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Why Austin Can’t Seem to Quit Its Despised Coal Plant
Locals continue to get coal for Christmas
BY LINA FISHER
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Ascension Seton Nurses Prepare to Strike Again Amid Supply Shortages
Management responds with promised three-day lockout
BY LINA FISHER
Council to Vote on HOME Amendments Increasing Housing Stock
Questions and concerns flagged ahead of Dec. 7 meeting
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Hundreds of Thousands Denied Medicaid and Food Assistance in Texas
It's a department of dysfunction, and it isn’t getting better
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Far-Right Pro-Natal Conference Will Proceed in Austin as Planned
Line Hotel hosting anti-democracy, pseudoscientific speakers
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Your Guide to Charitable Giving
BY JAMES RENOVITCH
food
Central Machine Works Resurrects Kentucky Common Beer With Help From the Smithsonian
Tapping history
BY HANNAH UEBELE
Austin's Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer's markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of November 30, 2023
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Catch the Holiday Hullaballoo, Win Free Home Slice Pizza for a Year, Check Out the Newest Cambria Hotel, Know That Counter Culture Will Return, and More …
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
Deerhoof at Wizard Rodeo and More Crucial Concerts This Week
Austin acts El Combo Oscuro and sleep well. both host album release shows
BY RACHEL RASCOE, DOUG FREEMAN, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, MICHAEL TOLAND, LAIKEN NEUMANN, ELIZABETH BRAATEN AND DEREK UDENSI
Review: Jon Dee Graham, Only Dead for a Little While
Waitsian universality rattles and rumbles similar to his ’97 debut
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
Review: Feddi Brosevelt, Dope Rhyme Sayer
Solo refresh maintains street-focused style with a few added twists
BY DEREK UDENSI
Review: Pussy Gillette, Permanent Trash
Masani Negloria’s bravado spins decidedly more grim sophomore LP
BY CARYS ANDERSON
When She’s Not Touring With Star Musicians, Photographer Pooneh Ghana Settles in Austin
New Radio/East concert series highlights the globe-trotter’s indie origins
BY GENEVIEVE WOOD
In an iLL Manner: How Jamal McKinney Sells Out Rap Shows at Antone’s
Inside the promoter’s euphoric, elegant vision for hip-hop booking
BY CARYS ANDERSON
Live Music in Austin
BY DEREK UDENSI
screens
Austin Filmmaker Brings Her Rap Drama Back Home
Katherine Propper finds family in Lost Soulz at Sound Unseen Film + Music Festival
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Zero Charisma Celebrates 10th Anniversary at AFS Cinema
Role-playing comedy rolls a 10
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
The Disappearance of Shere Hite
Restoring the reputation of the sexologist and researcher
Eileen
Adaptation of Ottessa Moshfegh's thriller captures her mood, not her internality
Everyone Will Burn
Spanish faith-based horror commits the sin of predictability
Fallen Leaves
Finland's master of understated absurdity shakes off retirement
Godzilla Minus One
The king of the monsters returns in a mighty period drama
Raging Grace
Gothic-tinged immigration melodrama is neither lurid nor incisive enough
Silent Night
The action's too familiar in John Woo's gimmicky revenge flick
arts & culture
Six Decades of The Nutcracker at Ballet Austin
Stephen Mills sprinkles seasonal magic on a beloved Christmas institution
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
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
Opinion: We Need to Break the Barriers for Texans With Old Records
Maggie Luna, an Austin resident and mom of three, writes about her experience in the Texas prison system and how a rehabilitation center changed her life
BY MAGGIE LUNA
Qmmunity: Red Ribbon Revelries
Local Austin health orgs celebrate World AIDS Day 35 with fun and educational events
BY JAMES SCOTT
Day Trips: MSU-Burns Fantasy of Lights, Wichita Falls
Holiday wonderland carries on a family’s Christmas tradition begun in the 1920s
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: She Goes Even Offer
All anyone remembers is the sad trombone
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, December 1-7
BY ROB BREZSNY
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