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Plan Yourself a Hell of a Summer
Holy-moley, this is one smokin’ hot Summer Events Calendar
Healing Uvalde Mural Project Guide
Art project memorializes lives lost in 2022 tragedy
Texas Moves to Put Unborn Jesus Pro-Life Statue on Capitol Grounds
Donor-funded Texas Life Monument was approved by House and Senate
Going Down
Going Down 1983, NR, 92 min. Directed by Haydn Keenan. Four flatmates in 1980s Sydney take their friend out for one last night on the town before she leaves forever for New York.
Inaugural Austin Theatre Critics Awards Drop 2024-2025 Nominees
Delicious drama of awards anticipation
Austin FC Outplays League Leaders Vancouver, Settles for Draw
Osman Bukari shines, despite club remaining scoreless
Michelangelo: Love and Death
Michelangelo: Love and Death 2017, NR, 91 min. Directed by David Bickerstaff. Documentary explores the life and work of the Renaissance master.
Orlando, My Political Biography
Orlando, My Political Biography 2023, 102 min. Directed by Paul B. Preciado. Taking Virginia Woolf’s novel Orlando: A Biography as a jumping-off point, Spanish philosopher Paul B. Preciado explores identity and gender fluidity in this documentary-slash-personal essay.
Él
Él 1953, NR, 93 min. Directed by Luis Buñuel, Starring Arturo de Cordova, Delia Garces, Luis Beristain, Manuel Donde, Fernando Casanova. This lesser-seen melodrama about a jealous husband from Buñuel’s Mexican period has been reclaimed as a lost classic and intense portrait of sexual pathology. Released in America as This Strange Passion.
All Night Long
All Night Long 1962, NR, 91 min. Directed by Basil Dearden, Starring Paul McGoohan, Paul Harris, Richard Attenboroug, Marti Stevens. Othello reconceived for the Sixties London jazz scene and featuring real-life leading lights Charles Mingus, Dave Brubeck, Tubby Hayes, and Johnny Dankworth.
State Prepares to Kill Another Inmate May 20
Attorneys argue support for death penalty has waned since trial
Weekend Wine: Vermentino From Sardinia
White wine from the gorgeous Mediterranean
Final Destination Bloodlines
Death comes for us all (again) in the popular horror franchise
Hurry Up Tomorrow
The Weeknd plays a version of himself in this companion film to his January album
Friendship
Tim Robinson obsesses over Paul Rudd in A24 black comedy
Blue Sun Palace
Joy and grief at a Queens massage parlor
The Surrender
A grieving family messes with magick to bring back a loved one
Things Like This
Queer rom-com about two Manhattanites who meet cute and try to make it work
Qmmunity: Recouping From the Horrors
How do you heal from the headache of our current hellish world?
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, May 16-22
Celebrating Culture, History, and Hops With Kaiju Cut and Sew
Owner Chris Gomez helps organize AANHPI markets, mahjong, and more
Theatre Review: Dirty Gold’s Venus in Fur Captivates
The scintillating show explores the line between vulnerability and control
Opinion: Highway Caps Are Not Austin’s Priority
Council Member Mike Siegel makes the case against funding the I-35 cap and stitch project
Austin Mother Deported With U.S. Citizen Children
Looking for traces of the vanished Denisse Parra Vargas
Fearing State Takeover, Austin ISD Plans to Replace Middle School Teachers
New staff planned for three poor-performance schools
City Eyes $400 Million “Caps” to Build Parks Over the New I-35
Some Council members think they’ve found funding for it
Reflecting on Six Years in Jail for a Charge That Was Just Dismissed
“I was robbed of all this time,” Devonte Amerson says
Restaurant Review: The Greek Bar Offers Quiet Mediterranean Confidence
East Oltorf spot is casual yet stylish
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Here’s How Musk Gets Even More Powerful: More than 7,000 of Elon Musk’s satellites now surround Earth. There are more satellites owned by Starlink, providing space-based internet service, than by all other companies and nations put together, The Atlantic reports. More than 5 million people have signed up for Starlink, and you may find yourself…
The Austin Chronic: Ground Game Texas Vows to Keep Fighting for Decriminalization
Executive Director Catina Voellinger responds to Ken Paxton’s crusade to recriminalize marijuana in Austin
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
The “Q” in the cotton swabs called “Q-Tips” is short for “Cutie.” And before they were called “Cutie Tips” they were called “Baby Gays.” According to the Energy Information Administration, 93% of the electricity capacity added to U.S. grids in 2025 will be renewable energy and battery storage. Gas will account for just 7%. Cary…
The Luv Doc: Weird-Looking Vagina
Your boyfriend took something magical and turned it into a Seinfeld episode
The Opera, a Laboratorio, and One Wild Nothing in This Week’s Crucial Concerts
Shoegaze, black metal, jazz, punk, and more
Affordable Art, Cine Las Americas, Adult Books, and More Weekend Events
Recommended happenings for your calendar’s enjoyment
Crossroads, Crafts, and Close Encounters in Our Recommended Events
The workweek is chockablock with do-able things
Vazquez Settles in, Estévez Stays Sunny, and Other Stories We’re Following
Keeping up with the Verde
Day Trips: Texas Surf Museum, Galveston
New Gulf Coast museum rides the Texas surfing scene
