John Anderson
Volume 40, Number 40
ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:
BY Kimberley Jones
news
The Fumbling, Bumbling Letdown of the 87th Legislature
Sine dead
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Austin at Large: A Tale of Two Gregs
While Abbott loses his marbles, Casar and other urban progressives band together
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Civics 101
As Austin's I-35 Mess Gains National Attention, the City Refocuses on the Palm District
Applying an "equity lens" to reimagine the blocks alongside Austin's gnarliest highway
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
City Council and Staff Push and Pull Over Campsites and Transit Oriented Development
OK, how about here?
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Austin Schools Get COVID-19 Vaccines Into Arms
Schools help promote vaccination while addressing community hesitancy
BY CLARA ENCE MORSE
Women’s Jail 2.0: Diversion or Expansion?
Travis County Commissioners Court mulls a long-term overhaul of the correctional complex in Del Valle
BY LINA FISHER
food
Small Town Barbecue at Its Finest
Brett's Backyard Bar-B-Que is smoked meat magic
BY ROD MACHEN
Dr. K Becomes Austin’s First Female, Black-Owned Cannabusiness
Diversifying the industry’s green rush
BY JESSI CAPE
Bye-Bye to Broyles, Hello to De Nada, Birds Gets a Lager, Ice Cream Celebrates Pride, and More
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 June 3, 2021
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
Faster Than Sound: Austin Imprint Keeled Scales Partners With Polyvinyl Records
New joint office expands the local label landscape
BY RACHEL RASCOE
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re listening to
BY KEVIN CURTIN, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, ABBY JOHNSTON, MICHAEL TOLAND, DOUG FREEMAN, TIM STEGALL AND DEREK UDENSI
Live Music / Livestream Listings
BY GREG STITT
screens
Inbetween Girl Comes Home for the Austin Asian American Film Festival
Austin-Made dramedy brings teenage dreams and Sorkin rhythms to the drive-in
BY SELOME HAILU
Missing in Brooks County Explores a New Location for the Immigration Crisis
Cine Las Americas selection explores death [not] on the border
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
The Amusement Park
Romero's lost film is more than a curio
The Carnivores
Austin-made relationship horror takes a bite out of the trauma of love
Dad, I'm Sorry
Vietnamese family goes through ups and downs in Saigon
Hero Mode
Gaming romp takes a family-friendly look at developer life
Jallikattu
Brutal, brilliant Indian drama sets a buffalo lose, but the men cause the chaos
New French Shorts 2021
The annual best of Gallic cinema, in small chunks
Spirit Untamed
Soft reboot of the Netflix animated horse show never gets out of the gate
Under the Stadium Lights
True-life high school football drama uses a worn-out playbook
arts & culture
The Plague Year: America in the Time of Covid by Lawrence Wright
In his account of the ongoing coronavirus crisis, the New Yorker writer reports the killers are off the leash
BY MICHAEL KING
One Last Stop Is an Electrifying Queer Timeslip Romance
The author of Red, White & Royal Blue, Casey McQuiston, unveils her second novel
BY ROSALIND 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: Ding-Dong, Another Brutal Legislative Session Is Behind Us
This week's Sine Die cover package explores the ups and downs (mostly downs) of the 87th Texas Legislature
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Opinion: Invest in Women and Families, Not New Jails
BY JUDGE ANDY BROWN AND ANNETTE PRICE
Qmmunity: Pride Month Is Here and Queer
Celebrate with Austin Black Pride, aGLIFF’s mini film-a-thon, and more
BY BETH SULLIVAN
Day Trips: Paddle SMTX, San Marcos
Glowing river cruises in San Marcos
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: The Worst Thing
Nobody wants to witness self-indulgent acts on a first date
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, June 4-10
BY ROB BREZSNY
The Common Law
Property tax protest – how do I increase my chances of winning at the ARB hearing?
BY LUKE ELLIS
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
The Verde Report: A Reflective Alex Ring Puts That Red Card in the Rear View
BY ERIC GOODMAN
comics
