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‘Trans 101’ Glossary

Transgender (adjective, not a noun) An umbrella term for most terms associated with gender nonconformity – those for whom identity, expression, and/or behavior does not conform to expected gender norms. (The use of “transgender” as a noun or “transgendered” as an adjective is often considered derogatory.) Trans (adjective) Acceptable shorthand for “transgender.” Sex The classification…

by Chronicle Staff

The Luv Doc: Girl Farts

Dear Luv Doc, I have a really tricky situation with my girlfriend. She is smoking hot and fun to be around but she farts a lot. I’m not talking about when she’s alone or when she’s sleeping (which she does) I am talking about all the time. Her farts are not that smelly, it’s just…

by The Luv Doc

Hercules

Director Brett Ratner puts Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson through his paces as the Greek demigod.

by William Goss

Get on Up

As James Brown, Chadwick Boseman captures the performer’s voice, moves, sweat, and swagger, but this biopic, as a whole, needs a stronger compass.

by William Goss

Code Black

Shot by a filmmaker/physician over the years of his residency, this doc about ER medicine is immersive and eye-opening.

by Marjorie Baumgarten

Phases & Stages

Berlin techno has become too clean for comfort. The city absorbs styles like Manifest Destiny melts ethnicities, churning fragments until nothing exists but bleached teeth. Answer Code Request’s first LP lacquers another unblemished Berlin affair, the cleanliness of Code scuttling with a fecund attention to detail. If the German capital is to contemporary techno what…

by Conor Walker

Phases & Stages

Woodstock be damned. Peace, love, and understanding sprouted in January 1967 during San Francisco’s Human Be-In, peaked three summers later at Max Yasgur’s 600 acres in upstate New York, and died that December (1969) at the hands of the Hells Angels securing Altamont Speedway for the Rolling Stones. Nixon, Vietnam, and Watergate won out. Crosby,…

by Raoul Hernandez

Phases & Stages

Journeyman defines decades of rock & roll service by Nils Lofgren but to the detriment of his bottomless catalog. The Chicago-born guitarist, who emerged from the D.C. scene in the late Sixties, remains best known for three decades’ worth of service to Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, but don’t forget key contributions to Neil Young…

by Michael Toland

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

As the odd person out during someone else’s date, we say we are the third wheel. In China, they say that they are the big, fat lightbulb. Chlorophyll Kid, a superhero in the DC Universe, had the superpower to make plants grow faster. He was rejected for membership in the Legion of Super-Heroes. Fizz will…

by Mr. Smarty Pants

Keeping Score

With a bumper crop of musicals onstage in August, musical directors give some notes on what they do

by Adam Roberts

The Musicals of August

Here’s the slate of musicals playing on area stages this month. For the historically minded fan, they’re listed in chronological order from their original production. Oklahoma! (1943) Through Aug. 16. Thu.-Sun., 8:30pm. Beverly S. Sheffield Hillside Theatre, 2206 William Barton Dr. www.zilker.org How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1961) Through Aug. 3. Thu.-Sat.,…

by Robert Faires

Headlines

› City budget work resumes today, July 31, with a City Council work session (Town Lake Center Assembly Room, 9:30am), as Council enters the fall stretch. Next week, Thursday, Aug. 7, regular meetings resume with a full agenda (see “Council: Welcome Back – to Budget Season”). › Meanwhile, candidates accumulate to succeed the current Council:…

by Chronicle Staff

Exhibitionism

City Theatre’s staging of the Rostand classic makes good use of its space and is helmed by a very engaging star

by Adam Roberts

Soccer Watch

The Austin Aztex season came to an end Sunday evening at House Park with a 2-0 loss to Southeast champion the Ocala Stampede. The Aztex had most of the possession, and a 16-12 edge in shots, but Ocala kept their defensive shape and composure, soaked up the Aztex’s pressure, got a great performance from their…

by Nick Barbaro

Quote of the Week

“Texas’ marriage laws are rooted in a basic reality of human life: Procreation requires a male and a female.” – Attorney General Greg Abbott, in a brief filed Tuesday supporting the state’s ban on same-sex marriage.

by Chronicle Staff

WWE Monday Night RAW

“It happened so fast.” Normally that’s how WWE superstar Seth Rollins’ opponents describe taking his vicious curb stomp finisher. But that’s how Rollins talks about his meteoric rise. It began in November 2012, when wrestling faction the Shield – hard-hitting high flier Rollins, powerhouse Roman Reigns, and crazy brawler Dean Ambrose – smashed their way…

by Richard Whittaker

A Series of Sneaks

Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, Tell ‘Em What Your Name Is! (2009) Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, Scandalous (2011) The Strange Boys, Live Music (2011) Heartless Bastards, Arrow (2012) Dupree, Nuestro Camino (2013) Telekinesis, Dormarion (2013) !!!, Thr!!!er (2013) The Relatives, The Electric Word (2013) Tennis, Small Sounds (2013) Dana Falconberry, Palmless 12-inch…

by Chronicle Staff

Field of Dreams

In ‘Los Jets,’ a six-part TV series, we see how the soccer-playing sons of undocumented immigrants became state champions

by Nina Hernandez

Spoon

Spoon needed a hiatus. Daunted by the unprecedented commercial success that accompanied 2007 career milestone Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, the band threw longtime producer Mike McCarthy out with the bathwater for 2010’s Transference, a work of subtle desperation that lacked focus and clarity. Chalk it up to time and distance, or the cathartic release…

by Austin Powell

Oops!

In our “Road to 10-1” overview of District 10 candidates (“Way out West”), we incorrectly described Margie Burciaga as a member of the CodeNEXT committee. While she has been engaged in the process, Burciaga is not a member of the committee. Also, as a voter, she prefers to be described as an independent. In last…

by Chronicle Staff

Phases & Stages

Early into Wasted Years’ 16 songs in 23 minutes, Keith Morris snarls, “Angry for the rest of your life/ There’s no easy escape.” That’s every note decimated by the L.A. foursome during five years of hardcore protest. Behind the nearly 60-year-old dynamo at the mic, frothing at the mouth since founding stints in Black Flag…

by Tim Stegall

Phases & Stages

Incompatible on paper, Aimee Mann and Ted Leo once again accomplish that which they’ve spent respective careers proving: everyone wrong. A New Wave survivor via Boston’s ‘Til Tuesday (“Voices Carry”), Mann, 53, carried rock over into a Nineties solo career whose wistfulness engendered critical and popular appeal. Leo, 43, went the hardcore NYC route during…

by Jim Caligiuri

Asian Pickles: Sweet, Sour, Salty, Cured, and Fermented Preserves

Asian Pickles: Sweet, Sour, Salty, Cured, and Fermented Preserves by Karen Solomon, Ten Speed Press, 208pp., $19.99 It’s worth reiterating Abbi Lunde’s sentiment that everyone interested in making kimchi ought to try. Enter Karen Solomon’s guide: an entire book dedicated to making the addictive flavors of Asian pickles seem doable. Broken into geographically-based chapters –…

by Jessi Cape

Phases & Stages

For every part “idiot” that her image projects – the put-on pout, that doubtful persona – Lana Del Rey’s equal parts savant. The dichotomy makes songstress Elizabeth Grant hard to peg. Ultraviolence marks the Angeleno’s third album in four years, produced by the Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach into dark, lush gloom-pop. The heiress-turned-songwriter spins tragic…

by Neph Basedow

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