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Volume 41, Number 25
ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:
BY Kimberley Jones
news
Here are the local, state, and national Dems we picked to represent us
BY THE CHRONICLE EDITORIAL BOARD
In the hot seats
BY LINA FISHER
It’s hard planning for the future, when humans insist on living in the present
BY NICK BARBARO
Be careful out there
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Family, advocates' push for justice gets results
BY BRANT BINGAMON
"Ultimately preventable" at Ullrich
BY LINA FISHER
7 of 8 just won’t do
BY MORGAN O’HANLON
South Lamar employees organizing as Drafthouse United
BY LINA FISHER
Progressive star stumps for Casar, Cisneros campaigns
BY AUSTIN SANDERS AND MIKE CLARK-MADISON
food
Remembrance of subs past
BY MELANIE HAUPT
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 February 17, 2022
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
Witness accounts of the notorious shock rocker’s antics and arrest at the Cavity Club
BY TIM STEGALL
School of Rock students play two events this weekend, and Stubb's sells to C3 and Live Nation
BY RACHEL RASCOE
Into the Ocean
BY MICHAEL TOLAND
My Exotic Self
BY KAHRON SPEARMAN
So It Goes
BY TIM STEGALL
Anthea, Terry Allen, the Greeting Committee, Hellfury, Dorian Electra, and Olson St. Clair
BY CHRISTINA GARCIA, DOUG FREEMAN, MORGAN-TAYLOR THOMAS, ROBERT PENSON, JULIAN TOWERS AND MICHAEL TOLAND
BY DEREK UDENSI
screens
David Blue Garcia proves you can take Leatherface out of Texas in the new Netflix horror Texas Chainsaw Massacre
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
And B. Iden Payne winner Jacques Colimon is the sun
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
Overstuffed high-minded horror isn’t meaty enough to satisfy
Historical werewolf horror takes an innovative bite
Gentle pagan comedy lets the outsiders find their place
A widower taking a touching cross-county trip
She’s a pop sensation! He’s a math teacher! Crazy!
Dream logic becomes a winding path to a strange romance
The life and crimes of the Unabomber
Video game adaptation gets away with running on star power
Worst person? No. Best performance of the year? Maybe.
arts & culture
Art, theatre, music, ballet, and more
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Carnival-themed event will help keep the Fusebox Festival free
BY SHERYL LAWRENCE
Art galleries, live performances, and more
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Local events, volunteer opportunities, fitness classes, and more
BY KATHERINE MCNEVINS
columns
Shout-out the people and places that make Austin so special
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
One year after Winter Storm Uri, Rep. Gina Hinojosa reflects on still-needed improvements
BY REP. GINA HINOJOSA
Closing the chapter with OUTsider Fest and more queer events
BY BETH SULLIVAN
Where the bison roam
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
If you're looking to avoid a shark attack or a tsunami, Kansas is the place to be
BY THE LUV DOC
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Your weekly horoscope, February 18-24
BY ROB BREZSNY
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Austin FC has committed to looking like a bushel of Granny Smith apples for close to half a season
BY ERIC GOODMAN
comics
BY SAM HURT
BY TOM TOMORROW
BY JEN SORENSEN