Sista... Whut?

Why didn't they just name the new lezzie version of the Cockpit the Strap-On?

"...Triangle and even garnered a paragraph in the American-Statesman's XLent. I can't understand how the Chronicle could miss it...."

Nov. 12, 2009 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Statesmanship: Watching the Editors' Ink Dry

The Statesman's retooling isn't fooling anyone

"...redesign of the paper's weekly entertainment insert, once called XLent, now redubbed 360 to match the name of the..."

June 12, 2009 News Feature by Kevin Brass

'Statesman' Gets Creative

'Statesman' explores new ways to spark circulation and revenue, often taking a pickax to traditional Ad-Editorial boundaries in the process

"...Michael Barnes, editor of the Statesman's weekly entertainment guide XLent, raised proverbial eyebrows when he sent an e-mail to..."

April 29, 2005 News Feature by Kevin Brass

It's Not Like the 'Chronicle' Really Does Offer Salvation

"...some sort of cross-employment détente between you guys and XLent, or is Korey willingly giving up his affiliation with..."

June 3, 2004 Postmarks

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Our readers talk back.

"...SXSW 03 and was blown away by the Statesman XLent's poor choice of jaded hack critics who did nothing..."

March 21, 2003 Column

Beware of Bingo Narcs!

On July 18, an investigator from the Texas Lottery Commission's Charitable Bingo section informed Continental Cub owner Steve Wertheimer that the club's bingo night was illegal --way illegal. Why?

"...the game would pass legal muster. The American-Statesman's weekly XLent supplement agreed to sponsor the bingo, and that was..."

Aug. 2, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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Judging resigning City Manager Jesus Garza's performance in a difficult job will take some time; XLent's recent cover controversy brings back memories and reminds us how cool talk radio is; screwball comedies were the funniest movies ever, and the Austin Film Society is showing eight of them in the next two months.

"...If you missed the recent XLent cover brouhaha, it was similar to the one over..."

Jan. 11, 2002 Column by Louis Black

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Our readers talk back.

"...a throwaway rag on par with the Statesman's piss-poor XLent. While your cover stories and features are sometimes still..."

Dec. 14, 2001 Column

Dancing About Architecture

More Austin music news

"...loose this week following a report in last Thursday's XLent by Michael Corcoran that longtime Sixth Street venue Maggie..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Chapter 4: The Nineties!

March 1991 -- December 2000

"...Here at the Chronicle, we'd heard about XLent., the Statesman's attempt to "get rad." (Sort of like..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

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Readers sound off on a variety of touchy subjects: politicos, abandoned kittens, even the brachiation of apes.

"...live on conventional ad space, otherwise we'll just use XLent for our source (especially since they got Corky back!)...."

June 15, 2001 Column

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Reflecting on Alternatives

"...to "News of the Weird" and "Car Talk" to XLent. This isn't to brag about how smart we are;..."

June 16, 2000 Column by Louis Black

Naked City

Austin American-Statesman chooses Jeff Salamon, formerly deputy features editor, to head up its life and arts section and take the helm at its weekly section, XLEnt.

"...the daily's Arts section and its weekly Chronicle imitation, XLent...."

May 26, 2000 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Dancing About Architecture

Our resident Marshmallow Peep relates the news and hearsay in and around the Live Music Capital...

"...issue of the Chronicle hits the stands, our "competition" XLent should be displaying their list of the 25 most..."

Feb. 18, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Same Old Song

Spinning More Than Records at KUT

"...of Dale Smith's radio column in the Austin American-Statesman's XLent. section unquestioningly printed the official version: that Corriveau and..."

July 23, 1999 News Column by Lee Nichols

Dancing About Architecture

The New Blues Revue

"...starting a new, more personal weekly music column in XLent at the end of November, which he only half-jokingly..."

Oct. 16, 1998 Music Column by Ken Lieck

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No Schism

"...I would think seriously about sending my CD to XLent instead. In light of the circumstances it would be..."

Aug. 7, 1998 Column

The Chicken and Egg Deal

Getting Press: The Haves

"...her for updates, she merely sends the Chronicle and XLent the same tour itinerary postcard she sends fans on..."

Feb. 27, 1998 Music Feature by Andy Langer

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The Executioner

"...Triangle and even garnered a paragraph in the American-Statesman's XLent. I can't understand how the Chronicle could miss it...."

Feb. 13, 1998 Column

Tales of Austin Stories

"...people." AC: How can they talk that way about XLent?..."

Jan. 16, 1998 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

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Muddying the Waters

"...only artist in Austin? Or do you and the XLent just trade off stories from week to week? It..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Column

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Park and Ride

"...only artist in Austin? Or do you and the XLent just trade off stories from week to week? It..."

Oct. 31, 1997 Column

Public Notice

"...Kirk Watson, you scamp! First the cover of XLent., and now this! The mayor, in a decisive stroke..."

Sept. 12, 1997 Column by Kate X Messer

The Paper Trail

"...1994: American-Statesman begins publishing XLent...."

July 11, 1997 News Feature

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Duff Gets Tough

"...word they say. Overall, I think your competition the XLent is a better paper because they have "Too Much..."

June 27, 1997 Column

Sleeping With the Television On

Teething Problems at the Austin Music Network

"...supplement Show World, not in the Gen X catch-all XLent where you might expect -- and it's not even..."

Feb. 21, 1997 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

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"...express your feelings about the Austin music scene. Even XLent. critic Michael Corcoran ran his ideal ballot response (though..."

Jan. 17, 1997 Column by Louis Black

Walser Keeps the Top Hand

"...Bowden (if you saw 16D's picture in last week's XLent., you might think he's still in the band). Crown..."

Feb. 2, 1996 Music Column