on Bob Dylan is infused with love – not the slavish kind but a true-eyed tribute to the artist who belongs to nobody and everybody at once.

"...plays their love affair out to the backdrop of Vietnam, and the moment Claire links the Vietnam armistice to..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Killing Fields

What Bush didn't know about Cambodia.

"...position is on that debate, one unmistakable legacy of Vietnam is that the price of America's withdrawal was paid..."

Aug. 23, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Hightower Report

The Department of Homeland Security shills for Big Insurance; and Dubya uses Nixon's old hatchet man against Kerry

"...if this sounds familiar. A sour and rabidly partisan Vietnam vet named John O'Neill is plucked from obscurity by..."

Sept. 17, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

Page Two

A few modest school-finance proposals

"...the power of our president's perspective. In denouncing the Iraq/Vietnam comparisons, he has once again demonstrated the wisdom of..."

April 23, 2004 Column by Louis Black

China Beach Pilot (1988) With Bill Broyles and John Sacret Young

"...Beach - John Sacret Young and Austin screenwriter and Vietnam veteran Bill Broyles - will be on hand to..."

Nov. 13, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Learning One's Letters

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

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

Feb. 8, 2002 Books Feature by James McWilliams

History by the Tape

LBJ's secret White House tapes reveal more than he may have intended

"...that the Gulf of Tonkin incident, in which North Vietnamese torpedo boats allegedly attacked two U.S. destroyers, may have..."

Nov. 30, 2001 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Changed Forever

Scenes and voices from Austin's reaction to the attacks

"...the gentle hum of conversation. Photographer Alan Pogue, a Vietnam veteran and anti-war activist, spoke before the march, stressing..."

Sept. 28, 2001 News Feature by Michael May

Hippo Snouts and Hyena Eyeballs

Through the years, Mick Vann explains, just about every edible thing imaginable, and some stuff even the most jaded imagination can barely contemplate, has been used to gird the loins of the hapless horny male. Remember: It's almost always the guys who feel the need to produce seed.

"...a high yang yield). Or the restaurant in LeMat, Vietnam, where, before ordering, a cobra is brought to your..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Postscripts

The details on the bookstore to go to in East Texas if you want your hair done and your book shopping completed in one stop.

"...Southwest Texas State will host a symposium titled "Understanding Vietnam" on March 2. Oral historian Joan Morrison, author of..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Books Column by Clay Smith

Postscripts

Some opening salvos from Molly Ivins and Lou Dubose's new book Shrub: The Short but Happy Political Life of George W. Bush.

"...Southwest Texas State will host a symposium titled "Understanding Vietnam" on March 2. Oral historian Joan Morrison, author of..."

Feb. 18, 2000 Books Column by Clay Smith

Postmarks

"...Your story concerning the explosion of quality Asian cuisine..."

Nov. 20, 1998 Column

Winning Pho-mula

Công L´y Sixth Street

"...and jalapeño slices, the creation constituted the ultimate in Vietnamese comfort food -- a bowl of Pho -- and..."

Oct. 16, 1998 Food Feature by Rebecca Chastenet dé Gery

Collateral Damage

"...From the A-bomb at Hiroshima to Agent Orange in Vietnam, we too, like Saddam, have shown our willingness to..."

March 6, 1998 Column by Michael Ventura

Stone Soul Booksigning

Interview With Filmmaker and Author Oliver Stone

"...wrote when you were 19 years old. In your Vietnam section, there is a lot of murder, madness, and..."

Oct. 17, 1997 Screens Feature by Edward Lagrossa

In Pharaoh's Army: Memories of the Lost War

"...This slender volume may be one of the best Vietnam memoirs precisely because almost nothing happens to Tobias Wolff..."

April 28, 1995 Books Review by Chris Walters

The Perfect Rolled Salad (No, Not That Kind)

Spring rolls that always pack a big punch

"...sit in one of the oldest and most established Vietnamese/Chinese restaurants in the capital city (hint: It used to..."

Nov. 4, 2022 Food Feature by Evan Rodriguez

If You’ve Ever Wanted to Live Inside a Wes Anderson Movie...

This photography book is a close approximation

"...perfectly matching the faded sky. A train station in Vietnam's Central Highlands, mustard yellow with red trim and multi-colored..."

Jan. 15, 2021 Arts Feature by Sara Hutchinson

In Memoriam: Glenna Goodacre

Sculptor of Austin's beloved Philosophers' Rock has died

"...one of her greatest achievements as an artist: the Vietnam Women’s Memorial, honoring the 11,500 women who served in..."

April 21, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters Gets Political With the Chronicle

He should be a prime-time news analyst. Televisions would melt.

"...a lot with vets from Iraq, not so much Vietnam, but from Iraq and Afghanistan in a music program..."

March 20, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Austin Asian American Film Festival Raises Its Profile

Asian cinema is back on the calendar and AAAFF celebrates its filmmakers

"...From Southeast Asia to Asia Minor, from Vietnam to Switzerland, the Austin Asian American Film Festival celebrates..."

June 14, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

A New Generation Opens Up to Global Cuisine

Local tastemakers think outside America's borders

"...Pat Lee's family left Vietnam in 1978, spending a year in a Malaysian refugee..."

Dec. 9, 2016 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

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