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What’s Your New Year’s Eve?
Plan your NYE to predict your new year’s persona
Candy Mountain
Candy Mountain 1987, R, 91 min. Directed by Robert Frank, Rudy Wurlitzer, Starring Kevin J. O’Connor, Bulle Ogier, Harris Yulin, Tom Waits, Roberts Blossom, Leon Redbone, Dr. John, Joe Strummer. Rock ‘n’ roll road movie features legendary artists like Tom Waits and Joe Strummer.
Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story
Documentary about the influential West Coast band
Day Trips & Beyond: January Events Roundup
Texas welcomes 40th historic site, Balmorhea news, and more
Austin Film Critics Announce 2024 Awards Short List
The Brutalist, Anora, Dune: Part Two lead nominations
Weekend Wine: Wines That Sparkle
Be sure to ask for Champagne or méthode champenoise
Babygirl
Baby did a bad bad thing
A Complete Unknown
Biopic plugs into Bob Dylan at an instrumental moment in time
Nosferatu
A symphony of horrors is revived once more
The Fire Inside
Inspirational biopic of boxer and Olympian Claressa Shields
A Traveler’s Needs
Isabelle Huppert stars as an eccentric French tutor in Hong Sang-soo’s latest
Baby John
Hindi-language action thriller
Headlines / Quote of the Week
More Billionaire Buddies: Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. ambassador to Italy? Houston billionaire Tilman Fertitta, owner of the Houston Rockets and Landry’s restaurant group and a donor to Greg Abbott. Fertitta also hosted a fundraiser for Trump at his Post Oak Hotel in Houston this year, The Texas Tribune reports. Fertitta’s great-great-uncles emigrated from Sicily…
A Cognitive Scientist Has Tips for Rethinking New Year’s Resolutions
This January, consider bumping your resolutions to March
Why Austin Loves the Polar Bear Plunge
Kick off 2025 with a cold plunge in Barton Springs Pool
Greet the New Year on a First Day Hike
From black light scavenger hunts to sunrise saunters, there’s a hike for every walk of life
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, December 27-January 2
Album Review: Bernardo Mountainair, Dark Times in the Land of Plenty
Nolan Potter guitarist Dillon Fernandez issues his own psych-prog lament
Dropping the Ball Early With Kid-Friendly New Year’s Eve Fun
Daylight NYE celebrations make planning a family-friendly new year elementary
Texas’ Hemp Industry Wants Smarter Regulation. Dan Patrick Wants to Nuke It.
Lieutenant governor pushes to ban all THC
Make It a Mocktail Party
Tips for a booze-free celebration
Day Trips: Morton Preserve, New Braunfels
Comal County nature preserve is open for the first time on a limited basis by reservations only
Sorry, Y’all: There’s Only One Way to Prevent a Hangover
And you’re probably not going to like it
The Luv Doc: Girl With the Smelly Guy
Call me bitchy if you want. Just do it from a distance.
Soul-Warming Austin Dishes You Can Have Delivered on New Year’s Day
The front-door service you need after New Year’s Eve partying
Qmmunity: Homoscopes to the Future
Where we’re going, we won’t need common sense – only astrology!
The Party Starts at Home
Songs to send off 2024
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
The 1900 model of the Woods Electric car could go 100 miles on one charge. The Elf on a Shelf tradition began in 2005. In the 19th century, many North Americans participated in a Christmas bird hunt to count how many birds they could kill. In December 1900, ornithologist Frank Chapman proposed counting birds rather…
TV Rewatch Guide: These Are the Big Shows Coming Back in Early 2025
Binge watch now for a better tomorrow!
Seeing Downtown Through the Eyes of Austin’s Caretakers
An afternoon with Austin’s ambassadors
Live Music Recommendations for Post-Xmas and New Year’s
Charley Crockett, DJ Paul, and more crucial concerts
Austin Public Schools May Need to Consolidate. Trustees Aren’t All Ready to Talk About It.
Candid ruminations on the possibility of school closures in AISD
Weekend Events to Get You to the New Year
Movies, art, drag performances, and more
Ken Paxton Blocks Death Row Inmate Robert Roberson From Testifying at Capitol
A.G. says reps won’t compromise; committee chair says he’s lying
New Year’s Adjacent Events for the Week Ahead
Crafts, comedy, and more
