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Review: Disney’s Frozen Broadway in Austin brings all Arendelle’s magic to the Bass

Megan Thee Stallion Was More Than a Hot Girl at Moody Center It's the summer, so we had to get hot with the stage titan

Memorial Announced for Film Giant Tom Copeland Former Texas Film Commission head oversaw massive growth in industry

Point Austin: The Abbott and GOP Project Is an Exercise in Brute Political Cynicism What’s at stake in Texas

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Chain Sold to Sony Pictures Entertainment Hollywood studio pledges to keep the Drafthouse model going

NEWS

Plantations to Prison Farms: How Far Have We Come?

Texas’ tradition of forced labor lives on

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Suicides in Texas Prisons Have Dramatically Increased

Brooklyn Hogrell’s mother says our prison agency failed her

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Suicides in Texas Prisons Have Dramatically Increased Brooklyn Hogrell’s mother says our prison agency failed her

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Amid Budget Crisis, Austin ISD Leaders Push Vaguely to “Rethink How We Work” Sense of doom as no one solution will be enough

Mental Health Diversion Pilot to Begin by August 24 / 7 care instead of jail time

FOOD

Tacodeli to Open Stand-Alone Restaurant on South Lamar

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First Look: Deep End Subs

Sandwich artiste Andy Todd keeps Highland hipster vibe alive

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Restaurant Review: Craft Omakase This elite, 22-course omakase menu is exactly as filling as it sounds ... but we wouldn’t skip a single course

First Look: Deep End Subs Sandwich artiste Andy Todd keeps Highland hipster vibe alive

Restaurant Review: LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue The BBQ trailer-turned-brick and mortar is generally delicious but could use a more streamlined menu

First Look: Lil’ Easy Fine Cajun Food & Bar Eastside dive promises casual Cajun and vibey outdoor boozing

MUSIC

Jess Williamson, Stay Black & Live, Babestock, and More Crucial Concerts

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Megan Thee Stallion Was More Than a Hot Girl at Moody Center

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The Bold & the Bountiful Fifteen years in, HAAM's Corporate BOTB is bolder than ever

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Parker Woodland, Good Looks, and More Crucial Concerts Album releases, artist departures, and more recommended shows

SCREENS

Culture Clash: Paper Cuts Combines Literature and Film

Indie bookstore pairs with indie cinema to celebrate the joy of interdisciplinary art and prioritizing community

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Culture Clash: Paper Cuts Combines Literature and Film Indie bookstore pairs with indie cinema to celebrate the joy of interdisciplinary art and prioritizing community

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Austin Film Festival to Honor Shōgun Writers UT alum Rachel Kondo and husband Justin Marks lauded for FX hit

Into the Woods: Ishana Night Shyamalan on Fantasy-Horror The Watchers What one rainy fieldtrip taught her about Ireland

The 20-Year Overnight Success of Glen Powell Hollywood’s newest A-lister – according to the directors who knew him first and best

ARTS & CULTURE

Review: “Flatland Revisited” at Lydia Street Gallery

Dreaming young girls and reimagined worlds run rampant in Deanna Miesch’s solo exhibit

by Meher Qazilbash

Review: “Flatland Revisited” at Lydia Street Gallery

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Review: “Flatland Revisited” at Lydia Street Gallery Dreaming young girls and reimagined worlds run rampant in Deanna Miesch’s solo exhibit

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COLUMNS

Austin Chronic: The Many Crusades of Adam Reposa

Months after being raided, lawyer continues to taunt the courts, the cops, and Ken Paxton

by Kevin Curtin

The Off Beat: Hole in the Wall Celebrates 50 Years of Being an Austin Music Incubator

The Drag’s final girl plots a monthlong golden anniversary celebration

by Carys Anderson

Qmmunity: Blasphemy Baby

Asking my haters to please use their hateration to combat more pressing issues

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Day Trips: Dining in Bastrop

Three downtown Bastrop cafes that will wow you

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