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Drinks Issue 2020
It’s a weird year, but we still have to drink something
Star Parks Soundtracks I Used To Go Here
Austin’s Andy Bianculli on the ups and downs of movie music
Catherine Hardwicke Looks Harder at Don’t Look Deeper
Twilight director solves the Quibi enigma for her new show
Now Streaming in Austin: “Butterflies”
Director Ken Brisbois on fetishes and power
John Mulvany’s “Pattern Days” Is Haunting Your Google Docs
Austin-based painter isn’t letting the pandemic slow him down
Checking In: Eric Tessmer Espouses A Policy of Truth
Strat master teamed with Heart’s Nancy Wilson on Depeche Mode cover
The Wing Showdown: ATX Edition
Which celebrity chicken-wing lover has the best recipe?
Black Pumas x 4th Tap, AISD Produce Boxes, Swoop House’s Happy Food, and More Bite-Sized Food News
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
Rooster Teeth Takes Over the Internet For RTX at Home
Three-day convention becomes 11 day streaming extravaganza
Austin Film Festival Goes Virtual
Shows goes on as hybrid IRL/online conference drops in-person part
Checking In: Abhi the Nomad Maneuvers the Situation
“Being holed up is a blessing for me”
Now Streaming in Austin: “If You Ever Hurt My Daughter, I Swear to God I’ll Let Her Navigate Her Own Emotional Growth”
How Meghan Ross got Jon Hamm to voice her feminist comedy short
Now Streaming in Austin: AFS on Slacker at the Dobie
Linklater explains the breakout run of his classic
Rondo And Bob Goes to Times Square
Joe O’Connell’s documentary gets world famous billboard space
Rooster Teeth Teases RWBY Volume 8 at Comic-Con
Plus first word on Red vs Blue: Zero, Transformers
APD Releases Long-Delayed Video of Ramos Shooting
Body-cam footage depicts aggressive police response to unarmed man
It’s Easier to Keep Austin Fed With a Kitchen
Local nonprofit fed thousands; needs a more permanent kitchen space
Eddie Rodriguez Ends Senate Campaign
“I have decided to forego the run-off for Senate …”
ATX Free Fridge Project Pops Up Outside Nixta Taqueria
Free community groceries for food insecure neighborhoods
Booze Clues
It’s no mystery why we like these powerful liquid refreshments
Drinking that Wonder Melon, FTW!
The taste of summer, even this summer, just got much better
Nick’s Ice Creams Ain’t From Around Here
New Swedish ice cream brand goes toward the lite
Umlauf After Dark ft. Daphne Tunes
Popular sculpture garden presents live music to recover from burglary
Protester Killed at BLM March, Shooter Released From Custody
Foster remembered at defiant vigil: “Garrett was a hero”
Fear The Walking Dead Drops Season 6 Trailer
Austin-made horror coming back … but when?
Dave Franco Picks Up The Keys to The Rental
How scary hotels and Atlanta shaped his horror debut
Bennu Coffee Debuts Third Location at Highland
Local java powerhouse expands its caffeine-forward community
Checking In: Country Soul Healer Charley Crockett Can Take This and Whatever’s Next
“I’ve made a career out of the most unlikely circumstances”
Saturday’s the Perfect Time to Get All Bao’d Up
Chinese comfort food foursome celebrates three with three
Amulet
Supernatural thriller is more mood than meaning
Max Reload and the Nether Blasters
Gamer comedy isn’t for casual players
Top 10 (+1) Theatre Riches of 2015
Test Top 10 (+1) Theatre Riches of 2015 A version of this article appeared in print on Jul 24, 2020 with the headline: Top 10 (+1) Theatre Riches of 2015
Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets
Intimate, semi-improvised last night at a dive bar sees delight in the dregs
Dead Dicks
The realities of depression meets the trap of reincarnation
The Rental
The summer camp slasher brilliantly reinvented for the vacation rental generation
Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful
The fashion photographer’s contradictions, from the glamazons who knew him
Local Hard Seltzer Brewed Right Here in Austin
Blue Norther offers a canned cold front
How OPA Design Studio Makes Austin’s Elite Brewery Taprooms
Stephen Oliver does his tap dance
Matthew McConaughey Dives Into the Whiskey Biz
Plus two refreshing summer cocktail recipes
Austin Wineries Revive an Ancient Winemaking Technique
Locals winemakers go back to the earth
Local Coffee Subscriptions to Keep You Humming Along
Another way to to get that needed caffeine: by mail
Faster Than Sound: Summer Songs of Protest
The stories behind three timely tracks by local artists Pussy Gillette, Kydd Jones, and Njune
Graphic Designers Tout the Tastiest Beverage Packaging in Town
Local beverage packaging designs quench our thirst for tasty graphics
Support Fair Wages and Your Digestion With Mayawell’s Tonic
Agave + bubbles = good vibes
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re playing
In 1990, Austin Audiences Watched Slacker… and Saw Themselves
Richard Linklater’s indie milestone celebrates 30 years
Jeany’s Ginger Elixir Is “The Caribbean in a Bottle”
Varied flavors put you on island time
AISD Names Dr. Stephanie Elizalde as Lone Superintendent Finalist
Trustees poised to select new district leader within days
From the Archives: Linklater on Linklater
Our 1991 self-interview by the Slacker filmmaker
A Lagniappe About Mary Trump’s Book
R.U. Steinberg recalls a childhood in the distant orbit of “the world’s most dangerous man”
New Study Says a Nondiscrimination Law Could Bring Big Business to Texas
Texas Competes report: LGBTQIA protections could generate $738 million in state revenue
As Council Campaigns Begin, the Cash Rolls In
Off to the races!
