Hyperreal Film Club
David Brendan Hall
Volume 40, Number 18
ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:
BY Kimberley Jones
news
ProLodges Saves and Changes Some of Austin's Most Vulnerable Lives
Can the city keep them open?
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Austin at Large: A Strong-Mayor Sweet Spot?
Advocates throw some salt on the pleasant-tasting "pro-democracy" reform plan
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Public Notice: Happy New Year?
Surely, 2021 will be an improvement
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Civics 101
Entering 2021 in a “State of Emergency”
Bars operating as restaurants are officials' top concern
BY BETH SULLIVAN
Great Springs Project Proposes a Network of Trails From Austin to San Antonio
Squaring conservation with development
BY LINA FISHER
AISD Weighs Keeping Campuses Open After Winter Break
Between a rock and a hard place
BY CLARA ENCE MORSE
Who Wants to Be Mayor Pro Tem? More People Than You Might Think.
Council members jockey for the mostly ceremonial title
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Incoming D.A. José Garza Locks in Leadership Team
New hires emphasize accountability, empathy
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
food
Eberly Reopens, Ready for a Whole New Year
The elegant dining venue (and chef Jo Chan) returns with the heartiest food
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Tarka Indian Kitchen Expands Their Empire
CEO talks mother sauces and customizable curries
BY JESSI CAPE
Stage Five, Ahoy – but also Buddy’s Has a Burger, Natalie’s on Cakealikes, and Beard Papa’s Will Be Hella Creamy and Puffy
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Austin's Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer's markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of December 30, 2020
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
Through New Eyes: Black Angels Frontman Alex Maas Raises Luca
The glow of parenthood and a golden voice shine through on solo debut
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Faster Than Sound: Recapping the Year SXSW Got Canceled
Venue closures, fundraising, and industry layoffs headlined Austin music's difficult 2020
BY RACHEL RASCOE
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re listening to
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ, KEVIN CURTIN, DEREK UDENSI, MICHAEL TOLAND, ALEJANDRA RAMIREZ, DOUG FREEMAN, GREG STITT AND TIM STEGALL
Live Music / Livestream Listings
BY GREG STITT
screens
The Party Never Stops with the Uncaged New Year’s Eve Bash
Meet the Cheddar Goblin in an 8-Bit Alamo as South Lamar goes virtual
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
Finding Yingying
True-crime documentary centers on the life, not death, of Yingying Zhang
Herself
Irish Lifetime Movie of the Week-style melodrama is cheering enough
Shadow in the Cloud
WWII creature feature is a Frankenstein’s mess
Wonder Woman 1984
Diana Prince stars in an all-new episode of I Love the ’80s
arts & culture
Diedrick Brackens Weaves Multitudes in the Blanton's "darling divined"
From his loom, the acclaimed artist fuses folk tales and forgotten memories with his own experiences to tell new, expanding stories of identity
BY SARA HUTCHINSON
Hotrod Golgotha by W. Joe Hoppe
In this collection, the Austin poet delivers a high octane paean to cars and all that makes them cool
BY ROBERT FAIRES
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: Babies on the Brain
In this week's cover story, new dads Kevin Curtin and Black Angels frontman Alex Maas talk about creativity and fatherhood
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Opinion: Dr. Jill Biden Earned the Title – and the Right to Determine Her Identity
For professional women whose expertise is so often questioned by men, "Dr." is an essential distinction
BY CHRISTINE JULIEN, AYELET HAIMSON LUSHKOV, JOHANNA HARTELIUS AND ALIZA NORWOOD
Qmmunity: Keeping Austin Queer in 2021
Wishing you a brighter new year, QTs
BY BETH SULLIVAN
Day Trips: Robert L.B. Tobin Land Bridge, San Antonio
New Land Bridge connects San Antonio park
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: That’s What We Do
Earth has pretty much always been a shitshow
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, January 1-7
BY ROB BREZSNY
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