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Volume 39, Number 19
ON THE COVER:
features
Vision 2020
In 1990, We Predicted What 2020 Would Look Like. Did We Get Anything Right?
And since we're here, why not place some bets on 2050?
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
news
Vision 2020
A Month-by-Month Guide to Election 2020 Madness
From local policy to the national election, we just want you to vote, OK?
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Making a Better Austin, One Volunteer at a Time
Opportunities to get civically involved this year
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Austin at Large: Take It From a Ninja ...
You know, you could just not say anything. Try that.
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Public Notice: LDC Developments
Suit set; ZAP zinger; ashes for ASH?
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines
Quote of the Week
Civics 101
NAKED CITY
Pedestrian Safety Feature Added to Downtown Intersections
"Leading pedestrian intervals" give a 5- to 7-second boost at crosswalks
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Mapping the Future of MetroRail's Green Line
Jan. 10 is the last day to provide feedback on new rail line
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Austin Police Open Internal Investigation Into South Congress Stabbing
Governor baselessly blames "lawlessness" via tweet
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Local Election News: War Shadows Edition
From lawsuits to candidates in suits
BY MICHAEL KING
Ken Paxton Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Overturn Historic Whole Woman’s Ruling
Cruz, Cornyn join anti-choice attorney general in call for repeal
BY MARY TUMA
Former County Judge Rails Against Delia Garza
What is Bill Aleshire's problem with the county attorney candidate?
BY MICHAEL KING
Death Watch: Can "Abandonment Rage" Spare Death Row Inmate's Life?
SCOTUS considers what could be Texas' first execution of 2020
BY BRANT BINGAMON
food
Vision 2020
Young Restaurateurs Learn to Share in Austin's Real Estate Market
Traditional restaurateuring gets a millennial makeover
BY LINA FISHER
Austin's Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmers' markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of January 9, 2020
music
Vision 2020
Musicians on How Best to Employ City Funds Earmarked for the Local Scene
$3 million in HOT funds are coming. Now what?
Faster Than Sound: Unlocking Oblivion Access
Leaving the Austin Terror Fest title behind, Oblivion Access partners Dusty Brooks and Dorian Domi reach for new horizons
BY RACHEL RASCOE
screens
Vision 2020
Austin’s 2020 Film Festival Calendar
Your print-out-and-keep guide for movie lovers
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Austin Film Critics Association Announces 2019 Awards
Local reviewers call Fury Road best film of the decade
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Fantastic Fest Interview: Playing With the Tracking With Tim Robbins on VHYes
It's a father-son deal in this home movie insanity
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Now Streaming in Austin: Night Flight Plus
Three local short films in the launch lineup for “Short Film Showcase”
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
The Grudge
A new haunting from the J-horror franchise
Invisible Life
Brazilian drama divides sisters from each other
Just Mercy
True-life story of prison injustice can't escape procedural bonds
Like a Boss
Unpleasant workplace comedy didn't get the memo about jokes
Midnight Family
Life in Mexico’s unregulated ambulance industry
1917
World War I drama shows heroism in saving, not taking, lives
Reality Queen!
Celebrity spoof is less fun than mocking tabloids
63 Up
The British documentary series about growing up faces growing old
The Sonata
Musical mystery in this Gothic romance
arts & culture
Vision 2020
Austin's Throwing a Big Bash for Beethoven in 2020
The classical community is lighting 250 candles for this musical superhero
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
ISHIDA Dance Company's Beginning / αρχή
This contemporary dance troupe's dynamic debut with "small bites" whetted the appetite for a full meal
"A Rock About the Size of a Small Avocado"
You can find connections to this city's art scene just about anywhere
A Wild and Precious Life: A Memoir by Edie Windsor
The life of a same-sex marriage hero sparkles in this collaborative memoir
columns
Vision 2020
Qmmunity: Vision 2020 Could Be 90-90-90
Plus queer parties to celebrate life and excess with Alexander the Great, Coconut Club, more
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Day Trips: Coming in 2020 Across Texas
What Capt. Day Trips is looking forward to in the new year
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Adult-Type Things
It's fine to socialize your kids, but not at the expense of other adults who had no part in their conception
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Soccer Watch
BY NICK BARBARO
comics
