Headlines

"...Say Don't Know" report quoting one of various abstinence-only sex-ed programs taught in Texas public schools • City Council..."

Feb. 27, 2009 News Feature

Point Austin: Meet the Republicans

The Republicans hold their convention while licking their wounds

"...crowd fervently prefers teenage pregnancy and shotgun marriages to sex education and birth control...."

Sept. 5, 2008 News Column by Michael King

After a Fashion

Last week was all about film, and this week, music. Is Stephen excited about a certain upcoming festival or what?

"...throughout the event, but mainly enjoy a great new selection of plus-sized clothes...."

Feb. 22, 2008 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Naked City

"...guilty in 1997 to soliciting an undercover cop for sex on South Congress and unlawfully carrying a firearm. He..."

July 13, 2007 News Feature

Le Draft 2007

"...5:28am I am woken by the sounds of neighbor sex. Can anyone name a better way to kickoff the..."

April 29, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

How Does an Artist Get a Passport?

Two Austin playwrights join dozens of writers from across the hemisphere to 'dream the Americas'

"...all the artists got a chance to read a selection from their works and talk about where they were..."

March 16, 2007 Arts Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...budget discussions, and rhetorical drum-beating about illegal immigration and sex offenders...."

Jan. 26, 2007 News Feature

You Are There!

The bottom of the barrel isn't low enough for local TV news

"...the upcoming news shows. If nothing else, in their selection of sweeps stories the local news directors revealed their..."

June 10, 2005 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Luv Doc Recommends: Chris Gage Benefit Concert

Scholz Garten, Saturday, February 19, 2005

"...of affordable health care providers, or the mind boggling selection of quality, brand name prescription drugs (enough, in fact,..."

Feb. 18, 2005 Column by The Luv Doc

My Obsession

Joe Nick Patoski leaves this terrestrial plane -- radio plane, that is.

"...the whole nation and give listeners a far broader selection of choices than existed on the AM and FM..."

Dec. 19, 2003 Music Feature by Joe Nick Patoski

The Toronto International Film Festival

A first-timer's diary

"...from Africa complementing the rest of the breathtaking world-cinema selection. Which doesn't mention the Discovery series, the innovative Visions..."

Dec. 12, 2003 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Ourshelves

"...Susan Anderson Managing Librarian for Centralized Selection, Austin Public Library..."

Aug. 8, 2003 Books Feature by Kate Cantrill

The Biennial Bash

Gay-bashing bills are a biennial tradition.

"...of Marriage Act" -- leading the pack. Here's a selection of the good and the bad:..."

May 2, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Latest in Paper

"No doubt about it," writes Jesse Sublett of Javier Marías' When I Was Mortal, "this is fairly odd stuff, and the patterns of quirks pile up like clues in a baroque murder mystery."

"...murdered friend, apparently killed with an antique spear during sex with a prostitute. In addition, Marías enjoys writing from..."

Feb. 7, 2003 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

Who's That Girl?

The Bookslut -- aka Jessa Crispin -- is getting people excited.

"...swear so much, that she wouldn't "bring up anal sex and everything."..."

Jan. 24, 2003 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Mr. Demme's Holiday

Oscar-winning director Jonathan Demme takes a trip to the city of lights and of love, of Tati and Truffaut, in his latest, The Truth About Charlie.

"...opening shot -- a half-naked woman getting dressed after sex, no doubt a holdover from the Corman school of..."

Oct. 25, 2002 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Something to Talk About

Silent but deadly are the grandes dames of pre-talkie Hollywood: Garbo, Bow, Gish, Pickford, Brooks. The Austin Film Society presents a new series honoring their early work.

"...upcoming "Actresses of the Silent Screen" series screens a selection of films starring five silent actresses -- Bow, Greta..."

April 12, 2002 Screens Feature by Will Robinson Sheff

Fandemonium!

Television fans who organize to keep their favorite shows on the air, or even don the occasional Star Fleet Commanding Officer's uniform, are often depicted as lonely losers with too much time on their hands. According to TV columnist Belinda Acosta, the truth is quite the opposite.

"...HBO subscription in order to see The Sopranos or Sex and the City are au courant. The person who..."

Feb. 15, 2002 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

How to Be a Popular Girl

What will shy novelist Sarah Bird do now that she's back in the limelight, Dick Holland asks in this profile of the author of The Yokota Officers Club.

"...The song selection illustrates different moments in the novel, all based on..."

June 22, 2001 Books Feature by Dick Holland

Surreal Science

Looking at three books -- Plague Time, Cancer: The Evolutionary Legacy, and The Rise and Fall of Modern Medicine, Roger Gathman observes that for every advance in technology, nature counterbalances with new opportunities for disease.

"...grasp of these two features, you can tell what selection pressures the microbe is under -- what dangers it..."

March 2, 2001 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

Short Cuts

The low-down on SXSW Film 2001, upcoming filmmaking classes, and who's going to Park City next week.

"...Horton will be presenting a free lecture titled "Screenwriting: Sex and Violence," on Sunday, Jan. 21, 3pm, at the..."

Jan. 19, 2001 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

The Bride From Hell

The Austin Chronicle's style avatar wants your wedding to be the peachiest. Here, he offers helpful hints to make your wedding panning that much less disastrous.

"...imagined that a jaunty disco song about anonymous gay sex in an all-male establishment would become a staple for..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Features Feature by Stephen MacMillan Moser

All the Right Moves

Democrat Donna Howard faces self-proclaimed moderate Republican Cynthia Thornton in the general election for Austin's seat on the State Board of Education

"...schools, and for scrapping bilingual education; meanwhile, she opposes sex education and counseling on homosexuality...."

Oct. 27, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Short Cuts

Upcoming events and workshops of interest to the Austin film community.

"...unrenumerative films," including the intriguingly titled I Am a Sex Addict and I Was Possessed by God. 'Nuff said......"

Aug. 18, 2000 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

After a Fashion

Spending summer with Joan

"...since I have found that they offer a phenomenal selection of fashion books all across the country. Needless to..."

July 7, 2000 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Safekeeping: Some True Stories From a Life

"...each story enlarges a cellular moment through the judicious selection of detail and delivery, suggesting conceptual possibilities (like good..."

May 12, 2000 Books Review by Ken Johnston

Complete Freedom

A profile of Bad Livers banjo player Danny Barnes

"...freedom without government," says Webster's. Punk rock. From 1977's Sex Pistols and Clash lashing out against the "Complete Control"..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Cinematexas Schedule

"...1: Sex: Dangerous? OK? Experts Debate..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Screens Feature

TV Eye

Emmy Awards shake-down: who won, who should have.

"...sad. Though I had not considered Pierce in my selection, I was reminded of his comic agility when the..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Coming of Age

"...short films by women over the past decade. The selections are culled from a six-week retrospective at the Museum..."

Aug. 20, 1999 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

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