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2024 Texas Book Festival Preview
Shefali Luthra on Texas’ Role in the Undue Burden Unleashed by Abortion Restrictions
Texas Book Festival author to discuss the loss of reproductive rights in Sunday panel
BY CARYS ANDERSON
Exploring the Potential in Psychedelics at Texas Book Festival
Eugenia Bone and Ernesto Londoño chat about transformative experiences
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Headlines / Quote of the Week
City Council Girds for a Second Trump Administration
Threats to undocumented immigrants are a major concern
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Auditors Find Interim City Manager Mishandled Money With Lucrative City Contracts for Friends
$550,000 in city funds went to consultants with no Council approval
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Austin Fund Allots $100,000 for Nonprofit Helping Teens Access Abortion
City faces two lawsuits for supporting out-of-state travel
BY EDEN SHAMY
Texas Republicans Unite Behind Vouchers
But now they have to write the bill
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Texas Republicans Say They’ll Save Diversity on Campus by Killing Diversity on Campus
Higher education Senate subcommittee aims to double down on DEI ban
BY BRANT BINGAMON
food
Restaurant Review: Ling Wu at the Grove
Another jewel in chef Ling Qi Wu’s crown, if a little less sparkling
BY MELANIE HAUPT
music
Album Review: Female Gallery, Best Friends Together Forever
First EP from Austin post-punk fourpiece is a promising start
BY ABBY JOHNSTON
La Doña, Geto Gala, the Queen of Christmas, and More Crucial Concerts
Plan your week in live music
BY CARYS ANDERSON, DEREK UDENSI, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, JOE GROSS, AMBER WILLIAMS, GENEVIEVE WOOD, CHRISTINA GARCIA, DOUG FREEMAN, MICHAEL TOLAND, KAHRON SPEARMAN AND TIM STEGALL
Live Music in Austin
BY DEREK UDENSI
Screens
Film Reviews
Ghost Cat Anzu
Anime about a ghost cat tending to an abandoned girl
Juror #2
A family man in recovery struggles with a serious moral dilemma while serving as a juror in a high-profile murder trial
Kanguva
Indian epic tracks a warrior in 1678 and a present-day researcher
A Real Pain
Cousins reconnect with their heritage in endearing dramedy
Red One
Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans team up to save Santa from a kidnapping plot
arts & culture
2024 Texas Book Festival Preview
Reading Is Resistance
What to look forward to at this year’s literary fest
BY DOUG FREEMAN
Lost in Austin Chronicles the City’s Rapid Rise
Journalist and former Austinite Alex Hannaford takes a hard look at unaffordability and a disappearing culture
BY DOUG FREEMAN
A Family History That Complicates Texas Mythmaking
Jessica Goudeau roadmaps a restorative genealogy with We Were Illegal
BY DOUG FREEMAN
The State of Naomi Shihab Nye
The well-traveled poet talks about loving Texas and being this year’s recipient of the Texas Book Festival’s Texas Writer Award
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Lit Crawl: Your Saturday Night Just Got Booked
21+ programming includes Banned Book Bash, Black Women Writers Showcase
BY AMAYA AUSTIN
Theatre Review: Austin Shakespeare Presents Jane Eyre
Inventive production refreshes a classic tale of love and liberty
BY CAT MCCARREY
New Podcast Listens to Austin 24 Hours at a Time
KUT stays in one place to get a better sense of the town we live in
BY HASINA SHAH
Austin Studio Tour, Mighty Texas Dog Walk, and More Recommended Events
Things to keep you busy this weekend
BY JAMES SCOTT, KAT MCNEVINS, CAT MCCARREY, JAMES RENOVITCH, GENEVIEVE WOOD, KIMBERLEY JONES AND LINA FISHER
Cute Animals, Crafty Adults, and More Recommended Events for the Week
Movies, arts, and more things to do
BY JAMES SCOTT, KAT MCNEVINS, CARYS ANDERSON, KIMBERLEY JONES, LINA FISHER AND CAT MCCARREY
columns
Austin Chronic: Oat Willie’s Closes Shop After 56 Years
Austin’s first head shop will no longer go “Onward, through the fog!”
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Qmmunity: Andie Flores and Sam Mayer’s 3 Scenes From Queer Utopia
Taking the stage in a cage
BY JAMES SCOTT
Day Trips: Life of Pie, Abilene
West Texas bakery covers pie season 24 / 7
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Fucking Trump Voters
That is a crime against humanity, so stop it
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, November 15-21
BY ROB BREZSNY
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