The Blanton Museum of Art
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The History of the LGBTQ Movement in Austin
From Stonewall to today, how Pride has progressed in our city
BY BETH SULLIVAN AND SARAH MARLOFF
Austin at Large: You Can’t Take Our Sons Away
On gun violence, white supremacy, misogyny, and fatherhood
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Public Notice: The Wrong Way, The Right Way
ALEC, APA two associations with different responses to our challenging times
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines
Quote of the Week
Civics 101
City Council Looks at Homelessness, Climate Change, and Gun Violence
Post-summer Council hits the dais running with 149-Item agenda
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Don’t Book ’em, Danno: DPS Backs Off on Pot Busts
State troopers take cite-and-release stance amid continued hemp-law fallout
BY KEVIN CURTIN
“Historic” Spending on Homelessness in New City Budget
FY 2020 plan calls for maximum tax rate to beat revenue caps
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Finally, Riverside Rezoning Case Arrives at Council
Massive southeast side project comes ashore
BY MICHAEL KING
“Texodus” From D.C. Raises Dems’ Expectations
Vulnerable GOP incumbents bail on 2020 congressional races
BY MICHAEL KING
Bonnenghazi! Drama Reigns in the Texas House
Did the speaker give his hard-right enemy a political target list?
BY MARY TUMA
NAKED CITY
AISD Slows Down “School Changes” Train
Release, review of draft scenarios pushed back one month
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Conservative Political Group ALEC Is Coming to Town
Corporate lobby group hosts mid-August legislative confab
BY MICHAEL KING
food
Frozen Desserts on the Face of the Sun
Where to find Austin's coolest, sweetest treats
BY JESSIKA ROTH
@GayTrashCleanupCrew Helps Save Austin Green Spaces
Whole Foods millennial and partner inspire Instagrammers to pick up trash
BY ALEXANDRA DETMAR
French Picnic Fare at Épicerie at the Contemporary
The menu at Laguna Gloria pairs delightfully with a stroll through the sculpture gardens
BY JESSI DEVENYNS
Austin's Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmers' markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of August 8, 2019
music
How a Collaboration Between Roky Erickson and Doug Sahm Became Part of the Blueprint for Punk Rock
Chapter one of the Austin Punk Chronicles concludes with two local legends setting the stage for a global music revolution
BY TIM STEGALL
Faster Than Sound: 10 Days of Gun Violence on Red River
Police step up presence in the Red River Cultural District as merchants’ association pushes for city improvements following three separate shootings in 10 days
BY RACHEL RASCOE
Texas Platters
Cherubs
Immaculada High
Willie Nelson
Ride Me Back Home
Mike & the Moonpies
Cheap Silver & Solid Country Gold
Jesse Dayton
Mixtape Vol. 1
screens
Bill Paxton’s Lost Film Ties Together UT, Bob Fosse, and William S. Burroughs
Cut up, chopped and screwed: The long path to Taking Tiger Mountain Revisited
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
The Babadook Director Sings a Song of History With The Nightingale
Jennifer Kent honors a commitment to the Aboriginal people of Australia
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Vulcan Video Gives Back to the Community with Taps and Tapes
The local movie rental store is preserving our shared VHS (and DVD and Blu-ray) heritage
BY SAM RUSSEK
One in a Crowd: "Citizen"
Help a new Austin-made reproductive rights doc get to screens
BY MARY TUMA
Film Reviews
The Art of Racing in the Rain
They're all good philosophizing puppers, Brent
Brian Banks
The true story of a high schooler falsely imprisoned
The Nightingale
Jennifer Kent's follow-up to The Babadook is a true historical horror
Pasolini
Minds meet as Abel Ferrara explores the final hours of the Italian maverick
The Peanut Butter Falcon
This modern Huck Finn may not innovate, but you can't deny its heart
Them That Follow
Snake-handling drama quietly eviscerates that whole "thoughts and prayers" deal
arts & culture
Arts Reviews
“Jeffrey Gibson: This Is the Day” at the Blanton
The artist explores his indigenous roots and American identity in this solo exhibition
Zilker Theatre Productions’ The Little Mermaid
Dynamite vocals and grand visuals overcome the musical’s narrative weaknesses to satisfy audiences nostalgic for Disney’s classic
The Adventure Zone: Murder on the Rockport Limited!
Clint McElroy, Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy, Travis McElroy and Carey Pietsch
columns
Qmmunity: 50 Years Queer History
Everything you need to know to make the best of Pride Weekend
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Day Trips: Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument
A geological wonderland in the desert
BY GERALD MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Problems That Don’t Actually Exist
Certain girls are really hot
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
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sports
Soccer Watch
BY NICK BARBARO
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