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Austin veterans turn away from Iraq and war

Craig Hella Johnson's company of voices has long been world-class; now the world is hearing it

Bud Shrake compacts his far-flung, storied career in his new collection

Two strange and inspiring stories of the healing power of food – and how terribly it can hurt us

Lack of media objectivity cuts all ways

Swinging across the century with Ernie Mae Miller, 'a little blues, a little bawdy'

Atomic City's Jim 'Prince' Hughes is punk rock daikaiju at a whole different level

Why do I love Naruto? Because I love my daughter.

Grindhouse squeezes transcendent kicks from a classic form

Metal and alt-rock collide and flourish during the Back Room's glory years

Austin campaign finance reform is much less than meets the eye

‘Gay Place Xtra’ reviews of Dreadful Sorry, Zoe Lewis, the Gossip, and the Eagles of Death Metal

Austin's media-friendly Robert Ersek is the king of pop cosmetic surgery

Here comes Jimmy LaFave

Austin special effects artists can kill you with a squib or with a CGI bullet hit, gore it up with pig entrails or digitally composited blood, and create just about anything you can imagine with their bare hands or software. Does the industry need both?

Gallery owners David Berman, Wally Workman, and Steve Clark talk about their lives promoting artists and selling art

Cafe Caprice joins the Central City casual fine dining lineup.

'Secondhand Lions' is only the latest production in which Bobbi Colorado-trained beasts play a part.

Don't Take the class, charm, and reputation for granted

No matter where you are in the Hill Country, you're never too far from a theatre. From Boerne to Kerrville, Marble Falls to Uvalde, community theatres are enthusiastically serving up choruses of "76 Trombones" and Odd Couples with a Lone Star twang, as well as some theatrical surprises.

The digital age has ushered a new era in visual art, with the Internet offering artists a new medium for the creation of art, an infinite space to display their work, and a marketing tool. But with this expansion of creative opportunities come sticky questions of ownership and the communal experience of art.

Chronicle writer Dick Holland on the comeback of Texan Terry Southern, the all-around bad boy of black humor

Picking up where Mystery Science Theater 3000 left off, Mr. Sinus Theater 3000 skewers the movies of our childhood to sold-out crowds at the Alamo Drafthouse.

Part 2 of "Jazz," by Harvey Pekar

The aesthetic at Girasole speaks to the food fashion of our age, according to Chronicle writer Rachel Feit. It is studied, indeed, almost market-researched in its appropriateness.

Austin Preeminent Concert Promoter Ponders Retirement

One man's journey to the Bush inauguration confirms more than it denies.

Chain Gangs! Cast Aways! Kung Fu! Chocolate! ... It's Time for the Holiday Film Previews

A new generation of Austin choreographers is expanding our concept of dance through the combination of movement styles and traditions from across the globe, and Barbejoy Ponzio talks to them about the part fusion plays in their work.

Activists oppose World Trade Organization