The Bullet Hole in the Butterfly Bar

This East Austin joint's a good story you could be part of

"...There's a bullet hole in the gorgeous wooden bar between the stools and the..."

Jan. 11, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

That Wild Man

Gary Cartwright: The mad, mad, mad life of a Texas wordsmith

"...iconic Texas scribe whose life has been way more interesting/wild/chaotic than yours? Use his words...."

June 26, 2015 Arts Feature by Joe O'Connell

The House That PAC Built

"...In the children's rhyme that takes its name from a..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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

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

"...most significant sentence of the 20th century was written in 1950 by James Baldwin:..."

Oct. 31, 2014 Column by Michael Ventura

We Remember What the Dormouse Said

Ten authors cut you a little slice of their own personal Wonderlands

"...hole we go, reader, and you're already familiar with that metaphor – due to a classic of fantastic storytelling..."

March 31, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Still Lives

Kate Breakey talks to Clay Smith about why she photographs dead birds and flowers and other animals.

"...In the afterword to Small Deaths (University of Texas Press,..."

Dec. 21, 2001 Arts Feature by Clay Smith

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...the movies at this year's hybrid event. The stellar lineupreally ignites with the world premiere of Apollo 10 1/2:..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

'The Powerful Odor of Mendacity'

An interview with Molly Ivins and Louis Dubose, authors of Bushwhacked: Life in George W. Bush's America.

"...Last month Molly Ivins, the queen of Austin political columnists, and former Austin..."

Oct. 3, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

What Would Jean-Luc Do?

In a post-digital world, is cinema dead or just rebooting?

"..."Everything is cinema." – Jean-Luc Godard..."

July 24, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

SXSW 09 Film Lineup Announced

What's all the ruckus? Why, it's the SXSW Film lineup!

"...We had a little bit of the Christmas morning feeling when the complete lineup for the South by..."

Feb. 1, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...Last week, SXSW announced that high-concept horror A Quiet Place is this year's opening..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Spill Diaspora

Two websites devoted to film and popular culture have risen from the ashes of Spill.com

"...When talking to Korey Coleman about Spill.com, the now-defunct movie review..."

Nov. 28, 2014 Screens Feature by Austin Heiberg

Smells Like Preteen Spirit

Kid rockers Three Hourz Sleep confront their first major crisis when their drummer moves away.

"...A couple of months ago, during an early supper at El Sol y La Luna,..."

Dec. 28, 2001 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...showcases/bands, divided by five nights, divided by you. And that's not counting the attendant acts the conference sweeps in..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Immaculate Perception

Author and Visionary Bruce Sterling

"...Perhaps more than any other writer these days, Bruce Sterling takes the abstract ideas and arcane politics of the..."

April 18, 1997 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...I urge any sane Austinite that likes what's left of this once unique city..."

July 26, 2002 Column

Postmarks

"...The political agenda of the writer was especially self-evident in the presentation of the story's sidebar "Dueling Dreams for..."

Sept. 18, 1998 Column

As Charlie Jones Exits C3, He Traces His Journey From College Station to Founding ACL Fest

Leaving the music promotions empire he helped build, Jones begins his new events company, Four Leaf

"...One fundamental story, two plotlines, three basic tales, five boilerplate..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...In response to Nick Barbaro's January 18 "Page Two" concerning..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Column

Like Being Killed

"...I met Ellen Miller at a Barnes & Noble in Brooklyn this past April. She came to my reading..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Books Feature by Marion Winik

Road Sign Language

Lost Highway Screenwriter Barry Gifford

"...Patricia Arquette in Lost Highway..."

Feb. 28, 1997 Screens Feature by Sid Moody

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Thanks for the article on Melinda Ballard vs. Farmers Insurance about Ballard's moldy mansion ["The..."

March 28, 2003 Column

Chapter 5: An Ongoing Odyssey

Twenty years of The Austin Chronicle: the final chapter and coda

"...Austin: Look around you...."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Play It Again, Sam

All About Eve (1950)

"...A Triple-S movie (three suicides in the cast -- Marilyn Monroe, Barbara Bates, and George..."

June 4, 1999 Screens Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Taking It to the Limit..."

April 12, 2002 Column

Beat Currencies

In a look at some recently reprinted classic works by the Beats, Chronicle writer Dale Smith examines why being on the road was such a dangerous place -- and why it no longer is.

"...San Francisco Beat: Talking With the Poets edited by David Meltzer City Lights..."

Aug. 3, 2001 Books Feature by Dale Smith

Make Your Mama Proud

Profile of local rapper MC Overlord.

"...Sooner or later, almost everyone receives a phone call that..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Dangerous Liaisons

A Gay Man's Search for Sex Ends in His Murder

"...afternoon of July 14, 1996, Bruce Becker wanted two things. He wanted the company of a man and he..."

March 14, 1997 News Feature by Amy Smith

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...THEREMIN: AN ELECTRONIC ODYSSEYD: Steven M. Martin. (PG-13, 85 min.)..."

Nov. 3, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...THEREMIN: AN ELECTRONIC ODYSSEYD: Steven M. Martin. (PG-13, 85 min.)..."

Oct. 27, 1995 News Feature

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