Facial Recognition Software and You

Yes, the future of Black Mirror is here

"...human interactions with technology have an emotional component. Yet your computer doesn't know if you're happy or sad, and..."

March 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Five Snacks Through the Internet

Get these treats to your house with the click of a mouse

"...The whole net-connected world’s your oyster, if you have money – and you can..."

Jan. 2, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Who Do You Love?

Jennifer Weiner returns with what might be her best love story yet

"...Jennifer Weiner just released her 12th book, Who Do You Love. The sure-to-be smash is a classic love story,..."

Aug. 18, 2015 Arts Post by Jessi Cape

Don't Click Us, We'll Click You

How the Internet started searching us

"...When Whitney Houston died, social networking and info-sharing sites exploded..."

March 2, 2012 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Somebody That I Used to Know

An interview with Australian hitmaker Gotye

"...YouTube finally hijacked the pop charts in 2012. Karmin landed..."

Oct. 13, 2012 Music Post by Austin Powell

Jonathan Coulton: “Internet Rock Star”

They Might Be Giant opener has a successful business model

"...him about a half-million dollars in 2010. Who says you need a label? He opens a sold-out show for..."

Feb. 2, 2012 Music Post by Melanie Haupt

The Personal Life of Marlon Sexton, Who Doesn’t Want You to Know About His Personal Life

Shooks singer and guitarist rolls the dice on a Q&A

"...He’s composed and confident, but gesticulates like a madman when talking about music… or anything, really...."

Jan. 26, 2022 Music Post by Mars Salazar

SXSW Comedy: Covering All Things Comedy

"Always own your work," Burr, Madrigal, and Benson tell SXSW

"...If you’re a new comedian struggling to get noticed and get..."

March 17, 2015 SXSW Post by Ashley Moreno

Hi, How Are You Day: Wayne Coyne

Flaming Lips’ singer talks Daniel Johnston ahead of Tuesday megashow

"...Spill, Yo La Tengo, Bob Mould, etc. play Hi, How Are You Day, Tuesday at the Moody Theater. Coyne..."

Jan. 21, 2019 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

How Safe Is Your E-Vote?

Proponents of electronic voting promise no repeat of Florida in 2000, but critics say it could be even worse

"...voting gained momentum after the 2000 presidential election, also known as the biggest electoral fiasco in U.S. history. An..."

Feb. 20, 2004 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Turning the Internet on its Ear

Thomas Dolby's Euphonious Headspace

"...to shake up both the music industry and the Internet with his new pursuit. More than a decade after..."

March 7, 1997 Screens Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Are You There, World?

Watching Charlie Kaufman try to work it all out

"...He is tired, he is cold, and he is feeling down...."

Nov. 14, 2008 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

How Austin Transformed Danny Brown

The Detroit wild card on getting his shit together (and finding H-E-B)

"...indie label Fool’s Gold. He had his first-ever fly-out shows on the books: a run of performances at South..."

March 29, 2024 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Musicians on How Best to Employ City Funds Earmarked for the Local Scene

$3 million in HOT funds are coming. Now what?

"...That conversation meant a lot to me. He revealed how hard it is being a venue owner in Austin..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Music Feature

How the West Was Sung

The Newton Boys Soundtrack: An Oral History

"...Kris McKay: vocalist, "After You've Gone"..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Now You Shouldn’t Be Scared

Del tha Funky Homosapien wakes up for ACL

"...Check Yo' Self: You’ve been recording music for so long - 17 years...."

Sept. 25, 2008 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

SXSW Music 2023: The Best Things We Saw on Friday

A Margo Price keynote, Koffee's evolution, & Obongjayar's rising star

"...Margo Price delivered the last Convention Center keynote, while..."

March 18, 2023 SXSW Post by Abby Johnston

IV, III, II, I... Contact! The Latest in the Williams Country Music Dynasty is Keeping Things Warm in Some Very Long Shadows

Coleman Williams talks moving forward with an open mind

"...be in a genre” is a familiar mantra amongst young musicians. No true artist would want to be limited..."

Nov. 23, 2021 Music Post by Gary Lindsey

'Inconsolable: How I Threw My Mental Health Out With the Diapers'

Marrit Ingman's new memoir: an excerpt

"...in other words, a great writer's need to convey how her world and your world clash and come together,..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Breaking the Internet With Neill Blomkamp's Demonic

Terror and terabytes create a new vision of possession

"...Austin Chronicle: You've spent the last few years doing experimental work in..."

Aug. 18, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

How Rooster Teeth Became an Online Phenomenon

9.5 million YouTube subscribers can’t be wrong

"...in the online video business since two years before YouTube, and predates Twitter and Facebook. "We've outlasted more changes..."

May 11, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

This Job Will Change Your Life

Former staff reflect on the zigs and zags of life post-Chronicle

"...of the magic and malfunctioning of the place. Whether you're a lifer or just passing through, the Chronicle has..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Features Feature by Jesse Sublett

Get Your Rees On

Comic artist David Rees and the theatre of 'War'

"...versions of Greil Marcus' Lipstick Traces and James Kelman's How Late It Was, How Late, now turn their considerable..."

April 29, 2005 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Baby, Let Me Follow You Down

Can record stores survive the digital age?

"...two stores (the South Austin store closed in 2001), you might think heartache accompanied the closings. Wrong. The passing..."

Jan. 23, 2004 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

The Enigma Wants YOU

To be all you can be

"...Carnivals and sideshow oddities that entranced 20th-century dreamers from Ray Bradbury (Something..."

Sept. 4, 2015 Music Post by Marc Savlov

Casey Suchan Follows The Animal People

Documentary shows how anti-terror laws targeted animal rights groups

"...in The Animal People, Casey Suchan's new documentary about how the law protected corporate interests over the right to..."

Oct. 24, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Long, Hot Summer

Books to Spend Your Summer With

"...illustration by Jason Stout You know you're in for a long, hot summer when..."

June 5, 1998 Books Feature

Ben Snakepit Releases His Manor Threat

New collection of diary comics debuts at Beerland this Saturday

"...of 2001 – has a new book of the things coming out from Portland’s Microcosm Publishing...."

June 8, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

On the Move

With arguably the best content on the Web, Salon is poised to move into your living room and onto your radio dial :president and CEOMichael O'Donnell explains how.

"...If Michael O'Donnell gets his way, he'll be with you all day and all night. He'll sit in your..."

March 3, 2000 Screens Feature by David Garza

Trading One 'Community' for Another

Dan Harmon is talking to you

"...Canceled sitcoms litter the network landscape. Fired showrunners and head writers hop on and off vehicles up..."

Jan. 11, 2013 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

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