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The 2021 Austin Chronicle Gift Guide

TODAY'S EVENTS

BMI Songwriter Series w/ Chief Cleopatra, Giulia Millanta, Scott Collins, Marlon Sexton, Rod Williams, Shelley Mac

Saxon Pub

Blue Genie Art Bazaar
at Blue Genie Art Bazaar

Friday Foster
at AFS Cinema

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

Some Gift Ideas for the Politically and Civically Minded

Warped and Bloodied: Two New Books by Drafthouse Veterans

PHOTO GALLERIES

The Rolling Stones Live at Circuit of the Americas

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Austin-Made Food Products to Satisfy Every Palate

BoomBaptist and the Art of Crafty Self Promotion Schemes

Wish List: Your Guide to Charitable Giving

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Dec. 3, 2021
Vol. 41, No. 14

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Other Worlds Review: Minor Premise Lo-fi sci-fi updates Jekyll and Hyde for modern psychology

Other Worlds Review: Utrasound Mindbending comic adaptation is more about mood than momentum

Refineries and Suitcase Pimps: Riding the Red Rocket With Sean Baker The filmmaker talks about poverty porn and real porn

The Unsubtle Art of Self-Promotion, Plus Unconventional Holiday Movies LISTEN: The Austin Chronicle Show on KOOP Community Radio

Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup Saddle up your reindeer

NEWS

Politics Gift Guide 2021: Ain't That Good News

Some gift ideas for the politically and civically minded

by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin At Large: Blinking in the Bright Light

Austinites stagger into the post(?)-pandemic streets, waving at the new neighbors

by Mike Clark-Madison

The Unsubtle Art of Self-Promotion, Plus Unconventional Holiday Movies LISTEN: The Austin Chronicle Show on KOOP Community Radio

Headlines / Quote of the Week

Council Seeks Consensus as It Eyes Affordability Crisis A lot is not enough

Public Notice: Boards and Commissions in Revolt Moving meetings out of City Hall is not a popular idea

City Hall Focuses on Housing Costs, EMS Talks Council to consider resolution evaluating impact of zoning on housing supply

FOOD

Austin-Made Food Products to Satisfy Every Palate

Five savory and five sweet treats for the foodie on your gift list

by Wayne Alan Brenner

Hassle-Free Gifts for the Foodie on Your List

Ship it, sip it, sniff it, stuff it

by Kimberley Jones

Chocolate, Cheese, Waffles, and Caramels Well, yes, those are some of our favorite things, too

Hassle-Free Gifts for the Foodie on Your List Ship it, sip it, sniff it, stuff it

Austin's Best Food and Drink Events This Week Dinner parties, farmer's markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of December 2, 2021

Austin-Made Food Products to Satisfy Every Palate Five savory and five sweet treats for the foodie on your gift list

The Fancy Feast Cat Advent Calendar Returns Something something “sandy claws”

MUSIC

Gift Guide for the Music Head on Your Holiday List

What a fan, finger drummer, or Austin nostalgia freak may want for Christmas

by Rachel Rascoe

BoomBaptist and the Art of Crafty Self Promotion Schemes

Instrumental hip-hop mastermind sells us his world

by Julian Towers

Tomorrow, “Safer Together” Concerts Bring Awareness to Overdose Deaths Free shows at Mohawk, Empire, and the Green Jay fundraise for SIMS

Dale Watson Refuses Performance Due to COVID Vaccine Requirement Honky-Tonker declares himself a man of “complete natural immunity”

Beaumonster: A Memoir by Jesse Dayton The rockabilly rebel, outlaw country artist, session guitarist to the legends, and low-budget horror auteur looks back

Gift Guide for the Music Head on Your Holiday List What a fan, finger drummer, or Austin nostalgia freak may want for Christmas

BoomBaptist and the Art of Crafty Self Promotion Schemes Instrumental hip-hop mastermind sells us his world

SCREENS

Sci-Fi Film Festival Foresees a Hybrid Future for Its In-Person Return

Other Worlds comes to Galaxy Highland and beyond

by Richard Whittaker

Latest Film Reviews

Silent Night, Benedetta, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, and Wolf

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Other Worlds Review: Minor Premise Lo-fi sci-fi updates Jekyll and Hyde for modern psychology

Other Worlds Review: Utrasound Mindbending comic adaptation is more about mood than momentum

Refineries and Suitcase Pimps: Riding the Red Rocket With Sean Baker The filmmaker talks about poverty porn and real porn

Sci-Fi Film Festival Foresees a Hybrid Future for Its In-Person Return Other Worlds comes to Galaxy Highland and beyond

Other Worlds Boards the Flight of the Navigator Beloved '80s sci fi adventure picked as Defender of the Universe

ARTS & CULTURE

Warped and Bloodied: Two New Books by Drafthouse Veterans

Giving the forgotten children of horror and exploitation the analysis they deserve

by Richard Whittaker

Biography of Spooky Rocker Roky Erickson Gets Inside the Myth and Madness

New oral history explores the head and mysteries of Austin's psych pioneer

by Raoul Hernandez

Nathan Felix Looks to the Texas Skies New recording of his 2018 composition recalls a childhood of wonder

Hamilton Lottery Coming for Austin Performances You can't say no to this!

Three More for the Studio Tour Score Because nobody wants to miss these mind-blowing artists

The All-Overs Brings Badass Baseballish Thrills to Modern Dance Jennifer Sherburn & company are batting 1000

Steve Parker's Foghorn Elegy The disappearing & defunct methods of seafaring communication

COLUMNS

Day Trips: Holiday Gift Guide

A wish list for the travelers in your life

by Gerald E. McLeod

Qmmunity: Queer-to-Queer Cheer

Get in the holigay spirit with Austin Gay Men's Chorus, Little Gay Shop, and more events

by Beth Sullivan

The Luv Doc: Early Morning Texts

The DPS never sends out Amber Alerts at 1am.

by The Luv Doc

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

by Mr. Smarty Pants