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Volume 42, Number 51
ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:
BY Kimberley Jones
news
Back to School 2023
The State Claims No One Is Dying From 120+° F Heat in Prisons
Part 2: The state’s response to the prison heat crisis
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Drought Conditions Fuel Extreme Wildfire Season
Fire, fire everywhere
BY LINA FISHER
Headlines / Quote of the Week
With Zilker Plan Dead, When Will Council Move on Park Improvements?
Parts of the plan should remain, Paige Ellis says
BY LINA FISHER
Small Penis-gate: How Leander ISD Is Getting Round Rocked
Far-right forces are turning their attention to Leander ISD
BY MAGGIE Q. THOMPSON
GOP Bill Will Double Austin ISD Police
Parents say they don't want more officers
BY BRANT BINGAMON
food
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Rotisserie Chicken Dinners That'll Fill Your Belly Without Breaking the Bank
Winner winner, chicken dinner
BY MELANIE HAUPT
Bringing Maui Relief, Revealing Nando’s PERi-PERi, Celebrating L'Oca d'Oro, Chilling at Hotel San Jose, How to Get a Free Ice Cream Sandwich from Tiff’s Treats, and More
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
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 August 17, 2023
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
Back to School 2023
Book Smart: Four Young Bookers Fueling Austin's Collegiate Music Scene
Behind the unjaded lineups of Happen Twice, Howdy Gals, Moonbby, and Beary Good
BY RACHEL RASCOE, GENEVIEVE WOOD, KRISS CONKLIN AND WAYNE LIM
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
A DAWA benefit, A Giant Dog album release, and a country showcase headline our recommended Austin shows
BY ADAM CHERIAN, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, KEVIN CURTIN, DOUG FREEMAN AND DEREK UDENSI
Review: A Trio of Radioactive Cherubs Reissues
Icing, Heroin Man, and 2 YNFYNYTY re-crisped on colored vinyl
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
Review: fibril, The Rot
More Eaze/Fuck Money members reassemble nü metal beyond cheap nostalgia
BY ANDY O’CONNOR
Review: Flight by Nothing, BACK FOR MORE
Blood-pumping choruses fuel the Austin fivepiece's indie rock debut
BY ELIZABETH BRAATEN
Live Music in Austin
BY DEREK UDENSI
screens
Blood on the Controller With The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Who will play, and what will become of them?
BY MATTHEW MONAGLE
Five Films About LGBTQ+ Lives at Prism 36
All the colors of the cinematic rainbow gather for the All Genders, Lifestyles, and Identities Film Festival's biggest annual event
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
How Austin Made DC’s Blue Beetle Fly
Director and Fantastic Fest regular Ángel Manuel Soto reveals his own secret origin
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
Belle
Icelandic reimagining of Beauty and the Beast can't balance camp and carnage
Blue Beetle
Latest DCEU flick can't cram the Chicane experience into superhero duds
Chile '76
Story of radicalization evokes the golden age of political thriller
Landscape With Invisible Hand
Sci-fi meet-cute setup reveals a smart look at economic collapse
Strays
Talking dog comedy returns with this R-rated riot where the pups get revenge
arts & culture
Back to School 2023
Review: Zach Theatre’s Head Over Heels
The Go-Go's get the jukebox musical treatment by way of Shakespearean bawdiness
BY JOE GROSS
Arts Events
Art galleries, theatre, comedy, dance, and more
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Community Events
Local events, volunteer opportunities, kids' activities, and more
BY KATHERINE MCNEVINS
columns
We Have an Issue: It’s the Back to School Issue
Welcome to college, y'all. Here's what you need to know about drugs.
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Qmmunity: Serving Corporate Cxnt
Thee Gay Agenda decides to girl boss, gaslight, but not gatekeep in their new show Gags to Riches
BY JAMES SCOTT
Day Trips: Conrad Hilton Center, Cisco
Small museum near Abilene shows an international hotel chain’s humble beginnings
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: An Imbecilic Piece of Legislation
The "good-Barney-Fife-with-a-gun" theory of school safety
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, August 18-24
BY ROB BREZSNY
Feedback
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sports
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comics
