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features
The Death Issue
Introducing The Austin Chronicle’s hard look at grief in Austin
BY MAGGIE QUINLAN
news
Headlines / Quote of the Week
After a Uniquely Short and Turbulent Term, Watson Is the Mayoral Candidate to Beat
Four opponents make their cases against the incumbent
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
ACC Board of Trustees Candidates Are Thinking About Affordability
Candidates discuss priorities for Austin’s community college system
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Hays County Jail Inmate Says Guards Crushed His Hand and Deleted Video
He’s suing for more than $1 million in damages
BY BRANT BINGAMON
music
Chappell Roan Gives 'Em a Good Show at ACL Fest
The pop supernova comes through with cowgirl chic
BY CARYS ANDERSON
S.L. Houser, TsuShiMaMiRe, and More Crucial Concerts
Plus country jams, doom metal, and a jazz tag team
BY CARYS ANDERSON, DEREK UDENSI, TIM STEGALL, GENEVIEVE WOOD, DOUG FREEMAN, RAOUL HERNANDEZ AND MICHAEL TOLAND
Live Music in Austin
BY DEREK UDENSI
screens
Horror Screenings Come to Central Presbyterian Church
Phantom Fest and Garth Manor team up for Horror Church
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
The Apprentice
Fctionalized account of Donald Trump’s rise (Sebastian Stan) under the tutelage of lawyer Roy Cohn (Jeremy Strong)
Average Joe
A high school coach fights for the right to pray on field
My Hero Academia: You're Next
Adaptation of a manga series about young superheroes in training
Piece by Piece
Animated doc about rapper, record producer, and mogul Pharell Williams
Saturday Night
The legend is burnished of the first ever broadcast of SNL
Terrifier 3
Art the Clown comes for Christmas in this extreme gore franchise
Vettaiyan
A retired police officer fights against the system
arts & culture
Review: Speak No More: VVitch
This immersive, site-specific production is like a choose-your-own-ghost-adventure
BY CAT MCCARREY
Turkey Day Drama, a Red Hot Patriot, and Scares for the Season in Our Recommended Events
I scream, you scream, we all scream for the weekend!
BY JAMES SCOTT, KAT MCNEVINS, CAT MCCARREY, BRANT BINGAMON, EDEN SHAMY, LINA FISHER, CARYS ANDERSON, AMBER WILLIAMS AND JAMES RENOVITCH
Elvira, the Crypt Keeper, and Garfield Headline Our Weekday Recommendations
Find an event for you, spooky or otherwise
BY JAMES SCOTT, KAT MCNEVINS, RICHARD WHITTAKER, CAT MCCARREY, LINA FISHER AND JAMES RENOVITCH
columns
Opinion: Augmented Creativity – Why We Should Embrace AI in Content Creation
A video production professional makes the case for AI as a tool that complements, rather than replaces, human creativity
BY BRIAN KALEH
The Off Beat: ACL Weekend One Was Hot, Dusty, and Gay as Hell
Notes from the ground at Zilker, plus tips for weekend two
BY CARYS ANDERSON
Qmmunity: Camp Conundrum
Oh good, another column about queer movies. How original!
BY JAMES SCOTT
Day Trips: Fort Martin Scott, Fredericksburg
Texas Historical Commission takes over management of Hill Country frontier fort
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Swiping Left on Emotional Affairs
Let’s begin with what I know to be an immutable truth
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, October 11-17
BY ROB BREZSNY
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
The Verde Report: With Josh Wolff Out, Austin FC Enters New Chapter With Focus on Results
Rodolfo Borrell begins the search for a new head coach
BY ERIC GOODMAN
comics
