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Volume 39, Number 3
Issue Supplement
HAAM Day 2019
ON THE COVER:
news
Democrats and Their Campaign Teams Train Up to Turn Texas Blue
The Texas Democratic Party focuses on flipping the state as early as 2020
BY ROXY BONAFONT
Austin at Large: The Oldest Story in Town
Will Austin ISD's "School Changes" be our last chance to learn our lesson?
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Public Notice: Think Global
Act local: Flooding and more
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines
Quote of the Week
Civics 101
NAKED CITY
Gun Activist Cody Wilson Gets Probation in Sex Case
The man behind 3D-printed guns takes plea deal after high-profile arrest
BY ROXY BONAFONT
Grassroots Leadership Sues to See Contract Between ICE and CoreCivic
The organization hopes to shine light on ICE and the T. Don Hutto facility
BY BRANT BINGAMON
City Council Aims to Calibrate Camping Rules
Three-phased approach reflects growing consensus on dais
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Travis County District Attorney Moore and Her First Assistant Sued
Sexual assault survivor alleges the D.A.'s Office lied to undermine her
BY SARAH MARLOFF
APD Weed Arrests Decline, but Racial Disparities Remain
Of the 86 people jailed, 41 were Hispanic, 31 were African American, and 14 were Caucasian
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Death Watch: Failures at Trial Anchor Last-Chance Appeal for Sparks
If SCOTUS does not act, Sparks will be the third man executed in Texas this month
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Former Council Member Don Zimmerman Sues to Travel Back in Time
Suit alleges new abortion support funding would violate Pre-Roe state law
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Five Ways YOU Can Fight Climate Change
Yes, you can do things to help the planet
BY SARAH MARLOFF
food
Vegan Magazine Founder Summer Burton Talks Reason and Queso
Former Buzzfeed exec and Texas native is obsessed with animals
BY JESSI CAPE
Austin's Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmers' markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of September 19, 2019
music
Parisian Chanteuse Lou Rebecca Is the Complete Pop Package
Personas, dance, fashion, and Holodeck-ian synth transform into the electro crooner
BY RACHEL RASCOE
Faster Than Sound: 523 Thompson Sticks Around
DIY venue co-runners recap a year ahead of Vans event, Rev. Merrill Wade ends the Soul of a Musician Series, and Hi, How Are You Project announces Daniel Johnston tribute
BY RACHEL RASCOE
Texas Platters
Paul Cauthen
Room 41
Golden Dawn Arkestra
Darkness Falls on the Edge of Time
The Texas Horns
Get Here Quick
screens
FANTASTIC FEST 2019
How Fantastic Fest Is Shaping the Genre Film Scene
Fifteen years in and still fantastic
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Fantastic Fest Asks "Who Is Wrinkles the Clown?"
And why do we want him to scare us?
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Scream, Queen! and the Legacy of the “Gay” Nightmare on Elm Street
Fantastic Fest's monster in the closet
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Death, Grief, and Buddhism in Fantastic Fest’s The Long Walk
Laotian cinema pioneer Mattie Do's patiently ponderous tale
BY JENNY NULF
Fast Color Is the Superhero Movie We Really Need
Actor Gugu Mbatha-Raw is a beacon to behold
BY JENNY NULF
What’cha Watchin’?
Editorial Intern Charlie Mangan hangs with hit men and heavy hitters
BY CHARLIE MANGAN
Film Reviews
Ad Astra
Brad Pitt deals with a case of the space ... madness!
American Dreamer
Jim Gaffigan shows a flair for darkness, but this rideshare thriller stays in neutral
Desolation Center
Before corporate fests, Desolation Center blew the Mojave apart
Downton Abbey
The beloved Masterpiece series makes a royal return
Edie
Sheila Hancock braves the elements in a tale of defeating old age
The Goldfinch
Donna Tartt's metaphorical novel gets an award-season adaptation
Hustlers
True crime drama gets an A-list female empowerment sheen
Running With the Devil
Nicolas Cage's Cook goes into the coke business
Villains
Delicious black comedy finds bad guys in a battle of the generations
The Wedding Year
Can too much romance kill the mood?
arts & culture
Paper Chairs Makes Theatre With a Little Lone Star Surregionalism
The Texas premiere of Will Arbery’s Plano play knows place like home
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Arts Reviews
Shrewd Productions' Jump
In Charly Evon Simpson's drama, characters caught in the dark currents of grief and depression seek a way through
"Andy Coolquitt: Pinto Beans" at Bale Creek Allen Gallery
The artist's solo show is a public display of well-organized chaos, a sculptural nirvana of randomness and resourcefulness
“Valerie Fowler: The Story of the Deer in the Road”
Wonderfully painted memories of where the wild (and even-toed ungulate) things are
columns
Qmmunity: 2020 Hopefuls Tackle Queer Rights Convo
Gender Unbound, AIDS Walk with Big Freedia, Butch Queen, and more
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Day Trips: Sitting Bull Falls, New Mexico
Hidden recreation area in the mountains
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Luv Doc: A Taste for Ballin'
20-inch blades on the Impala
BY LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Soccer Watch
BY NICK BARBARO
comics
