Cambria
Volume 36, Number 40
ON THE COVER:
news
Spike in traffic stops raises concerns about racial profiling, faulty record keeping, and the damage done to families
BY DEBBIE NATHAN
Boys and their toys, at the Legislature and elsewhere
BY MICHAEL KING
CodeNEXT planning process remains a mystery
BY NICK BARBARO
Everybody was ready for sine die
NAKED CITY
But that budget? DOA. (We hope.)
BY MICHAEL KING
Statesman, Monitor, KUT, and KLRU to collaborate on CodeNEXT beat
BY MICHAEL KING
A ruling in name only
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Rideshare tech meets bus convenience with Pickup app
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
City attorneys question the timing of the state's pre-emptive strike
BY MARY TUMA
Lamentations on land use
BY MICHAEL KING
APD's new sexual assault cold case unit is up and running
BY SARAH MARLOFF
How the Lt. Gov. held the 85th Lege for ransom
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Say goodbye to non-resident parking near the city's big events
BY MICHAEL KING
Drivers and riders react to return of TNC giants
BY NINA HERNANDEZ
By taking from the needy and giving to the rich
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
It’s a proverbial land of milk and honey for those who adhere to a plant-based diet
BY ALISHA MCDARRIS
Philip Speer brings friendly French to Austin
BY BRANDON WATSON
music
Britt Daniel and Jim Eno talk about the rise of R&B in the band's sound
BY TIM STEGALL
New venue the Electric Church converts local psychics, and Samuel Grey Horse recounts his mule variations
BY KEVIN CURTIN
screens
New book delves into the career of Top Gun script doctor Warren Skaaren
BY SEAN L. MALIN
Finding real-life parallels in the hospital sitcom’s mentor-student relationship
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
Ken Loach's latest offers dignity in the face of humiliation
A woman at the crossroads of life
A rom-com with a twist
The origin story of Diana, princess of the Amazons
arts & culture
Flatbed Press founders Katherine Brimberry and Mark L. Smith, choreographer Kate Warren and theatre / spoken word artist Zell Miller III join the ranks of cultural heroes
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Undeterred by rising costs, a new crew breathes new life into Austin's alt-Pride
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Arts Reviews
This production of David Lindsay-Abaire's play gives us a close look at the folks inside Southie – and why some never leave
The Apollo 11-inspired work, housed in a pitch-black room at the Blanton, may tell us how adventurous or conservative we really are
The exhibition’s high-fashion outfits made from human hair and draped on mannequins are quite beautiful but also unsettling
columns
Adding a “but” to freedom of speech is unacceptable
BY LOUIS BLACK
Our fave event of the year is here: Queerbomb!
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Public tours go behind the scenes for insights into race day excitement
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc postulates on why 69 was invented
BY THE LUV DOC
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
BY NICK BARBARO
comics
BY RYAN HENNESSEE
BY LANCE MYERS
BY SAM HURT
BY TOM TOMORROW