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Hoppers Review: Pixar Becomes One With Nature
Raucous enviro-comedy nurtures the connections between all loving things
Blood Donations Urgently Needed After Sixth Street Shooting
City and nonprofit asking for immediate donations
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News
Suspect Dead in Downtown Austin Mass Shooting
Shooting is being investigated as “potentially an act of terrorism”
The Week’s Biggest News in Brief – Feb. 19-25
UT continues to shift student curriculum, Austin removes rainbow crosswalks, and more of the week’s headlines
Historic Landmark Commission Shut Out of Barton Springs Bridge Decision
Commissioners may seek to save the Zilker structure from demolition
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Music
Shakey Graves Embraces Constraint, Candor – and a Touch of Corniness
Fondness, Etc., out May 15, reflects on new stages of life and old habits of playing
Arts + Culture
Welcome to Early Era Collective’s Community
Black History Month showcase Say That Again inspires with dance, spoken word, and hip-hop
Homing In With New DORF Gallery Show
Artists Josue Bessiake, Esther Marie Hall, and Bárbara Miñarro explore what it means to be “Homeward Bound”
“Milk Punch” Welcomes a New Contemporary Gallery to Austin
Connelly Martin introduces its roster with a narrative-driven group show
Screens
The Bride! Review: Frankenstein’s Riot Grrrl
Maggie Gyllenhaal gives Mary Shelley’s legacy a third-wave feminist makeover
Sirāt Review: The Sound of Violence
A doom-laden trip to the last rave on Earth becomes a hypnotic dance through a merciless universe
A Poet Review: Portrait of a Has-Been Artist
A failed poet mentors a young talent in Colombian writer-director Simón Mesa Soto’s tragicomedy
Austin Film Society Declares That Everybody Wants Some!! Again!
Cast and crew reassemble for special 10th anniversary of the “spiritual sequel” to Richard Linklater’s Dazed and Confused
Food
Omakase Fatigue and the Return of the Walk-In Sushi Bar
New local spots specialize in “casual luxe” dining
Flix Brewhouse Takes Over Four Alamo Drafthouse Locations
It’s goodbye Drafthouse, hello Brewhouse in El Paso, Houston, and Lubbock
ColumnS
Austin FC Flexes New “Attractive” Style In Season-Opening Draw
Home win evaporates in final minute of regulation play, but there’s still plenty cause for optimism
Old Spaces Reward Modern Patience
Cherrywood Center and Downtown Austin Space Activation program pioneer space-saving approaches
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