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Fear & Loathing
Travis County says goodbye to a coyote-killing machine
BY LINDSAY STAFFORD MADER
Beside the Point: What a Mess
Police impasse throws city system into disarray
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
Public Notice: Peace on Earth, Good Will to Most
A final look forward at the start of the end of the CodeNEXT process
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines
Quote of the Week: Kathy Mitchell
Community activist speaks on life after meet-and-confer
Civics 101
NAKED CITY
Indicted Former Firefighter’s Court Hearing Postponed
Jim Baker’s court appearance rescheduled for Jan. 17
BY NINA HERNANDEZ
Meet Our Revolution’s New Class of Bernie Spin-Offs
Can they turn Texas blue?
BY MICHAEL KING
Weed Classes Now Shorter
County commissioners approve four-hour cite-and-release class
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
(Blake) Farenthold Your Nose
Are we finally done with the congressman?
BY MARY TUMA
Spencer Cronk Named City Manager
Minneapolis city coordinator selected Tuesday by City Council
BY NINA HERNANDEZ
Council: And to All a Good Night
Last regular meeting reprises a very difficult year
BY MICHAEL KING
Austin Women: Underrepresented and Underpaid
City commissions bring Council recommendations for improving gender equality
BY MARY TUMA
Champion Tract Hoax
Developer's attorney falls for fake website
BY MICHAEL KING
Life After Meet-and-Confer
City, police get ready for civil service
BY NINA HERNANDEZ
A Grisly Weekend for APD
Two officer-involved shootings, one viral use of force
BY NINA HERNANDEZ
Wish List: Still Time for Year-End Giving
The growing list lives online
BY SARAH MARLOFF
State Capitol Sexual Abuse Policies Remain a Work in Progress
After flood of allegations, House and Senate pressed to revise rules
BY MARY TUMA
food
Who Knew Eating Chicken Heads Would Be So Satisfying?
A list of some of Austin's offal offerings
BY ADRIENNE WHITEHORSE
Review: Le Politique
Austin’s newest Downtown French brasserie holds court
BY MELANIE HAUPT
ICYMI: Din Ho Chinese BBQ
The holiday season just isn’t the same without Chinese barbecue
BY BETH SULLIVAN
Food Events
music
Savannah Welch a Year Later
After losing her leg, the Trishas singer revisits the accident and her blessings
BY WILLIAM HARRIES GRAHAM
Playback: Best Austin Music Controversies of 2017
The year in quarrel
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Texas Platters
Pocket Fishrmen
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Exploded Drawing
7 Years
Ray Prim
To Whom It May Concern
Bill Carter
Bill Carter
Bubble Puppy
Certified Badass
Mazel Tov Kocktail Hour
Shoyn Avek Der Nekhtn
Wild Bill Ogden
Fighting for the Title
Queue Queue
Queue Queue
Schisms
Moon
screens
The End of the Free and Open Internet?
Austin's creative class worries what the FCC net neutrality ruling means for life online
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Where to See Christmas Classics on the Big Screen in Austin
Here’s your cure for cabin fever and forced family bonding
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
What’cha Watchin’?
Get in the spirit of the season with these holiday movie recommendations
Film Reviews
All the Money in the World
Christopher Plummer mesmerizes as the greediest man alive
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
The engineering secrets of a Hollywood great
Call Me by Your Name
Tenderness comes in many tongues in this coming-of-age romance
Downsizing
Alexander Payne creates a small word with big ambitions
The Greatest Showman
Don't be fooled by this whitewashed version of the great huckster
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
High adventure and fun times in an unexpectedly entertaining sequel
Molly's Game
Aaron Sorkin's directorial debut plays a high stakes game with Jessica Chastain
Pitch Perfect 3
Third time really isn't the charm for the Bellas
arts & culture
Art in Public Places' Wander
This interactive public artwork creates narrative pathways for you to travel in Downtown Austin
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Seen / Soon: Dec. 22
Getting down to earth with Wangechi Mutu's solo show and easing into New Year's with a Hideout improv sampler
Arts Reviews
Zach Theatre's A Christmas Carol
This slick and polished musical adaptation of the Dickens classic serves up holiday cheer in abundance
The Hideout Theatre’s Local on the Eights
Improvised local news for the fictional town of DeWitt turned up some big stories (and funny ones) before and behind the camera
“Naomi Schlinke: What You See” at Flatbed
The vibrant colors, organic forms, and transparency in the show’s captivating ink on paper works offer exotic archipelagos to explore
columns
Gay Place
A long December
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Day Trips: River Trail Cottages, Kerrville
Old-fashioned motor court has new life with modern amenities
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Sacrifice
It's always best to seize the moral high ground
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
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