The Blanton Museum of Art
Zeke Barbaro
Volume 40, Number 4
ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:
BY Kimberley Jones
news
Will the Third Time Be a Charm for an Austin Rail System?
Project Connect looks to help make connections
BY JACK CRAVER
Austin at Large: Mobility Is a Civil Right
The new Austin electorate, for whom equity is non-negotiable, considers transit
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Public Notice: Affordability Amended
Developers clean up, but where’s the housing?
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Civics 101
Eastside Housing Proposals Blow Up at Council
"That was crazy"
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
About That AISD Waiver
Following backlash, confusion, district will seek TEA waiver to extend virtual learning, phase in classroom instruction after Oct. 5
BY CLARA ENCE MORSE
Abbott Reopening Plan Allows Businesses, Including Restaurants, to Increase Capacity to 75%
Bars, except those adapted to be restaurants, remain closed
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Stacey Abrams Sounds the Alarm on the Census Crisis
Fair Fight founder wants to ensure everyone gets counted
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
After Three Years Dem Congressional Nominee Julie Oliver May Seal the Deal
The Road Warrior of Texas Congressional District 25
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Travis County District Judge Orders Injunction Against Smokable Hemp Ban
Texas can't penalize retailers for selling smokable hemp until Feb. 1
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Travis County Voter Registration Deadline Is Oct. 5
BY BETH SULLIVAN
food
The Joy of Shower Beer
Advice: Get sudsed up with these eight Austin craft brews
BY ERIC PUGA
Roosevelt Room Reopens, Launderette Brings the Bagels (and Schmears), and – Who Was That On Netflix's Meateater Last Week?
All the news that's fit to make your taste buds quiver
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Austin's Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmers' markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of September 24, 2020
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
Last September, Late Iron Age Sonic Architect Wade Allison Spoke About Composing a Crossover Metal Standard
Eighteen days after the death of Power Trip frontman we uncover an unseen interview with the late guitarist
BY MICHAEL TOLAND
Faster Than Sound: It’s Now or Never for a Music Venue Preservation Fund
When will the city of Austin give music venues aid to preserve their so-called ‘Live Music Capital’?
BY RACHEL RASCOE
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re listening to
BY DOUG FREEMAN, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, GREG STITT, RACHEL RASCOE, KAHRON SPEARMAN, DEREK UDENSI AND KEVIN CURTIN
Live Music / Livestream Listings
BY GREG STITT
screens
Brea Grant, Modern Scream Queen
The Stylist star, 12 Hour Shift director and UT grad becomes a powerhouse of horror at Fantastic Fest
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
How to Deter a Robber ... Politely
Writer/director Maria Bissell welcomes you to Wisconsin
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Austin Filmmaker Chinwe Okorie Gets a Boost From Issa Rae
New short “Lovebites” features on the Insecure star’s website
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
Akira
This animated science fiction based on a graphic novel set the modern standard of excellence for Japanese anime.
Ava
International espionage with a body count
Dead
Comedy about raising the dead doesn't raise too many laughs
Foster Boy
The for-profit foster system exposed in this heartrending drama
Gremlin
Some presents should stay unwrapped in this twisted horror
Kajillionaire
The con is on in Miranda July's oddball crime caper
The Last Shift
Different visions of the modern American working class, all beaten by the same system
Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles
Cake and art mix in this portrayal of consumable creativity at the Met
Push
Documentary exposes how faceless landlords turn homes into assets
Rad
Hal Needham's BMX action flick restored
RPG Metanoia
Filipino animated gaming adventure gets a U.S. release
Shortcut
Mangled Italian creature feature should be even shorter
Still Life
Jia Zhangke’s 2006 masterpiece on a changing China finally reaches America
Sweetness in the Belly
Unusual take on the white savior narrative, set against the Ethiopian civil war
arts & culture
All the Neighborhood's a Stage in the Drive-Through Vortex Odyssey
The Vortex keeps things safe, sacred, and mythically provocative in their newest stage spectacle
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Every Day We Get More Illegal by Juan Felipe Herrera
With his latest collection, the former U.S. poet laureate offers a kind of spiritual style guide for our time
BY ROBERTO ONTIVEROS
Ways of Remembering: A Racial Geography Tour of UT-Austin’s Campus
Dr. Edmund T. Gordon's virtual tour illuminates the university's complicated history
BY SARA HUTCHINSON
Arts Listings
Virtual galleries, streaming improv, and more
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Community Listings
Donation and volunteer opportunities, job openings, online fitness classes, and more
BY KATHERINE MCNEVINS
columns
We Have an Issue: Honoring RBG
The stakes have raised even higher for the most consequential election in a lifetime
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Qmmunity: Keep the Census Queer and Get Counted
Plus, Joterías celebrates Latinx Heritage Month with a special show and more queer fun
BY BETH SULLIVAN
Day Trips: Lake Wood Recreation Area, Gonzales
It’s water over the dam at this scenic park
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: The Devil’s Playthings
Your nation is counting on you!
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, September 25 - October 1
BY ROB BREZSNY
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