Search

91-120 of 191 results, sorted by relevance | sort by date
Building From Scratch
It Takes a City and a State to Raise a Village
"...college campus, a vast series of ballfields, even an amusement park -- or just carving it up and handing..."

Feb. 19, 1999 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Review: Juan Luís Jardí’s “Tiempo Sostenido” Clocks in With Eerie Power
The Barcelona-based artist is doing time at Wally Workman Gallery
"...the human/cat hybrid depicted on a billboard in the amusement park’s background, the same creature who foregrounds Jardí’s painting..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Evil Dead Rise Star Alyssa Sutherland Discusses The Mental State
New drama looks at how rural communities are bereft of resources
"...you expect, and we had some shoots at an amusement park where we did not take into account the..."

Dec. 23, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips: Meow Wolf, Grapevine & Houston
Immersive art experience arrives in Texas this summer
"...imagine if a group of artists built an indoor amusement park. There are forests glowing under black lights, refrigerators..."

March 24, 2023 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Comedy Wham's Top Five Moontower Just for Laughs Big Names
The Austin comedy podcast's Five for Laughs: Headliners Edition
"...such a fun way that it feels like an amusement park ride. Her credits include comic, author, actress, mom..."

April 8, 2022 Arts Feature by Valerie Lopez

Enter the Dollyverse: Dolly Parton to Make First-Ever SXSW Appearance
Country queen wrangles NFTs, James Patterson and Connie Britton
"...And as if her own amusement park weren’t enough, the entire event will stream for..."

March 1, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Aftereffects of Astroworld
Austin promoters ScoreMore fall under scrutiny after deadly concert
"...name "Astroworld" once conjured memories of a bygone Texas amusement park. Then, in 2018, when Travis Scott released his..."

Nov. 19, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Austin Music: What We're Listening to This Week
Abhi the Nomad, Animals on TV, Susannah Joffe, Nané, and more recommended tunes
"...disillusion as the local quintet mopes around a deserted amusement park, an understated boredom dripping from frontman Rob Hogan..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

AFI Review: Jumbo
Love is strange ... when one of you is a fairground ride
"...is the awkward outsider, working seasonally in the town's amusement park. Her quiet ingenuity (as exhibited by the scale..."

Oct. 21, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Soccer Watch
"...rides for kids under 8 at the new COTALAND Amusement Park, and 40% off Bold merch; tickets at AustinBoldFC.com...."

Oct. 2, 2020 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

Now Streaming in Austin: Coming Undone With Minnow Mountain
Resurrecting Rotoscoping for the Amazon Prime mindbender
"...caricatures at Astroworld in Houston, which was the big amusement park there. I came here in ‘95 because it’s..."

Nov. 20, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
"...also supervised the creation of the first Six Flags amusement park...."

Sept. 20, 2019 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

A War on Passivity: Rick Alverson and Tye Sheridan Climb The Mountain
The confrontational director challenges audiences to work once again
"...somehow wrestling with that, and it's not just an amusement park ride."..."

Aug. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Uncorking the Story to the True Crime/Comedy Podcast Wine & Crime
Amanda Jacobson pairs vino reviews with different varietals of lawbreaking
"...background and psychology behind the episode theme – say, amusement park crimes – and then Kenyon and Amanda tell..."

July 12, 2019 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

Film Review: Jordan Peele’s Us
The Get Out director has seen the enemy, and it is us
"...the resort city after a bizarre trip into an amusement park. Still, she puts them aside to spend some..."

March 8, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

What's Fantastic at Fantasia
Highlights from the Canadian genre fest, plus films you may see soon
"...lost appears, that's why they leap on it. Plus Parker Nathan's script dodges the tropes of having the scientist..."

Aug. 14, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: “World of Tomorrow: Episode Two – The Burden of Other People’s Thoughts”
Don Hertzfeldt's signature stick figures are plump with ideas
"...build the World of Tomorrow ride at the Hertzfeldt Amusement Park of the future, I’ll be first in line..."

Sept. 30, 2017 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fair Use?
Players and the UT expansion machine
"...announced its imminent closure to make way for a parking garage, a grad school friend commented on Facebook that..."

Nov. 14, 2014 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Proposition What?
"...rail line proposed in Prop. 1 is more an amusement park ride and is more an effort by which..."

Oct. 27, 2014 Postmarks

Hey, Adults! Comics! Comics that are Funny, Weird, and Profound!
Reviewed: New School, Superzelda, My Dirty Dumb Eyes
"...brothers whose father runs a magazine devoted to theme parks, gets really interesting when the older brother goes overseas..."

Sept. 2, 2013 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Slate’s Slate: Preserve the Past
‘Lost Austin’ and other ‘hysterical’ markers
"...that thousands still carry in their hearts and minds. [Amusement park] Kiddieland on South Lamar was a rickety, scary..."

Aug. 30, 2013 Music Post by Margaret Moser

The Luv Doc: Boxers or Briefs?
There should be at least one piece of clothing on your body that doesn’t chafe
"...and forth between the sewage treatment facility and the amusement park...."

May 10, 2013 Column

News Ticker: April 1
All the news that's fit to blog
"...decide to turn Texas into a giant Ayn Rand amusement park. The Fountainhead is said to be a killer..."

April 1, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Inaguration Day
Five lip-syncing gaffes worse than Beyonce’s alleged fakery
"...DJ Whoo Kidd played the wrong version of 50’s “Amusement Park,” adding in unexpected breaks and additional vocals that..."

Jan. 25, 2013 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Day Trips
The Pleasure Pier amusement park returns to Galveston in a big way
"...Seafood and the Kemah Boardwalk – to include an amusement park. The 1,130-foot-long pier will feature restaurants, souvenir shops,..."

April 20, 2012 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Sleight of Hand
How filmmaker Yen Tan fell into a gig selling other people's movies
"...– no different from a roadside billboard for an amusement park or a brand of soup...."

Feb. 10, 2012 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

City Hall Hustle: Cheap at Any Price
How to get richer while getting poorer
"...– and proposes a few more attractions: first, an amusement park where you can experience Austin's development battles on..."

Nov. 12, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

That Fighting Spirit
Raging Boll
"...Postal, wherein he played the owner of a Nazi-themed amusement park. The film was a commercial failure, however, and..."

Oct. 22, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Scarin' And Carin'
Cancer charity Halloween attraction rises again!
"...round of zombie pull. "The worst part of an amusement park for me is waiting in line," Crippen said,..."

Oct. 20, 2010 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: Days of Blame
The only enemy is us!
"...theme, featuring restaurants, gas stations, a motel, a small amusement park, and shops stocked with an impressive array of..."

April 23, 2010 Column by Louis Black

« 1    BACK    1   2   3   4   5   6   7     NEXT    7 »
One click gets you all the newsletters listed below

Breaking news, arts coverage, and daily events

Keep up with happenings around town

Kevin Curtin's bimonthly cannabis musings

Austin's queerest news and events

Eric Goodman's Austin FC column, other soccer news

Information is power. Support the free press, so we can support Austin.   Support the Chronicle