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Anatomy of an Understanding
How an unfortunate fitting room encounter brought Petticoat Fair to a session called 'Trans 101'
BY KATE X MESSER
Point Austin: Questions for Candidates
The answers aren't easy
BY MICHAEL KING
Then There's This: A Double Whammy for CodeNEXT
An ethics complaint and a vote against the first major part of the Imagine Austin plan
BY AMY SMITH
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Civics 101
Council on Transportation: Pondering the Bond
On Aug. 7, Council will discuss putting a $1 billion bond proposal on the Nov. 4 ballot
BY MAC MCCANN
Council: Welcome Back – to Budget Season
Council's vacation ends
BY MICHAEL KING
Another Hotel Checks In on Congress Avenue
The Hideout has seen the future and it's a 32-story hotel
BY AMY SMITH
Boards & Commissions Mix-and-Match
The city tries to consolidate its committees
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
Buehler Lawsuit Victory
Peaceful Streets Project founder can take his civil rights suit to trial
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
HB 2 Back in Court
The second legal battle to halt House Bill 2 begins Monday morning
BY MARY TUMA
Last Call for DWIs at AFD?
Fire chief cracks down on drunk driving firefighters
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
Wanted for Ballot: AISD Candidates
Tamala Barksdale has yet to declare
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Can Davis Reverse Poll Numbers?
New poll shows Abbott pulling even further ahead
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
The Hightower Report
Do-nothing Congress takes a vacation
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
A Family Affair
Local couple spins traditional kimchi
BY JESSI CAPE
Seventh Wonder
Silo confounds with inconsistent fare
BY BRANDON WATSON
El Taquito Supremo
Mini-chain vies for taco domination
BY MICK VANN
Food-o-File
The Austin barbecue scene smokes out some new contenders
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Events
BY BRANDON WATSON
music
Everything Hits at Once
Give the drummer some: Spoon backbeat Jim Eno
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
Playback: Long in the Tooth
Songwriting 101 from Billy Joe Shaver
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Phases & Stages
screens
Subverting the Code
New AFS series showcases Barbara Stanwyck at her most sly and seductive
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Field of Dreams
In 'Los Jets,' a six-part TV series, we see how the soccer-playing sons of undocumented immigrants became state champions
BY NINA HERNANDEZ
Film Reviews
Code Black
Shot by a filmmaker/physician over the years of his residency, this doc about ER medicine is immersive and eye-opening.
The Fluffy Movie
Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias performs in this comedy concert film.
Get on Up
As James Brown, Chadwick Boseman captures the performer's voice, moves, sweat, and swagger, but this biopic, as a whole, needs a stronger compass.
Guardians of the Galaxy
These lesser-known, misfit, comic-book characters are a grand addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Hercules
Director Brett Ratner puts Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson through his paces as the Greek demigod.
Jigarthanda
Tamil musical gangster film.
arts & culture
Keeping Score
With a bumper crop of musicals onstage in August, musical directors give some notes on what they do
BY ADAM ROBERTS
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Three choreographers take Austin to the Scottish fest that's bigger than SXSW
BY JONELLE SEITZ
'Austin Chronicle' Book Club
Readers toasted 'The Long Goodbye,' eager to move into 'The Hundred-Year House'
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
Cyrano de Bergerac
City Theatre's staging of the Rostand classic makes good use of its space and is helmed by a very engaging star
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
This Sixties satire of big business may be showing its age, but Archangel's production gives it some professional pizazz
'Drawnonward: Jonathan Gruchawka & Mark Leavens'
Decay, distress, and destruction are the themes in the multidisciplinary works by these two artists
columns
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The Good Eye: Painting With Clothes
Take a trip back in time: Just make sure you're properly outfitted for it
BY AMY GENTRY
Gay Place: Sisters Doin' IT
You will see red if the Austin Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence have their way
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips
Historic grocery store is a time capsule to the past
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Luv Doc: Girl Farts
She farts a lot
BY THE LUV DOC
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BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
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