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Volume 41, Number 36
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news
Early Voting April 25-May 3 • Election Day May 7
Whether this week was a shock or felt like a long time coming, we look at an uncertain horizon
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
So, why do these creeps care so much about other people’s abortions, anyway?
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
BY NICK BARBARO
Blocking the exits
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Judge seeks recusal after telling D.A.'s Office she "felt betrayed"
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
The union would represent nearly 1,000 employees
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
As the district solidifies its budget, the protesters hope the board listens to their demands
BY MORGAN O’HANLON
The high cost of history
BY ABE ASHER
Dell Medical School's new orchestra to debut with hospital performance
BY HANNAH UEBELE
food
A neighborhood restaurant, for some
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 May 5, 2022
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
Translating the scrolls at Austin’s most interesting festival of the year
BY KEVIN CURTIN, JULIAN TOWERS, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, MICHAEL TOLAND, CHRISTINA GARCIA AND ROBERT PENSON
An interview with the truly independent booking duo on their landmark lineup
BY RACHEL RASCOE
Friday’s lineup includes Mattie, DJ Design, and Fennec
BY KEVIN CURTIN
BLK ODYSSY, Bright Light Social Hour, Sir Woman, and Quentin & the Past Lives among performers
BY RACHEL RASCOE
ARC runs Friday through Sunday at the Palmer Events Center
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
BY DEREK UDENSI
screens
As he delivers his final class, the former head of UT-Austin's Department of Radio-Television-Film gives a commencement speech looking back on a career without a plan
BY PAUL STEKLER
UT RTF brings the long-running documentary shorts initiative to a close
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
Sam Raimi makes the most Sam Raimi Marvel film imaginable
Jim Broadbent is charming in this socially minded true-crime comedy
Labyrinthine thriller knows to just follow the old map
Documentary makes the fight against Alzheimer’s personal
Funny, nuanced look at life as a Texas teen
Magical French tale is a strange tribute to Totoro
True life crime drama about a Jamaican migrant
A time-traveling tennis prodigy scores in this sports anime
French cinema’s enfant terrible faces the horrors of growing old
arts & culture
AAPI events abound and range from CelebrASIA to Bollywood fitness
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Surprisingly minimalist adaptation of beloved kids book still enchants
BY BOB ABELMAN
Art galleries, theatre, comedy, dance, and more
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Local events, volunteer opportunities, kids' activities, and more
BY KAT MCNEVINS
columns
A yes vote on Proposition A means continued transportation solutions
BY JAMES LARSEN
Fill your homosexual calendar with a b-day ball by House of Lepore, Hyperreal Film Club’s Aughts horror screening, and more.
BY JAMES SCOTT
Healing waters and a whole lot of history
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
No need to wallow in the tedium of comprehensive knowledge
BY THE LUV DOC
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Your weekly horoscope, May 6-12
BY ROB BREZSNY
Crazy high property taxes? File a protest.
BY LUKE ELLIS
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Austin FC's leadership is hitting all the right notes
BY ERIC GOODMAN
comics
BY SAM HURT
BY TOM TOMORROW
BY RYAN HENNESSEE