Naughty, Yet Nice

The Naughty Secretary Club: The Working Girl’s Guide to Handmade Jewelry, by Jennifer Perkins, is an excellent antidote to boring accessory habits.

"...guide to jewelry – The Naughty Secretary Club: The Working Girl’s Guide to Handmade Jewelry, North Light Books, 144..."

Aug. 22, 2008 Design Post by Sarah Jean Billeiter

Enchanted Forest Gets Organized

Community gets behind South Austin art institution.

"...Like every media outlet in town, Newsdesk has been swamped by a possiby..."

July 23, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Crossing Over to the Dark Side

Alan Parsons answers the $64,000 question

"...Despite working on the Beatles’ Abbey Road and the international success..."

March 20, 2008 Music Post by Austin Powell

McMurrey Endorses Noriega for Senate

Despite key policy differences, defeated candidate will support victor against Cornyn

"...Iraq withdrawal timetable, and public financing of election campaigns. "Without reservation, I will lead a get-out-the-vote movement in my..."

March 10, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

Post-Game Quotes

Supporters of both candidates provide some spin.

"...futile, so we snagged some non-Austin legislators to jaw about their favored candidates. State Rep. Senfronia Thompson of Houston,..."

Feb. 21, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

Untraceable

This tepid, borderline-offensive cyber-serial-killer thriller rehashes both better and worse examples of the current, vapid clamor for so-called "torture porn."

"...of Saw, Se7en, and Feardotcom, among others) with an outraged tone, but the blatant, transparent hypocrisy inherent in the..."

Jan. 25, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

RG4N's 11th-Hour Gamble

RG4n wants a third party to reconcile their Northcross plans with the developer's.

"...between neighbors and developer until ROMA Design Group worked out mutually agreeable details for the project. The press release:..."

March 27, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Mumblecore and Murder

"...up of filmmakers around the country who were then working independently, producing microbudgeted slices of twentysomething life, marked by..."

March 14, 2007 SXSW Post by Spencer Parsons

VMU: Affordable for You?

The city welcomes density but also wants to keep it within a working-class price range

"...Metcalfe said of VMU projects, "I like working on them because I believe in it," and he..."

Feb. 9, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

EMS: Let 'em rest

In an effort to reduce fatigue, Austin-Travis Co. EMS begins a new, more flexible work schedule.

"...spotty or nearly nonexistent downtime or sleep for medics working the city's busiest central stations. Although the change is..."

July 21, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Oh Mother

Allison Orr, who's expecting her first child in late March, has organized a program of contemporary dance by a half-dozen moms and moms-to-be

"...it inspires them to make more dances. Especially dances about being with child. Allison Orr is the latest. The..."

Feb. 10, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

What Makes Cirque Worque?

Unlocking the enduring phenomenon of Cirque du Soleil

"...To that end, Cirque du Soleil is willing to scout the wide world for artists: in far-flung festivals for..."

Feb. 25, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

4th Annual Austin Latino Comedy Fiesta

All the acts taking part in this year's Austin Latino Comedy Fiesta in the Paramount Theatre on Saturday night did a great job of working the crowd, but the audience didn't demand much in the way of innovation from them.

"...Theatre on Saturday night did a great job of working the crowd (cake by comedy standards -- not a..."

Aug. 23, 2002 Arts Review by Rob Curran

Blow Dry

"...just because I'm using Irish Spring as a conditioner. Touted as having been penned by “the writer of The..."

March 9, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Billy Clayton and the Lobby's Revolving Door

"...from Springlake made at least $600,000 last year while working for 31 different clients. Clayton served in the House..."

Jan. 17, 1997 News Feature

Eat Drink Man Woman

"...basic things necessary to sustain life. When you think about it, most stories can be boiled down to these..."

Aug. 19, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Chasing the Yeses: Bluesky COO Rose Wang Heads to SXSW

How a community-first culture pervades the social media startup

"...very public figure. She makes her first visit to South by Southwest this week alongside Bluesky CEO and SXSW..."

March 7, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

After Five Years, George VonDoom and CasinoATX Revive the Austin Hip Hop Awards

Feb. 22 event seeks to foster community for local MCs

"...Austin Hip Hop Awards show in 2008 with funds out of his own pocket...."

Feb. 18, 2025 Music Post by Derek Udensi

After a Uniquely Short and Turbulent Term, Watson Is the Mayoral Candidate to Beat

Four opponents make their cases against the incumbent

"...ended with a high-profile, needlessly aggressive traffic stop carried out by a state trooper. Another issue Watson’s opponents point..."

Oct. 11, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

It’s Time for Austin FC to Leave Its Past, and Its Coach, Behind

It’s just not working with Josh Wolff anymore

"...Wolff out...."

Sept. 27, 2024 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Hey, Look! It’s the Crucial Concerts for This Week.

Cooling temperatures mean no reasons not to go out and see some music

"...good-old-fashioned flow. His work is something you’re gonna talk about to everyone the next day. It’s fitting for the..."

Aug. 30, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

Austin ISD Election Season Is Underway

The candidates are getting their messages out

"...their reelection bids, so we don’t need to talk about them. However, Ofelia Maldonado Zapata and Noelita Lugo, the..."

Aug. 30, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Dìdi

An Asian American wannabe skate punk comes of age in 2008 California

"...so challenging – especially when you’re trying to work out who you are. Say you’re a graduating middle schooler..."

Aug. 2, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Thelma

A nonagenarian seeks revenge after being scammed

"...adorable mee maw who suddenly delivers some obscenity-riddled anecdote about an assignation with a Roosevelt in the Algonquin bathroom?..."

June 21, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Consigned to History: The Last Days of the Austin Antique Mall

When two iconic Austin businesses share an address, someday one was going to lose out

"...a month’s time, this whole space will be emptied out. The management will retire, and the vendors will be..."

May 17, 2024 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Wrecking Mansions and Perfecting Accents With Abigail’s Directors

Tyler Gillett and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin take a bite out of vampires

"...old-school vampire movie ... while simultaneously taking the piss out of all the romanticization of it.”..."

April 20, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Pets Alive! Workers File to Become Largest Animal Shelter Union in the U.S.

Working conditions “are the living conditions of the animals”

"...increasingly overcrowded animal shelters, Austin Pets Alive! employees reached out to the Chronicle to detail their dissatisfaction with their..."

April 12, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

Austin's Aaron Moten's Trip From Batboy to Fallout

How one St. Ed's actor became part of the new Prime series

"...in stolen armor across the post-apocalyptic world of Prime's Fallout, but Aaron Moten made it. "A long, long way,..."

April 11, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Float

A Type-A doctor-in-training enjoys a summer romance in small-town Canada

"...sweet-hearted cousin to the heart-fluttering tearjerker, never quite goes out of fashion as the unexpected success of Anyone But..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

How the Universe Sent Paul Newman to Ethan Hawke

The director discusses his HBO Max series and recent AFS screenings

"...wasn't expecting to spend several years of his life working on a biographical docuseries about Paul Newman and Joanne..."

March 30, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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