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April 10, 2020
Vol. 39, No. 32

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Now Streaming in Austin: "The Bob Zula" The rom com deflated in this quirky short

Brown Girls Food Club Builds Community Through Food Local women find inclusivity in ATX's minority-owned culinary scene

BBQ Cassoulet and Moo Shu Pulled Pork Evan LeRoy suggests BBQ Cassoulet and Moo Shu Pulled Pork

Now Streaming in Austin: "Pepito" Award-winning comedy short takes us back to childhood

Three Sauces to Keep Things Interesting Mix-and-match bowls with tons of flavor

NEWS

Austin at Large: How to Wear a Mask

Constructive thoughts from the near side of the curve

by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice: Adjusting to a Virtual Reality

City Council and LDC rewrite team both trying to figure out the new normal

by Nick Barbaro

Council Recap: (A Little More) Help Is On Its Way Relief to include direct cash aid to struggling Austinites

Masks for Docs PPE Operations at Native Hostel 28 photos by David Brendan Hall

Public Notice: Adjusting to a Virtual Reality City Council and LDC rewrite team both trying to figure out the new normal

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Austin at Large: How to Wear a Mask Constructive thoughts from the near side of the curve

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More Than 200 UT Students Traveled to Cabo San Lucas for Spring Break. Guess How Many Now Have Coronavirus. Ages 20-40 account for half of positive cases in Travis County

Vulcan Video Closes Multiple staff members confirm end of beloved rental store

Austin Restaurant Take-Out and Other Food Delivery Options During Coronavirus Quarantine Support local business while maintaining your social distance

Austin’s Economic Forecast Is Unsurprisingly Bleak City budgeteers project COVID-19 recovery could take two years

FOOD

Brown Girls Food Club Builds Community Through Food

Local women find inclusivity in ATX's minority-owned culinary scene

by Gianni Zorrilla

BBQ Cassoulet and Moo Shu Pulled Pork

Evan LeRoy suggests BBQ Cassoulet and Moo Shu Pulled Pork

by Jessi Cape

Three Sauces to Keep Things Interesting Mix-and-match bowls with tons of flavor

Recipe Videos! The answer is yes, if you support Hands for Austin Restaurants

Salmon Hash Tacos Recipe This flavor-filled, protein-rich dish is great for any meal

From the Coronavirus Frontlines: Wheatsville Co-op Two managers talk life as an essential grocery store employee

Cooking With Pantry Staples Make the most of your on-hand ingredients

MUSIC

Faster Than Sound: Gary Keller’s Austin Music Movement Shifts Resources

Major music advocacy funding impacted by the COVID-19 crisis

by Rachel Rascoe

Excerpts From Texas Is the Reason, a Look Into Austin Music's DIY Age

Scenes from inside the weird gold mine

by Pat Blashill

Checking In: Caleb De Casper Persists Glamorously Flamboyant expressionist needs to hook-up, yo

Faster Than Sound: Gary Keller’s Austin Music Movement Shifts Resources Major music advocacy funding impacted by the COVID-19 crisis

Excerpts From Texas Is the Reason, a Look Into Austin Music's DIY Age Scenes from inside the weird gold mine

Pat Blashill’s Elegant, Extreme Images of Lone Star Punk Butthole Surfers and Big Boys’ heyday captured in Texas Is the Reason

Checking In: Carrie Rodriguez Passes a Few Precious Days “The lyrics for Kurt Weill’s ‘September Song’ I quoted should be: ...”

SCREENS

Now Streaming in Austin: "The Bob Zula"

The rom com deflated in this quirky short

by Richard Whittaker

Latest Film Reviews

The Other Lamb, and Trolls World Tour

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Now Streaming in Austin: "The Bob Zula" The rom com deflated in this quirky short

Now Streaming in Austin: "Pepito" Award-winning comedy short takes us back to childhood

Now Streaming in Austin: Machete Join us as we live-tweet Rodriguez's Mexploitation thrill ride

Now Streaming in Austin: "Waffle" Catch an AFS alum's SXSW short with a comedy-horror twist

Wanna Watch Machete With Us? Thursday livetweet of Robert Rodriguez's Mexploitation classic

ARTS & CULTURE

Austin Creative Alliance's Artists Emergency Relief Fund

ACA provides pandemic assistance, one artist at a time

by Robert Faires

The Invoke Quartet in Quarantine Times

Local foursome plays online, tosses polyhedral dice, and more

by Wayne Alan Brenner

Drinking, Writing, Staying Sober You can’t do all three at once, no, but check this out

MacIvor’s House, Now In Your House One man’s relentlessly fucked-up existence debuts on YouTube

In Memoriam: Terrence McNally Covid-19 complications claim the distinguished playwright

Cultural Cancellations and Postponements: The Big List What's not happening around Austin, arts-wise

Read It Local, Pump Up Your Volumes Local bookmongers offer curbside pick-up & delivery

COLUMNS

Day Trips: Responsible Daytripping

The wildflowers can wait

by Gerald E. McLeod

Qmmunity: An Ode to Q Mascot Binky

This one goes out to the pets getting us by in difficult times

by Beth Sullivan

The Luv Doc: A Big Camping Trip

There is a huge difference between encouragement and pressure.

by The Luv Doc

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

by Mr. Smarty Pants