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Chulita Vinyl Club Holds the Line Against Cultural Appropriation
All-women, all vinyl, the DJ collective spins for empowerment and togetherness
Judge Strikes Down Texas Abortion Ban
Yeakel slams D&E ban as an “undue burden” on women
Day Trips & Beyond: Christmas Lights 2017
Take the scenic route
Can New Republic Studios Be a Game Changer for Austin?
Massive makeover could make Austin the new Atlanta for film
Coco
A moving and colorful addition to the Pixar filmography
The Man Who Invented Christmas
How Charles Dickens created Ebenezer Scrooge
Chavela
A tribute to the life of iconic ranchera singer
First Look: Yuyo
El Chile Group adds a new Manor Road restaurant to the roster
More Galleries Going, Going, …
Pump Project, HOPE, Co-Lab DEMO forced to move in 2018
Kay Odyssey Topples Zeus
New video pits Greek mythology vs. female empowerment
Born on the Fourth of July
Born on the Fourth of July 1989, R, 145 min. Directed by Oliver Stone, Starring Tom Cruise, Raymond J. Barry, Caroline Kava. True story of Vietnam vet-turned-activist Ron Kovic (Cruise) earned eight Oscar noms, including a win for Best Director.
Weekend Wine
A random walk down the best values in holiday wines!
ELO Calling America
Playlist to mark UK prog-pop legends’ two summer Texas shows
Art & Beer Bazaar Brings HOPE This Weekend
EAST wraps up with the largest mural show in Austin
Drawn to Batman at Wizard World
Kevin Conroy and Loren Lester on voicing the dynamic duo
Keeping Austin Kinky
Ditch the Wikihow articles – learn from the sexperts
Justice League
Another ho-hum entry to the DC Extended Universe
The Star
A retelling of the first Christmas through the eyes of talking animals
Novitiate
An original take on a crisis of faith
Angelica
Jena Malone stars in this Victorian potboiler
Wonder
Treacly feel-good drama nevertheless has helpful life lessons
Mustang Island
A deft millennial comedy of manners
My Friend Dahmer
A look at the adolescent life of the infamous serial killer
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Frances McDormand gives a searing performance as vengeance personified
More Trouble at T. Don Hutto
Detainee alleges sexual abuse by guard
Soccer Watch
With first the U.S., and now Italy failing to qualify for World Cup 2018 in Russia, organizers this week are left trying to justify the event’s continued existence, and I, for one, am ready to just give up on the whole thing. Repeated emails to FIFA, asking “WHY??,” in all caps, have gone unreturned, and…
Quote of the Week: Sylvia Garcia
The state senator on allegations of sexual harassment at the Capitol
Point Austin: What to Do About CodeNEXT
Opponents offering plenty of fear but precious few solutions
Wizard World Austin 2017
The traveling comic con materializes here again Nov. 17-19
A Game for Every Weirdo at Fantastic Arcade
Fest celebrates the outer reaches of video games
What’cha Watchin’?
Laughter is a restorative: Graphic Designer Zeke Barbaro on his favorite stupid shit to watch
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Crocea Mors (Latin for “yellow death”) was the name given to Julius Caesar’s sword, according to the legends presented by Geoffrey of Monmouth. The FBI launched the Most Wanted list on March 14, 1950. In a study published in the Oct. 6, 2017, issue of the journal Science, Swiss scientists analyzed 198 honey samples from…
Election Time Again
State candidates for March 2018 primaries officially enter race
The Revolution Will Not Go Hungry
Sustain the people’s resistance with home-cooked meals
Travis County Dem Chair Shuffle
Who wants to run the Democratic Party here in Austin?
Obamacare Lives!
Navigating ACA open enrollment after the Trump-ocalypse
Martin McDonagh on Directing Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
The film, starring Frances McDormand, could hardly be more timely or controversial
Ken’s Crew: APA Re-Elects Casaday
Incumbent prez’s next task: shepherding meet-and-confer agreement through City Council
Comics Writer Donny Cates Casts Spells on Doctor Strange
Marvel’s Sorcerer Supreme and big bad Thanos get a local scribe
Gay Place
Celebrate the living while remembering those we’ve lost
Drew Garcia Sues City, AFD Chief Kerr
Firefighter continues fight over barred acceptance into AFD
Who Is Cast in the Story of Austin Food?
Eight underrepresented views from the local food scene
Playback: Revamping the Austin Music Poll
Here’s how Playback’s voting
State Board of Education Votes Down Second Mexican-American Studies Textbook
Rejected Text, Pt. 2
Mary Moody Northen Theatre’s ANON(ymous)
At St. Edward’s, this reworking of Homer’s Odyssey gives names to the nameless in today’s immigrant crisis
Robert Van Boven Remains in Limbo
Judge declines restraining order against Texas Medical Board
CodeNEXTension
CodeNEXT timeline punted back three months
UT Dept. of Theatre & Dance’s The Crucible
The department manages to elicit tension from Arthur Miller’s familiar drama, but not without a few flaws
AISD Targets Confederate Names
Superintendent Paul Cruz wants new names in place by March
Council: Adventures in Secrecy
What we don’t know …
UT Dance Repertory Theatre’s Fall for Dance
Work after work in this program emphatically spoke to current events, to the here and now
Public Notice: Do You Feel a Draft?
CodeNEXT set for a long overdue reality check
A Process for the Indigent
No more “locked up for being poor”?
Day Trips: Ruth Paine House Museum, Irving
At first it might seem rather macabre to visit the house where the accused Lee Harvey Oswald spent his last night of freedom
Headlines
It’s Holiday Break: There’s no regular City Council meeting this week or next – Dec. 7 is the next session – although some council members might attend this afternoon’s session of the Ending Community Homelessness Coalition. Meanwhile, the city manager hunt continues. “Council: Adventures in Secrecy,” Nov. 17. EMS In Limbo: No date is set…
Help JP Connolly
Medical bills mount for Austin Justice Coalition designer
Jane Doe v. the DOJ, Continued
Trump admin appeals ruling in undocumented minor’s abortion case
Sound on Sound Review: Hot Chip
London synthesists’ DJ set pushes the EDM envelope
Sound on Sound Review: Shins
Amidst a sea of versatility, everyone wanted the hits
Sound on Sound Review: Ariel Pink
Media-savaged savant or indie pop’s biggest asshole?
Sound on Sound Review: Japandroids
Anthem after anthem after anthem
Sound on Sound Review: Lindstrøm
Celestial Norwegian atmospherics
Sound on Sound Review: Grizzly Bear
Sure and vital
