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Amy Gentry on Good as Gone
This Austin author didn’t set out to make her first novel a thriller, but now that it’s out, she’s good with that
VIDEO: Playing Pokémon Go at the Texas Capitol
We chat with a few players catching them all on the Capitol grounds
Ken Paxton Sues Austin
AG wants City Hall to comply with open carry
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It’s human nature to try and recapture childhood, be it with comfort food, nostalgia (Stranger Things, anyone?), or something else that puts you in a youthful state of mind. In this issue we explore the various ways Austin is keeping things childish, from puzzle rooms to pop culture to Pokémon and beyond. And if you…
Health Advocates Deliver Thousands of Comments to Oppose Texas’ Pre-Abortion Booklet Revisions
Austin Rep. Donna Howard calls state-sponsored booklet “propaganda”
Mondo Con: The Third Coming
Print, poster, and collectibles celebration announced
aGLIFF Drops Lineup
September film fest is back with something for everyone
Steven Tyler’s Country Romp
Aerosmith frontman’s roots excursion rocks Nashville twang
Who … Is … Couri Vine?
Comic-book creators Leah Lovise & Vanessa Shealy know – and are telling
Unveiling Umlauf’s Process
Exhibit designers discuss re-creating the sculptor’s studio
Texas Dems to DNC: Pick a Castro, Any Castro
State party suggests Joaquin, Julián to replace Wasserman Schultz
Steve Miller on Jimmie Vaughan
Joker’s Skyline Theater concert tonight should guest local Strat king
Do You Accept The Invitation?
Director Karyn Kusama on cults and dinner parties
Council: Dog Days Ahead
What if they proposed a budget, and nobody came?
The Austin Shopping List: Snacks and Sauces
Three ways to keep your grocery cart local
SXSW Expands Music Festival
Pussy Riot speaker announced along with badge latitude
SXSW Announces Keynotes, First Speakers
Geneticist, Transparent creator head up first round
Travis County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Shot Dead Monday Morning
Craig Hutchinson shot and killed in his Round Rock backyard
Tenebre
Tenebre 1982, R, 91 min. Directed by Dario Argento, Starring Anthony Franciosa, John Saxon, Mirella D’Angelo. A series of grisly crimes in Rome are blamed on a horror writer in town promoting his new book. This Dario Argento film is also known as Unsane.
Release of Breaion King Arrest Footage Leads to APD Investigations
Police and community members meet for “an open, honest dialogue”
Cracking the Mighty Coconut
Inside the Austin animation studio
Stephen Marley’s Revelations
Hip-hop/reggae’s “natural union” mixes tonight @ Empire Control Room
Zero Days
Chilling cyber warfare doc explores the Stuxnet virus
Ice Age: Collision Course
Latest entry of the series is overstuffed and meandering
Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party
Another distorted salvo from Dinesh D’Souza
Lights Out
Prepare for an onslaught of jump scares
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Edina and Patsy hit the big screen with mixed results
Life, Animated
The magic of Disney unlocks a boy’s mind
Captain Fantastic
Viggo Mortensen and family go off the grid
Anna Rose Holmer on Her Feature Debut The Fits
“You had to just direct from this more guttural place and go for it”
Parks Board Member Challenges Sheri Gallo
Alison Alter says she will advocate for neighbors – not developers
Hyde Park Theatre’s The Flick
Annie Baker’s drama movingly shows us that the drama in a movie theatre isn’t only on the screen
Council Candidates’ Campaign Finance Reports
First campaign finance reports hit the City Clerk’s office
Shrewd Productions’ Hold Me Well
Playwright Eva Suter’s reworking of Othello in a world without men depicts love in many forms with power and beauty
Hightower Report: Déjà Vu All Over Again
The official National Republican Party policy document is the Republican Party platform of 1956
“Scorch and Drag” at Flatbed Gallery
John Robert Craft’s objects and prints, combined with the viewer’s eye, creates a chamber of reverberating visions
CodeNEXT Loses Another Manager
CodeNEXT project manager Jim Robertson steps down from his post after accepting a job with the city of Boulder two weeks ago
Page Two: It’s the Time of the Season for Absolute Moral Certainty
The “Anybody but Hillary” movement makes strange bedfellows of the progressive left and the hard right
Grove Mixed-Use Development Clears Another Hurdle
Zoning and Platting Commission votes 6-4 to recommend mixed-use community
Standing Witness
On living through the history of AIDS, and seeing a rising rate of infection
Day Trips: Resaca de la Palma State Park
Former river channel provides a tropical paradise for Rio Grande Valley wildlife
Gay Place
Krudas Cubensi will blow yer mind and make you move
Review: College RoadHouse
Korean bar and restaurant captures the spirit of Austin
The Luv Doc: Start Snapping
Not everyone needs to gaze constantly into the pool of Narcissus
Playback: The Return of the Austin Smoking Ban
A decade after the initial smoking ban, local health group hopes to stomp out smoking patios
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
The Popsicle was invented by accident in 1905 by 11-year-old Frank Epperson. He called it the “Epsicle.” Spider brains are large and complicated. They are so large they can’t even fill just the head; a part of them fills the thorax. There are 13 words in the English language that end in “dous”: amadous, apodous,…
Point Austin: Homestead Exemption Still Burning
How many votes can $2 a month buy?
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City Council remains on hiatus this week, resuming budget discussions at a work session Wed., July 27. The regular agenda work session is Tue., Aug. 2, followed by another budget session Aug. 3, with the next regularly scheduled meeting Thu., Aug. 4. Greg Guernsey, director of the beleaguered Planning and Zoning Department, has announced that…
Review: Good as Gone: A Novel of Suspense
Amy Gentry’s page-turning thriller is set apart by its realistic and empathetic portrayal of abuse victims and their families
Quote of the Week
“When one of the teams advances to a big bowl game or a national championship, don’t you root for the Aggies if you’re a Longhorn?” – House Speaker Paul Ryan errs pitching party unity (and Donald Trump) to Texas GOP at this week’s convention
Space Cowboy Steve Miller’s Not Joking
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist details the pompitous of musical education
Did the City Jump Into Bed With Taser Too Fast?
Lawsuit seeks to block body camera contract
Finding Community With Bread Church
Local parish comes together around baking
School District Preps for Electoral Fight
Challengers emerge for two AISD trustee seats while three remain unchallenged
I Like to Watch: Looking Past HBO’s Looking
“LGBT visibility” is a strange thread to pull
Abbott Wants to Extend Hate Crime Protections to Police
Governor Greg Abbott announced Monday that he plans to push a new “Police Protection Act” through state Legislature during the 2017 session. The prospective bill, sketched out in deliberate response to the recent shooting deaths of officers in both Dallas and Sunday in Baton Rouge, currently bears no official language. A press release issued by…
Austin Film Society Presents a Night of Texas Animation
Animation showcase draws artists together
Homestead Exemption Puts Sobriety Center at Risk
City Council will weigh the cost of sobriety
