Passion Project

Fantastic Fest and its home base the Alamo Drafthouse have only gotten bigger, but its heart – pure and pulpy – stays the same

"...Teutonic zombie hellscapes? Check! Filipino dictators directing yanqui cash flow? Hell yeah! Brazen..."

Sept. 24, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Food-o-File

Check out all the new additions to Austin's foodie network

"...of Rio's Brazilian Cafe (408 Pleasant Valley, 828-6617, www.howdoyourio.com). Check out its authentic Brazilian specialties on weekdays from 7am..."

Feb. 19, 2010 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Abortion Foes Burst Forth and Cornyn Gets Corny

Anti-abortion protestors give a shout out… Cornyn on what it takes to be a Supreme… and more from the first day of Sotomayor's confirmation hearing

"...replay of today's action on C-SPAN (where you can check out Sen. Al Franken's first turn before the Judiciary..."

July 13, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

Bud Shrake's Adventures in the Film Trade

'Midnight rambling, creative gambling': Louis Black's 1985 interview with Songwriter screenwriter Bud Shrake

"...banging and slamming and whanging going on in the background, and I asked what's going on, and Marvin said:..."

May 8, 2009 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Res Publica

Your do-good guide for Nov. 20-27

"...KHABELE FRIENDS & FAMILY DAY Check out the open house, and see how alternative schools..."

Nov. 21, 2008 News Feature

gAyTX Fun Guide

Austin spots so hot, they're flamin'

"...of the national organization (you know, yellow equal sign/blue background). They host monthly meetups around town. Check their website..."

June 13, 2008 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

The Millionaire Who Would Be Constable

Former APD cop wins lottery, settles brutality lawsuit, and embarks on dream of becoming a ... constable?

"...Beverly, won a nominal $85 million – the actual check paid to their newly created holding company came to..."

Sept. 28, 2007 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...chance. If you're just waking up from Halloween revelry, check out the Chronicle Endorsements (p.8 or online), and make..."

Nov. 3, 2006 News Feature

Young and Hungry

ACC offers students two restaurants' worth of opportunity

"...pants. Music from the chosen region plays in the background; in this case, for Gibraltar, Moroccan and Spanish tunes..."

Oct. 20, 2006 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Film News

Solid reporting and decent rumors

"...you. They being film/TV projects, and you being extras, background, blurry and silent visages over yonder dreaming of the..."

July 28, 2006 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

TV Eye

Trio's Epic TV: The Top Ten Miniseries of All Time recalls a time before TiVo.

"...of the most influential TV miniseries, along with some background on what made them milestones, in "Epic TV: The..."

Nov. 21, 2003 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...I plan to check this important Web site regularly as a source of..."

Oct. 3, 2003 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...Last I checked, people don't mind living above a small deli, but..."

July 26, 2002 Column

Dancing About Architecture

Hole is on hold, as is Abra Moore's new album, though American Analog Set may be dead and the Mercury's Hip Hop Humpday is definitely. Meanwhile, John Kunz fights back, and Don Imus raises the Flatlanders flag. Whew!

"...is a big deal!" While you wait for updates, check out Updates, the new Analog Set EP featuring remixes..."

July 26, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

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"...like justifying my credit card debt as just future paychecks not yet earned. One way or another I still..."

July 19, 2002 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...to visit this subject again and could use additional background information, please let me know...."

July 12, 2002 Column

Naked City

"...testimonies offered by narc agent Tom Coleman, whose spotty background and spurious evidence have led to two civil lawsuits..."

May 24, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Dancing About Architecture

SXSW is still over, and now so is the new Emo's and the Metro. True Believers are back, though.

"...of the Metro, and there's a sound in the background of the call that sounds like hair being torn..."

March 29, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

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Our readers talk back.

"...lots have been created and built upon. A simple check of the Travis Central Appraisal records show the areas..."

Nov. 23, 2001 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...as I know, is on board to stay. Please check your facts before you make statements in print which..."

Nov. 16, 2001 Column

TV Eye

Belinda Acosta frees her inner dork, with big ups for The Lone Gunmen and BattleBots, among others. Also, a partial Oscar ballot.

"...smoke, fireworks, and high tech music blare in the background. The action itself is a cross between a demolition..."

March 23, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Not Clucking Around

East Texas chicken magnate Bo Pilgrim wants a state permit to build a bigger chicken slaughterhouse and waste disposal facility -- right across the creek from Sen. Bill Ratliff's in-laws' vacation home.

"...made a critical mistake: He bought the land without checking to see who owns the land on the other..."

Nov. 3, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Life's Enriched Pageant

Good design, like good air, helps you breathe a little easier, and here are a few Austinites who are helping us all breathe easier through their work as graphic designers.

"...found out who had created that Stuff; he also checked the yellow pages and chose a few names at..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Win, Lose, or Draw

What 16 Color offers is an incredibly user-friendly template for people interested in making short (15 seconds), Web-based animations. His press release says it best: "Alan Watts dreams of ways to help people procrastinate."

"...bastard. I'd been tipped about a local-run site to check out some weeks before -- www.16color.com -- and vaguely..."

Aug. 18, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Every Day of Your Life

Remembering Sims Ellison, and profiling the SIMS Foundation

"...a musician pursuing a college education. Little in his background suggested he was the man for the SIMS job..."

July 7, 2000 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Complete Freedom

A profile of Bad Livers banjo player Danny Barnes

"...know how music later in the Seventies became the background of the party? Back then, that's not the way..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Box Sets/Reissues

The Disco Box

"...Bellamy Brothers, Mel Tillis, Willie Nelson, Rosanne Cash, Johnny Paycheck, and of course, Mickey Gilley. Urban Cowboy's popularity and..."

April 9, 1999 Music Feature

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"...an error among the independents listed. I suggest you check with the Secretary of State's office for an accurate..."

Oct. 23, 1998 Column

Mattox is Back

Former AG Rises From the Ashes

"...supporter who had popped in to deliver a contributor's check. The receptionist logging in the payment cheerfully shoved him..."

March 6, 1998 News Feature by Audrey Duff

Ripping the Shrew

The Rude Mechanicals Tear Into Shakespeare

"...I mean that you have one thing that's the background -- which is in this case Taming of the..."

Aug. 15, 1997 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

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