Get on the Bus

A guide to anti-war events nationally and in Texas on Sept. 24

"...Shadowed by the tapestry of heroism and misery Hurricane Katrina has woven, the war against..."

Sept. 23, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Hold Administration Accountable

"...as a nation are fucked. If not for the heroism and sacrifice of ordinary people committing extraordinary acts of..."

Sept. 6, 2005 Postmarks

Porco Rosso

Am I really saying it's better than Casablanca? You read right, and I say bring it.

"...whose pragmatic reluctance will similarly give way to romantic heroism...."

April 22, 2005 Screens Review by Spencer Parsons

Letters at 3AM

Despite the change in inhabitants, the buildings, people, and mood of the old immigrant neighborhoods haven't changed. The streets still whisper the same cautionary advice: Survive and get out.

Dec. 24, 2004 Column by Michael Ventura

Black Trials: Citizenship From the Beginnings of Slavery to the End of Caste

"...expanding or preserving civil rights. The court's civil rights heroism depends entirely on the courage and stubbornness with which..."

Oct. 8, 2004 Books Review by Roger Gathman

Stunts Are Speech

"...the purpose of stunts. It's not about skill or heroism; it's about being heard. Perhaps this is an unforeseen..."

Sept. 20, 2004 Postmarks

Attacks on Kerry Dishonor All Soldiers

"...you return, you may still have to defend your heroism. How many medals must you earn to deserve the..."

Aug. 23, 2004 Postmarks

Frugality Is Patriotic

"...college, it should be clear that there is no heroism is spending beyond one's means. I am concerned that..."

Aug. 13, 2004 Postmarks

"Heroines, Harlots, and Hussies: Old Testament Women in Renaissance and Baroque Prints"

The prints and drawings in the Blanton Museum's "Heroines, Harlots, and Hussies: Old Testament Women in Renaissance and Baroque Prints" illuminate the way women shape biblical history, even though it's often through their misbehavior

"...with everything from sex to violence to selflessness and heroism between its covers...."

May 21, 2004 Arts Review by Molly Beth Brenner

Austin @ Large: Oversight, Out of Mind

As the city and police union move forward, what's being left behind?

"...cannot agree on how it feels about APD's intrinsic heroism or villainy – whether the cops, by definition, are..."

March 12, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

José Toirac: "Sacrifice"

The Gallery 106 exhibition "Sacrifice" features images and text painted in red wine by José Toirac that draws mythic connections between wine and blood and also asks us to reflect on mortality and death as it is paid for the freedom of others.

"...whose blood is shed for others, to find the heroism and power common to them, and, in one sense,..."

Sept. 5, 2003 Arts Review by Robert Faires

A Quarter Ounce a Day

Texas man lives by -- and fights for -- medical marijuana

"...who need it, McMahon was awarded a certificate of heroism from the president's Drug Awareness Program. The certificate was..."

June 20, 2003 News Feature by Andrew Slaton

TV Eye

The end of an era -- Buffy takes her final bow.

"...if there's anything BtVS teaches us, it's that real heroism is not in the big flashy acts that play..."

May 16, 2003 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Twice as Nice

Nancy Savoca comes with two films tucked under her arms -- Dirt and Rebel Without a Pause.

"...of talking about it, which is the outrage and heroism. I totally agree, but we [as a people] got..."

March 7, 2003 Screens Feature by Margaret Moser

Austin City Limits Festival Picks & Sleepers

"...Johnson, Sunday's lineup represents Austin's inexhaustible fascination with guitar heroism. Johnson, the toughest of the bunch to air guitar,..."

Sept. 27, 2002 Music Feature

Riff on SIFF

Notes on the Seattle International Film Festival

"...members transmit a universal story about love, family rivalry, heroism, and myth that also provides a wealth of ethnographic..."

June 21, 2002 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

El Paraiso

The Rude Mechs took a road trip to see the Marfa lights, and their journey has been translated by playwright Kirk Lynn, director Shawn Sides, and a gifted ensemble into a raucous, sweet, funny, fanciful meditation on the tension between desire and intellect, and heaven as embodied in the land called Texas.

