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Some Parts of the World Pt. 6
BettySoo wraps it up on the road from the Netherlands to Germany
"...My last stop in the Netherlands was the ancient city of Nijmegen. I’ve been..."

June 13, 2011 Music Post by BettySoo

Abandoning the Nest
Hurt by the state's inadequate incentives program, Texas film crews take flight
"...Filming of There Will Be Blood near Marfa was in its second..."

May 23, 2008 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Carrying the Burden
During Gov. Bush's campaign for his party's presidential nomination last fall, reporters asked the candidate to comment on a federal government report asserting that many Texans, including large numbers of children, were going to bed hungry. "I saw the report that children in Texas are going hungry. Where?" he demanded, going on to say, "You'd think the governor would have heard if there are pockets of hunger in Texas." Indeed, you would, especially if one of those pockets is just a few miles from his front door, Virginia B. Wood explains as she explores the very pockets of hunger in Austin Bush has difficulty fathoming.
"...It's the third Wednesday morning of the month. Rosewood Apartments resident..."

April 28, 2000 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Moon-Shaped Panties & the Saint of White Trash
The Late Lucinda Williams
"...The morning starts normally for Lucinda. Well, maybe not normal,..."

Oct. 23, 1998 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

La Vista at the Hyatt
"...Because La Vista is on the second floor of the Hyatt Hotel, chances are you've..."

Aug. 8, 1997 Food Feature

The War Zone
"...Tilda Swinton, Ray Winstone and Lara Belmont. Fair warning: The War Zone can be excruciating to watch. Dealing as..."

Feb. 11, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Eric Shattuck's "The Shape of Human Hearts"
The First Place winner in the 2017 Austin Chronicle Short Story Contest
"...The light is close, now. A week ago, Hamid saw..."

June 9, 2017 Arts Feature by Eric Shattuck

The Ballad of Townes & Blaze
The twisted but not-so-tall tale of Van Zandt and Foley, Lonesome Dove meets Barfly
"...The jigsaw of geography in filmmaking is such that one..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Features Feature by Sybil Rosen

Ha-Ha-Hitler: The Importance of Mocking Nazis in Jojo Rabbit
Taika Waititi, Stephen Merchant dissect hate in anti-Nazi satire
"...can't laugh at evil, what can you do? That's the message of Jojo Rabbit...."

Oct. 25, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Kitchen Nightmares
Kitchen Nightmares segment about Austin's El Greco
"...Last Friday night, watching the Kitchen Nightmares segment filmed at Austin's El Greco in..."

Jan. 25, 2012 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

The Food Issue:
Book Yourself Some Eats
Literary quotations about food – past, present, and post-apocalyptic
"...Serving suggestion: Chew on these five brief snacks, as compiled by our bibliophilic Brenner..."

June 10, 2013 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Alamo Drafthouse Goes Into the VOD Business
Alamo on Demand to offer curated selection of films
"...Austin-based theater chain the Alamo Drafthouse has just announced it is..."

May 7, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

L’Oca d’Oro Co-Owner on the Future of the Restaurant
Right now, they can’t do what they do – so what’s next?
"...mitzvah. A family of regulars was supposed to celebrate the culmination of their daughter’s hard work with a big..."

April 27, 2020 Food Post by Adam Orman

First Look: The Scarlet Rabbit
Wonderland decor meets down home cuisine
"...touch of fantasy to Round Rock’s Main Street with the opening of his new bistro the Scarlet Rabbit in..."

Sept. 2, 2014 Food Post by Amira Jensen

The Puffy Taco Invasion
Two San Antonio-influenced Mexican restaurants are the newest residents of Manor Road's Restaurant Row
"...Tuesday-Saturday, 11am-10pm After spending a decade across the parking lot from Güero's and two blocks off the..."

April 30, 2004 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Sharing the Swing
Cabaret artist Ann Hampton Callaway returns to Austin to share not only her talents in performance, but, in working with a select group of local singers, she'll be sharing her insights into the form of cabaret, ways in which they might find their own place in it, and literally sharing the Scottish Rite stage with them.
"...In November 2001, Austin Cabaret Theatre got off to a wonderfully auspicious start because producer..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Doing the Bret Thing
On the Town with Bret Easton Ellis
"...When I get in, there are messages on the machine. Three of them are..."

Oct. 20, 1995 Arts Feature

Reclaiming 'The Corner'
Neighbors, police, and prosecutors applaud the 'Drug Market Intervention' at 12th and Chicon
"...lined up along Salina Street, just a block from the intersection of East 12th and Chicon, ground zero for..."

Sept. 20, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

What I Learned at the Dot-Bomb Revolution
Robert Bryce recounts his short, happy career in the Internet wave
"...The offer was just too good...."

Nov. 30, 2001 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Eat to the Beat
Gotta break eggs to make a musician omelet
"...There's this old joke: "How do you get a drummer..."

June 14, 2013 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Taking a Bite Out of The Menu
Director Mark Mylod and producer Betsy Koch discuss their new culinary satire
"...restaurant and was ushered into this strangely claustrophobic room. "There's a table and a banquette and you're backed in,..."

Nov. 18, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Great Escape
"...As we skidded back into our driveway and cut the engine after our first dinner at Sardine Rouge, my..."

July 16, 1999 Food Feature by Rebecca Chastenet dé Gery

Chef Charles Zhuo Innovates the Menu at Apt 115
Cooking small, cooking fierce
"...The way chef Charles Zhuo tells it, you'd think the..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Half-Price Pizza, SXSE Laotian Party, Boozy Miracle on Fifth Street, the Embiggening of Micklethwait's, Hex Kitchen Sorcery, and More
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
"...scene, as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings:..."

Nov. 10, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Tenth Annual "Austin Chronicle' Short Story Contest Results
"...Third Place: The Warmth of Snowby Margaret Burns..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Books Feature

'The Main Treatment Options'
Short Story Contest: First place
"..."Oh, shit, Ramey," was the first thing I said when I walked in the..."

Feb. 4, 2011 Books Feature by Katie F. Perry

Are Chef-to-Table Meal Services the Future of Cheffing?
No restaurant? No problem.
"...As someone who thinks about food most of the time and falls asleep while cataloging breakfast items, I..."

Nov. 11, 2022 Food Feature by A. Richmond

Jan the Lazyman
"...1 Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 10:30:06 -0000 From: "janthelazyman2001" (janthe[email protected]) Subject: help..."

Sept. 13, 2002 Music Feature

Dining for One at the Rubber Repstaurant
Austin’s Rubber Repertory provided, I mean, anything you desired
"...to sit on this review for a week, until the project was over. Because this thing, this latest happening..."

Jan. 27, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Eating Between the Lines
Books for Cooks
"...Hot, Sour, Salty, Sweet: A Culinary Journey Through Southeast Asiaby Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Food Feature by Mick Vann

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