“Candace Hicks: Many Mini Murder Scenes” at Women & Their Work

In her small-scale re-creations of murder scenes in mystery novels, the artist provides playful social commentary on the genre

"...style, possess a remove from any real gore or violence the dead bodies might imply. Fictional murder mysteries tend..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Arts Review by Taylor Prewitt

Council: Crime and Coronation

Lengthy City Council meeting reinforces police staffing, congratulates APD

"...the Coun­cil's message board), or that it jumped the gun on official budget deliberations (set to begin April 4)...."

March 30, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Time to Change

"...culture that respects – nay, reveres and cherishes – guns as much as ours does, is it any wonder..."

Oct. 6, 2017 Postmarks

Protecting the LGBTQ Community When the State Attacks

From the bathroom bill to marriage equality, can Austin fight back?

"...by his brother. They told her they had a gun as they got into her car. Martinez drove until..."

Aug. 25, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Point Austin: What History Teaches

Charlottesville resistance an inspiration here and everywhere

"...problems in our community with regard to hatred and violence and racism.'"..."

Aug. 18, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Page Two: God Is Alive, Magic Afoot, and Music Everywhere

Egmont Street was where we discovered Risk, Quaaludes, phone phreaking – and some of the greatest albums ever made

"...Veterans of similar scenes, we dodged the violence to get to our car. Just as we headed..."

June 23, 2017 Column by Louis Black

DVDanger: Tales From the Hood

In the wake of Get Out, a classic anthology revisited

"...Moreover, Cundieff has no time for gangbangers and black-on-black violence, which he sees as doing racists' work for them...."

April 25, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Strange Days Await Ian Moore

Singer/guitarist premieres new single

"...about being a “free man of conscious with my gun,” drew inspiration from Joshua Oppenheimer’s 2012 documentary The Act..."

Feb. 20, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Macon Blair Wins Sundance 2017

Grand Jury prize-winner tops the list of locals done good – and bad – at Park City

"...rhythms are punctuated by shocking, even absurd bursts of violence, a throwback to the Nineties post-Tarantino era of indie..."

Feb. 3, 2017 Screens Feature by Michael Agresta

Out of Bounds Comedy Festival 2016: The Frank Mills, Loverboy, People of Earth

These three improv troupes gave us an earful at this year's OoB

"...powers. Their rambunctiousness also spiraled into criminal behavior and violence, which could've sent the scene and the comedy off..."

Sept. 9, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

One Dead, Five Injured in Concurrent Downtown Shootings

Separate incidents break out as bars closed Sunday morning

"...Trinity situation was a separate assault which yielded no gunshot injuries. APD Chief of Staff Brian Manley said at..."

July 31, 2016 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Further Rulings

"...• Voisine v. U.S.: Deciding whether a violence conviction can be considered a misdemeanor crime that restricts..."

July 1, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: Congratulations on the Struggle

The Supreme Court decision rests upon political agitation

"...That damage is serious, and reflects the institutional violence that can be inflicted by seemingly innocuous bureaucratic actions...."

July 1, 2016 News Column by Michael King

DVDanger: The Club

Home release roundup time

"...But as with the upcoming In a Valley of Violence, and the criminally underseen Predestination (quietly one of the..."

May 21, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Chronicle Recommends: Films of Love

Romance is in the air in this month's movie picks

"...L. Jackson lays down before he starts capping bitches. Gun play. Car chases. Vivid colors. Dumb kids. True Romance..."

Feb. 15, 2016 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

The Desegregation of Austin's Movie Theatres

A history of the stand-in movement

"...readily recalled instances of threats and, at times, outright violence. The film attests to segregationists knocking picketers into a..."

Dec. 4, 2015 Screens Feature by Jordan Buckley

Trending: #CocksNotGlocks

Facebook event protesting campus carry goes viral

"...Bill 11, signed by Gov. Greg Abbott, will allow gun owners with concealed carry permits to bring their weapons..."

Oct. 11, 2015 News Post by Mac McCann

News Roundup: Congress, Council, & Concealed Weapons

Guns in; refugees out

"...Council candidate says that city hall must allow concealed guns on site, a U.S. Congressman wants to keep Syrian..."

Sept. 8, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

No Need for Snark

"...criminal record, including assault, and was reaching for a gun which was recovered at the scene. Lowering the violence..."

July 18, 2015 Postmarks

News Roundup: Use of Force, Apartments, & TNCs

Jury awards $1M in civil rights suit; SOI ordinance halted

"...a Motel 6 on I-35. He reported that a gun was present, and indicated that – at the time..."

March 9, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

The Wrenchies Draws a Mad, Mad World

Dalrymple signs today at Austin Books & Comics

"...New York Times bestselling author and illustrator Dalrymple (Pop Gun War). Time hops take the reader from a clusterfuck..."

Nov. 10, 2014 Books Post by Jessi Cape

Battle of the Bullhorns

Anti-immigrant 'convoy' dwindles into Texas to a very mixed reception

"...Santilli knows something about opportunism. There’s no doubt that..."

Aug. 8, 2014 News Post by Amy Kamp

DVDanger: Asian Exchange

New takes on old standards and international transplants

"...the Rio Grande, and there's the sense of every gun fight and shoot out as bullet-riddled destiny, a kinship..."

June 7, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Outside of Society

Does Austin have enough room for two queer film festivals?

"...festivals go) within February 2015. Little Son of a Gun..."

May 2, 2014 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

My Dove Springs ... and Ours

What life in 'the 44' says about the two worlds of Austin

"...one of the boys was playing with his mom's gun when it went off and killed another boy, whose..."

April 11, 2014 News Feature by Sam Ramos

Field Trip

Ben Wheatley's historical horror tackles the English Civil War

"...of preproduction, and he started getting itchy for the run-and-gun pleasures of true indie filmmaking, as epitomized by his..."

Feb. 7, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Short and Sweet From SXSW

The full list of short docs, dramas and animation playing this year

"..."Blood Pulls A Gun" (Australia / France) Director: Ben Briand A teenage girl..."

Feb. 5, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Five Decades of The Doctor

Our resident Brit examines the 50th anniversary of 'Doctor Who'

"...And this is where that first trait – the non-violence – comes into play. The Doctor is not a..."

Nov. 21, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

News Ticker: May 2

All the news that's fit to blog

"...• It should be noted that the National Rifle..."

May 2, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

SXSW Saturday Picks and Sleepers

"...still not legal, already a daddy, on house-arrest for gun possession, he's a real life gangsta rapper documenting the..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

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