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Preserving the Future of the Texas Memorial Museum
After years of neglect and underfunding, Austin’s only natural history museum reconsiders its role
Watch This: Remembering Doug Sahm and the Grateful Dead’s Impromptu 1972 Thanksgiving Day Jam
New pocket-doc revisits Armadillo lore 50 years later
Down the Rabbit Hole With Something in the Dirt
Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson explain their favorite conspiracies
Review: Austin Playhouse’s The (One-Act) Play That Goes Wrong
An evening of side-splitting schadenfreude
Five Local Markets to Thwart Holiday Humbugism
Whether it’s German traditions or gothic ghoulishness, we’ve got your gifting options
World Cup Watch: It’s Kickoff Time in Qatar
The highs and lows as the tournament begins
Day Trips & Beyond: 10 Watering Holes From Dripping Springs to Wimberley
Take a drive for outdoor patios and spectacular scenery
Legendary Austin Rock & Roll Deejay Johnny Walker Has Died
Known as the vibrant host of afternoons on KLBJ
Texas French Bread’s BBQ Epiphany, Little Ola’s Stylish Turkeyday Switch, Getting a L’ILHIGH With Good Work Austin, Falling Into La Condesa, Desert Door at the Driskill, and More
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
Malvern Books to Close
Literary bastion to empty the shelves on New Year’s Eve
Community-Building Musician Ruthie Foster Honored with Star Outside the Paramount
“We take care of our own, Austin!”
COP27: Fossil of the Day Award
Turkey honored as the country that’s “the best at being the worst”
COP27: Protecting the Human Rights of Climate Refugees
VIDEO: Experts consider the legal & moral issues of climate migration
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
Birdman director seems painfully aware of his own pretensions
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
A thrilling and touching version of the children’s classic from the master fabulist
Meet Me in the Bathroom
NYC millennial music doc is as rambling as the city
The Menu
Restaurant satire cuts into class and the culinary arts
Bones and All
Chalamet and Russell glisten with blood and love in this cannibal road trip
She Said
The journalistic investigation of Harvey Weinstein gets the rage but not the tension
Un Couple
Nathalie Boutefeu in a solo performance as Tolstoy’s wife
Spirited
Dickens’ A Christmas Carol gets flipped
Drishyam 2
Sequel to the 2015 murder-thriller
Lady Chatterley’s Lover
Latest version of the D.H. Lawrence novel of sex and class
A Tale of Three Sisters
Lessons from Indigenous agriculture
Sunset Commission Approves Final Recommendations
Increased transparency, some accountability for environment agency
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Stairway to Having a Stable Economy: A Downtown Austin Alliance biannual retail report found 85% of Downtown retail storefronts in business, the highest percentage since the pandemic began. Fool in the Campaign: The Daily Beast reported Monday that Ted Cruz may be the “biggest loser” of the 2022 midterms. Of the 25 candidates pulling from…
What We’re Listening to This Week
Adrian Quesada, Old Fire, Norman Ba$e, and more local releases
Austin at Large: Tale of Two Cities
Mayor’s race: Hook ’em along I-35, sic ’em along MoPac
Austin’s Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer’s markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of November 17, 2022
Public Notice: The Zilker Master Plan Is Back
And so is the Community Advancement Network report
Arts Events
Art galleries, theatre, comedy, dance, and more
This Thanksgiving, Consider Native American-Inspired Dishes
Cooking with Indigenous ingredients
Community Events
Local events, volunteer opportunities, kids’ activities, and more
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
Ruthie Foster, Booker T. Jones, Kate Kortum, Hyd, and more local shows worth braving the chill
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, November 18-24
World Cup Watch: And So It Begins …
The World Cup kicks off in what organizers promise won’t be the Fyre Festival of sporting events
Faster Than Sound: Former Spider House Cafe Has Reopened as Tweedy’s
Run by the patio experts behind Kinda Tropical and Hotel Vegas
Digging Up the History of the Texas Memorial Museum
From star of the Texas Centennial to overlooked gem
Taking a Bite Out of The Menu
Director Mark Mylod and producer Betsy Koch discuss their new culinary satire
We Have an Issue: Where the Wild Things Are
What’s going on at Texas Memorial Museum?
Noah Segan Is Dad and Loving It in Blood Relatives
The actor and filmmaker on Judaism, vampires, and cool cars
Oops!
In “Giving Back to Georgian Acres at New Mobility Hub” (News, Nov. 11), the article incorrectly stated Abel Lopez had recently celebrated a year of sobriety; a newly hired driver, not Lopez, recently celebrated a year of sobriety. The Chronicle regrets the error.
Self-Described Racist Loses Pflugerville Teaching Job After Video Goes Viral
PfISD teacher pfools around, pfinds out
As the Interim Superintendent Departs, AISD’s New Board Gets a Running Start
Anthony Mays leaves Austin for Houston
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Shortly after adopting the name Jethro Tull, the band was misidentified on a record as “Jethro Toe.” In ancient Greece, a symposium took place after a banquet, when drinking for pleasure was accompanied by music, dancing, recitals, or conversation. There’s an urban myth that the nursery rhyme “The Muffin Man” is based on a 16th-century…
Autonomous Vehicles Seek Traction in Austin
Hands off the wheel
Day Trips: Legendary Alpacas of Texas, Maypearl
Charming camelids welcome you to a peaceful farm getaway
ACA Open Enrollment: More Options as Dec. 15 Deadline Nears
Prosper Centers have already helped more than 1,000 get insurance
The Luv Doc: Little Lawyers
You deserve a lifetime of hushed reverence
Police Contract Talks: Hurry Up, or Wait?
Cronk wants APA labor deal before new Council arrives in January
Cap Metro Wants Its Pre-Pandemic Groove Back
Everything’s in flux with new ridership, new leadership, new routes
Qmmunity: Scorpio Season
For the Qmmunity editor’s birthday, have an extra helping of queer events with yer slice of b-day cake
What the Broken Spoke’s Historic Designation Could Mean for Music Venue Preservation
Honky-tonk could join sites eyed for city venue investments
Review: Austin Shakespeare’s Sense and Sensibility
Putting the pedal to the metal bolsters Jane Austen’s classic work
Suerte’s Patio Opens, Thanksgiving Gobbles Hard, Otoko Brands a Sake, Nido and Industry Get All Brunchy, Aviary Collabs Supercharge Sunday Nights, and More
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
Tesla Gigafactory to be Investigated for Labor Standards Violations
Workers Defense Project calls out wage theft, unsafe conditions
