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Unpeeling How Texas Legislators Are Working to Restrict Sex
From porn to sex toys to education to birth control, why does the state hate bodily pleasure?
Help Austin-Made Mental Health Show How Are We Today? Help You
Rooster Teeth alums are bringing their new series to Austin PBS
Texas Gets Its Own DOGE
House speaker expects it will “make headlines” every week
SIMS Foundation Resumes Services After 90-Day Pause
Nonprofit unveils restructured care model
The Mystery Behind the Eyes of Parthenope
How Kierkegaard influenced director Paolo Sorrentino’s new film
Soccer Mommy Is Always Changing
Singer-songwriter talks Evergreen before Saturday Austin set
The Criterion Closet Heads to SXSW
Mobile version of popular web series makes its first trip outside of NY
Shop Slow Is Closing Next Month, but Sustainable Fashion Isn’t a Trend
Sewists fight capitalism with upcycled and handmade clothing
Daveed
Malayalam sports drama.
Chhaava
Chhaava 2025, NR, 155 min. Directed by Laxman Utekar, Starring Vicky Kaushal, Rashmika Mandanna, Akshaye Khanna, Ashutosh Rana. Hindi-language epic about the life of Chatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, the second ruler of the Maratha Empire.
Treasure City Thrift Prepares to Move to New Location
Store and community space looks to continue supporting local orgs
After Five Years, George VonDoom and CasinoATX Revive the Austin Hip Hop Awards
Feb. 22 event seeks to foster community for local MCs
I Heart Willie
I Heart Willie 2025, R, 88 min. Directed by Alejandro G. Alegre, Starring Maya Luna, Micho Camacho, Sergio Rogalto, Daniela Porras, David Vaughn. “Steamboat Willie,” the short film that introduced the world to Mickey Mouse in 1928, entered the public domain in 2024 – a green light for this grisly, decidedly not-Disney-sanctioned horror film that…
Exhibition on Screen: Manet From the Royal Academy
Exhibition on Screen: Manet From the Royal Academy NR, 90 min. Directed by Phil Grabsky, Ben Harding. A biographical sketch of the great French modernist painter Édouard Manet accompanies a behind-the-scenes at the preparation and curating of a major exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts in London.
Public School Supporters Will Rally for More Funding
Save Texas Schools rally to bring advocates from across the state
The Wasps
The Wasps 2025, NR, 84 min. Directed by Jake Binstock, Parker Rouse, Starring Dale Dobson, Luke Ellis, Sam Beeson, Daniela Vidaurre, Ross McLeod. In this Austin-made feature set in ancient Athens (and inspired by Aristophanes’ comic play), a liberal son is forced to parent his crazy, conservative father – but things get complicated when Dad’s drink…
Cities of the Future
Cities of the Future 2024, G, 45 min. Directed by Greg MacGillivray, Shaun Macgillivray, Narrated by John Krasinski. Produced in association with American Society of Civil Engineers for screening on IMAX® and Giant Screen Theaters, this documentary imagines a not too distant future of smart cities designed to be totally sustainable.
Murdering the Devil
Murdering the Devil 1970, NR, 87 min. Directed by Ester Krumbachová. The only directorial effort of Czech New Wave art director and costume designer Ester Krumbachová, this feminist satire (co-written with Jan Němec) is about a single woman so desperate to get married she’ll put up with a boyfriend from hell (literally).
Surviving Desire
Surviving Desire 1993, NR, 90 min. Directed by Hal Hartley, Starring Martin Donovan, Bill Sage, Elina Löwensohn. Not quite feature-length exploration of the affair between a professor and his student.
Shelf Life
Shelf Life 2024, NR, 76 min. Directed by Ian Cheney. Documentary explores the connections between aging cheese and the aging human body.
Texas Jukebox Project Preserves the State’s Musical Legacy, One Record at a Time
Jonathon Kimbrell unpacks his historic record archive
2025 Oscar Nominated Short Films – Documentary
2025 Oscar Nominated Short Films – Documentary 2025, NR, 158 min. Directed by Various. Nominees include “Death by Numbers” (Kim A. Snyder and Janique L. Robillard), “I Am Ready, Warden” (Smriti Mundhra and Maya Gnyp), “Incident” (Bill Morrison and Jamie Kalven), “Instruments of a Beating Heart” (Ema Ryan Yamazaki and Eric Nyari), and “The Only…
You, Me & Her
Marital drama flirts with the possibilities of a threesome
Rounding
Psychological horror from the director of Ghostlight and Saint Frances
Paddington in Peru
Paddington Bear heads to the Amazon to search for his M.I.A. Aunt Lucy
Captain America: Brave New World
A rampaging demagogue in the Oval Office? Who would’ve dreamed?
