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Gift Guide 2024
The Austin Chronicle Holiday Gift Guide 2024
The gift of a good time
Gift Guide: Get Out There and Fall in Love With Austin Again
Fun ways to be a tourist in your own town
BY KATHERINE MCNEVINS
Gift Guide: Stuff That Cinephiles Will Swoon For
Make it a movie night (don't forget the movie-inspired popcorn toppings)
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Gift Guide: Go Trinket Hunting
Finding perfect pieces to give the home real soul (or just make your own!)
BY JAMES SCOTT
Gift Guide: Embrace the Absurd With These Whimsical Gifts
Prezzies for and about pool sharks, pools, and sharks
BY MAGGIE QUINLAN
Gift Guide: De-Stress for the Holidays
From bath salts to cannabis sweets, presents to help you calm the eff out
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
news
Chronicle Endorsements for the Travis County Runoff Election
Who we like for the City Council District 7 and AISD at-large Position 8 races
BY THE CHRONICLE EDITORIAL BOARD
Headlines / Quote of the Week
UT Expert Remains “Bullish” on U.S. Democracy as Trump Heads to the White House
Professor says unity can be worse than polarization
BY BENTON GRAHAM
Austin ISD Board President Eyes Tutoring Program Expansion to Prevent Illiteracy
One-on-one time may save money on remedial teaching down the road
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Council Updates Austin’s 100-Year Water Forward Plan
Amid increasing drought, conservation goals require customers’ help
BY LINA FISHER
District 7 Runoff Is a Battle Between Austin’s New and Old Political Generations
Mike Siegel and Gary Bledsoe face off Dec. 14
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Increase in Cost of I-35 “Caps” Means Less Money for Other City Projects
New estimates show cost of caps increased by 61%
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
music
Crosstalk: Prizer Arts & Letters Closes, Besame Mucho Returns, and More Culture Headlines
Plus news in film fellowships and SIMS donations
BY CARYS ANDERSON
Album Review: White Denim, 12
Onetime Austinite conjures Seventies garage rock on dozenth LP
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
Benefits, Parties, and All-Around Crucial Concerts for the Week
Graham Reynolds, Big Bill, Urban Heat and more
BY CARYS ANDERSON, DEREK UDENSI, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, DOUG FREEMAN, MICHAEL TOLAND, RICHARD WHITTAKER, TIM STEGALL, CHRISTINA GARCIA, GENEVIEVE WOOD, KATHERINE MCNEVINS AND KAHRON SPEARMAN
Live Music in Austin
BY DEREK UDENSI
Screens
Film Reviews
Flow
Tender animated film follows animals on a quest for home
Laufey’s A Night at the Symphony: Hollywood Bowl
Grammy-winning Icelandic-Chinese chanteuse performs at the iconic venue
The Order
Jude Law is an FBI agent tracking a white supremacist terrorist cell
Queer
Gorgeous but superficial adaptation of the William S. Burroughs novel
The Return
After 20 years away, Odysseus (Fiennes) returns home.
The Six Triple Eight
Tyler Perry drama about the first and only Women’s Army Corps unit of color to serve overseas in WWII
Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties: The Bubbles and the Shitrockers Story
Comedic spinoff of the long-running Canadian show Trailer Park Boys
Werewolves
Frank Grillo battles werewolves
Y2K
On the last night of 1999, high schoolers crash a New Years Eve party
arts & culture
Theatre Review: Archive Theater’s The Ghosts of Christmas Past
Pioneer Farms-set production presents ghost stories that are light on scares but full of wintry warmth
BY CAT MCCARREY
Austin Holiday Markets for a More Pleasant Shopping Experience
Local vendor pop-ups worth your seasonal spending money
BY JAMES SCOTT
A Drag Fest, Nutcracker, and Puppets in This Week’s Events
Lots of weekend events to keep you occupied
BY JAMES SCOTT, KATHERINE MCNEVINS, CAT MCCARREY, LINA FISHER, CARYS ANDERSON, RICHARD WHITTAKER AND AMBER WILLIAMS
It's Time to Party With Holiday Lights, Gremlins, and More Events
Fill your week with bright and shady things to do
BY JAMES SCOTT, KATHERINE MCNEVINS, RICHARD WHITTAKER, AMBER WILLIAMS AND CARYS ANDERSON
columns
Opinion: Enough Is Enough – Preserving Austin’s Vanishing Soul
How property rights legislation is decimating Texas heritage
BY JUANRAYMON RUBIO AND MARY CLOSMANN KAHLE
The Off Beat: Walker Lukens’ “Good Weird,” Austin-Centric Year-End Revue
Omnipresent producer brings variety show The Last Walt back to Paramount Theatre
BY CARYS ANDERSON
Qmmunity: Splash Into the Season
Trying to stay holly and jolly in spite of the horrors, you know.
BY JAMES SCOTT
Day Trips: Larry McMurtry Literary Center, Archer City
Larry McMurtry rides again with a new Literary Center and a book of tributes by friends and fans
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: The Edge of the Earth
A place previously known only for its stray dogs and meth scabs
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Common Law
Is that car abandoned?
BY LUKE ELLIS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, December 6-12
BY ROB BREZSNY
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