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10,000 Texans Call for Cease-Fire in Gaza
Massive show of support at state capitol for Palestinians
BY LINA FISHER
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Austin Mourns Officer Jorge Pastore, Killed While on Duty
SWAT officer was killed responding to hostage situation
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Hung Jury in Murder Trial of APD Officer Christopher Taylor Causes Mistrial
Jurors were deadlocked through four days of deliberation
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Amid Near-Miss Crisis, City Fast-Tracks Safety Tech at Airport
Meanwhile Reps. Doggett and Casar urge federal action
BY LINA FISHER
Homeowners Kill Prior City Council’s Modest Housing Reforms
Low-income housing program to survive legal challenge
BY LINA FISHER AND AUSTIN SANDERS
State of Texas Requiring AISD to Eliminate Specific Goals for Economically Disadvantaged Black Students
Austin ISD’s official goals to be "retooled"
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Calling All Austin Elders: May We Interview You?
The Chronicle is starting a series on elders’ lives in Austin
BY MAGGIE Q. THOMPSON
food
Fire Up Your Smoker for an Austin Twist on Thanksgiving
Smoke ’em if you got ’em
BY TAYLOR TOBIN
Thanksgiving Dining, Intero Opens Poeta, Boggy Creek Farm Goes Theatrical, Eastciders Gets Pumped, Taco Mafia’s on the Air, 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 November 16, 2023
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
Black Pumas’ Eric Burton Bets on Himself
After an abrupt break, Chronicles of a Diamond completely reinvents the band dynamic
BY KEVIN CURTIN
DAWA HQ’s Grand Opening Hosts Geto Gala and Malik Baptiste, and More Music News
Plus a new SIMS Foundation fundraiser and Erykah Badu-headlined fest
BY CARYS ANDERSON
The First-Ever Austin Women in Jazz Festival and More Crucial Concerts This Week
Plus visiting acts from Burna Boy to Mike Dimes and Dro Kenji
BY RACHEL RASCOE, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, DOUG FREEMAN, CHRISTINA GARCIA, ELIZABETH BRAATEN, JULIAN TOWERS, KEVIN CURTIN AND DEREK UDENSI
Review: Black Pumas, Chronicles of a Diamond
Side B rises to a bar set mile-high by the band’s golden child debut
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
Review: Honey Made, Charge It to the Band Fund
Cheekier, more upbeat second funk EP gives big ups to CPAs everywhere
BY CLARA WANG
Review: Daydream Twins, Bombinate
Driving, headrush shoegaze punched up by Jordan Terry’s high singing
BY RACHEL RASCOE
Review: Farmer’s Wife, There’s a Monster
Debut EP eschews fantasy for a circle-pit-inducing rock fable
BY CARYS ANDERSON
Live Music in Austin
BY DEREK UDENSI
screens
UT-Austin’s Esports Level Up
A new state-of-the-art gaming arena creates a space for all students
BY DEREK UDENSI
Film Reviews
Carpet Cowboys
The American dream crumbles in the Carpet Capitol of the World
Dream Scenario
Nic Cage leads a strange satire about public perception
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
YA epic's prequel can't catch the book's inner fire
May December
Portman and Moore captivate in a spiky, funny melodrama of old transgressions
Next Goal Wins
Lead-footed "from the headlines" soccer comedy is an own goal
Saltburn
The Talented Mr. Ripley riff adds little to the conversation
The Strangler
Restored French serial killer flick is more Albert Camus than Freddy Krueger
Thanksgiving
Eli Roth's fake trailer gets a real (and really fun) slasher
Trolls Band Together
Boy band antics with the big-haired, big-voiced toys
arts & culture
Review: Penfold Theatre’s ‘Art’
New version of Yasmina Reza’s satire remains hysterically timely
BY JASMINE LANE
Unheard Witness
The untold story of Charles Whitman’s wife is one of domestic violence red flags
BY KATHERINE MCNEVINS
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
Qmmunity: Transitioning to the Big Screen
For Qmmunity Editor James Scott’s birthday, and Transgender Awareness Week, five trans movie recommendations
BY JAMES SCOTT
Day Trips: Thanks-Giving Square, Dallas
Find serenity amid chaos at a place for all seasons
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Juke, Bob, Weave, and Sidestep
Not even Obama has good enough Obamacare to run that gauntlet
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, November 17-23
BY ROB BREZSNY
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