Jana Birchum / Design by Zeke Barbaro
Volume 42, Number 13
ON THE COVER:
news
Power for the people?
BY LINA FISHER
If legislators want to break up with Austin, they should at least put their backs into it
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Next week’s meeting tries to tie up some loose ends
BY NICK BARBARO
Endorsements, recounts, and money, money, money
BY THE NEWS STAFF
GM exec says electric vehicles need to be accessible
BY LEENA ALALI
Changing the culture
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
A brave new world
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Bargaining begins at largest hospital in the state to unionize
BY LINA FISHER
It's just a bill …
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Texas Harm Reduction Alliance wins fight for free passes
BY LINA FISHER
food
To Austin's Ukrainian community, the meaning of food has co-evolved with the war itself
BY JOHN BESCHE
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 November 24, 2022
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
Elevate studio expands into South Austin multiuse creative space
BY CLARA WANG
A Tribute to Billy Joe Shaver, Jenny Parrott, Startographers, and more local sounds worth hearing
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ, ALEJANDRA RAMIREZ, MICHAEL TOLAND, DEREK UDENSI AND TIM STEGALL
Melissa Carper, Taméca Jones, the Hide Outs, Alex Coke, and more local shows to see
BY ABBY JOHNSTON, DEREK UDENSI, MICHAEL TOLAND, JULIAN TOWERS AND MARS SALAZAR
Eclectic gathering returns to the Long Time sandlot field
BY DOUG FREEMAN
BY DEREK UDENSI
screens
Touching from a distance in There There
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
Airborne biopic finds warm friendship across the military's racial divide
Steven Spielberg presents his own origin story
True-crime documentary reveals the depths of anti-Asian bigotry
Benoit Blanc returns with a twisting, celebrity-packed island mystery
Powerful and challenging boot camp drama ponders the need to be accepted
Disney animated adventure revamps pulp fun with a story of fathers and sons
Mumblecore pioneer innovates again with his pandemicless pandemic film
arts & culture
Whether it's German traditions or gothic ghoulishness, we've got your gifting options
BY KATHERINE MCNEVINS
A teaspoon of gravitas, tablespoon of heart is the perfect recipe for this Pulitzer winner
BY BOB ABELMAN
In addition to reforms, the agreement calls for the creation of a memorial space
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Art galleries, theatre, comedy, dance, and more
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Local events, volunteer opportunities, kids' activities, and more
BY KATHERINE MCNEVINS
columns
It’s the perfect time to thank the people in our lives who never get enough recognition
BY KRIYA HANDA
Fill up your plate with all sorts of deliciously fun queer Austin events
BY JAMES SCOTT
Craft beer and wine for the grownups, llamas for the kids
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
There's probably a decent La Quinta in Lubbock
BY THE LUV DOC
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Your weekly horoscope, November 25 - December 1
BY ROB BREZSNY
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
The highs and lows as the tournament begins
BY NICK BARBARO
comics
BY SAM HURT
BY TOM TOMORROW
BY JEN SORENSEN