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Living History
The debate on how best to honor the history of Rosewood Courts continues
BY MARY TUMA
Public Notice: In Defense of Socialism
Government does a lot of good things that aren’t possible to achieve privately
BY NICK BARBARO
Notes on Kamp: Easing the Stigma
Fair Chance ordinance is a good start in helping people with criminal records rejoin society
BY AMY KAMP
Headlines
Quote of the Week
Civics 101
Officer Who Killed Teen Fired
Joseph family's attorney calls the decision a "good first step"
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
Council: Talk and Action
Council discusses public testimony; prepares to act on employment discrimination
BY MARY TUMA
Future Uncertain for Cactus Rose
Zoning change may be postponed for mobile home park, but remains on the horizon
BY JOSEPH CATERINE
Don't Drink and Rideshare
Lyft passenger gets a wilder ride than he bargained for
BY MAC MCCANN
Does John Battaglia Remember He Murdered His Children?
A father who killed his two young daughters is scheduled to be executed March 30
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
Will Austin Applicants Get a "Fair Chance"?
Proposed ordinance would require businesses consider job applicants with criminal histories
BY AMY KAMP
A Tour for the Chicken-Curious
Backyard chicken coops as a path to zero waste
BY ROBYN ROSS
Drawing Around Obstacles
Molly Crabapple uses her skill as an illustrator to enhance her journalism
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
The Hightower Report
Will the GOP budge on any Obama proposal?
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
The Tipping Point
By raising menu prices and eliminating gratuity, restaurateurs hope they've found the recipe for a better quality of life for staff
BY VERONICA MEEWES
Food Events
music
SXSW Music: 2015/16 Austin Music Awards
Robert Plant crowns magnum opus roots pull
BY DOUG FREEMAN
Playback: Post Pop Depression: After SXSW
Still wearing your SXSW badge or wristband? We don't blame you.
BY KEVIN CURTIN
screens
All in the Family
Director of micro-indie Krisha turns his aunt into a star
BY SEAN L. MALIN
Film Reviews
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Overwrought take on DC Comics’ two most popular characters
The Divergent Series: Allegiant
The penultimate installment in this YA series arrives with a thud
Eye in the Sky
Helen Mirren is a British colonel engaged in modern drone warfare
Hush
Well-executed horror nightmare features sick torment of a deaf woman
Kapoor & Sons (Since 1921)
Bollywood romantic comedy
Krisha
This exceptionally well-done drama ushers in a striking new talent
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
This unasked-for sequel goes down like an overdose of baklava
Too Late
Experimental neo-noir is held together by the magnificent John Hawkes
arts & culture
Shawn Sides and Graham Reynolds: Rude and Golden
How two of Austin's top creative stars meld a busy life of art and love
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Arts Reviews
Different Stages' 4000 Miles
The grandmother in the tiny Manhattan flat is the heart of the quiet, thoughtful 4000 Miles by Amy Herzog
City Theatre's Bus Stop
Director Tracy Arnold stages William Inge's drama with humor and charm, but seems to fight against the script's darkness
"Look Inside: New Photography Acquisitions"
An image of New Orleans taken by Doug Rickard is emblematic of the quality in this exhibition at UT's Ransom Center
columns
Page Two: Oh, Death
Remembering the late Steve Levitan, and a long-ago afternoon with him boxing Wendell Crowley's comics collection
BY LOUIS BLACK
Gay Place
The last traces of SXSW have been packed up and swept away, but we're not calling it quits.
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Day Trips: Santa Rita No. 1
Site of the original West Texas oil boom still towers above the desert
BY GERALD MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Should I?
If we have learned anything from the last 4,000 years of recorded civilization it’s that deception and conspiracies are always a good idea
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
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Soccer Watch
BY NICK BARBARO
Hornography
BY KAHRON SPEARMAN
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