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If reading this collection of haiku poems with a food theme entices you to cook something wonderful and have great sex, you can thank us later.

Asking local musical couples what it's like to do everything together

The passing of Austin arts patron and poet Juan Ochoa.

Robert Bly's translations of 20th-century poets enrich our language.

It used to be a commonplace of moralists that man was the only creature in the animal kingdom to slaughter his own kind. But as Chronicle writer Roger Gathman points out, kind is slaughtered by kind routinely among ants, salamanders, and, as any child can tell you, guppies. The golden rule, in nature, is not "do unto others" -- it is "why waste the protein?"

The only punk rock band that mattered, and why they still do

Readers hash over the war on drugs in response to an AISD principal's being busted for marijuana possession.

Upcoming literary events in Austin.

An interview with Canadian documentary filmmaker Ron Mann about his newest film, Grass.

Why Stephen Harrigan's new novel The Gates of the Alamo went into a second printing before the publication date and his upcoming appearances.

Marion Winik has discovered yet another addiction, but this time, she probably won't quit. The Sick Jock Guide outlines her 10-step plan to late-life fitness.

Why party in line when you can party online?

How Nathan Englander Survives His New Fame

More tributes to Doug Sahm

From biopics to end-of-day thrillers, a look at the films you'll be standing in line for this Christmas.

The successes of two Texas authors from the Panhandle; upcoming events at the Harry Ransom Center at UT; and information on how to attend the Tennessee Williams / New Orleans Literary Festival.

Poetry is an act of faith.

A casual spectator might not realize just how much Robert Creeley's long literary career -- he's 73 this year -- has been conducted on the edge. But Creeley not only had a finger on the pulse of American poetry, he's usually been a heartbeat or two ahead of it.

Dr. Dre, Method Man, Redman, Master P, The Artist, Eve, Mos Def, Flo Mob, etc.

Books can heal your soul and there are several ways to do so in the upcoming weeks in Austin. Also, this year's Violet Crown Award winners.

"The truth is, I didn't know a thing about the world of mystery writers and crime publishing," Tom Zigal, the author of three mystery novels, says. Chronicle writer Dick Holland discovers why Zigal might say such a thing and why it may not matter in light of Pariah, Zigal's new installment in the Kurt Muller mystery series.

The 1999 Austin Poetry Slam Team barely missed making the finals of the recent National Poetry Slam in Chicago, but after the trials and tribulations of the past few months (which continue into the present), the team was just happy to be there.

The Fires

News of Urgency!

Moving Violations