Is Virtual Reality Heading to Its Next Great Leap Forward?

From Virtual Boy to Oculus Rift, VR tech is always improving

"...that modern technology had caught up to the original vision for VR, and began sending out prototype headsets to..."

March 9, 2018 Screens Feature by Tucker Whatley

July Is Crime Month: Batman Day

Holy Diamond Anniversary, Caped Crusader! Let's party!

"...We know him by many names and in many guises, but the most important thing to know about him..."

July 23, 2014 Books Post by Robert Faires

No Nugent Is Good Nugent

GOP weeps over Nugent comments, but are these crocodile tears?

"...There's been hand-wringing and eye-rolling among the Texas GOP this week over Ted Nugent calling President Obama a "subhuman..."

Feb. 23, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

This Is a Blogpost About Austin's Jennymarie Jemison

Partly because her movie's in the Seattle International Film Festival

"...This blogpost is about Jennymarie Jemison partly because The Quiet..."

May 20, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Drag Me to Hell: The Wait Is Almost Over

Sam Raimi shows a work-in-progress print of his new horror film Drag Me to Hell at a SXSW midnight screening

"...night's SXSW screening of Sam Raimi's work-in-progress print of his new horror film Drag Me to Hell is definitely..."

March 16, 2009 SXSW Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bob Stoops Is on Line 3! Mack Brown Is on Hold …

Joe O'Connell has an (imaginary) talk with OU's Bob Stoops

"...here we are again. The big week. Tell me, is Mack Brown shaking? Has he got that little nervous..."

Oct. 7, 2008 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

Bexar County District Attorney Susan Reed Is Afraid of Needles

Bexar D.A. scuttles life-saving needle-exchange program

"...Bexar Co. District Attorney Susan Reed cares about you. Really, she does...."

Oct. 9, 2007 News Post by Jordan Smith

NFL Analysis: Haunted Is the (AFC) West

"...Slick Willie might be the best guard in the history of this fine game, and he will be missed...."

April 19, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Drag Ban Is Unconstitutional, Judge Rules

Drag is art and art is free speech

"...ban, Senate Bill 12, has been declared unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge David Hittner ruled on Sept. 26 that drag..."

Sept. 26, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Opinion: Don't Be Fooled – Universal Access to Health Care is a Good Thing

A medical student explains why universal health coverage is the fiscally responsible – and most moral – choice

"...quest for government-provided universal health coverage as "socialized medicine." This rhetorical scare tactic is designed to conjure up images..."

Nov. 20, 2020 Column by Drew Sanderson

Opinion: Why Texas Is Ground Zero for Change

With untapped voting power of Latinos, Texas has enormous potential, but the Lone Star State must modernize to pave the way to a stronger, more inclusive America

"...presents more opportunities than challenges, so long as Texas is willing to modernize. To reclaim our place as a..."

Oct. 9, 2020 Column by Antonio Arellano

Austin at Large: Mobility Is a Civil Right

The new Austin electorate, for whom equity is non-negotiable, considers transit

"...about the need and purpose for that road. (Because this is Austin, SH 130 was of course highly controversial,..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

This Is Who We Are #11: Frontera@Hyde Park Theatre's blood pudding

A daily affirmation of Austin's creativity from the Chronicle archive

"...ability to experience art in person and with others is presently in lockdown, and we don't know when it..."

May 26, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Effy Gibbes Is Making Wrestling Gayer

The queer athlete dishes on his upcoming Austin match

"...Wrestling is made of narrative threads – each performer bringing a..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Will Austin's New Wildfire Code Be Enough?

"The risk is bad"

"...This summer, Austin firefighter Randy Denzer hosted two California firefighters..."

Oct. 18, 2019 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Notes on Kamp: The Only Way Is Abolition

The death penalty is too flawed to be saved

"...This week, Chase Hoffberger digs into the story of death..."

April 29, 2016 News Column by Amy Kamp

Blue Genie Art Industries Is Moving

And you’re invited to the farewell party, citizen!


"...Blue Genie Art Industries is moving...."

March 29, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

'This One Summer' Is a Story for All Seasons

Mariko and Jillian Tamaki don't take the trials of girlhood for granted

"...First Second Books, who recently brought us Paul Pope's magisterial romp Battling Boy and Gene Luen Yang's historical drama..."

July 24, 2014 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Future of Food Is Now

From drones to cricket flour to apps designed to make food deserts extinct, social justice is at the intersection of food and technology

"...Foams are cute. A dish featuring antelope served nine ways is innovative. But while..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

DVD Watch: ‘Life Is Sweet’

What a gorgeous ensemble of oddballs and misfits

"...At least Mike Leigh waits until the end of his director’s commentary to confide that Life Is Sweet is..."

May 31, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

This Is PiL

Sex Pistol and PiL frontman John Lydon, by God.

"...John Lydon was born on an island. That's what defines him. Not how he spat on..."

Nov. 2, 2012 Music Feature by Richard Whittaker

Latin American Officials say Drug War is a Failure

Former presidents of Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico say U.S. drug policy is a failure

"...are among the 17 members of the Latin American Commission on Drugs and Democracy. During a press conference Feb...."

Feb. 12, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

Austin @ Large: Every Day Is Halloween

But will only the good corporate kids get the candy?

"...employer tax incentives proved to be rather pro forma. Discussion at council of the "Firm Based Incentive Matrix" –..."

Nov. 12, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

What’s a Grand Jury, and Is It Being Manipulated to Indict Police Officers?

More cops are being indicted, but why all the secrecy?

"...Ken Ervin stood before a group of reporters this past February, fellow attorney Doug O'Connell at his side,..."

June 24, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Page Two: Unfortunately the Left Is Guilty of Hypocrisy Even If the Right Is More Openly Oppressive

Adding a “but” to freedom of speech is unacceptable

"...Now in the modern political world the idea is to discredit people with different opinions, not to debate..."

June 2, 2017 Column by Louis Black

He Happy Is

For Mark Pickell, Capital T Theatre is a source of joy

"...for a little kaffeeklatsch with the press. And it isn't as if the director's beret is the only hat..."

Nov. 1, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

When the New Thing Is Old News Already

Call it Murphy's nth Law of Computing: 'Any given program, when running, is obsolete'

"...Blu-ray player. But what if that definition of "obsolete" is, well, obsolete? What if "obsolete" means that a whole..."

March 4, 2011 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Everything Is Possible ... Again

Seemingly unadaptable, Greil Marcus' 1989 opus Lipstick Traces proved to be the foundation for the Rude Mechanicals' strongest theatre work to date. As they revive their hit adaptation, the Rude Mechs reflect on its creation, its success, working as a collective, and being told by Marcus, "You staged the book I wanted to write."

"...Work is a sin. Work is for suckers. No boring leisure!..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Arts Feature by Ada Calhoun

A Hundred's Not Enough

One Word Is Too Many...

"...The cliché comes so easily... A picture is worth a thousand words. The truth is, it is..."

Dec. 19, 1997 Books Feature by Margaret Moser

World and Time Enough

"...Guidry, Gregory G. Giles and Kraig Swartz. Mark (Guidry) is an artist and a radical activist. Joey (Giles) is..."

March 29, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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