Summer Break Theatre’s COVID-Era Comedy
Area educators deliver a timely lesson in their original work Going the Distance
Campaign to Recriminalize Homelessness Turns in Signatures
Will “Save Austin Now” make it to the ballot?
The Case of Michael Hickson Highlights Legal and Ethical Issues Around Who Receives Treatment During a Pandemic
Who makes end-of-life decisions?
The Postponement of “Deborah Roberts: I’m” Let the Artist Make More Timely Art
A pandemic delay allows the artist to meet the moment in her upcoming show at the Contemporary Austin
Day Trips: Stonehenge Replicas, Ingram and Odessa
The allure of Stonehenge comes to Texas
APD’s Secret Informants Eyeing Neighbors for “Suspicious” Activity, Leaked Documents Reveal
APD intel center puts spies among us
The Luv Doc: The Man Bar
The best advice the Luv Doc can give is to not take his advice
Soccer Watch
Even as other major league sports prepare to restart, soccer leagues here and abroad are reaching their climax. This Sunday is the final day of the English Premier League season, with all 20 teams in action at 10am, July 26 on various NBC networks. And while Liverpool’s Reds wrapped up the title ages ago, there’s…
“Reimagining” APD and Its Huge Budget Starts Now
City Council and the city manager try to move away from policing, but is it enough?
Oops!
In the July 17 issue, the Luv Doc incorrectly stated that the Declaration of Independence contains the phrase “the preservation of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” That phrase actually appears in Thomas Jefferson’s rough draft of the Declaration of Independence. The revised, final draft was edited to read “life, liberty, and the pursuit…
We Have an Issue: Welcome to the Drinks Issue
Who needs a drink?
A Budget Forged in Crisis Looks Toward Long-Term Opportunities
Resilience, rethinking, recovery
Opinion – We Need Leaders: City Budget Misses the Mark
Politicians are offering empty and symbolic gestures but no real and substantial change
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Stay Vigilant, Y’all: In Austin Public Health’s weekly media briefing Wednesday, Austin Interim Health Authority Dr. Mark Escott noted “positive trends” in declining COVID-19 transmission rates, but urged continued vigilance via face coverings, social distancing, and other safety protocols, and stressed conditions needed to be safer to send students, teachers, and staff back to school.…
Q&A With City Manager Spencer Cronk
In his first sit-down interview with the Chronicle, Austin’s CM discusses public safety, the budget, and next steps
Qmmunity: What a Weekend for Austin Drag and Cabaret
Die Felicia, Fat Bottom Cabaret, and Bulimianne Rhapsody make magic with digital showcases
Public Notice: Full Speed Ahead
City, AISD unfazed by public criticism
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Soupy Sales’ real name was Milton Supman. He got the nickname “Soup Bone” from his family, and his brothers were nicknamed “Ham Bone” and “Chicken Bone.” German researchers believe the moon is 85 million years younger than current estimate of 4.51 billion years. Pediculus humanus humanus, or the human body louse, is nicknamed “the seam…
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, July 17-23
Austin’s Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmers’ markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of July 23, 2020
Arts Listings
Virtual galleries, streaming improv, and more
Now Streaming in Austin: “Our Home Here”
Angela Chen explores the American Dream at Cine Las Americas
Kamala Harris, Stacey Abrams, Hillary Clinton Headline The 19th Represents Virtual Summit
Politicians, activists revel and reckon with the 19th Amendment
Dart Bowl Closes, Verbena Opens, WTF Is “Heat Week,” and More Bite-Sized Food News
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
