John Anderson
Volume 40, Number 46
ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:
BY Kimberley Jones
news
Breaking quorum again, lawmakers leave state to thwart Abbott's restrictive bill
BY KIMBERLY REEVES
After July 1 deadline, 77 evaluations still to be completed
BY CLARA ENCE MORSE
The numbers don’t back up Save Austin Now’s fearmongering campaign
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON AND AUSTIN SANDERS
We have seen the future, and it brought pizza
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
The fate of the historic building at I-35 and Cesar Chavez remains in flux
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
2021-22 FY proposal earmarks funds for police, parks, homelessness response
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
food
"Hemp and cannabis industries here in Texas have never had a brighter future."
BY JESSI CAPE
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Dinner parties, farmer's markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of July 15, 2021
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
A look into how the artist makes his Synth Vehicles for Guitar
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Accusations of unprofessional behavior and an HR complaint leave the historic venue in limbo
BY RACHEL RASCOE
Lomelda, Katy Kirby, and Christine Renner lead the live pack
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ, RACHEL RASCOE, KEVIN CURTIN, MORGAN-TAYLOR THOMAS, MICHAEL TOLAND AND DOUG FREEMAN
BY GREG STITT
screens
After 16 months of closure, the arthouse indie cinema reopens this weekend
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
One-hour lecture on the father of plastics (with added musical numbers!)
Action concoction isn't stodgy, but it's not that filling, either
Biographical romance picks apart loving someone from loving a memory of them
Nicolas Cage’s porcine drama is a transformative soliloquy about love and loss
The life, passions, and shattering death of the traveler
L.A. poetry slam never quite makes a full movie
Love is like drowning in this German fairy tale-inspired romance
How the 1964 Japanese women’s Olympic volleyball team healed a nation
arts & culture
Guess what long-running comedy troupe is vaccinated, back onstage, and ready to make the city laugh again
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
After months behind screens, the folks who run the city's theatres, concert halls, and comedy clubs are welcoming audiences back inside
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Cheer up with Bring It On: The Musical
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Two women at different stages of life keep company during a pandemic
BY ALI MONTAG
Ian Michaud raises more than $18,000 dollars for mental health support
BY HANNAH WILLIFORD
Virtual galleries, streaming improv, and more
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Donation and volunteer opportunities, job openings, online fitness classes, and more
BY KAT MCNEVINS
columns
On getting back out in the world
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Drop the doomscroll and soak in queer magic at the Queer Home CookOUT, a moonlit queer swim, and more events
BY JAMES SCOTT
Mock tribute to Ozymandias adds quirky character to the Panhandle
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Insane pets are insanely expensive
BY THE LUV DOC
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Your weekly horoscope, July 16-22
BY ROB BREZSNY
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Three things Austin FC needs to do to get some momentum going
BY ERIC GOODMAN
comics
BY SAM HURT
BY TOM TOMORROW
BY RYAN HENNESSEE