What Would Jesus Buy?

The good Reverend Billy is on an agitprop mission to convince his fellow Americans that our heedless consumerism will be their spiritual undoing.

"...Rob VanAlkamade. Two thousand years ago, an uncharacteristically angry Jesus stormed into Herod’s Temple in Jerusalem and, in one..."

Dec. 7, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

What Would Jesus Buy: The Encore (Tonight)

Another cinematic fundraiser for anti-Wal-Mart group

"...PM. So come see a movie and help RG4N. "What Would Jesus Buy?" Movie Fundraiser WHEN: Tuesday, December 11th..."

Dec. 11, 2007 News Post by Lee Nichols

And Where Would Jesus Shop?

Film showing will benefit Responsible Growth for Northcross

"...The film What Would Jesus Buy is opening this weekend at the..."

Dec. 5, 2007 News Post by Lee Nichols

The Q&A Hole: Why Would Anyone Buy a CD These Days?

With Guy Forsyth, Wren Anderson, Chad Nichols, Luna Tart, and more

"...asked some musicians and others … and this is what they said:..."

Jan. 21, 2013 Music Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Jesus Is Coming

The video mailed across the state, the Christian film that found an audience in Austin, and other stories of evangelicals using film to spread the word

"...congregation she had accepted Christ ... after watching the Jesus video...."

April 27, 2001 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Jesus Saves

With the city facing its biggest budget crunch in a decade, city manager Jesus Garza has begun to make some tough financial choices.

"...with less." About $6.6 million less, after City Manager Jesus Garza's recent emergency surgery on this year's General Fund..."

May 25, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Seton's Latest Surprise: Jesus Rises!

Seton Healthcare Network hires former City Manager Jesus Garza -- and shifts the odds in its dispute with the city over Brackenridge Hospital.

"...Healthcare Network may shift dramatically when former City Manager Jesus Garza crosses over to the Seton team later this..."

Dec. 6, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

Bowl Week: or, Holy Hopping Baby Jesus, It’s Eastern West Virginia Tech vs. Cal-Poly San Luis State!

"...every two or three years when a corporate sponsor would buy the naming rights, only to lose them when..."

Dec. 27, 2006 Sports Post by John Razook

What the Hell Is that Tentacle Fence on Koenig Lane?

It's pastry chef and political gadfly Jen Cash's noodly masterpiece

"...or so away from her amazing fence, but that's what brought us to this interview. That, and the promise..."

July 25, 2014 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Letters at 3AM: What's Your Sign?

Michael Ventura observes the Occupy signs of our times

"..."Jesus Occupied Jerusalem"..."

Dec. 30, 2011 Column by Michael Ventura

SXSW Film

Daily Reviews and Interviews

"...Customer Service: Rob VanAlkemade and the Reverend Billy on 'What Would Jesus Buy?'..."

March 16, 2007 Screens Feature by Toddy Burton

The Rev. Billy & the Church of Stop Shopping

The Rev. Billy & the Church of Stop Shopping take on Starbucks.

"...fanny-packed tourists on Segways glide across the street as what I can only imagine to be a tour guide..."

March 10, 2007 SXSW Post by Darcie Stevens

Page Two: Scratching the Surface

Festival films, the Austin Music Awards, and the truth about South by Southwest

"...OK, is also scheduled, as is Johnnie To's Exiled. What Would Jesus Buy? is produced by Morgan Spurlock, the..."

March 2, 2007 Column by Louis Black

Page Two: Let's Get Lost

An invocation on the eve of South by Southwest

"...and it lets me encounter so many voices I would otherwise not encounter. Still, it does not legitimate every..."

March 9, 2007 Column by Louis Black

The Rev. Billy to the Rescue!

The good reverend and his Stop Shopping Gospel Choir vowed to fight the Northcross Wal-Mart.

"...The premiere at the Paramount last night of What Would Jesus Buy?, a feature-length doc about performance artist-cum-prophet..."

March 12, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

To Marfa, on a Tuesday in December

When high art and hipness move in, what happens to a tiny Texas town?

"...from the contemporary art space at the heart of what can only be described as the scene in that..."

Dec. 23, 2005 Arts Feature by Dan Keane

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...What is it with today's Democrats and their assessment of..."

Feb. 7, 2003 Column

Luv Doc Recommends: A 'Hole' Bunch of Thanks With Chris Brecht & Dead Flowers

Hole in the Wall, Thursday, November 24, 2011

"...Well, well, well … what have we to be thankful for? Yes, the world..."

Nov. 25, 2011 Column by The Luv Doc

The Hightower Report

Sweatshop Crucifixes; and the E. Coli Loophole

"...This is one association that should ask itself: What would Jesus do? For information, call the National Labor..."

Dec. 14, 2007 News Column by Jim Hightower

Postmarks

City Centerpiece

"...I sing with the Austin Lyric Opera Chorus and would look forward to new facilities in Palmer. But, what..."

July 31, 1998 Column

Music Amidst Used Furniture

The History of the Red River Strip

"...it's eerie to be standing inside the ghost of what was once Chances, hearing Michael Terrazas, age 30, eagerly..."

Oct. 11, 1996 Music Feature

Luv Doc Recommends: Randy Willis 15th Annual Pickin' on Christmas and Birthday Party

Dallas Nightclub, Saturday, December 18, 2010

"...over Christmas like a wet Santa suit, and why wouldn't it be? After all, appropriating other peoples' holidays is..."

Dec. 17, 2010 Column by The Luv Doc

Sxsw

"...Again. There. Feel better? Look, just calm down. So what if there are over 700 bands playing this year's..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

Claus & Effect

The holiday how-to guide for the perpetually perplexed

"...fortunate if you have never experienced the soul-crushing, "Uhhhh, what was it you needed again?" followed by the frantic,..."

Dec. 15, 2006 Features Feature by Meredith Barnhill

Chapter 1: Before the Beginning

The Austin Chronicle is founded and struggles quite a bit.

"...even though, it turned out, they had no idea what they were doing. The first year, especially, was a..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Postmarks Web Extra

Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...protest against the Americanizing of the world. Their protestations would be less violent if we exhibited real concern for..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Column

Postmarks Web Extra

Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...I agree with what Dr. Zelda Austen said in her letter (Sept. 28),..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Column

The Oral History of ABGB

Pils to wake, pils to sleep

"...to work out and then tell your boss or whatever. And you're like, "Yeah, let's do that."..."

Aug. 31, 2018 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Postmarks

"...As a member of the media, I would like to deliver my own, personal "Shame on You..."

Sept. 18, 1998 Column

Texas Platters

"...either, and this set is a good reminder of what he can do with a guitar (and why the..."

Oct. 10, 1997 Music Review

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