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How to Adult: Advice for New Grads, and Anyone Else Still Trying to Figure This Thing Out
100 things we know now that we wished we knew then
Fifty Years of Movie Magic at the Alamo Village
Oldest operating theatre in town adds Vulcan Video rentals
Driussi’s Late Heroics Power Austin FC to Dramatic Win Over Houston Dynamo
Club riding high on four consecutive at-home victories
Austin’s Q2 Stadium to Host 2025 MLS All-Star Game
MLS commish: “This club deserves to have our biggest event”
After Pro-Palestine Campus Protests, State Senators Call Hearing on Antisemitism
Jewish, Muslim students report more hate since October 7
First Look: Lil’ Easy Fine Cajun Food & Bar
Eastside dive promises casual Cajun and vibey outdoor boozing
Inaugural Round Top Film Festival Announced
Film fest in Texas’ antiques capital accepting submissions now
Texas Performing Arts Crosses Media for 2024-25 Season
Works by David Byrne, Conspirare, Twyla Tharp, and more
Animal Services Volunteers Rally for Council to Fire Their Boss
Advocates say they have lost confidence in Don Bland’s leadership
Jazztronica Pioneer Jeffrey Henry, aka DJ Chicken George, Has Died
Henry was battling rare form of skin cancer
Giveaways Doom Austin FC in “Unlucky” Loss to FC Dallas
ATXFC faces other Copa Tejas rival Houston on Wednesday
ATX TV Festival Adds Apple TV+ Miniseries The Big Cigar, Plus Panels on an Industry in Flux
Conversations planned about the strikes and their aftermath
Lost Soulz
Gen-Z grabs the mic in this heartfelt rap road trip
Evil Does Not Exist
A glamping development threatens a small mountain village in Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s follow-up to Drive My Car
I Saw the TV Glow
Probes the mystery behind an Are You Afraid of the Dark?-like children’s show
Not Another Church Movie
Taking aim at Tyler Perry’s mega-popular Madea franchise, this spoof comedy stars Mickey Rourke as the Devil and Jamie Foxx as God
The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed
Writer/director Joanna Arnow plays a thirtysomething New Yorker navigating various BDSM partners
The Last Stop in Yuma County
A traveling salesman stumbles into a hostage situation
Aggro Dr1ft
Harmony Korine shot this experimental film about Miami hit men entirely in infrared
Force of Nature: The Dry 2
Eric Bana returns as detective Aaron Falk, this time investigating a missing person case in rural Australia
Srikanth
Uplifting biopic about Srikanth Bolla, a visually-impaired entrepreneur and industrialist
Poolman
In his directorial debut, Chris Pine plays a shaggy-haired poolman who gets ensnared in a mystery in Los Angeles
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
A young ape dares to question if maybe humans aren’t the enemy after all
Affordable Art Fair Comes to Austin
Participating artist B. Shawn Cox discusses why the international art fair is sorely needed in ATX
Day Trips: Village Creek State Park
Celebrating the 30th anniversary of providing diverse forest along a free-flowing creek
Qmmunity: Noisy
Straight cis people are getting too comfortable making pronoun jokes, and it’s annoying
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, May 10-16
Suburbanites Opt to Leave Austin, While Voters Keep Austin Blue in Weekend Election
Turnout was about 6% for the historic election
Arts Review: Austin Opera’s Carmen
Love and death mingle in a classic, crowd-pleasing opera
Mother’s Day Events and More in This Week’s Community Events
Lots to celebrate this week around Austin
The Luv Doc: Ask the Muleskinner
You go down there
Four in 10 UT Protesters Arrested Weren’t UT Affiliated. Were They “Outside Agitators”?
What UT calls outside disruption, students call a movement
The Off Beat: Hyperreal Film Club Announces Plans to Open Screening Space
Nomadic indie cinephiles put down roots later this summer
Troopers Pursue Criminal Charges Against Journalist Filming Palestine Protest
DPS alleges assault, journalism experts allege suppression
The Off Beat: Inside 2024’s Austin Live Music Fund Applications, Opening May 21
Higher awards, now open to live music venues
Art Openings, Ballet, and Books in Our Recommended Arts Events
Find some arts this week
Opinion: Minimum Lot Size Reform CAN Make Austin’s Housing More Affordable
It worked for Houston. Why not Austin?
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
In the “Ben Franklin effect,” you like a person a little more after doing them a favor, even if before you didn’t have a great impression of them. According to a 2023 report on insurance website Insurify, if you drive a foreign car, you are more likely to receive a speeding ticket than if you…
A Pickin’ Party, a Big Squeeze, and Mother’s Day Music Are This Week’s Crucial Concerts
Some recommended sounds for your week
Restaurant Review: Redbud Ice House
The latest concept from MaieB Hospitality crafts a modern Austin spin on a Texas classic
Appeals Court Keeps Austin Police Association Out of Oversight Lawsuit
The decision sends the Oversight Act suit back to trial court
Crosstalk: Cheap Concerts, Tattoo Art Shows, and More Culture News
And the Parlor holds out for a reopening
The Verde Report: Brad Stuver Is Playing at an All-Star Level for Austin FC
The Verde’s goalkeeper has been consistently brilliant
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Nate Paul Not Paying Up: For the third year in a row, infamous local real estate mogul Nate Paul topped the list of delinquent taxpayers in Travis County with more than $3 million owed in 2023, the Austin Business Journal reported Wednesday. Paul and his company are at risk of losing several properties as a…
