Media Watch: The Rag in the Modern World

Olde Austin Ragsters revive in a digital age

"...For most of us, the underground press movement of the Sixties exists as little..."

Feb. 12, 2010 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Truth in Journalism: The Making of The Post

Reporters and researchers on Spielberg's journalistic epic

"...as Renato Perez came home from his shift at The New York Times, he got a call from assistant..."

Jan. 15, 2018 Screens Post by Acacia Coronado

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

Fortune and Glory: How The Spiel Celebrates Steven Spielberg

Eric Vespe discusses new podcast, life after Scott Wampler

"...Eric Vespe. After all, when your first memory is the coffins popping out of the ground at the end..."

July 29, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Top 10 Censored Stories of 2000

The news stories that didn't make the mainstream press in 2000

"...Have you read the one about corporations planning to charge you hundreds of..."

April 20, 2001 News Feature by Karynn M. Fish

SXSW Music 2023: The Best Things We Saw on Thursday

Despite storms, we caught 03 Greedo, Sobs, Tangerine Dream, and more

"...Friday and KUTX’s planned Lady Bird Lake showcase inside the Convention Center, Thursday shifts kept coming...."

March 17, 2023 SXSW Post by Julian Towers

Samuel Woolley and The Reality Game

UT professor's new book attacks the disinformation wars

"...Even before the 2016 election, an entire rogues' gallery of trolls, bots,..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Arts Post by Mike Berry

Space and Distance: A Joint Interview With Balmorhea and Explosions in the Sky

How Austin’s landmark instrumental outfits soundtrack the state of Texas

"...Chris Hrasky wishes there was a better backstory to Big Bend (An Original..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Music Feature by Austin Powell

The Decoder

Lawrence Wright reflects on a decade spent exploring and explaining the Middle East in My Trip to Al-Qaeda

"...I met Lawrence Wright in 2001, before 9/11. The day he called, I was the only lucky sucker..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Screens Feature by Nora Ankrum

Everything Old Is New Again

A Texan's in the White House, we're in a quagmire war – and 'The Rag' returns to Austin

"...Right before she began her journey up the steep, dark flight of stairs inside the old building..."

Sept. 2, 2005 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

One in a Crowd: Sir Doug and the Genuine Texas Cosmic Groove

Kickstarter appeal of new film about Austin legend

"...rule for anyone considering making a music documentary: Getting the rights to all the songs you want can be..."

July 25, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Chronicle Endorsements for the March Primary Election

Here are the local, state, and national Dems we picked to represent us

"...Lots of action this cycle, as redistricting has changed the political map in ways that mostly work to Austin..."

Feb. 11, 2022 News Feature

The Table Ed Ward Built

Pioneering music journalist (1948-2021) wrote rock & roll history

"...Ed Ward, who died Monday at the age of 72, welcomed me to the table –..."

May 5, 2021 Music Post by Tim Stegall

The Many Projects of Lawrence Wright

From TV to the stage the local writer has been busy

"...The Looming Tower Hulu series digs into the lead-up to..."

April 13, 2018 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Banicki

The Facts Were Immaterial

The 'counterintelligence' operations of Hoover's FBI included harassment, vilification, violence – and fake 'underground' newspapers in Bloomington, D.C., and Austin

"...and humane struggle can build a living community within the shell of the dying one." – Letter from the..."

June 7, 2013 News Feature by Dale Brumfield

The Way It Is and Isn't

Ben Rubin's art installation at UT shows the gap between TV news in Cronkite's time and now

"...time – and not just because it kicked off the cocktail hour. That was the time, in the Central..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Page Two: When I Write the Book

On luck, anarchy, and the narrative vagaries of life

"...Back in the old days, Austin's airport was not only at Mueller..."

Feb. 9, 2007 Column by Louis Black

The News Biz Is In Deep Shiz

Local newsroom leaders see growth potential despite tough climate

"...When John Garrett co-founded the first Community Impact Newspaper covering Round Rock and Pflugerville..."

July 26, 2024 News Feature by Abe Asher

Uncovered: The War on Iraq

The filmmaker, who is also responsible for the recent documentary Outfoxed, argues that intelligence data have been manipulated by this administration to justify the decision to go to war.

"...Directed by: Robert Greenwald. The latest from Robert Greenwald, the director who also recently..."

Oct. 8, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Power up the PDA

Recommended at SXSW Interactive 2003.

"...provides plenty of things to keep any geek on the go. But all those panels and keynotes and cyber..."

Feb. 28, 2003 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

The Trials of Henry Kissinger

"...and murders? Who encourages nuclear proliferation? Who calls for the secret invasion of a country without a declaration of..."

Jan. 24, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

A Hollywood star falls to earth with mad, exhilarating results.

"...Has Alejandro González Iñárritu finally retired the hair shirt? If so, it’s a good look for..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

“1619 Project” Creator Discusses Race, Slavery, Trump Pushback

"...Tuesday, Sept. 14, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones of The New York Times joined the 2020 virtual Texas Tribune..."

Sept. 18, 2020 News Feature by Lilli Hime

Taco Journalism Launches Taco Tour

No taco will be left undiscovered

"...If somewhere in Texas, there is a taco to end all tacos – a..."

July 15, 2015 Food Post by Brandon Watson

Chasing the Yeses: Bluesky COO Rose Wang Heads to SXSW

How a community-first culture pervades the social media startup

"...an alternative protein source. Now she’s COO of Bluesky, the first major social media platform launched in almost a..."

March 7, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Kingcast Host and Online Film Journalism Legend Scott Wampler Dies

Film community and filmmakers praise the Austin film lover

"...The Austin film community – and the genre film community..."

June 1, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Baffler

"...The Baffler Issue Number Thirteen..."

Feb. 4, 2000 Books Review by Stuart Wade

Something the Grackles Made

The life and works of Mr. Pants

"...sociable fellow, an amiable seeker well-suited to survival in the cloistered, miscreant-infested asylum of The Daily Texan entertainment department..."

Sept. 19, 2008 Features Feature by Cindy Widner

Chapter 4: The Nineties!

March 1991 -- December 2000

"...Austin: The recovery blossoms into the second boom. The first half..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

The Last Last Sunday?

Austin organizing project contemplating its future

"...we were setting up for an early Last Sunday gathering, a longtime participant in local progressive politics asked me,..."

June 22, 2007 News Feature by Robert Jensen

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