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A Wary Campus Community Readies for COVID at UT
Gone to Texas … for now
Can You Draw? Then Minnow Mountain Needs You!
Austin animation house looking for artists
FY21 Budget Passes Unanimously With Big Cuts to Austin Police Funding
Council members celebrate first step, but acknowledge hard work ahead
Get Ahead of the Curve with aGLIFF
Groundbreaking queer magazine Curve changes with the times
The Week in Protests: Now, We Have Bikers Who Love the Police
Police show force, arrest many, disturb Foster memorial, and more
Texas Book Festival Announces 15 Authors for 2020
Virtual fest hosting Dean Koontz, Julia Alvarez, Kevin Kwan
Checking In: Como Las Movies Cumbias Despite Performance Shutdown
“[We] won’t be playing live for a long time to come”
Black Star Co-op, Suerte’s Este Pop-Ups, Swoop House, and – WTF, Conan’s?
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
Zoom Meetings Get a Puppy Makeover at Paz Veterinary
And pups get some socialization in the process
Plaintiffs Appeal Dismissal of Sexual Assault Survivors’ Lawsuit
Filing: Court “incorrectly abdicated” duty to uphold women’s rights
Checking In: Seela Side Hustles
“I’m known as the South Austin Bread Fairy”
Hillary Clinton, Anthony Fauci Headline This Year’s 100% Virtual Texas Tribune Festival
Programming includes Ted Cruz and Lincoln Project mischiefmakers
The Toxic Avenger
The Toxic Avenger 1984, R, 82 min. Directed by Michael Herz, Lloyd Kaufman, Starring Andree Maranda, Mitch Cohen, Jennifer Babtist. Troma classic about a bullied janitor transformed into a mutant superhuman.
Austin Restaurants Revealed in New Film Series
Christian Remde’s Re-Open series highlights pandemic response
Checking In: Guitar Hauler Bill Kirchen Pulls Into the Truck Stop at the End of the World
Long-game guitarist keeps twangin’ and sangin’
One Perfect Shot To Become HBO Max Series
Twitter celebration of cinema being adapted by Ava DuVernay
Black Everythang Matters Accentuates Austin’s Wealth of Black Talent
A landmark display of Black unity within the city’s music scene
AISD Delays School Year Until September 8
First eight weeks of classes could be mostly remote
Watch: SCDS Rebuke Racists With “Breakfast of Champions”
Austin hip-hop trio returns after five years with intense video
Checking In: Welcome to The Kat Edmonson Show
“Writing and shooting a show every week is quite demanding”
She Dies Tomorrow
Deathcentric dramedy mistakes gloom for depth
Creem: America’s Only Rock & Roll Magazine
The true story of the underdog music rag that lived (and died) rock
I Used To Go Here
Delayed coming-of-age comedy still has some maturing to do
Made in Italy
Neeson and son head to Tuscany for affable, predictable bonding
You Never Had It: An Evening With Charles Bukowski
Lost tapes of a drunken night with the dissolute apostle
Waiting For The Barbarians
Coetzee’s novel of empire and colonialism adapted
The Tax Collector
Shia LeBeouf goes full gonzo as the man that scares the gangs
Black Water: Abyss
Crocs in a cave, what more do you need?
River City Drumbeat
Music and culture connected in West Louisville
A Thousand Cuts
Lives on the line as press freedoms are threatened in Duterte’s Philippines
Howard
The soaring music and short life of the man who made Disney sing
For Its First Big Event, the 19th Gets Big Names
Next week’s 19th Represents, an all-women summit, gathers political heavy hitters in one (virtual) room
Opinion: The Impossible Choice for Parents and Caregivers at the Border
The inhumane treatment of adults and children migrants must stop
Day Trips: Sebastopol House Historic Site, Seguin
Historic limecrete mansion honors Black entrepreneurship
City, Cap Metro to Seal the Deal on Project Connect
Now the voters need to agree
Qmmunity: Longing for Our Queer QTs
Out of all the Before Time events I’ve watched come and go with the realization, “Oh, today would have been X or Y,” Austin Pride hits pretty hard. Austin Pride’s postponement until next year was the responsible decision, of course. I’ll miss what would have been the celebration’s 30th anniversary this weekend. I’ll miss launching…
Local K-12 Educators Look at Ways to Start the School Year as COVID-19 Looms
Put on your thinking cap
Austin Regional Intelligence Center’s Secret Informants Show How Profiling Works
“Middle Eastern”? Your info might be on file at Austin’s fusion center.
