This Is Who We Are #7: Sharon Marroquín's The Materiality of Impermanence

A daily affirmation of Austin's creativity from the Chronicle archive

"...the wall of a small open shelter, she huddles alone. No words issue from her, but the look in..."

May 13, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

How to Raise Worker Wages

Organize, arrive, persist, persist, persist

"...every employee of the local grocery stores with a living wage. The question marks the balance that every employer..."

March 31, 2017 News Feature by Jack Craver

Sym the Prole

A radical takes on the practical in the fight against HIV stigma

"...the queer community, but an outspoken representative of those living a similar life as he. He took to the..."

Sept. 5, 2014 Arts Feature by David Estlund

The Materiality of Impermanence

Sharon Marroquín's dance about her cancer experience was a triumph of life and art

"...the wall of a small open shelter, she huddles alone. No words issue from her, but the look in..."

March 30, 2012 Arts Review by Robert Faires

After a Fashion

Stephen's Home Alone adventure was not at all like Macaulay Culkin's

"...its Paul Kirby Fund to help those who are living with AIDS. An excellent cause and a great party..."

Oct. 9, 2009 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

The Least That Money Can Buy

Prison health care is caught between growing demand and shrinking resources

"...and psychiatric care, and, yes, delivering babies. In Texas alone, health care to state prisoners costs $300 million per..."

July 16, 2004 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...ever being able to take this to court, let alone prevail...."

March 28, 2003 Column

It's the Thoughts That Count

Franzen after the frenzy

"...stultifying world of journalism in order to earn a living...."

Dec. 6, 2002 Books Feature by Russell Cobb

Bruised Egos

Fourth Place

"...outside the door. In about ten seconds I'd be alone in the room with him. All of a sudden..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Features Feature by Jackie Dana

The Full Monte

"...more obvious and mundane aspects of suburban and off-the-road living: a bat, toy trucks, toy guitar and case, plastic..."

Feb. 12, 1999 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Room With a View

La Zona Rosa's Ripple Effect

"...have something that's more stable than the concert business alone," says O'Connor. "A restaurant is stable. You can take..."

Sept. 19, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

The ARA Myth

Empty Promises on the Eastside

"...Eastside even a fragment of what he said he alone could deliver, and in doing so had refrained from..."

June 20, 1997 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

The Wedding Banquet

Remake is a sweet, if restrained, ode to found families

"...role) – and they’re all more or less communally living in Lee’s house in Seattle (well, Vancouver-for-Seattle). But the..."

April 18, 2025 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Sitting Down With Your Senator

Sarah Eckhardt goes deep on democracy, womanhood, and our era

"...build teamwork, recognizing that no one does this work alone, and your work doesn’t last unless you build teamwork..."

April 11, 2025 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Anime, Activism, and Aerodynamics in This Weekend’s Recommended Events

Arts and culture abound!

"...Is anyone truly alone anymore? We’ve got the entire world in our pockets:..."

April 4, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Occupied City

A portrait of Amsterdam now and under Nazi occupation

"...Reich under the collective consciousness rug. Yet this week alone there are three films probing the enormity of those..."

Jan. 19, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Going to Bat for Bats

"...challenges we face are beyond the reach of technology alone. The city of Austin, a rapidly evolving tech hub..."

Nov. 21, 2023 Postmarks

Cassandro

Biopic celebrates the life of queer luchador Saúl Armendáriz

"...beautiful home for the devoted woman who raised him alone. The openly gay Saúl decides to take the advice..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Movie Review by Steve Davis

As Heat Blazes, Council OKs $9 Million Emergency Shelter

City using some funding designated for permanent housing

"...by the middle of next week, so that people living on the street would have a place to temporarily..."

July 28, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Enys Men

The form of British folk horror conjured to mask a psychological drama

"...into the Celtic Sea. Mark Jenkin, arguably its greatest living filmmaker, once again breaks out the hand-cranked Bolex camera..."

March 31, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Son

The Father director crashes with this mental health drama

"...perspective of a man (a rightly Oscar-winning Anthony Hopkins) living with dementia. It was harrowing and gripping, yet empathetic..."

Jan. 20, 2023 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Causeway

Jennifer Lawrence returns in a moving portrait of a damaged woman

"...a welcome reminder that she’s one of our greatest living actresses. In Causeway, Lawrence plays Lynsey, an U.S. army..."

Nov. 4, 2022 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Front Steps Slips and Falls

As the nonprofit that runs the ARCH falls apart, the city's rush to replace it frustrates providers

"...case managers, who work directly with people in Austin living without shelter to get them into stable housing, learned..."

July 29, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes

There's something creepy in this Eurosleaze castle

"...diversion may be entertaining, it should be the story alone, with its commentary on how supposedly progressive artistes aren't..."

July 8, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Marcel the Shell With Shoes On

Sweet and funny story of a talking shell will fill your heart

"...somberness as we learn how he has adapted to living his life alone. It strikes such a specific balance..."

July 1, 2022 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Jurassic World Dominion

Nothing new in the DNA of this dinosaur trilogy capper

"...Nublar, Owen Grady (Pratt) and Claire Dearing (Howard) are living their uniquely sexless relationship in the middle of the..."

June 10, 2022 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

She Paradise

Coming-of-age story in Trinidad’s soca scene

"...Sparkle (Nestor) is a 17-year-old living with her out-of-work goldsmith grandpa, so strapped for cash..."

Nov. 19, 2021 Movie Review by Lina Fisher

Medieval Times: Being Dead in an Era of Cruelty and Despair

The story of a real band and a fake band in two acts

"...bar. There, at a cocktail table, a man sits alone except for the two cans of Pabst Blue Ribbon..."

Oct. 22, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

How Did Legendary DJ and Londoner Paul Oakenfold Land in Bastrop?

The Londoner finds his way to a Texas ranch

"...rewards of long-term success along the hero's journey is living long enough to become the villain – if only..."

July 30, 2021 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Spearman Pre-Form by Future Museums Lolita Lynne, "Leave Me Alone"..."

April 16, 2021 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

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