Carrie Elkin’s Life-and-Death Folk

Her father's death and daughter's birth upped the stakes of the singer's finest work

"...actions. For one, he seemed obsessed with greeting people and being cheerful...."

April 14, 2017 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

SXSW Film Conference and Festival '98 Further Reflections

"...be found in last week's issue. The symbols (RP) and (WP) indicate regional and world premieres...."

March 27, 1998 Screens Feature

Local Investment Fuels Expansion at Johnson's Backyard Garden

Local investment fuels expansion at local garden

"...food movement (www.slowfood.com), which is dedicated to the preservation and exaltation of authentic artisan foods worldwide. The principles of..."

April 9, 2010 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Miss You Already

Drew Barrymore and Toni Collette co-star as best friends facing crises

"...Starring: Toni Collette, Drew Barrymore, Dominic Cooper, Paddy Considine and Jacqueline Bisset...."

Nov. 6, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Council Preview: More Eighth Street Cash, More VMU Talk

Beanbag rounds, babies, and buildings on the agenda

"..."bean bag rounds," during the May 2020 Black Lives Matter protests at Austin Police Department headquarters at Eighth and..."

May 20, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Safe Sex is No Sex

"...As a fertility specialist, Dr. Joe McIlhaney used to mend the sterility..."

May 30, 1997 News Feature

Restaurant Recyclers

From earth to table and back again

"...Dumpster is actually recyclable. The sheer volume of wine and beer bottles alone generated in a single evening at..."

June 5, 2009 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

The Long, Hot Summer

Books to Spend Your Summer With

"...sure, but that blasted smoke from Mexico hasn't helped matters. Last month was one of the driest Mays on..."

June 5, 1998 Books Feature

Film Review: Villains

Relationships are hard (when you’re aging spree-killers)

"...Some films were just meant to be Midnighters, no matter where (or when) they premiere. Villains, the third feature..."

March 10, 2019 SXSW Post by Matthew Monagle

SXSW Film Review: Mamifera

At 40, Lola navigates unexpected pregnancy and decisions

"...Romance, friendship, art, and success color Lola’s days. At 40 years old, she..."

March 9, 2024 Screens Post by Jessi Cape

Fantastic Fest Interview: Recalling a Memory of Dan O'Bannon

Alexandre O. Philippe finds the myth behind the space horror classic

"...It wasn't the film Alien that first scarred and intrigued future filmmaker Alexandre O. Philippe. It was the..."

Sept. 24, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Book Review: 'Golden Boy'

Abigail Tarttelin's intersex novel is blissfully mainstream

"...of Abigail Tarttelin’s Golden Boy (Atria), is the popular, handsome, well-regarded son of a well-to-do British family with hands..."

May 21, 2013 Books Post by Jeanne Thornton

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...selection from other fests, as well as episodic pilots, and the shorts and music video selections. They join a..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, May 31 - June 6

"...2) Any purposeful surrender you make will hone your understanding of exactly what your soul needs next to thrive...."

May 31, 2024 Column by Rob Brezsny

A Starring Role: Interview with Neil deGrasse Tyson

Our man Brenner talks with the famed astrophysicist, because science.

"...director of the Hayden Planetarium, the subject of a thousand Facebook quote-posters, the Daily Show's new man-about-science, the former..."

Nov. 26, 2013 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...I am a regular reader of the Chronicle, and despite my interest in the arts and the activities..."

July 1, 2005 Column

AppleSauce

Second place, the 13th Annual 'Austin Chronicle' Short Story Contest

"...she woke up she struggled into a sitting position and spit, her cheeks inflated as if trying to blow..."

Feb. 18, 2005 Books Feature by Jason Scott Katz

Transformation Is Its Power

The Spiritual Connection

"...St. Denis, the mother of modern dance in America and also one of the most famous Oriental dancers during..."

Aug. 13, 1999 Arts Feature by Barbejoy A. Ponzio

Postmarks

"...Aleshire may live outside of Austin, but his style and demeanor are pure Austin. His spirited analogy of our..."

Sept. 4, 1998 Column

Aisd

"...District (AISD), the board of trustees conducted its meeting and a bond issue work session very late, until 1am...."

Dec. 1, 1995 News Feature by Roseana Auten

Luv Doc Recommends: Michael Ventura 'If I Was a Highway' Booksigning

BookPeople, Friday, April 22, 2011

"...maybe? April has been a dry hole so far, and Mother Nature spent the last nine months cooking Texas..."

April 22, 2011 Column by The Luv Doc

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, May 30 - June 5

"...accepted it, he would be turned into an institution and authority figure, which would hinder his ability to critique..."

May 30, 2025 Column by Rob Brezsny

Austin Shakespeare’s Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

This production is everything but sultry, which is the very thing the Tennessee Williams drama needs most

"...that audiences have a fondness for family dysfunction, deception, and sex. This is nothing new, if the plays of..."

Nov. 23, 2018 Arts Review by Bob Abelman

Making Tragedy Funny Again at Moontower Comedy

Stand-ups pull punch lines out of personal traumas

"...spoke openly about her struggles with suicidal thoughts, pharmaceuticals, and the then-fresh tragedy that was Prince's death. Just a..."

April 21, 2017 Arts Feature by Sean L. Malin

No Sex, No Moms

Welfare Reform Funds Abstinence Ed to Curb Momhood

"...for "abstinence education," to be carried out in schools and communities in every state and the District of Columbia...."

May 30, 1997 News Feature by Roseana Auten