Roots Chicken Shak to Open at Revamped H-E-B Mueller Food Hall
Chef Tiffany Derry proves that working moms should run the world
All Things Left Wild by James Wade
In his debut novel, the Austin author reveals a world of brotherly sin and redemption across the Old West
AISD’s High-Profile CFO Takes Her Leave
Nicole Conley passed over in search for new schools chief
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
Ben Kweller hits the Continental Club stage, Threadgill’s auctions some history, and more
The Challenges of Going Back to School
Parents, teachers, and students share their anxieties over starting the fall semester while COVID-19 is still rampant
Consultants Lay Out Ways to Improve Homelessness Services
Report calls for more coordination, better tracking of outcomes
Behind the Badge With Women in Blue
Dierdre Fishel thought her documentary was complete, but the story of police reform brought her back
Soccer Watch: Back to Soccer?
I wish I had better news for the Back to School issue, but at press time, the fall soccer scene is in as much disarray as everything else, so… The UT Longhorns will have a season of some sort, though likely not the schedule currently posted at TexasSports.com, which has them starting play Aug. 20.…
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, August 7-13
Trans Chorus Sings Proud in Out Loud
Los Angeles group finds its voice at AGLIFF
We Have an Issue: The News Is Always Breaking
It’s our Back to School issue… but what does “Back to School” even mean in pandemic time?
The Common Law
Mask up, Austin (and stop bridge jumping into Lady Bird Lake)
Faster Than Sound: City Funding for Music Venues Still MIA
Live Music Capital flagships await aid as costs pile up.
Police Chief Fights Back as Council Cuts APD Budget
Chief Brian Manley remains defiant
The ACC Drama Department Enters Teaching in the Coronavirus Tragedy
For Marcus McQuirter and the ACC drama department, even in the pandemic it’s on with the show
Reports Challenge “Fear-Based” Model for Training APD Cadets
Police Academy zero
Austin’s Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmers’ markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of August 6, 2020
UT’s RTF Department Changes Focus During the Pandemic
Safety on the set
A Show of Police Force After Foster’s Killer Is ID’d
Daniel Perry claims self-defense; 40 arrested in weekend clashes
Arts Listings
Virtual galleries, streaming improv, and more
For Early College Students, Online Classes Foretell Tech Careers
Just like the real world
When Accessing Education Is an IT Problem
AISD plots how to get wi-fi to students
Kissing Is Out, Glory Holes Are In for Students During Pandemic
Austin health professions talk safe sex practices
Austin at Large: A Pre-November Pep Talk
Thought I’d take a break from Cop Talk this week (don’t worry, there’s plenty more to come) to pause and reflect on the upcoming elections, the silliest of silly seasons. Things normally don’t get real in campaign years until after Labor Day, but as we live in our endless demi-quarantine, what is time anyway? (We…
Children’s Authors Jarrett and Jerome Pumphrey on Finding Hope While Taking Things Slow
Wondering how to talk to kids? Try pictures.
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Back to School (But When, and How?): On Thursday (8/6), Austin ISD board of trustees will discuss pushing the first day of school to Sept. 8, as well as doubling the already planned four weeks of remote learning to eight weeks. Stay Vigilant, People: At Wednesday’s Austin Public Health briefings, officials warned against lapsing vigilance…
The Luv Doc: Demon Sperm
Or the danger of a couple of bucketfuls of errant, herpetic, demon ejaculate
Public Notice: Heads Up, Pandemic Parents:
Do You Want a Public School to Come Back To?
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Orlando Bloom used to work at a skeet shooting range as a clay pigeon trapper. Jackie Robinson was stationed at Fort Hood when he was faced with a court martial for refusing to sit in the rear of a bus. After winning his case, he became a baseball player. For the rest of his life,…
Those Pizza-Tossin’ Dough Boys, Peached Tortilla’s Fat City, and a Whole Lotta Schmears Going On
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
