Devolver Digital Reigns With Game of Thrones
Local gaming house taking its swiping game to Westeros
“Trans in Texas” Comes to HBO
HBO’s Vice series returns to the Lone Star State to cover trans rights
Austin FC
MLS2ATX reveals team name, logo, colors, and more
The Night He Came to Fantastic Fest
Genre fest announces Halloween for opening night
Hot Sauce Sampling: Tasting the Scoville Rainbow
When a self-proclaimed wimp becomes a heat-seeker (sort of)
Derrick Sims is The Perfect Host
Filmmaker talks Southern Gothic before world premiere tonight
Attention Hot Sauce Makers and Festival Lovers!
Does your hot sauce bring all the folks to the yard?
Happy Trail (of Lights) to You
54th annual Zilker Park tradition returns Dec. 10-23
AFS Rolls Out the Carpet for White Boy Rick
Matthew McConaughey to attend preview screening, Q&A
Capital City Black Film Festival Mounts The Last Defense
Viola Davis-produced documentary series added to fest
Austin Film Festival Announces First Wave
New films star Melissa McCarthy, Frankie Muniz, Joel Edgerton
ACL Fest Late Night Lineup Drops
St. Vincent, the Breeders, and Parquet Courts head the list
Bitch Betta Have My Honey
August is Honey Month
Two Ballot Lawsuits Before State Supremes
Petitioners sue over Audit and CodeNEXT language
William Shatner Announces Live Conversation
We Khaaaaaan’t wait for this special screening of Star Trek II
Riders Against the Storm Goes “OverUnder”
Ahead of their fest, RAS dish new single
Frank & Angie’s to Close … Eventually
Hut’s Hamburgers will remain open for business
Emme Evokes “Collapse”
Electronic pop mellowists conjure black holes in new clip
Texas PodAcalypse Takes the Show on the Road
Podcast mini-tour hits Rio Rita August 25
Ben Steinbauer Commits Some Pink Collar Crimes
Winnebago Man director on his new CBS true crime show
Share Some Punch in Austin
It’s already spiked!
Weekend Wine
Superb French Wine Companies
Live Music Recommendations for the Weekend
A rock & roll revival?! Here’s our weekend music picks.
The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl
A madcap animated ramble through Kyoto’s drinking district
McQueen
The triumphs and tragedies of the late bad boy of British fashion
Alpha
The first-ever boy and his dog story
Breaking & Exiting
An unlikely meet-cute in this suicide rom-com
An Interview With God
God gets interviewed. Surprisingly, not by Oprah.
Minding the Gap
Sundance-lauded Hulu skateboarder doc surpasses Thrasher equation
Skate Kitchen
Hybrid narrative/doc gets to the heart of NYC skater life
The Third Murder
Japanese legal procedural puts the justice system on trial
Crazy Rich Asians
Joyful rom-com puts the American fish out of water among Asia’s 1%
Blaze
The life and legacy of Austin’s ill-fated Duct Tape Messiah
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda
The great composer, somewhat explained
Probation Failing Young Offenders
The Texas Criminal Justice Coalition, a research and advocacy organization on CJ reform, has just issued a report on the use of probation for youthful offenders in Texas. “Young Adults and Community Supervision: The Need for a Developmentally Appropriate Approach to Probation,” by Joshua Cuddy, Doug Smith, and Lindsey Linder, reports that “young adults placed…
Latino Civil Rights Group Cuts Ties With Southwest Key
UnidosUS cuts East Austin nonprofit out of funding and affiliate benefits
Election Notes: Down to Deadline
Filing time is upon us now
Austin ISD Receives “B” Grade from Texas Education Agency
The Austin Independent School District received a “B” letter grade from the Texas Education Agency in a report released Wednesday for a new “A-F” school rating system passed by the Legislature last year. Following pushback from school leaders, state lawmakers delayed implementation of letter grades for individual campuses until 2019, although each campus did receive…
Snapshot: Pride Austin Parade
There’s no raining on this parade
Point Austin: What You Say, and How You Say It
Ballot language argument is a snapshot of polarized Austin politics
Beto O’Rourke and Ethan Hawke in Conversation
Two Texans discuss politics, fear, and the power of Willie Nelson to bring us back together
Reasons to Vote
John Leguizamo on why it’s important to make your voice heard
Quote of the Week: Steve Adler
The mayor is glad to be getting a soccer team
The Ballad of Townes & Blaze
The twisted but not-so-tall tale of Van Zandt and Foley, Lonesome Dove meets Barfly
Playback: This Is Not Traditional
Tim Kerr and Jerry Hagins remain unconventional in Up Around the Sun, plus an update on World Class Capital Group
Public Notice: Major League
Pushed by mayor, City Council takes the leap
A Letter From Guest Editor Ethan Hawke
Blaze director on why it’s time for us all to act like grownups and demand integrity from our elected officials
Gay Place
Queer comedy returns to ColdTowne
Headlines
Budget Your Time: It ain’t all soccer and land use at City Council. Following Wednesday’s amendment review and decision on Major League Soccer at McKalla Place (see “Council Approves Deal for Soccer at McKalla Place,” Aug. 17), members begin boning up on the FY 2019 budget proposal, along with overflow from the Aug. 9 session.…
Back to the Tree House
Writer Sybil Rosen and actress Alia Shawkat on falling in love with Blaze Foley again, and for the first time
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
The late Jackie Gleason built a spaceship-like mansion that reflected his belief in UFOs and the paranormal. In fact, he built a series of spaceship houses. His former UFO-shaped house in Cortlandt Manor, N.Y., is currently up for sale: $12 million. According to Snopes.com, birds can eat rice without exploding, and therefore it is not…
Soccer Watch
We got our first look at the 2018 UT Longhorns on Friday, in a dominant 3-0 exhibition win over A&M-Corpus Christi. The Horns got production from what figures to be their big three in attack: last year’s Big 12 Freshman of the Year Haley Berg had a goal and two assists, and second team All-American…
Playing Townes
Charlie Sexton and Richard Linklater talk about the role of a lifetime
Luv Doc: Bro Nights
An inspirational paragon of manly virtue and self-confidence
4am With a Head Full of Whiskey
Ethan Hawke and Ben Dickey’s late-night daydream
Ground Floor Theatre’s There and Back
This new play by Raul Garza lets us spend a lifetime with an immigrant and all the decisions she makes
Outlaw Sounds
Ethan Hawke and Ben Dickey on their favorite Blaze Foley and Townes Van Zandt songs
ZM3 Live Productions’ Echo of a Refugee … Me?
Zell Miller III’s latest was a state of the city address that called out Austin for gentrification and policies harmful to its black citizens
Central Health Lays Out Its FY 2019 Budget
For your health
Day Trips: Kingsland
Tiny homes make a big splash in vacation rentals
Council: Throwin’ Shade
City Council, hotter than an August sun
ICYMI: Ski Shores Cafe
“Big cheeseburgers and good french fries”
The Champion of Camelback?
Jonathan Coon pursues a complex project near the Pennybacker Bridge
Blowing the Dust Off Punk Record Collections
Jason Blackmore explores punk musicians’ record collections in Records Collecting Dust II
Equity Office Complaint Spurs Racial Tension
A city investigation into a complaint filed last spring by former Equity Office employee Nadia Kalinchuk has sparked tension within groups including the Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission and the Austin branch of the NAACP. Kalinchuk, who quit after Equity head Brion Oaks placed her on administrative leave, filed a complaint alleging Oaks…
Council Approves Deal for Soccer at McKalla Place
Members vote 7-4 in favor of Precourt plan
