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Living on the Streets Can Cut Your Life Short by 20 Years, New Report Finds
Community leaders say more housing and services will help
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Judge Refuses to Dismiss Murder Charge Against Man Insisting Innocence Since 2018
Court agrees Hays County lost important evidence in the case
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Should the Public Know the Racial Breakdown of Texas State Drug Punishments?
Local nonprofit seeks data through lawsuit
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Austin Energy to Add Hundreds More EV Charging Ports Over Next Five Years
Funding comes from federal infrastructure bill
BY LINA FISHER
food
Does Farm-to-Table Still Matter?
What happens to a trendy movement once the buzz dies down
BY BRANDON WATSON
The Strip Club: Lakehills Plaza
Cajun fusion that hits the target, a hyperbaric oxygen chamber, and more South Austin strip mall standouts
BY TAYLOR HOLLAND
music
Punk, Noise, and Dolly in This Week’s Crucial Concerts
Shows to see this weekend and beyond
BY CARYS ANDERSON, DEREK UDENSI, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, KYRA BRUCE, AMBER WILLIAMS, JOE GROSS, JAMES SCOTT, CAT MCCARREY, TIM STEGALL, DOUG FREEMAN AND ABBY JOHNSTON
Live Music in Austin
BY DEREK UDENSI
Screens
Film Reviews
Autumn and the Black Jaguar
A young girl returns to the rainforest to save her jaguar friend
Grand Theft Hamlet
Documentary about staging Shakespeare inside the world of GTA
Night Call
A Belgian locksmith has one night to recover cash he unwittingly helped steal
One of Them Days
Keke Palmer and SZA star in a likable throwback comedy
Wolf Man
Reimagining of the classic Universal monster movie
arts & culture
Review: Unchained.Art’s “Favorite Pieces: An Intimate Look at Artistic Personalities”
Multi-artist exhibit dines out on variety
BY CAT MCCARREY
MASS Gallery Takes on “Toxic Masculinity”
Photographer David Hurles’ pornographic works and personal archives comprise new show
BY JAMES SCOTT
Trans Rights, Comedy Nights, and More Recommended Weekend Events
Arts and culture to keep you entertained
BY JAMES SCOTT, KATHERINE MCNEVINS, CARYS ANDERSON, RICHARD WHITTAKER, DEREK UDENSI, CAT MCCARREY, KIMBERLEY JONES AND JAMES RENOVITCH
Movie Duos, Rude Little Pigs, and More Events for the Week Ahead
Time to reflect and project
BY JAMES SCOTT, KATHERINE MCNEVINS, JAMES RENOVITCH, KIMBERLEY JONES, BRANT BINGAMON AND MAGGIE QUINLAN
columns
Opinion: A Vision for Alcohol Liberation This Dry January
The sober revolution can begin here in Austin
BY JOE WEST
The Luv Doc: A Serious Conversation
You get to have emotions, sure, but that doesn’t unilaterally excuse you from reading the room
BY THE LUV DOC
Qmmunity: Parton This Interruption
Qmmunity chats birthday girl Dolly Parton with Dolly of ATX, Brigitte Bandit
BY JAMES SCOTT
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Day Trips: Surf Ballroom and Museum, Clear Lake, Iowa
We know it’s more than a day trip, but the Surf Ballroom is worth the pilgrimage
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, January 17-23
BY ROB BREZSNY
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