E.W. Beard
Volume 42, Number 9
Issue Supplements
League of Women Voters Guide
Texas Book Festival Guide
ON THE COVER:
features
A destitute clown is still a clown in our book
news
Our picks for state and local races
BY THE NEWS STAFF
Eight candidates vie for Austin's most powerful YIMBYs and NIMBYs
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Have a problem with our endorsements? That’s not news! Here’s some of what we’ve heard.
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Plus the return of the Austintatious Artists
BY NICK BARBARO
Get your vote on in this week's "Election Ticker"
BY THE NEWS STAFF
Candidates talk climate, cops, and city employees
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Nashville, Dallas/Ft. Worth, and Atlanta come out on top
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Wading through MUD-dy waters
BY LINA FISHER
Keeping the green machines green
BY MADI DONHAM
Skaters and bikers christened the concrete of the Mueller Southeast Greenway Park
BY ALI JUELL
food
Dearly Departed Dishes
Eldorado owner Joel Fried brings dearly departed dishes back to life
BY MELANIE HAUPT
Few restaurants had as large an impact on Austin's food and music scenes as Threadgill's
BY JOEL FRIED
Re-creating the beloved burger chain's signature dish
BY JOEL FRIED
Home of the $1 chicken-fried steak and very rowdy clientele
BY JOEL FRIED
The Downtown spot where musicians, politicians, bankers, office workers, and regular Joes all felt at home
BY JOEL FRIED
Dodging ghosts and creating delicious desserts
BY JOEL FRIED
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 October 27, 2022
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
Mismanagement behind fulfillment warehouse hurts music clients
BY CARYS ANDERSON
Austin music news headlines of the week
BY RACHEL RASCOE, KEVIN CURTIN, HANK ERWIN AND ROBERT PENSON
Dayglow, Sunny Sweeney, Chucky Blk, Alexi 8bit, and more local sounds worth your time
BY KRISS CONKLIN, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, JULIAN TOWERS, KRISS CONKLIN, MICHAEL TOLAND AND MARS SALAZAR
A few fests, a handful of Halloween shows, and more live music to see
BY DOUG FREEMAN, RACHEL RASCOE, ABBY JOHNSTON, TIM STEGALL AND CHRISTINA GARCIA
BY DEREK UDENSI
screens
We (still) Luv Video
BY MATTHEW MONAGLE
Culture editor Richard Whittaker presents a season of classic British movies that defined the nation's cinema
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Writer/director Martin McDonagh and star Kerry Condon on creating the isolated world of their new film
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
The picks of the panels in this year's writers conference
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
The In Bruges team reunites for a genius tale of friendship gone awry
The Rock joins the DC Universe as the shadowy version of Superman
Timely but lightweight abortion drama isn't up to the topic's pressing needs
Vietnamese action comedy about a hit man whose life is turned upside down
The decision to embrace death becomes a touching affirmation of life
Andrea Riseborough remains unmissable in this wild, weird, and divisive Fifties fantasy
The Last Exorcism director returns to demon-busting
Archaeology meets action in this Hindi thriller
Hindi comedy as a bigheaded realty agent suffers divine attention
arts & culture
Modern-day Mexican folktale rallies against things that go bump in the night
BY BOB ABELMAN
Horror experts Pallbearer Press make gore fashionable
BY ROBERT PENSON
Art galleries, theatre, comedy, dance, and more
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Local events, volunteer opportunities, kids' activities, and more
BY KATHERINE MCNEVINS
columns
Although the government has tried to silence the people of Iran by shutting down the internet and suppressing protesters, we can use our collective global voice to speak out
BY MAHSA MONSHIZADEGAN
So much to do as a Halloween-loving homosexual, so little time to seek out dark forces and join their hellish crusade
BY JAMES SCOTT
Artist finds his canvases and subjects all around Port Aransas
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Also, a tip of the hat to humiliation as well
BY THE LUV DOC
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Your weekly horoscope, October 28 - November 3
BY ROB BREZSNY
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
The Verde and Black are two wins away from the MLS Cup
BY ERIC GOODMAN
comics
BY SAM HURT
BY TOM TOMORROW
BY JEN SORENSEN