"...cleverly teases our cherished notions about this land and heroism and independence while preserving a sense of the romance..."

May 17, 2002 Arts Review by Robert Faires

TeamUSA

SXSW Records

"...packs in one wit-laden nugget after another. Instead of heroism and bravery, "Saving Your Life" is about people (you..."

March 15, 2002 Music Review by Greg Beets

The Hightower Lowdown

Greedheads capitalize on terror; MBNA offers to "decrease" Jim's debt; and high-end garage sales.

"...the September 11 terrorist attacks produced beautiful acts of heroism by firefighters, the police, office workers, hijacked airline passengers,..."

Oct. 12, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

Best of Austin 2001

"We Can Be Heroes, Just for One Day..."

"...2001 "Best of Austin" was a carefree take on Superheroism, something we felt might cheer up our town of..."

Oct. 5, 2001 Best of Austin Feature by Kate X Messer

The American Voice

Jonathan Franzen's "The Corrections," and other new releases

"...Man and its heartfelt celebration of Charlie Bundrum's quiet heroism that extends to all the hard-working poor who might..."

Sept. 21, 2001 Books Feature by Mike Shea

Burning Down the Sixties

They don't normally let dogs in the LBJ Library and Museum, but after Chronicle writer Jesse Sublett explained that he was talking about James Ellroy, the demon dog of American literature, they graciously made an exception.

"...his usual outrageous rap to wax eloquent on the heroism and brilliance of Martin Luther King Jr. As we..."

June 29, 2001 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

Gabriel's Eye: A Novel

"...public stage of history because of an act of heroism, a heinous crime, or mortal sin." He clearly intends..."

May 25, 2001 Books Review by Katherine Catmull

How Robin Got His Groove Back

Musicologist Gillian Anderson has come to the rescue of Robin Hood, taking the 1922 Douglas Fairbanks film Robin Hood and restoring its original score. It's one of two dozen films from the earliest era of motion pictures for which Anderson has recovered, restored, or reconstructed the scores.

"...as he kneels before the lady. The music conveys heroism while he is acting like a bloody coward. While..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Letters at 3AM

They may not truthfully reflect the way we live, but sometimes the big and small screen present honest explorations of the way we dream. The year 2000 gave us some exceptionally fine works in this regard.

"...the monstrous, and how despair may turn into a heroism that no one will notice but oneself or God,..."

Jan. 5, 2001 Column by Michael Ventura

Wages of Sin

"...become so fascinated by Busenberg's outlandish tales of patriotic heroism that she expressed interest in joining him on a..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Books Review by David Garza

To Ancient Troy (By Way of Denver)

Ancient Greece and modern Denver may seem an incongruous pairing, but in the new Greek epic Tantalus, produced by the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, they prove a striking fit, creating a work that's heroic.

"...in recent years? Perhaps this: At the heart of heroism is selflessness, a decision -- a conscious effort, an..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Eating Between the Lines

Summer Reading, Culinarily Speaking

"...featuring political intrigue, bloody battles, and bold acts of heroism. More adventure tale than food history, Nathaniel's Nutmeg is..."

June 2, 2000 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

As Much Magic as Fact

In the month since the much-hyped publication of Stephen Harrigan's historical novel The Gates of the Alamo, a visible restructuring of the public notion of the fort has seized the imagination of Texas. Chronicle writer David Garza explains why.

"...'all Americans in the world' would not forget his heroism." It is due to Harrigan's skills as a researcher..."

March 24, 2000 Books Feature by David Garza

Excerpt from The Gates of the Alamo

In this excerpt from The Gates of the Alamo, the Texian forces at the Alamo, under the command of Jim Bowie and William Travis, have suffered the first cannon attacks from the newly arrived Mexican army.

"..."all Americans in the world" would not forget his heroism...."

March 24, 2000 Books Feature

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