The Hot Spot

How Richard MacKinnon and the Wireless City Project are making Austin the center of the tech universe – again

"...Richard MacKinnon is changing the city of Austin on a fundamental level. For a..."

June 11, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

For the Activist Who Has Everything

Useless political gifts for the holiday season

"...Actually, they're not all useless, but some of the most useful..."

Dec. 17, 2004 News Feature

Killing Nazis the Finnish Way: Jalmari Helander on Hyperviolent Action-Comedy Sisu

How mud and sand made for a gritty World War II romp

"...In Jalmari Helander's office, there are two film posters. One is for Rare Exports,..."

April 25, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Adventures of Sancho Panza

Guitar Techs

"...Vile, humid Houston heat permeates Fitzgeralds' cramped backstage. In the wings, Charlie Sexton's nine guitars stand sweltering at attention...."

June 23, 1995 Music Feature

Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled... Firefighting Gear?

Firehouse Subs has a unique plan to save the environment and your house

"...The next time you're visiting one of the greater Austin..."

Feb. 1, 2013 Food Post by Kenny Pailes

'Crash Course' Hits the Mark

'Top Gear' star Richard Hammond strikes out on his own

"...you watch BBC America, you'll know Richard Hammond. He's the short one from Top Gear, who hangs around with..."

April 16, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: The Gay Place Rides Again

Original Chron legend Kate X Messer talks "Qmmunity"/"The Gay Place" origins

"...In the mid-Aughts, young Austin Chronicle journo Kate X Messer approached..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Column by James Scott

My Gear: The Octopus Project

Electro experimentalists swear they subscribe to less-is-more despite their density of gear

"...instrumental experimentalism by local electro rockers Octopus Project. Surprisingly, then, the band's core – multi-instrumentalists Yvonne and Josh Lambert,..."

Jan. 19, 2018 Music Feature by David Brendan Hall

'Top Gear': Ten Years, Mostly Accident Free

Three idiots drive fast cars, proving the genius of the BBC

"...The problem with American shows about cars is that they're..."

June 11, 2009 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: Season of the Homoscopes

Change is the name of the game this week in Austin’s queer event horoscopes

"...Scorpio. What does that mean? Honestly, I don't know. Other than knowing my sun, moon, and rising signs (for..."

Nov. 3, 2023 Column by James Scott

Adventures in Journalism: Let’s Go to the Roller Derby!

"...When the dust finally settled after last Saturday’s (Dec. 2) important..."

Dec. 10, 2006 Sports Post by John Razook

The Disenchanted

"...Miller's La Petite Voleuse, and, like so much of the French New New Wave, contains echoes of everything from..."

Dec. 4, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Qmmunity: The Puzzle of Pride

Putting together all the pieces of queer history with Pride Month events

"...triumph in equal measures. Miss one particular piece and the big gay picture becomes distorted. Pride Month asks us..."

June 2, 2023 Column by James Scott

Only the Brave

Visceral dramatization of the heroic work of the Granite Mountain Hotshots

"...The profession of firefighting is shown for the hard, heroic..."

Oct. 20, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The International

This conspiracy thriller starring Clive Owen and Naomi Watts never gets past second gear.

"...F. O’Byrne, Michel Voletti, Patrick Baladi and Jay Villiers. The juiciest moment in any conspiracy movie is the scene..."

Feb. 13, 2009 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Informant

Revolutionary to rat: The uneasy journey of Brandon Darby

"...join thousands of protesters in St. Paul, Minn., for the Republican National Convention. In the trailer behind them were..."

Jan. 23, 2009 News Feature by Diana Welch

The Quiet American

"...Mai Hoa. Delayed from national distribution last year in the midst of the country’s post-9/11 mood of circumspection, The..."

Feb. 14, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Boys On the Side

"...Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Mary-Louise Parker, Drew Barrymore, James Remar, Matthew McConaughey, Anita Gillette and Estelle Parsons. To call Boys..."

Feb. 3, 1995 Movie Review by Steve Davis

My Gear: Mike & the Moonpies

Inside the van of Austin's honky-tonk road dogs

"...wagon, a 2015 Chevy Express Explorer, complete with black leather, mood lighting, four swiveling captain's chairs, and a flat-screen...."

Sept. 1, 2017 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Gear Up and Get Away

The escapist magic of the holidays' hottest games

"...gloom? Weary of pushing papers across a drab cube? Then how about a change of scenery? Better yet, how..."

Dec. 12, 2003 Screens Feature by Marcel Meyer

Four-Hour Guru Tim Ferriss on the Path to Perfection

Meta-learning explored through the art of the kitchen

"...Tim Ferriss, author of The Four Hour Work Week and The Four Hour Body,..."

March 11, 2013 Food Post by Margaret Shugart

SXSW Tips: Slow & Steady Wins the Race

IA has a few additions for your band's SXSX to-do list

"...Wednesday night, I saw Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks at the Mohawk. The band put on an..."

Feb. 24, 2012 Music Post by Zoe Cordes Selbin

The Kitchen

1970s mob drama gets a #MeToo overhaul

"...Tiffany Haddish, Annabella Sciorra, Common and James Badge Dale. The balance point of a great mob movie lies in..."

Aug. 16, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Happytime Murders

Puppet comedy crime caper is less Feebles, more just feeble

"...As a theatre kid of the early 2000s, no Broadway show better..."

Aug. 24, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Music Lover's Guide to Austin

The essential sounds, sights, and settings of Austin music

"...So your plane just touched down and the pilot said, “Welcome to Austin: the Live Music Capital..."

March 3, 2017 Chronolog Post

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge out of Water

The lovable gang from the animated TV show leaves Bikini Bottom to come ashore.

"...seriously. Arriving a full decade after its big-screen predecessor, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water returns to the..."

Feb. 13, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss

Feeding the 'Afflicted'

Clif Prowse and Derek Lee have a new angle on found footage

"...genre. Afflicted does it twice. One is found footage. The other … co-directors/stars Clif Prowse and Derek Lee want..."

Sept. 24, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Boxer Rebellion Gets Yang'd But Good

Graphic Novelist Gene Luen Yang brings his newest work to Austin

"...There's the ghost of the first emperor of all China,..."

Sept. 23, 2013 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Company You Keep

Members of the Weather Underground resurface in this contemporary thriller directed by Robert Redford.

"...Boomers, unite. Amid the fictional superheroes about to swarm into movie theatres this..."

April 26, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Did You Hear About the Morgans?

Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker play a feuding New York City couple who rediscover their love while out West.

"...its difficult-to-remember title on down, Did You Hear About the Morgans? is a forgettable and lackluster fish-out-of-water rom-com. The..."

Dec. 18, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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