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Breece D'J Pancake committed suicide in 1979 at the age of 26, and his Stories -- which Little, Brown has reprinted -- shows that he "cut short a literary career which had suggested a greatness that can now only be guessed at."

Characters from children's literature storm Austin-area stages in July.

Tim League says "blow me!" with his brand-new, German-imported, inflatable screen; plus, The Sixth Sense's Haley Joel Osment may soon be seen on Austin street corners, muttering "I see Texans."

The third coast heads over to the West Coast for the Sixth Annual University of Texas at Austin Student Film Showcase, and in case you can't afford to fly out for the big shindig, they'll be screening the student works free at the Alamo Drafthouse Downtown. Crafty.

Doghouse Theatre's production of A Streetcar Named Desire creates an interesting environment in the back yard of a University neighborhood, but the story gets lost in the show's directorial freedoms and delivery.

Michael Bay gets into "Leather" …

In Austin Lyric Opera's production of the opera A Streetcar Named Desire, director Brad Dalton and his design team translate the unsettled mental state of Blanche Dubois into literal elements of the setting, creating a distorted, exaggerated, haunted work.

Things used to slow down here in the summer, but it looks like June could be the busiest month of the year for Austin-area chefs.

Local bestsellers are based on recent sales at Austin bookstores selected to reflect varied reading interests.

Critics say programs like Providence and Normal, Ohio play on the adult desire to recapture a happier time. But it's shows like The West Wing and Gideon's Crossing that really fill us with nostalgia.

Chronicle writer Roger Gathman queries local booksellers and various writers on erotica they recommend.

Pat Cash tried to impugn the Williams sisters' Wimbledon accomplishment, but they're bigger than him and that simpering Chris Evert put together.

The Doghouse Theatre's production of Michael Ondaatje's The Collected Works of Billy the Kid may take place in a back yard in West Campus, but the ensemble, a three-piece combo, and Ondaatje's poetry transport you to dark wooden houses on the plains where myth and mystery bring Billy the Kid to life.

Reviews of Recent Fiction and Nonfiction

Aging stars and aging boomers spell an ongoing decline in the popularity of tennis, Coach muses, while dropping a bundle in a Vegas sports book.

Is it a coincidence that at the turn of the century, magic and the supernatural has made another appearance on TV?

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Please Take My MTV

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