Krippendorf's Tribe

"...actors camping it up in blackface pretending to be primitive jungle tribesmen of New Guinea and you have a..."

Feb. 27, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Close to Eden

"...in the isolated steppes of Chinese Inner Mongolia. Modern culture intersects with pre-industrial traditions and the results are both..."

May 7, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Daughters of the Dust

"...patterns, there developed amongst this all-black community a resonant culture infused with the rituals, spiritualism, beliefs, symbols and stylings..."

Feb. 14, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

History Repeats

A writer and his artist aunt explore cave paintings and see more than just writing on the wall.

"..."These people say something about culture," Zintgraff says and takes a light pull on his..."

Aug. 17, 2001 Features Feature by Eli Kooris

Stargate

"...it? Well…. Roland Emmerich hasn't bettered us as a culture with Stargate, but he hasn't corrupted us, either. What..."

Nov. 4, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Truth and Reconciliation

The assertion of the individual is at the heart of the Austin Museum of Art's new show, "Liberated Voices: Contemporary Art From South Africa," which makes it fresh and full of surprises; it resonates with the hungry energy of a country emerging from oppression and brims with experimentation and unique, original perspectives.

"...just at the point where they seem to reference "primitive" art, they reveal themselves to be imaginative objects...."

June 2, 2000 Arts Feature by Ben Willcott

Public Notice

Slow-Motion Commotion

"...backslapping as we look back on how far our primitive culture has come with regard to getting along with..."

April 30, 1999 Column by Kate X Messer

Summer Fun: No Pressure; No Diamonds

Learning the facets of the AAA hotel inspector's trade

"...AAA inspector. It's a matter of: What is the culture of your organization? This is who you are. If..."

July 17, 2015 Chronolog Post by Kate X Messer

They Drew Fire: Combat Artists of World War II

"...seems to shoot flames off the page, with its primitive-style depiction of a close-quarters fight between soldiers using bayonets..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Books Review by Jesse Sublett

John Fogerty Won’t Back Down

From Pete Seeger and Tom Petty to the romance of the Sixties

"...to come to Texas that first time? Just how primitive was it?..."

Oct. 25, 2017 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Daughter From Danang

"...a Clicker and goggling naively at her birth family's primitive shower, Heidi is the typical American fish out of..."

Jan. 10, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Fantastic Journey

Alejandro Escovedo comes full circle

"...up in Orange County," explains Escovedo. "He knew the culture. He was also a surfer. He understood all of..."

June 20, 2008 Music Feature by Dave Marsh

The Place Where Worlds Join

Aztlan Dance Company explores the cultural interaction of old and new in Veracruz

"...what I call 'Olmeca,' a re-creation of Mother Earth culture, which reflects our indigenous past. That's followed by 'Duende:..."

Feb. 20, 2004 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Homage To An Old Marquee

"...while everywhere schools offer degrees in film. Today the culture of cinema, from its beginnings to the present, is..."

Jan. 23, 1998 Column by Michael Ventura

Postmarks

DeWitty Center Helpful

"...no means all-white or "dead-head." There's a mix of cultures, ages, and occupations represented, and though this may confuse..."

Aug. 8, 1997 Column

Two-Wheeled Texas

Bikers' best bets on the highways and byways

"...land right off 969 and are offering prime, close-to-ROT primitive camping. Primitive, baby. There’s water and not much more,..."

June 13, 2008 Features Feature by Angela Armstrong

Who We Are

The 'Chronicle' interviews Howard Zinn on war, peace, and human nature

"...professions generally. It seems to be part of a culture of professionalism. You don't step outside boundaries of what..."

Feb. 10, 2006 News Feature by Diana Welch

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup

Sweet sheep, Lonesome Dove peeks, and more to see around the state

"...that brings the best of southwestern Louisiana’s cuisine and culture to downtown. To get a taste of what the..."

Aug. 1, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Game Changer

How Austin's indie gaming scene got cooking as Juegos Rancheros

"...of the monthly open meetings of Austin's indie gaming culture collective. The drinking, presentations, and schmoozing are one of..."

Nov. 18, 2011 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Pressure Drop

The State of Modern Reggae

"...the reggae flame, Killer Bees or Tribal Nation. Bass Culture (Some History, Briefly)..."

July 4, 1997 Music Feature

'There To Tell the Truth'

Seymour Hersh on journalism, politics, presidents, and war

"...they don't see the enemy, they don't understand the culture of the enemy, they never see anyone in a..."

March 30, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Slack to the Future

Slacker at 20

"...two decades have witnessed a positively tectonic shift in culture, commerce, art, and identity that has left the once-drowsy..."

Jan. 21, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

Justice Denied

"...The Japanese word for "culture" is bunka. Here in the United States, we belong..."

June 6, 1997 Column

John Sayles

The evolution of American music and Southern race relations in Honeydripper

"...with which Sayles enacts his iconic interrogation of our culture, with both the evolution of American music and race..."

Feb. 1, 2008 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

Blogging to Utopia

The new alternative press

"...– in other words, a daily that covered politics, culture, and lifestyle issues from a personal POV. The current..."

March 5, 2004 Screens Feature by Roger Gathman

Cultural Interloper

Accordion King Bradley Williams

"...Since then, he's completely immersed himself in the Tejano culture, making himself something of a storied figure here in..."

April 11, 1997 Music Feature by Lee Nichols

Point Austin: Welcome to the Future

Texas is just like America, only more so

"...consequences. "I think Texas has nurtured an immature political culture that has done terrible damage to the state and..."

March 16, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Standing Rock Pipeline Protests Bring New Life to Old Struggles

“It’s about all of us”

"...cultural diversity and the significant role that Native American culture plays in our nation's history and its future." Carbon..."

Sept. 30, 2016 News Feature by Greg Harman

Appalachian Blues

New series Outsiders explores outlaw mountain men

"...according to their own rules, in a kind of primitive way that was maybe simpler and superior and maybe..."

Jan. 22, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Letters at 3am: The World That Calls Itself "the World"

We're capable of so much – and look what we've settled for

"...what their employers permit and only what their news culture recognizes as newsworthy. Most of them – not all..."

Oct. 31, 2014 Column by Michael Ventura

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