2025 Oscar Nominated Short Films – Animation
2025 Oscar Nominated Short Films – Animation 2025, NR, 85 min. Directed by Various. Nominated Oscar shorts include “Beautiful Men” (Nicolas Keppens and Brecht Van Elslande), “In the Shadow of the Cypress” (Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi), “Magic Candies” (Daisuke Nishio and Takashi Washio), “Wander to Wonder” (Nina Gantz and Stienette Bosklopper), and “Yuck!” (Loïc…
2025 Oscar Nominated Short Films – Live Action
2025 Oscar Nominated Short Films – Live Action 2025, NR, 99 min. Directed by Various. Nominees include “A Lien” (Sam Cutler-Kreutz and David Cutler-Kreutz), “Anuja” (Adam J. Graves and Suchitra Mattai), “I’m Not a Robot” (Victoria Warmerdam and Trent), “The Lost Ranger” (Cindy Lee and Darwin Shaw), and “The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent”…
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, February 14-20
Theatre Review: The Filigree Theatre’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Factory on 5th production revels in the morally gray
Restaurant Review: East Austin’s Loudmouth
A surprisingly sophisticated bar program and heavily topped pies await you at this pizzeria
Queer Transmedia Fest OUTsider Honors Julie Tolentino With Legacy Award
Entering its second decade of existence / resistance, the fest gives the longtime HIV / AIDS artist / activist their flowers
Night of the Living Dildo Police
How a proposed Texas law would limit sex toy sales
Day Trips: Flying Horses Antique Carousel, Brenham
Spring follows close behind historic carousel’s opening weekend
Texas GOP Gets Creative in Crusade Against Sex Education
Next target involves the criminal justice system
The Luv Doc: Remembering Valentine’s
Just one of the reasons Paula Hitler never opened a bakery
Making Sex Ed Opt-In, For Good This Time
Bill requires written permission for public school sex ed lessons
This Valentine’s Day, Boner Bizarre Salutes Dario Argento
Self-described as “John Waters’ bachelorette party set amidst the back alleys of Amsterdam’s Red Light District,” Boner Bizarre wants to make you squirm. A few months shy of its 10th anniversary, the extreme erotic variety show celebrates everything from neo-burlesque and contortion to pole dancing and fire breathing. For co-producers Zoja Exotica and Snake Tits,…
Allowing Doctors and Delivery Drivers to Stop Providing Birth Control
New framework makes it easier to refuse to offer medical care
Mexic-Arte’s Mix ‘n’ Mash Exhibit Offers a Trip Down Memory Lane
Your favorite childhood show, the smell of your best friend’s house, a cherished store that closed down: The Mexic-Arte Museum’s 15th annual Mix ‘n’ Mash exhibition dusts off the memories of your youth with this year’s theme, “Ecos del Pasado/Echoes of the Past.” On display through March 2, the exhibit showcases the work of more…
Texas’ Latest Porn Restriction Law Goes to SCOTUS
The 2023 law requires ID to watch porn
Qmmunity: Mama Duke Has Her Eyes Wide Open
The genre-hopping artist discusses her latest album, You Can Open Your Eyes Now
Valentine’s and Beyond With This Weekend’s Recommended Events
From dark stories to romantic dance
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Bonobos are quick to help a person who doesn’t know something that they know. That’s a sign that they can figure out the mental states of others. The average fastball speed for pitchers 10 years old and younger is between 40-50 mph. When you say you have 20/20 vision, it means you see at 20…
Aquatic Anime and Crafty Options in This Week’s Recommended Events
Getting out isn’t just for the weekend
When the Convention Center Is Demolished, 30 Years of Public Art Is Going With It
City won’t save iconic pieces from building redevelopment
Modernform, Chat Pile, and More Crucial Concerts
Metal, punk, Mary J, and more worth seeing
Lawsuit Says Officer Shot Shackled Man in a Kyle Emergency Room Five Times
Documents shed light on the last seconds of Joshua Wright’s life
Local Burger Business Fires Workers After They RSVP’ed for Pro-Immigrant Walkout
Hat Creek Burger Company reacted quickly after national protest
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Bars Might Suffer: The recent decision by the city to once again allow car traffic on Dirty Sixth – the stretch of Sixth Street between Congress Avenue and I-35 – may be decreasing the business of the area’s many bars, KUT reports. The traffic change has been promoted as a way of making the entertainment…
The Verde Report: How Austin FC’s Reshaped Roster Fits Together
Will big-time offseason spending translate to success on the pitch?
