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news
Sitting Down With Your Senator
Sarah Eckhardt goes deep on democracy, womanhood, and our era
BY MAGGIE QUINLAN
Headlines / Quote of the Week
City May Face Trial Over APD “Culture of Impunity” in Misconduct Investigations
Federal judge sides with plaintiffs in key pre-trial rulings
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
One Week After Warning of School Consolidations, AISD May Have Its First Target
Dobie Middle School low test scores create risk of TEA takeover
BY BRANT BINGAMON
School Voucher Plan Moves to the Floor of the House
Opponents are demonstrating and calling Republican lawmakers up
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Anti-Death-Penalty Nun Talks “Bible Belt” and “Death Belt” in Austin
She calls execution the “apex” of a flawed punitive system
BY MAGGIE QUINLAN
music
Album Review: Jackie Venson, The Love Anthology
Blues guitarist breathes life into improvisational jam sessions and soul-searching meditations
BY CATALINA PEREZ
Lunar Vacation, Nané Day, and More Crucial Concerts for the Week
Grab the earplugs and hit the clubs
BY CARYS ANDERSON, DEREK UDENSI, DOUG FREEMAN, JOE GROSS, JAMES SCOTT, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, CAROLINE DREW, MICHAEL TOLAND, GENEVIEVE WOOD AND AMBER WILLIAMS
Live Music in Austin
BY DEREK UDENSI
Screens
Film Reviews
The Amateur
A CIA cryptographer seeks revenge when his wife is murdered
Drop
A widow’s blind date goes off the rails when an anonymous caller begins terrorizing her
Gazer
An unemployed single mom turns unlikely detective
The King of Kings
Animated tale about the life of Jesus
Misericordia
Repressed desire and a heinous crime in small-town France
Warfare
Brutally realistic depiction of a real-life mission in Iraq
arts & culture
Theatre Review: Wanna Play Tackles Trauma, Tron-style
Color Arc Productions brings 8-bit theatrics to Hyde Park Theatre
BY CAT MCCARREY
Trek Through 29 Independent Bookstores on the Austin Texas Book Trail
Second annual crawl connects Austin’s literary community
BY CAROLINE DREW
Having a Bidi Bidi Birthday With Las Ofrendas
Local Latine cultural org celebrates eight years of creating community
BY JAMES SCOTT
Squirrels, Girls, and Other Pearls in This Weekend’s Recommended Events
Acro-Cats, Earth Day, and all manner of arts and culture happenings
BY JAMES SCOTT, KAT MCNEVINS, CAROLINE DREW, RICHARD WHITTAKER, LINA FISHER, CAT MCCARREY, CARYS ANDERSON AND JAMES RENOVITCH
Weekday Events to Make It a Craft Night, Movie Night, Trivia Night, and More
There's also some events during the day
BY JAMES SCOTT, KAT MCNEVINS, RICHARD WHITTAKER, CARYS ANDERSON AND CAT MCCARREY
columns
Qmmunity: Homoscope Is Where the Heart Is
Your best queer week is written in the stars – and this column
BY JAMES SCOTT
The Luv Doc: Literary Aspirations
It’s time to let her spread her wings and soar
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Day Trips: Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, Canyon
The history attic of the Texas Panhandle closes for the foreseeable future
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, April 11-17
BY ROB BREZSNY
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
The Verde Report: Austin FC Eyes Whitecaps in Clash vs. West’s Best
Can Austin extend unbeaten streak in Vancouver?
BY ERIC GOODMAN
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