SXSW Expands Film Lineup

'Sleepwalk With Me,' 'Safety Not Guaranteed' added

"...Cast: Patton Oswalt, Johnny Knoxville, Rob Riggle, Maura Tierney, Patrice O’Neal, Darrell Hammond (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 15, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Big 12 Power Rankings: Week 3

Ladies love the grillmaster

"...gopher, completing tasks such as oven roasting potatoes, refilling ice bins, and chatting up some of the older women..."

Sept. 25, 2009 Sports Post by John Razook

Day Trips

The glass-bottomed boats at Aquarena Center in San Marcos allow a glimpse into the underwater world

"...protected by state and federal regulations that ban swimming, fishing, and the removal of archaeological artifacts...."

Aug. 14, 2009 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Government Should Drill for Oil

"...have not started drilling on this land to keep prices high. The oil mogul President Bush could have figured..."

July 14, 2008 Postmarks

Day Trips

San Antonio's San Pedro Springs eternal

"...of cypress and oak trees, the ringing of the ice cream vendor's bell mixes with the yells of children..."

July 4, 2008 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Hammer of the Gods

Scandinavia brings the lobster tail to SXSW 07

"...– encompassing the land of the midnight sun, quaint fishing villages, outstanding health care, and skyrocketing suicide rates –..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

'The Sporting Life': … or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Start Loving to Lose

"...work of alehouse patrons. Drinkers. Men and women of vice. The colonists (not the Puritans – heaven forbid!) brought..."

Oct. 25, 2006 Sports Post by John Razook

2005 Kids Summer Camps

An annotated list of several places where kids could be going this summer to enjoy physically and mentally invigorating activities

"...the veggie garden. Ages 4-13. May 30-Aug. 12. Shuttle service to and from available at several Austin locations, 255-3661...."

April 29, 2005 Features Feature

Turandot

Calaf's quest for the heart of the icy princess Turandot is the stuff of legend and, in Austin Lyric Opera production of Puccini's opera, was an opportunity to hear some exquisite music excellently performed.

"...with a lush, soaring score. The choral passages are magnificent; the leads' arias -- including what must be the..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

TCB

Developments in the SXSW wristband scam case, the resurgence of Emo's, and a preview of local fall releases.

"...Detective Andrew Perkel of the Austin Police Department's Financial Crimes Unit says five of the six..."

Aug. 1, 2003 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Day Trips

"...didn't know the trails were there, you would never notice the entrance. There is nothing announcing its location other..."

Oct. 25, 2002 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Back to Cool

The Griffin School kids take us back to high school in style

"...many items of clothing and many types of shoes priced under $100 from sales and use taxes. Some of..."

Aug. 2, 2002 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

You Made Me Love You

What is this thing called crush? Specifically, what makes us swoon over people we've never met? The creative minds at the Blue Theater have gathered over two dozen actors, musicians, artists, writers, and puppeteers to create art, wall-writing, and short performance pieces to address that very question in Celebrity Crush.

"...made that dark internal pledge -- hung a "gone fishing" sign on your fourth chakra, This Heart Closed for..."

March 1, 2002 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

Dr Pepper, Texas

What makes the Dr Pepper in Dublin, Texas, so much better than that made anywhere else?

"...Caribbean, sometimes with rum. In the American South, it's iced tea, lemonade, and soft drinks -- all nonalcoholic, lest..."

Aug. 24, 2001 Features Feature by David Lynch

All Creatures Great and Small

With the current state of the environment, long belabored by activists and scientists who point to any number of warning signs of planetary collapse, it makes sense, Chronicle contributor Dan Oko writes, that writers with deep green inclinations would juggle literary aesthetics and scientific data in their efforts to jar us from the stupefying impact of too much information and too much bad news.

"...intended to beautify the landscape or create hunting and fishing opportunities, such as the German brown trout, an angler's..."

May 18, 2001 Books Feature by Dan Oko

Short Cuts

"...with a suspicious popcorn bucket in his lap. My advice? Get there early, plan to stay late, and don't..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Will Travel for Food

Texas Restaurants Worth Visiting on the Road This Summer

"...remote guest quarters for weekends of respite and sport (fishing, hunting, biking, hiking), Rough Creek Lodge opened some two..."

May 26, 2000 Food Feature

Postmarks

A plethora of environmental concerns are argued in this week's letters to the editor.

"...What's the point of electing these people to public office, only to watch them vote in fear of the..."

March 31, 2000 Column

Sea Cruise

Sailing into the sunset on Delbert McClinton's Blues Crusie.

"...on-board options. If you want it, there's 24-hour room service, a casino, bars aft and fore, pools, hot tubs,..."

Feb. 4, 2000 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Day Trips

Huntsville ... it's more than just a prison town!

"...he wasn't involved with Texas government, the old general practiced law in a one-room log cabin behind his home...."

Jan. 21, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Edibles in Isolation

Send Me to a Desert Island, but Let Me Have My ...

"...then I would first want to stock up on fishing supplies at the Austin Angler. I'd grab a whole..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Food Feature

Electronic Edibles

Virginia B. Wood and Barbara Chisholm have spent some time going through a mountain of catalogs to cull some very interesting suggestions for the food lovers on folks' Christmas lists.

"...salsas (well, there are salsas, actually), but rather wild rice, cherries, and hickory nuts. That's because the region from..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Royer's Round Top Cafe

"...and buttermilk delight shipped alone or with Haagen Dazs ice cream), choose from their sampler of rubs, seasonings, marinades,..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Mule Conversations

"...easy to talk to. In order to break the ice before our "formal" conversation, we chat about Austin musicians..."

April 23, 1999 Music Feature by Jody Denberg

Day Trips

"...be on a leash. Coolers are welcome, but food, ice, and beverages will be for sale, May 8-10. 374-4495...."

May 8, 1998 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Sticking it to the Fat, Lazy Americans

International Acts at SXSW

"...to decide which is more gorgeous: singer Jana Gross' voice or her cheekbones. Think ABBA meets Natalie Merchant in..."

March 13, 1998 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Dancing About Architecture

Flamingo Road

"...you'll find Peter Yarrow, Katy Moffatt, Darden Smith, Trout Fishing In America, Shake Russell & Dana Cooper, and even..."

May 23, 1997 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Fiddles, Not Violins

The Secret to Ray Price and San Antonio Rose

"...don't print it like I'm sayin' it!" Seventy-year-old Ray Price ("going on 71 with a bullet") of Perryville, Texas,..."

Aug. 23, 1996 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

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