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Elderly Deaf Woman’s Lawsuit Over Jailer Breaking Her Wrist Moves Forward
Officers allegedly broke Karen McGee’s wrist after her arrest in 2022
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Texas’ New Data on Pregnancy Deaths Is Old. As in, Pre-Abortion-Ban Old
New legislation seeks to streamline data gathering process
BY MAGGIE QUINLAN
City Council to Begin the Year With Adoption of 10-Year Homelessness Plan
The plan calls for $350 million for housing and services
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
food
Restaurant Review: East Austin’s Mercado Sin Nombre
Cafe specializes in corn and coffee
BY TAYLOR TOBIN
music
An L.A. Benefit, Toni Price Tribute, and More Crucial Concerts
Recommended shows for the week ahead
BY CARYS ANDERSON, DEREK UDENSI, TIM STEGALL, JAMES SCOTT, AMBER WILLIAMS, DOUG FREEMAN, KIMBERLEY JONES, CATALINA PEREZ, KAT MCNEVINS, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, MATTEA GALLAWAY, CAROLINE DREW, KAHRON SPEARMAN, JOE GROSS AND MICHAEL TOLAND
Live Music in Austin
BY DEREK UDENSI
Screens
Film Reviews
Brave the Dark
A teacher tries to help a student overcome his troubled past
The Colors Within
GKIDS animated film from the director of A Silent Voice
Flight Risk
Action thriller directed by Mel Gibson
Hard Truths
Mike Leigh returns with another finely observed family drama
Inheritance
A woman learns that her father was once a spy
Porcelain War
Doc about Ukrainian artists persevering in time of war
Presence
Steven Soderbergh ghost story takes on an otherworldly POV
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Iranian thriller shot in secret
September 5
Gripping docudrama about ABC Sports coverage of the unfolding hostage crisis at the 1972 Olympics
Sky Force
Drama inspired by one of the deadliest airstrikes between India and Pakistan
arts & culture
Postcards’ Journey From the Border to the Stage
Writer Oscar Cásares, photographer Joel Salcido, and musician Carrie Rodriguez collaborate on a multimedia production
BY BENTON GRAHAM
Visual Arts Review: MASS Gallery Dives Into the Work of a Pioneering Pornographer
A life told through ephemera in “Toxic Masculinity: The Old Reliable World of David Hurles”
BY CAT MCCARREY
FronteraFest Celebrates 30 Weird and Wild Theatrical Years
New and returning artists flock to this year’s 30th edition of the theatre fest
BY CAT MCCARREY
A Winter Formal, a Yellow Brick Ball, and More Recommended Events
Arts and culture happenings for the weekend
BY JAMES SCOTT, KAT MCNEVINS, JAMES RENOVITCH, LUCCIANA CHOUEIRY, RICHARD WHITTAKER, CAT MCCARREY, CATALINA PEREZ, MATTEA GALLAWAY AND CARYS ANDERSON
Fusebox Facts, Sullivan’s Travels, and More Recommended Events
Some recommendations for the week ahead
BY JAMES SCOTT, KAT MCNEVINS, CARYS ANDERSON, KIMBERLEY JONES, JAMES RENOVITCH, RICHARD WHITTAKER, ANGELINA LIU AND CAT MCCARREY
columns
The Austin Chronic: Finding Balance at Bullfrog Botanicals
Paul Oveisi opens a connoisseur-quality cannabis dispensary inside his Cosmic garden
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Day Trips: Fossati’s Delicatessen, Victoria
Still serving sandwiches after 142 years
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Qmmunity: The L Stands for Lynchian
Taking a page from the late Lynch’s book to deal with the current evil afoot
BY JAMES SCOTT
Opinion: America’s Civic Literacy Crisis: Are We Losing the Foundation of Our Democracy?
Why we need to prioritize civic education
BY TOYOSI STEPHEN ADEDARA
The Luv Doc: An Absolute Nightmare
If this was happening to someone you really care about...
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, January 24-30
BY ROB BREZSNY
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