The Hightower Report

You don't have to be a gabillionaire to maximize your philanthropic impact; and White House's favorite government contractor mistreating foreign workers in Iraq.

"...GIVING CIRCLES Why don't you become a philanthropist?..."

Dec. 9, 2005 News Column by Jim Hightower

Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

Humanity's scarring of Earth mapped out in graphic, terrifying detail

"...of the ways we are profoundly changing Mother Earth, giving the viewer the room to formulate judgments independent of..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

A Walk to Remember

"...They end up all gushy in love, which isn't giving anything away, because we've only reached the halfway point..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Putting Himself 'Out Here'

Theatre Arts and English teacher Rick Garcia has put himself "out here," on Austin's fringes, n the off-the-map, lost-worldness of Johnston High School, to reach out to some of the poorest kids in one of Austin's most neglected neighborhoods and make a difference through that rare and vital cocktail: art and education.

"...being. But I worry about her. If she keeps giving the way she's doing, it will kill her. But..."

March 9, 2001 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Jonathan Blow Talks Fantastic Fest

Indie gaming stalwart talks ethics, elves, and Braid: The Movie

"...man is somewhat of a deity in indie gaming circles. He makes mind-fryingly difficult games (e.g., Braid), co-founded the..."

Sept. 23, 2010 Screens Post by James Renovitch

The Urban Experience

Dâm-Funk's intergalactic jam

"...a sudden I looked up and people were finally giving this sound respect, so I appreciate people giving it..."

March 16, 2010 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

The Backstage Crew

Council Candidates' Consultants Direct the Show

"...fan of Bobby Kennedy's," she says. "I believe in giving something back. Politics and government should be about making..."

April 11, 1997 News Feature

17 Blocks

Incredible home-footage documentary blows shows that no one is voiceless

"...light as a result of the documentarians dedicated to “giving a voice to the voiceless,” that approach is often..."

Feb. 26, 2021 Movie Review by Selome Hailu

The Cult of Ray

Ray Benson steps out from behind the Wheel.

"...And he continues to move and shake in music circles from New York to L.A. as easily as he..."

July 18, 2003 Music Feature by Joe Nick Patoski

Sarah's Muse

Sarah Jarosz, 'tweener' no more

"...sales market, where it did respectably, but in critical circles. Rolling Stone praised it, NPR interviewed her, and she..."

Jan. 15, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Adrian Quesada and the Long Path to His First Official Solo Release

Austin's unassuming superstar is a travellin' man

"...feelings and lives of those within his various concentric circles...."

July 15, 2022 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Downton Abbey recap: Episode 5

Cora gives Lord Grantham the cold shoulder

"...their grief. Ethel says she can cook something special, giving Isobel a start. “Well, we don’t have to decide..."

Feb. 8, 2013 Screens Post by Melanie Haupt

The Last Last Sunday?

Austin organizing project contemplating its future

"...Common in progressive circles is the imperative to get beyond "preaching to the..."

June 22, 2007 News Feature by Robert Jensen

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...specializes in folksy Americana well suited to quiet song circles at the Kerrville Folk Festival. After 2000's acoustic Wreck..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

Postmarks

"...all. Bands that are internationally known in the electronic circles: Mentallo and the Fixer, Numeralia, Terminal 46, (and of..."

April 14, 2000 Column

Postmarks

No Schism

"...(SFC) appreciate the attention The Austin Chronicle has been giving to East Austin recently, but we were dismayed at..."

Aug. 7, 1998 Column

Parallel Universe

Ruben Ramos: El Gato Negro's

"...Seventies, Ramos did just that - sing and entertain, giving himself over full time to a music career, singing,..."

Feb. 6, 1998 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Power, Forward

Dave Zirin on 'What's My Name, Fool?: Sports and Resistance in the United States'

"...hell's the matter with me? Why am I willingly giving up sports? I love basketball. I love football. ......"

Nov. 11, 2005 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been

Austin Community Television's First Quarter-Century

"...this resource. Channels, to cable companies, mean money, so giving them away is akin to giving away dollars...."

June 5, 1998 Screens Feature by Michael Bertin

Page Two

Travis County Bond Propositions

"...No roads over the Aquifer. Also known in some circles as the return of the living boondoggle, Prop 6..."

Oct. 17, 1997 Column by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Sxsw

"...He rarely gets mentioned in the same Texas singer-songwriter circles as either Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Townes Van Zandt..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

A New Hope

Stroke survivor Robert Reyes gets another lease on life

"...high-powered jobs. They're bartenders and service industry folks, so giving $20 is like giving away your H-E-B money." The..."

Nov. 27, 2015 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

Wednesday night SXSW blurbs

"...emanate a spiritual side to Riders Against the Storm, giving extra weight to the term MC. The marrieds, who..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

Saturday Picks and Sleepers

Saturday night SXSW blurbs

"...closer to the Close-Up series' acoustic reinventions. Richard Whittaker Giving Tree Band..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

SXSW Friday Picks and Sleepers

"...Club de Ville Hotly tipped, at least in Anglophile circles, London's Savages bring both generous use of space and..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

QueerBomb/Pride Roundtable: Extended Remix

QueerBomb and Austin Pride meet for a roundtable

"...is important to me. I move in lots of circles. I move in a Christian circle that is not..."

June 3, 2011 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

The Beautiful Game

The scene at Fado's was a madhouse for the Champions League Final

"...bar where Ashley, Holly, and Adrian were running in circles like gerbils on a running wheel. Orders for beer..."

May 23, 2008 Sports Post by Christopher Bond

Luv Doc Recommends: 12 Steps to a More Dysfunctional Christmas

, Friday, December 26, 2003

"...Christmas … or from the tradition of wealthy folks giving their servants presents on the day after Christmas, presumably..."

Dec. 26, 2003 Column by The Luv Doc

Plays Well With Others

How Creative Commons is redefining copyright law and what it means for artistic collaboration across the Internet.

"..."the Mickey Mouse Protection Act" (known in more polite circles as the Sonny Bono Copyright Extension Act of 1998)...."

Feb. 28, 2003 Screens Feature by Michael May

Everybody Loves a Wynn-er

Will Wynn is his own flavor of ice cream -- pure vanilla, but mixed with nuts

"...Amendment scares me a lot more than Don Henley giving Daryl Slusher $50,000."..."

Feb. 14, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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