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Moontower Comedy Comes Back in a Big Way!
Festival celebrates its tenth year with 100 comics – live!
Barton Springs Pool Reopens June 11
With more lifeguards hired, city will discontinue reservations soon
Seven Decades of Fame and Fear in Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
New documentary on legendary star plays Cine Las Americas, Tribeca
ATX Sliders Taunt Us with Food Porn, Gati’s Got Ice Cream Dogs, Austin Oyster Co. Shucks ‘Em Live, and More
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
Father’s Day Gift Guide
Hop on this crop of opps for top Pops shops
CBD Recipe: Grilled Smokey Eggplant Dip
From Tracey Medeiros’ new cookbook, The Art of Cooking with Cannabis
The Booze, the Booze, the Booze We Choose
Seven swanky new swigs for your taste and relaxation
AFS Cinema Announces Reopening Date, First Lineup of Films
The arthouse mecca brings new titles, immortal classics
AAAFF Review: Cane Fire
How Hollywood created, and swallowed, Hawaiian identity
Ex-Margin Walker Principals Mint New Music Events Company: Resound
Booking business represents signs of life in rebounding live music
AAAFF Review: Fan Girl
Filipino drama dissects the Faustian pact of idol culture
Council Recap: Back At the Old Homestead (Exemption)
Adler moves to finally fulfill a 2014 campaign promise
Proud Voices Austin Is Queering Hearing for All of Pride Month
Interactive audio fest amplifies LGBTQIA artists and businesses
Dad, I’m Sorry
Vietnamese family goes through ups and downs in Saigon
New French Shorts 2021
The annual best of Gallic cinema, in small chunks
Spirit Untamed
Soft reboot of the Netflix animated horse show never gets out of the gate
The Carnivores
Austin-made relationship horror takes a bite out of the trauma of love
The Amusement Park
Romero’s lost film is more than a curio
Hero Mode
Gaming romp takes a family-friendly look at developer life
Under the Stadium Lights
True-life high school football drama uses a worn-out playbook
Jallikattu
Brutal, brilliant Indian drama sets a buffalo lose, but the men cause the chaos
Around the World: Seven of the Best at Austin Asian American Film Festival
From Hawaii to Kasmir, documentaries to dramas at this year’s virtual and drive-in fest
As 5 million Texans Lack Health Insurance, Lege Still Says No to Medicaid
The state’s dismally large gaps in health care access have grown even wider during the COVID-19 disaster
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, June 4-10
Austin Schools Get COVID-19 Vaccines Into Arms
Standing inside the half-built house at her construction site job, Daysi Moreno knew she had to get the COVID-19 vaccine. She always wore a face mask at work, encouraged by her kids, who peppered her with questions when she got home: “How many times did you change your mask? Who was working with you? Did…
Lege’s Assault on LGBTQIA Texans Fails
Wins for trans youth highlight resistance to theocracy
Austin’s Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer’s markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of June 3, 2021
The Luv Doc: The Worst Thing
Nobody wants to witness self-indulgent acts on a first date
Even the Winter Storm Disaster Couldn’t Budge the Texas Lege on Climate Change
Maybe when hell freezes over?
Arts Listings
Virtual galleries, streaming improv, and more
Missing in Brooks County Explores a New Location for the Immigration Crisis
Cine Las Americas selection explores death [not] on the border
Women’s Jail 2.0: Diversion or Expansion?
Travis County Commissioners Court mulls a long-term overhaul of the correctional complex in Del Valle
As Austin’s I-35 Mess Gains National Attention, the City Refocuses on the Palm District
Applying an “equity lens” to reimagine the blocks alongside Austin’s gnarliest highway
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re listening to
The Common Law
Property tax protest – how do I increase my chances of winning at the ARB hearing?
Qmmunity: Pride Month Is Here and Queer
Celebrate with Austin Black Pride, aGLIFF’s mini film-a-thon, and more
The Verde Report: A Reflective Alex Ring Puts That Red Card in the Rear View
Following Austin FC’s well-earned goalless draw against the Seattle Sounders Sunday night, Austin captain Alex Ring spoke to the media for the first time since his May 9 red card against Sporting Kansas City. I asked him about that moment. He inhaled, took a moment to gather his thoughts, then delivered a clear message to…
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Despite attempts in recent years to crack down on immigration, as of 2017 more than 44.5 million people living in the U.S. were born in foreign countries. The colossal squid has a donut-shaped brain with an esophagus running through the hole. A large bite of food could actually cause brain damage. According to author Catherine…
Day Trips: Paddle SMTX, San Marcos
Glowing river cruises in San Marcos
Opinion: Invest in Women and Families, Not New Jails
On June 8, the Travis County Commissioners Court will decide whether to spend $80 million to construct a new jail. We should not do this. Instead, let’s invest in needed mental and behavioral health services and housing outside of the jail. A 2015 Travis County 20-year $700 million plan for our justice system, on which…
COVID Provides Perfect Excuse to Bar Media Access at the Texas Capitol
A cooped-up press corps tries to quantify what they lost along with access
The Plague Year: America in the Time of Covid by Lawrence Wright
In his account of the ongoing coronavirus crisis, the New Yorker writer reports the killers are off the leash
We Have an Issue: Ding-Dong, Another Brutal Legislative Session Is Behind Us
This week’s Sine Die cover package explores the ups and downs (mostly downs) of the 87th Texas Legislature
Austin at Large: A Tale of Two Gregs
While Abbott loses his marbles, Casar and other urban progressives band together
Dr. K Becomes Austin’s First Female, Black-Owned Cannabusiness
Diversifying the industry’s green rush
Bipartisan Support, COVID Make Increased Broadband Access a Priority at the Texas Lege
Bipartisan support, COVID make increased broadband access a priority
Small Town Barbecue at Its Finest
Brett’s Backyard Bar-B-Que is smoked meat magic
Texas Lege Sends Message to Schools: Take the Money, Don’t Talk About Race
Public schools retain their funding, but with culture-war strings attached
Faster Than Sound: Austin Imprint Keeled Scales Partners With Polyvinyl Records
New joint office expands the local label landscape
Texas’ Draconian Abortion Restrictions Likely to Face Court Challenge
Amid clouds and darkness, Texans get ready to fight for choice
One Last Stop Is an Electrifying Queer Timeslip Romance
The author of Red, White & Royal Blue, Casey McQuiston, unveils her second novel
Criminal Justice Goes Unreformed by a Dismal 87th Texas Legislature
High presession hopes lead to deeper disappointments now
Inbetween Girl Comes Home for the Austin Asian American Film Festival
Austin-Made dramedy brings teenage dreams and Sorkin rhythms to the drive-in
Republicans Vow to “Re-Fund the Police” by Seizing Local Control
State grabs power to dictate local public safety budgets
Austin Comedy Walkabout Night on Sixth Comes to the Austin Asian American Film Festival
Into the Downtown rabbit hole with local comedian Mohit Jasawal
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Austin City Council meets today, Thursday, June 3, at 10am, where the city’s plan for sanctioned campsites for unhoused Austinites continues to be a big topic of discussion among Council and city staff. Read more. Homestead on the Dais: Council will also vote on several items seeking to raise property tax exemptions for homeowners and…
Bye-Bye to Broyles, Hello to De Nada, Birds Gets a Lager, Ice Cream Celebrates Pride, and More
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
House Dems’ 11th-Hour Walkout Stops SB7 In Its Tracks
“Election integrity” bill stymied (for now) as session ends
