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Christy Hays’ Watershed Moment
One foot in Austin, one in Montana, the singer-songwriter jumps in with both on breakout River Swimmer
24 Diner x Bell’s Brewery: Illuminatily Delicious
Michigan-based beercrafters supercharge the succulence
AGLIFF Closing With Mapplethorpe
Festival adds major bio-pic, plus complete line-up
LeRoy and Lewis Kicks Off Heat Week
This way your mouth can match the temperature outside
2018 Texas Teen Book Festival Lineup
Tenth fest brings YA stars Marissa Meyer, Patrick Ness, & more
Crime Month: Investigating True Crime on Netflix
Which shows deliver the criminal goods and are worth the watch
Ice Cream of Genius (with the Light Brown Caramel)
Forgive us, Stephen Foster, but we like Lick lots
Heading Down to Rock Steady Row
Director Trevor Stevens on his post-Apocalyptic college comedy
How to Help the San Marcos Fire Victims
From donating to attending concerts, here’s what you can do
Amorada Tequila and the Woman Behind Its Success
We chat with Austin-based tequila maker Terray Glasman
Austinite in L.A.: Chief White Lightning
Josh Logan talks dating pop stars, stage get-ups, and more
Alita: Battle Angel Trailer Arrives
Robert Rodriguez’s new Austin-shot science-fiction epic
Margarita Deals in Austin for National Tequila Day
What’s better than a margarita? Buy one get one free margaritas.
July Is Crime Month: The Crime Blotter, Week 4
A curated guide to unlawful activities around town July 23-31
Sam Smith Channels Luther Vandross
UK pop star leaves the Erwin Center rapt
Crime Month: Appreciating Mary Higgins Clark
The author to read when you need suspense and comfort
Twins, Genes, and Destiny: Lawrence Wright Meets Three Identical Strangers
Texas writer on the study behind the shocking new documentary
DVDanger: To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story
New documentary reveals the man behind moviedom’s monsters
Weekend Wine
Laura Catena has The Right Stuff
Fetal Burial Trial Ends with Unanswered Questions
Judge Ezra voices concern over women’s access to health care under SB 8
Tyler Childers’ Universal Sound
High lonesome and dark-hollered grit
Crime Month: Down Those Mean Streams
Nordic noir and other criminal pleasures worth streaming
Eighth Grade
Modern middle school life has never been captured better
Unfriended: Dark Web
Back to the laptop in this surprisingly scary sequel to the surprise hit
The Equalizer 2
Denzel Washington action sequel is a total misfire
The King
America’s soul explored on a road trip in Elvis Presley’s car
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
The paternity mystery is solved, but the ABBA hits keep coming
Izzy Gets the Fuck Across Town
Mackenzie Davis is a great traveling companion for this dull roadtrip
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
Beautiful and heartfelt fantasy anime tackles death and family
Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot
Joaquin Phoenix creates a charming warts-and-all portrait of cartoonist John Callahan
The Undertaker’s Daughter by Sara Blaedel
Denmark’s Sara Blaedel brings the mystery Stateside with a Danish woman who must deal with both a funeral home she’s inherited in Wisconsin and a local murder
Essential Hays Six-Pack
“At one point a few years ago, I became really tired with my writing, and really critical of it,” admits Hays. “My ultimate prescription for that was to write less about myself and my feelings. It’s been a shift more toward humanism than my own personal sadness or defeat, and I think that’s made me…
Beside the Point: Referendum, Texas
Let’s vote on … something, anything, and all of the time
Playback: Friday the 13th Reaps Austin Music
Joe Valentine, Ponty Bone, Fai Jow all pass on the same day
Headlines
City Council’s still on break for a few more weeks. Next regular meeting is set for Aug. 9. The CodeNEXT petition will be on the election ballot in November, following a Monday ruling by Travis County District Judge Orlinda Naranjo. See “About That CodeNEXT Petition …” and “Beside the Point,” July 20. Travis County Sheriff’s…
Contrast Film Festival Pushes Boundaries, Defies Gender
New film festival presents America: The Remix
Quote of the Week
“As Trump meets with Putin, he’s probably telling him ‘Don’t Mess with Texas, they’re bigger than you.'” – Gov. Greg Abbott, Monday on Twitter, concerning the president’s meeting with his Russian counterpart, and a warning that surely was not delivered
Gay Place
A sign of good things to come?
AISD: Thinking Outside the Schoolhouse
Task force schemes new ways to stabilize Austin ISD budget
On the Trail of the Local Snail
Austin, in one way or another, has it escargot-ing on
Hank’s
Windsor Park’s latest dining destination is hit or miss
Ortiz Shooting: The Merits of Self-Defense
What would it take to believe Jason Roche’s story?
Crisis Pregnancy Centers: Money for Nothing
Despite unprecedented taxpayer investment, state-funded CPCs deliver few services
Filmmaker Bruce LaBruce Gets “Provocative and Political!”
Getting explicit and merciless in The Misandrists
What Set Charles Curry Off?
Questions remain following last week’s shootings
Hunting the Golden State Killer in I’ll Be Gone in the Dark
How Michelle McNamara tracked a killer before her untimely death
One in a Crowd
Austin filmmakers need your crowdfunding help
ARCH Support
Eradicating homelessness requires a system
Albert Race Sample Relives Texas Prison Life in Racehoss
Surviving 17 years on a prison farm
About That CodeNEXT Petition …
Monday ruling brings confusion, clarity
Fetal Burial Law Considered in Court
Five-day trial challenges state’s latest anti-choice law
Luv Doc: A Real Rasputin
There is a razor-thin line between adorable and nauseating
Election Notes: Campaign Finance Time
Who’s got the money?
Gun Control? In Texas?
Lawmakers consider Governor’s modest proposals to tackle gun violence in schools
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
According to Axios, the world’s fastest-growing economy is Ethiopia even though it is one of the globe’s poorest nations. The plural of mongoose is mongooses, but occasionally is mongeese. Aquavit is a distilled Scandinavian spirit that originated in the 15th century. It is distilled from grain and potatoes and is flavored with a variety of…
The Army’s Future Is in Austin
Futures Command to set up shop in our fair city
Day Trips: Garland BBQ
Old-fashioned pit barbecue does it low and slow
We Were Once Recalling
Mastermind behind Ann Kitchen recall effort fined $1,900
Soccer Watch
With the World Cup over (Vive la France, with their squad comprised of 17 sons of third world immigrants), attention turns to local matters – notably the stretch run of the drive for an MLS stadium at McKalla Place. Tonight (Thu., July 19), the team is holding an info session 6-7:30pm at the Central Library,…
Who Invited the Libertarian?
Gubernatorial candidate Mark Tippetts wants in on lone debate
Forklift Danceworks’ Dove Springs Swims
The company’s latest community production showed why Dove Springs’ pool matters to that neighborhood and to all of us as well
Death Watch: Chris Young Executed
Last-ditch effort to challenge Board of Pardons and Paroles falls short
Where in the World Is Bunny Lake?
Otto Preminger’s masterful abduction thriller still shocks and intrigues
How Efficient Is Your City?
Austin may be about to find out
“Margaux Crump: The Lure” at Women & Their Work
Juxtaposing natural and synthetic materials through the metaphor of the hunt, the artist blurs lines between lust and danger, the repellent and the seductive
A Resolution for Lawrence Parrish
Man shot by APD officers gets one charge dropped, pleas out on two others
