Best of the Gift Guide 2012

December 10, 2012. 13 Photos

"...December 10, 2012. 13 Photos..."

Dec. 10, 2012 Photo Gallery

Gift Guide: Pet Edition

Don't forget about the furry friends this holiday season

"...We're not sure if you've noticed, but Austin's rather..."

Dec. 7, 2012 News Post by Monica Riese

2012 Politics Gift Guide

Holiday picks for the news nerd of the family

"...The purr-fect gift for animal lovers who like to combine Christmas gifts..."

Nov. 23, 2012 News Feature by the News Staff

Gift Guide, Cinema-Style

Shopping for film lovers? We have you covered

"...way, but here are a few ideas for holiday gift-giving that are a little less conventional … and harder..."

Dec. 11, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Politics Gift Guide, Part II

For the pot smokers, pacifists, and stamp collectors in your life

"...Although this isn't exactly a gift you can stick under the tree, for the pot..."

Dec. 7, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Special Deluxe: A Memoir of Life and Cars

Third and best book on Neil Young employs automobiles as its autobiographical device

"...infuriating pages. Next came the autobiography Waging Heavy Peace (2012), 500 pages ranging from enlightening to frustrating, and badly..."

Dec. 5, 2014 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Politics Gift Guide

News staff suggestions for the wonks and smartasses on your list

"...to keep the media talking about you until the 2012 primaries! Available in folksy fuchsia and conservative crimson (warning:..."

Dec. 19, 2008 News Feature

Politics Gift Guide

For the person who has everything but still could use another thing

"...Austin Humane Society 2012 Alumni Calendar..."

Dec. 2, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Shopping Guide: Vote With Your Wallet

Bain Capital's surprising influence, plus Small Business Saturday

"...Yeah, we know, the election's over. But Mitt Romney..."

Nov. 22, 2012 Design Post by Monica Riese

Not Quite the Usual Holiday Gift Ideas

Something a little different for your loved ones this year

"...year? So, yes, we're hoisting ourselves aboard the ol' Gift Guide bandwagon – albeit with five somewhat idiosyncratic suggestions..."

Dec. 12, 2012 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Chronicle’s 2017 Holiday Political Survival Guide

Borscht in a Bag, a male chastity belt, and more gifts to get you through the rut

"...a note requesting that on Christmas we exchange no gifts. It wouldn't be right, I said, and instead proposed..."

Dec. 8, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

A Guide to Austin Classical Music

The virtuosi who know the score and make beautiful music happen here

"...the size of our classical scene, providing a comprehensive guide to every key component would be like naming every..."

April 26, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Home's a Brewin'

A beer enthusiast's guide to Christmas gifts

"...Let It Flow: Five Gifts for Brewheads..."

Dec. 14, 2012 Food Column by Ivy Le

How to Enjoy Movies Without the Eyestrain

More gifts for film fans

"...The Ultimate Princess Bride Wine Fan Pack (www.drafthouse.com/gifts, $106): Prepare to drink: The Alamo Drafthouse commissioned this..."

Dec. 14, 2012 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

A Light That Never Goes Out: The Enduring Saga of the Smiths

Discovering the Smiths.

"...An old Trouser Press Record Guide once noted, "You'd be perfectly within your rights to..."

Dec. 7, 2012 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Home Entertainment for the Holidays

Best bets for DVD and Blu-ray

Dec. 14, 2012 Screens Feature

Wrapped Up in Books

One last batch of music books for 2012

Dec. 7, 2012 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Waging Heavy Peace: A Hippie Dream

Neil gets sober, but stays hippie

Dec. 7, 2012 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Still the Greatest: The Essential Songs of the Beatles' Solo Career

Solo song index versus illustrations.

Dec. 7, 2012 Music Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Kicking and Dreaming: A Story of Heart, Soul, and Rock & Roll

The Wilson sisters kicked ass and name names.

Dec. 7, 2012 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Jimi Hendrix: A Brother's Story

Jimi's brother Leon has some insight, yes.

Dec. 7, 2012 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Bruce Springsteen and the Promise of Rock & Roll

Can't get academic on the Boss' keister.

Dec. 7, 2012 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Mick Jagger

Love and hope and sex and dreams still survive in Mick Jagger.

Dec. 7, 2012 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Makeup to Breakup: My Life In and Out of Kiss

Kiss drummer may be the only one in the original band with any integrity, but it's still a sorry tale.

Dec. 7, 2012 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Who I Am

The Who's heart and soul for 500 pages.

Dec. 7, 2012 Music Feature by Michael Toland

The Art of Punk

Don't dance about architecture, simply flip through the art of punk.

Dec. 7, 2012 Music Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Alternative Hero

Fictional account of a UK Eighties has-been band.

Dec. 7, 2012 Music Feature by Zoe Cordes Selbin

Gifts to Make You Look Away From Your Screens

Plenty of films to read about this holiday season

"...pp., $45 Screen DreamsAFS membership comes with a pre-Christmas gift..."

Dec. 6, 2019 Screens Feature by The Screens Staff

Book Review: 'Learn To Cook' by Hilah Johnson

Austin Internet star delivers a 'down and dirty guide to cooking'

"...Hilah Johnson's Learn To Cook: A Down and Dirty Guide to Cooking (For People Who Never Learned How) (Hilah..."

Dec. 19, 2012 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Luv Doc: A Few Thousand Words

Even a few thousand words from a fake doctor are not enough to fix years and years of dysfunction

"...A few years ago, he told me that he..."

Feb. 22, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

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