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How Chef Thai Changthong Turned His Mom’s Home Cooking Into Austin’s Most Sought-After Street Food
From food stall to brick-and-mortar in under a year
Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-In’s North Austin Location Hit by Thieves
Cinema launches GoFundMe to keep operating, replace gear
Austin Reps Skip “PR Stunt” Netanyahu Speech in D.C.
Sen. Cornyn calls VP Harris’ absence “petty”
Disgraced Top Chef Winner Gabe Erales’ Restaurant Bacalar Closes
Sister taqueria Tomalo will take over space, sans Erales
Ascension Health Hit With $2 Million Defamation Judgement
Jury finds subsidiary wrongfully banned vendor
First Look: Victory Grill Rebrands as Victory East
ATX landmark enters a new era with chef-inspired menu
Reality Bites: Looking Back at The Real World: Austin
Austin’s film community shaped the reality show and vice versa
The Duel
The Duel 2024, R, 115 min. Directed by Justin Matthews, Luke Spencer Rober, Starring Dylan Sprouse, Callan McAuliffe, Denny Love. Take a trip to a more sophisticated time as a modern friend group falls apart and picks the craziest way to deal with it: by bringing back dueling. When Woody (Callan McAuliffe) finds out his…
NBC’s Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony in IMAX
NBC’s Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony in IMAX 2024, NR, 180 min. Live broadcast of the kickoff to the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad promises much pomp and circumstance.
July Rhapsody
July Rhapsody 2003, NR, 103 min. Directed by Ann Hui, Starring Jacky Cheung, Anita Mui, Kar Yan Lam, Eric Kot. A professor of Chinese literature grapples with a midlife crisis in this drama from the acclaimed Hong Kong New Wave filmmaker Ann Hui (The Simple Life, Song of the Exile).
Pressure
Pressure 1976, NR, 136 min. Directed by Horace Ové. Horace Ové’s fiction-film debut marks a watershed in the history of British cinema: the nation’s first feature to be written and directed by a Black filmmaker and the first to focus on the perspective of Black characters. Ové and novelist Sam Selvon’s gritty script centers on…
Chefs From Across the Country Are Slinging Burgers for Sí Baby-Q’s New Pop-Up Series
Try sandwiches from NYC, ATL, and more
Global Glitch Grounds Flights, Disrupts Hospitals in Austin and Worldwide
The mass glitch came from Austin-based company
Twisters
Pale imitation of what made the original such an unexpected smash of a disaster movie
Oddity
A twin investigates her sister’s murder in this Irish supernatural horror
Crumb Catcher
A couple’s honeymoon gets derailed by a creepy uninvited guest
Bad Newz
A pregnant woman tries to determine which of her two suitors is the father
Darling
A hard worker finds himself accidentally married
Day Trips: Ninfa’s, Houston
Original Ninfa’s in Houston started our love affair with fajitas
An Art, a Craft, a Movie, and More Events for the Weekdays
Don’t let the workweek get you down
The Luv Doc: Mother’s Approval
Sadly, sometimes we have to parent our parents
At District 10 Candidate Forum, Ashika Ganguly Talks Transportation, Housing
She emphasizes need for public transit in dense areas
Opinion: Put Some Respect on Pickleball
Why the fastest-growing sport in the country isn’t just a game for senior citizens
Proposed City Budget Raises Taxes and Utility Bills, but Doesn’t Spend Enough on Priorities, Advocates Say
Advocates want more spending on homelessness, parks, climate
Qmmunity: Speak for Yourself
Local Black trans author KB Brookins talks about writing their new memoir, Pretty
Food Trailer Review: Dang Hot 89
Nashville-style fried chicken in North Austin doesn’t bring face-melting heat, but it makes up for it with big flavors
Texas’ Secret Supplier of Execution Drugs Is Accused of Enabling Drug Dealing
Death penalty critics call it a “pill mill”
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
For the movie Basic Instinct, the crotch shot of Sharon Stone was permissible, but the director had to get permission to show her armpits. Terroir is how a region’s climate, soils and terrain affect the taste of wine. Count Binface is a made-up British political candidate created in 2018 by comedian Jonathan David Harvey. Prior…
City Council to Initiate Planning for Climate Change Bond Package
The bond would go before voters in 2025 or 2026
Kerry King Talks Solo Debut Ahead of Ashes of Leviathan Tour
Slayer guitarist talks 20 years of rocking ahead of Austin performance
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Come Back, Biden: President Joe Biden postponed a planned visit to Austin after Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt last weekend. The LBJ Presidential Library announced the keynote address to mark the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act would happen sometime in July. Don’t Fast Forward: Austin’s longtime U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett – the…
Album Review: Superfónicos’ Renaceré
Colombian funk septet marks a decade with debut long-player
The Verde Report: #WOLFDUT: Austin FC Fans Misfire With Pregame Aerial Display
Is now really the right time to be calling for Coach’s head?
The Off Beat: Inside Local Live Favorite Font’s First Studio Album
Austin post-punks talk recording Strange Burden
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, July 19-25
Crosstalk: A Pair of Tributes, a Heavy-Hitting Debut, and More
Local music news
A Comic Con, Drag Birthday, and More Recommended Events
Party hard this weekend
Art Review: “Masters: Calder and Dalí”
Rare gems get the chance to shine at Ao5
Study on Austin Murders Finds Random Shootings Rare. City Says Police Alternatives Can Help.
City collaborates with nonprofits to stop violence
