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Seeing Downtown Through the Eyes of Austin’s Caretakers
An afternoon with Austin’s ambassadors
BY BENTON GRAHAM
Austin Public Schools May Need to Consolidate. Trustees Aren’t All Ready to Talk About It.
Candid ruminations on the possibility of school closures in AISD
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Ken Paxton Blocks Death Row Inmate Robert Roberson From Testifying at Capitol
A.G. says reps won’t compromise; committee chair says he’s lying
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Wish List
Your guide to charitable giving
food
New Year's Eve Pregame//Postgame Guide
Make It a Mocktail Party
Tips for a booze-free celebration
BY REN LEIJA
Sorry, Y’all: There’s Only One Way to Prevent a Hangover
And you’re probably not going to like it
BY AMAYA AUSTIN
Soul-Warming Austin Dishes You Can Have Delivered on New Year’s Day
The front-door service you need after New Year’s Eve partying
BY TAYLOR TOBIN
music
New Year's Eve Pregame//Postgame Guide
Album Review: Bernardo Mountainair, Dark Times in the Land of Plenty
Nolan Potter guitarist Dillon Fernandez issues his own psych-prog lament
BY CARYS ANDERSON
Live Music Recommendations for Post-Xmas and New Year's
Charley Crockett, DJ Paul, and more crucial concerts
BY CARYS ANDERSON, DEREK UDENSI, DOUG FREEMAN, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, KAHRON SPEARMAN, JOE GROSS, GENEVIEVE WOOD, CAT MCCARREY, MICHAEL TOLAND AND TIM STEGALL
Live Music in Austin
BY DEREK UDENSI
screens
New Year's Eve Pregame//Postgame Guide
TV Rewatch Guide: These Are the Big Shows Coming Back in Early 2025
Binge watch now for a better tomorrow!
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Film Reviews
Baby John
Hindi-language action thriller
Babygirl
Baby did a bad bad thing
A Complete Unknown
Biopic plugs into Bob Dylan at an instrumental moment in time
The Fire Inside
Inspirational biopic of boxer and Olympian Claressa Shields
Nosferatu
A symphony of horrors is revived once more
A Traveler's Needs
Isabelle Huppert stars as an eccentric French tutor in Hong Sang-soo's latest
arts & culture
New Year's Eve Pregame//Postgame Guide
What’s Your New Year’s Eve?
Plan your NYE to predict your new year’s persona
BY JAMES SCOTT
A Cognitive Scientist Has Tips for Rethinking New Year's Resolutions
This January, consider bumping your resolutions to March
BY AMBER WILLIAMS
Why Austin Loves the Polar Bear Plunge
Kick off 2025 with a cold plunge in Barton Springs Pool
BY EDEN SHAMY
Greet the New Year on a First Day Hike
From black light scavenger hunts to sunrise saunters, there’s a hike for every walk of life
BY AMBER WILLIAMS
Dropping the Ball Early With Kid-Friendly New Year’s Eve Fun
Daylight NYE celebrations make planning a family-friendly new year elementary
BY JAMES SCOTT
Weekend Events to Get You to the New Year
Movies, art, drag performances, and more
BY JAMES SCOTT, KAT MCNEVINS, JAMES RENOVITCH, CAT MCCARREY, KIMBERLEY JONES AND RICHARD WHITTAKER
New Year's Adjacent Events for the Week Ahead
Crafts, comedy, and more
BY JAMES SCOTT, KAT MCNEVINS, CAT MCCARREY, KIMBERLEY JONES, JAMES RENOVITCH AND RICHARD WHITTAKER
columns
Qmmunity: Homoscopes to the Future
Where we’re going, we won’t need common sense – only astrology!
BY JAMES SCOTT
Texas’ Hemp Industry Wants Smarter Regulation. Dan Patrick Wants to Nuke It.
Lieutenant governor pushes to ban all THC
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Day Trips: Morton Preserve, New Braunfels
Comal County nature preserve is open for the first time on a limited basis by reservations only
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Girl With the Smelly Guy
Call me bitchy if you want. Just do it from a distance.
BY THE LUV DOC
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, December 27-January 2
BY ROB BREZSNY
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