AFS Cinema
David Brendan Hall / Design by Zeke Barbaro
Volume 44, Number 3
Issue Supplement
2024 HAAM Day Guide
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news
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Council District 4 Rematch Finds Candidates Still Split on Housing Policy
On other issues, including policing, they mostly agree
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
In Council District 2, Fuentes Talks Buying Houses and Preventing Flooding
And her challenger is conservative
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Point Austin: Doug Greco’s Campaign Odyssey Turns to Federal Court
Mayoral candidate sues for more outside cash in campaigns
BY MICHAEL KING
Following Court Ruling, City Manager Moves to Eliminate Secret Police File
In memo, Broadnax outlines steps needed to eliminate G file
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
food
The Strip Club: Spending Time With Gino, Tinos, and Lord Purrington at Plaza 183
Exploring the far northwest strip mall for good eats and more
BY TAYLOR HOLLAND
music
Genre-Hopping Hustler Quentin Arispe Wants to Be in Every Room
The Past Lives’ theatrical lead singer takes on a party girl role on new solo LP, As Above, So Below
BY CARYS ANDERSON
Let Us Help You Pick Out the Perfect Live Show This Week
Our writers pick the best live music for the week ahead
BY CY WHITE, CARYS ANDERSON, DEREK UDENSI, MICHAEL TOLAND, ABBY JOHNSTON, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, BRANT BINGAMON, KAT MCNEVINS AND DOUG FREEMAN
Live Music in Austin
BY DEREK UDENSI
screens
A Lost Movie and a Forgotten Sport in New Book Cockfight: A Fable of Failure
Kier-La Janisse lets the blood and feathers fly
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
All Happy Families
A dysfunctional family comes together when the childhood home is about to be rented out
Never Let Go
Supernatural horror stars Halle Berry
The Substance
Brilliant body horror interrogates society's ugly ideas about aging
Transformers One
CG-animated origin story about how Optimus Prime and Megatron fell out
Wolfs
George Clooney and Brad Pitt play rival fixers forced to work together on a tricky job
arts & culture
Arts Review: Early Era Collective’s “Rising From the Roots”
Hybrid production explores the immigrant experience through dance and taped interviews
BY CY WHITE
Theatre Review: Is Paradise Lost in Arcadia?
Watching the unpredictable and the predetermined unfold at Austin Playhouse
BY CAT MCCARREY
Your Weekend Events Shopping Already Done for You!
Recommended arts and music events for your perusal
BY JAMES SCOTT, KAT MCNEVINS, CAT MCCARREY, JAMES RENOVITCH, LINA FISHER AND CARYS ANDERSON
A T-Rex, Trivia, and Twilight, in This Week’s Recommended Events
Take those long arms and find a weekday happening
BY JAMES SCOTT, KAT MCNEVINS, KIMBERLEY JONES, LINA FISHER, HASINA SHAH, CAT MCCARREY, AMAYA AUSTIN AND CY WHITE
columns
Opinion: More Transit and Housing Options in More Locations Are Critical for Austin’s Future
The executive director of Transit Forward on the positive environmental impacts of greater density
BY BILL MCCAMLEY
The Austin Chronic: How Much Should You Trust the Label on Weed Products?
Experts at the Texas Cannabis Policy Conference discuss the reality of lab reports
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Qmmunity: Take a Breather Month
September stands between Austin Pride and Gay Christmas, aka Halloween, so take it as a much-needed break.
BY JAMES SCOTT
Day Trips: Henry’s Homemade Ice Cream, Plano
Little ice cream parlor in Plano has a big reach
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: It Starts with a P
Women love a man who listens
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, September 20-26
BY ROB BREZSNY
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
The Verde Report: Poor Season Puts Sebastián Driussi’s Future in Question
It’s been a tough year for Austin FC’s star player ... and his fans
BY ERIC GOODMAN
comics
