Bates Recital Hall
Jana Birchum
Volume 40, Number 25
ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:
BY Kimberley Jones
news
Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground
Austin slowly thaws out from an unprecedented – but not entirely unexpected – disaster
BY LINA FISHER AND AUSTIN SANDERS
Manley Makes His Exit
Police chief's 30-year career at APD will end March 28
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Civics 101
Assault Plaintiffs Get Court Date
Fifth Circuit set to hear oral arguments in late March
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Lege Takes Direct Aim at Austin Abortion Aid
BY MARY TUMA
food
Cooking for Causes Ponders Nonprofit Status
Mutual aid or 501(c)(3)?
BY LINA FISHER
Who’ll Shop the Grain?
When it’s the array of heirlooms ground by stone at Barton Springs Mill, more and more people will
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Austin's Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer's markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of February 18, 2021
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
It’s a Celebration
Deezie Brown and Jake Lloyd throw a gala
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Faster Than Sound: Mobley vs. the Occident Supreme
Virtual tour of new EP caps Mobley's movie-sized year
BY RACHEL RASCOE
Live Music / Livestream Listings
BY GREG STITT
screens
Unmasking the Dread Pirate Roberts in Silk Road
Filmmaker Tiller Russell looks at the man behind the internet's black market
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
From Paris to Morocco With the Children of Abraham/Ibrahim
AFS and UT select the best of Middle Eastern cinema
BY SHANE PFENDER
Film Reviews
Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo find a few laughs as vacationing friends
Blithe Spirit
Mirthless rewrite of Coward's classic can't raise a smile, never mind a ghost
Days of the Bagnold Summer
A mother/son Hesher for small town England
Jumbo
True love this wild and weird romance between a woman and her fairground ride
Nomadland
Story of America's itinerant population wanders too much
Sin
Portrait of the original Renaissance man lets obsession obscure the vision
Test Pattern
Issues of race and rape intersect in this startling Austin drama
Truth to Power
System of a Down documentary looks beyond the band
The Violent Heart
Socially conscious murder mystery romance is more schlock than melodrama
arts & culture
"Deborah Roberts: I'm" at the Contemporary Austin
In Deborah Roberts' solo exhibition at the Contemporary Austin, we learn what it is to be seen and not seen
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Listings
Virtual galleries, streaming improv, and more
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Community Listings
Donation and volunteer opportunities, job openings, online fitness classes, and more
BY KATHERINE MCNEVINS
columns
We Have an Issue: We Weren't Built for This
This issue brought to you by the skin of our teeth
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Opinion: It’s Time to End the Oppressive Policing of Muslim Youth
An organizer argues against the targeted surveillance and aggressive policing tactics being used against Muslim youth, along with their Black and brown allies
BY RAMISH NADEEM
Day Trips: Stax Museum of American Soul Music, Memphis
Memphis' Soulsville lives on
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Luv Doc: A Happy Outcome
Dream-chasing is a baller move
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, February 19-25
BY ROB BREZSNY
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Austin FC Signs Fills Second DP Slot
Club secures second Designated Player for $2.5 million transfer fee
BY ERIC GOODMAN
comics
