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"...When you're waiting in line at TxDOT or at the Municipal Court..."

March 10, 2006 Column

Court Reporter

At the Supreme Court Wednesday, it was all about Texas and the future

"...Nonetheless, the next afternoon in the press waiting room – a FEMA-quality trailer complex behind the court..."

March 3, 2006 News Feature by Michael King

On the Map

Austin's art scene kept catching the eye of the nation in 2005

"...Opera snared the American premiere of Philip Glass' opera Waiting for the Barbarians. Arthouse presented the first Arthouse Texas..."

Jan. 6, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt

Vivid yet impressionistic, this documentary tribute to the musician Townes Van Zandt brings the life and the music of this songwriter's songwriter into focus.

"...song and emerged with his first authored tune, titled "Waiting Round to Die," rather than some love ballad or..."

Dec. 9, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Life and Work, Light and Dark

How the legacy of Townes Van Zandt more than met its match in 'some dumb New York girl'

"...that would have been just like the Townes song "Waiting Around to Die." Guy felt it was really important..."

Dec. 9, 2005 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Otaku* Overload!!!

After Monster Island Studios sank, Austin's acting community and Houston animé giant A.D. Vision unleashed talent bent on vengeance and redemption (*otaku = animé geek)

"...or so people we had in the next room waiting for their turn in the crowd scene burst in..."

Dec. 2, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

'Chronicle' Cover Went Too Far

"...I went to eat with a friend, and while waiting I went to look for the Chronicle, as I..."

Nov. 28, 2005 Postmarks

Harvesting History

An appreciation of the pecan

"...you in two or three days. And sure enough, waiting for you are your sacks filled with your very..."

Nov. 25, 2005 Food Feature by MM Pack

What Happened to the No-Kill Millennium?

Austin's plan to end wholesale euthanasia at Town Lake shelter remains a distant dream

"...and an ATA volunteer on "triage" duty roamed the waiting room to dole out health and grooming advice...."

Nov. 18, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Justice or Vengeance?

A tale of tragedy and punishment in Williamson County

"...as a racist bully, a ticking time bomb just waiting to go off. Bradley played up the rivalries of..."

Nov. 4, 2005 News Feature by Kevin Brass

The War Within

This fiction film, in which the lead character is but one cog in a plot to detonate a series of bombs in New York City, portrays a terrorist’s point of view in a jarringly matter-of-fact manner.

"...face in the polyglot crowd, unseen but watching, and waiting...."

Oct. 14, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Page Two

It was 20 years ago today, Ed Lowry taught the gang to play.

"...to be breaking down at many points. Which meant waiting, hoping the problem was being solved, then giving up..."

Oct. 14, 2005 Column by Louis Black

Thumbsucker

The plot realistically mimics a teenager’s adriftness and tendency toward hairpin-turn mood shifts as it bounds from the wonderfully affecting to the decidedly idiosyncratic to the occasionally absurd.

"...what we love, and hate what we hate (see: Waiting ..., Austin Chronicle, Oct. 7, 2005), but let’s forget..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Man

Samuel L. Jackson and Eugene Levy have starred in bigger stinkers, but this wheezing comedy may herald the death knell of the interracial buddy-cop farce.

"...deserve better than to be reduced to schtick figures waiting for a committee of screenwriters to give them something..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Baxter

Director Showalter (Comedy Central's Stella) misses a terrific opportunity to pull back the curtain on "the other guy" – the Baxter is the lead man's second fiddle in your standard romantic comedy – and ends up making a pretty good case for why the sad sack never gets the girl.

"...the girl settles for while she twiddles her thumbs, waiting for the leading man to step in. He’s the..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Hurricane Kids Hit Austin Schools

AISD promises to meet evacuees' needs

"...glass doors on the west side of the center, waiting for their grandchildren to return from the first day..."

Sept. 16, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Home From Home

Austin opens arms to New Orleans 'guests,' longing to return

"...was 3:30am Sunday, and there were 500 bedraggled guests waiting for showers. The Austin Hilton across the street, the..."

Sept. 9, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Sparking a Prairie Fire: Cindy Sheehan at City Hall

The founder of Camp Casey and her "Bring Them Home Now" Tour arrives to a big Austin welcome

"...Gold Star mother who has spent the last month waiting outside President Bushs ranch at Crawford, waiting for an..."

Sept. 2, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Searing Memories

On the occasion of the 15th Annual 'Austin Chronicle' Hot Sauce Festival, some chile-pepper reflections

"...picadillo and left them lined up on sheet pans, waiting to be wrapped in the piles of incredibly fragrant..."

Aug. 26, 2005 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Sheehan's Field of Dreams

Hundreds gather at Camp Casey to mourn the dead and fight like hell for the living

"...international icon of Gold Star Families for Peace is waiting to see if President George W. Bush will make..."

Aug. 19, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Snipped Funds Mean Unsnipped Animals

Money from 'Animal Friendly' license plates goes unawarded

"...Several pet owners waiting at the Southeast Library said the program cut will..."

Aug. 19, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

The Dukes of Hazzard

A remake that's about as deep as Jessica Simpson's cleavage.

"...to be enjoying themselves – Knoxville could probably enjoy waiting his turn at the Social Security Administration office –..."

Aug. 5, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Undead

This Australian horror film arrives at the tail end of a recent and very substantial cinematic zombie overdose. Unfortunately, there are only so many ways to slice the walking dead.

"...machismo, part Randall "Tex" Cobb, and all savior just waiting to kick some zombie butt. Holed up in the..."

July 8, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

99 Bands

Ninety-nine local bands on Red River waiting to be heard

"...there's nothing differentiating this band from the thousand others waiting in line. Oversaturation breeds commonality...."

July 8, 2005 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

Y Not?

The battle over AMD's move to Lantana is a one-tract skirmish in a larger war over the uncertain future of Central Texas

"...zone" on the city's easternmost fringe sits mostly empty, waiting for the housing and retail boom to join employers..."

June 24, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Who Killed Father Ryan?

A 1981 Odessa murder haunts crime researchers, the Catholic Church, and an ex-con determined to prove his innocence

"...morning, Reyos found a $750 check from his father waiting in his mailbox – Reyos' share of the royalties..."

June 17, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Voucher Death Dance

The House voucher vampires get a lesson in slaying the beast

"...voucher proponents are once again licking their wounds and waiting for the next biennium...."

May 27, 2005 News Column by Amy Smith

Kicking & Screaming

Will Ferrell, Robert Duvall, and Mike Ditka all appear together in a film that sings the praises of kids soccer and caffeine addiction.

"...their pint-sized Asian teammate for extra energy. I kept waiting for the inevitable Duvall-as-Lt. Col. Kilgore "smells like victory"..."

May 13, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Shorten Traffic Light Signals

"...of cancerous smog into our once fair city while waiting, and for what? Plus we get aggravated due to..."

May 10, 2005 Postmarks

New Order

"...Waiting for the Sirens' Call (Warner Bros.)..."

May 6, 2005 Music Review by Marc Savlov

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