Austin Homes Tour: The Art of the Craftsman Style

John Ruskin's ghost will be nearby, eating breakfast tacos and smiling

"...tells me, is a style of American architecture, interior design, landscape design, and applied and decorative arts that began..."

April 24, 2019 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin @ Large: Painting by Numbers

Design standards turn out to be (maybe) more than just skin-deep

"...effort to create new (or, more properly, any) commercial design standards in Austin has been treated too often like..."

Dec. 10, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Big-Box Breakdown

Impact? What impact? The city's slothful retail strategy.

"...on the head and thanked him for a job well done. And perhaps it was well done, if the..."

July 9, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Stargate

"...and the war movie. Are we richer for it? Well…. Roland Emmerich hasn't bettered us as a culture with..."

Nov. 4, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Tiki Tatsu-ya Raises the Bar to Islander Heaven

The Aikawa Brothers debut a worldclass venue of storied wonders

"...“They’ve done it. Son of a bitch. They’ve really done it!”..."

Oct. 4, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Lucie Aubrac

"...mutual habit of blowing up train trestles. Berri has done period work before, but Lucie Aubrac is all of..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Carbon Nation

Carbon dioxide emissions will be the death of us all unless we take steps to counteract the harm already done, says this new eco-doc.

"...over and recounts the many things that can be done on an individual basis to counteract the inevitable doom..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

After a Fashion

Your Cougar Avatar schools the young

"...I have volunteered to be involved with the senior design presentations at UT. Usually, the students labor and slave..."

April 30, 2010 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Jann Alexander Questions 'Urbanist' DesignDear Editor,..."

Oct. 6, 2006 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...the wrecking ball when a huge 45-story skyscraper was designated for the block. As the Web site says, the..."

July 28, 2006 Column

The Stories Behind Austin’s Iconic Signs

How both classic neon and changing design continue to draw patrons to local restaurants and theatres

"...restaurants) owes much of its charm to the incredible design and artistry behind the scenes. The Paramount Theatre..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Features Feature by Jessi Cape

Building Hope

Activist Turk Pipkin's documentary looks at the process of building of a secondary school in Mahiga, Kenya.

"...global problems as providing one himself, through the work done by Austin-based nonprofit the Nobelity Project, run with his..."

June 3, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Blanton: The Sequel: The Sequel

The preliminary design for UT's new Blanton Museum of Art facility has been unveiled, and as expected, the white-shoe Boston firm of Kallmann McKinnell & Wood has come up with a building that hews to the dicta of UT's Campus Master Plan, even when it doesn't make much sense.

"...architects play. In the rendering of the latest (preliminary) design for UT's Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art --..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Arts Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Sleepy Hollow

"...local Burgomaster can only nod his head and say, “Well, yes, that's why we call him the headless horseman.”..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Song of the Sea

From the director of The Secret of Kells comes this lovely work of animation about the Celtic selkies.

"...told. In a genre dominated by computer-generated compositions and design, its old-school simplicity is sweetly anachronistic, while its hand-drawn..."

Feb. 20, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Irreplaceable

Co-director Mike Johnson on 'Tim Burton's Corpse Bride' and how stop-motion has done more than survive amid the rise of computer animation

"...could get a shot and then see what we'd done in the same day. It really gave us a..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

Urban Removal?

East 11th and 12th Get Plowed

"...along 11th and 12th, between I-35 and Navasota, as well as the construction of a 40,000 square-foot office building,..."

Nov. 17, 1995 News Feature

Pinocchio

"...the emergency exit, this Italian import might just as well be construed as an act of war. Would that..."

Jan. 3, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Smell of Success

Austin's poster art scene is back, and it's better than ever.

"...like the four-man crew at Factor27, whose clean, arty designs and penchant for printing their work on whatever is..."

Nov. 22, 2002 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Midsommar

Ari Aster’s folk-horror excursion to Scandinavia never sees the forest for the trees

"...to observe their midsummer rituals. This has never ended well, but the pair – accompanied by soft-spoken former community..."

July 5, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

A Cacophony of Passions

Why the City Council changed the boards and commissions system – and what still needs to be done

"...efforts of council aides – Andy Mormon in Lee Leffingwell's office beginning in early 2007, joined by Rich Bailey..."

Jan. 30, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Taking the World Stage

How more theatre made Here is getting Out There and what that means

"...briefly back to Austin before heading on to – well, obviously – Finland...."

Sept. 21, 2007 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

Stitch V: Would You Like Some Glam in Your DIY?

"...note, there were some beautiful male creatures there as well, but you know who you are. What follows here..."

Nov. 11, 2007 Design Post by Anne Harris

The Best-Case Scenario

After years of work, Envision Central Texas goes majorly public.

"...only do the region's jurisdictions and stakeholders not play well with others, they don't even know how it's done...."

Oct. 24, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Closing the COVID Gap at AISD

Post-pandemic, not enough students can read well. How do we get out of this ditch?

"...better memory in late life. Those who don’t read well are less likely to earn a living wage, more..."

March 22, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

First Look: Eberly

Victorian and midcentury modern meet in contemporary space

"...mix of Victorian and midcentury modern, Eberly embellishes its design with elaborate plaster pieces and custom tile work throughout..."

Oct. 18, 2016 Food Post by Sierra Diaz

Postmarks

Scaggs Photo in Bad Taste

"...an agency you don't trust. When you want something done right, you do it yourself...."

Dec. 18, 1998 Column

Travis County Moves to Stop Jailing Austinites With Mental Illness

Leaders commit to 100-day deadline to overhaul mental health services

"...a growing mental health crisis agree: It can’t be done within the criminal justice system...."

June 7, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

Gaming the System

Applying the mechanics of play to the everyday

"...school or rewarded yourself for doing some unpleasant chore, well, you've been gamified. That's likely the vast majority of..."

March 4, 2011 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Art, Movies, Sports, and More Recommended Events

Pack your weekend with the best happenings around town

"...but don’t want to travel overseas for a sip? Well, well: You’re in luck, Chronicle reader, as this week..."

March 21, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

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