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Sex Sells: 40 Years of Forbidden Fruit
Terri Lynn Raridon gives Austin over to absolute pleasure
Fear the Walking Dead Production Quits Austin for Georgia
AMC show relocates amid fear about Texas incentives
Three More for the Studio Tour Score
Because nobody wants to miss these mind-blowing artists
Half-Price Pizza, SXSE Laotian Party, Boozy Miracle on Fifth Street, the Embiggening of Micklethwait’s, Hex Kitchen Sorcery, and More
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
Pleased to Meat You
Five recommendations for a happy carnivore’s kitchen
The All-Overs Brings Badass Baseballish Thrills to Modern Dance
Jennifer Sherburn & company are batting 1000
Hendrick’s, Hendrick’s, Pickles and Gin
Ah, this is the way our obsessions begin
Sound Unseen is Blowing Up Your Stream
The hybrid music and movie fest unifies the ATX and the Twin Cities
West Anderson Becomes Wes Anderson
City renames street for the filmmaking UT alum
Delta-8 Once Again Legal in Texas As Court Sides With Cannabusiness
Injunction undoes state attempt to ban popular THC product
A Community Commences as Skylark Lounge, Closed Since the Pandemic Hit, Finally Reopens
Eastside music joint picks up with three nights of Soul Man Sam
Six Uncanny Canned Cocktails
Yes, they can – and we’ll drink to that
Austin’s Food-Forward Fork Cancer! Soirée
The American Cancer Society’s new fundraiser elevates Fair Market
The Parish Files $1 Million Lawsuit Against Landlord After Being Locked Out
Venue says landlord “hatched a plot to commandeer the business”
Austin FC Ends First Season With A Dud In Ninth Straight Road Loss
ATXFC managed just 2 wins and 2 draws in 17 away matches
Elections Post-Mortem and the Devastating Impacts of Texas’ Near-Total Abortion Ban
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Austin Film Festival Review: The Automat
Celebrities look back at Horn & Hardart’s East Coast diners
Day Trips & Beyond: November Events Roundup
It’s time for chili cook-offs, festivals, and all sorts of November fun
Dead & Beautiful
Heavy-handed vampire story isn’t even that pretty to look at
Eternals
Marvel’s immortal heroes overstay their welcome
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
Benedict Cumberbatch as the artist who invented the modern cat
Finch
Tom Hanks and his robot pal face the apocalypse with hope.
Red Notice
The Rock, Ryan Reynolds, and Gal Gadot go comedy-action globe-trotting
Spencer
Diana biopic is short on history but excels as a spectacular fable
The Beta Test
Jim Cummings burns the film industry to the ground (and it deserves it)
Review: Glassing
Twin Dream (Brutal Panda)
Delta-8 Retailers Scramble as Texas’ Ban Heads to Court
Wild, wild weed
Judge: No New Trial for Rodney Reed
Bastrop County judge’s recommendation comes after Reed’s attorney argued new evidence warranted a trial
Review: Semihelix
Recoil
Qmmunity: Cold Nights, Hot Burlesque
Bizarre Stripper Burlesque’s second anniversary show and more queer events to keep you warm
Five Things to Appreciate on the West Austin Studio Tour
Highlights of the sunset side of the ambulatory artistic experience
Austin’s Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer’s markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of November 4, 2021
The Verde Report: Coach Wolff Candidly Assesses Austin FC’s First Season
“We’re going to be better in the second year for everything that we’ve gone through in this first year”
Arts Events
Art galleries, live performances, and more
Day Trips: The Liberty Monument, Rowena
Celebrate your freedom to drink at this unique monument
The Concourse Project Brings the Raver Spirit Back to Austin
High-capacity event space looks to diversify their sound
la Barbecue Is Built to Last
The smoked meats mecca finds its forever home
The Luv Doc: Dogstar Dick
Maybe “Junior Johnson” could be the sequel?
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
St. Florian is the patron saint of Austria, Poland, firefighters, chimney sweeps, and brewers. He was responsible for leading firefighting brigades. “Sic” is short for “sic erat scriptum.” It means “Thus it was written” and is used to cite a work with a spelling mistake in it. In 2015, Ted Cruz cooked bacon by wrapping…
Community Events
Volunteer opportunities, fitness classes, and more
Sexual Assault Survivors Watch Warily as APD Touts Change
Is everything really different under the new police chief?
Election Results: Austin Can Save Itself, Thanks
Pro-policing GOP-aligned campaigners crash into city’s fiscal reality on Election Day
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, November 5-11
Headlines / Quote of the Week
You’re Done. You’re Done. Austin voters overwhelmingly rejected Save Austin Now’s police staffing plan, Proposition A, at the polls this week, with nearly 69% of voters voting against the measure. Meanwhile, the city parkland swap, Proposition B, passed by securing about 74% of the vote. Beth Israel Temple The Austin Fire Department Arson Unit is…
The Common Law
Texas rivers – public waterways
West Campus Shooting Revives UTPD Concerns
At about 11:30 on Halloween night, UT-Austin junior Kushaal Vaidya anxiously watched his Twitter feed as students posted alarming accounts of what they thought was happening in West Campus. After a confirmed shooting at 21st and Pearl a few minutes earlier, students tuned into police scanners and voiced rumors of multiple shooters and random violence,…
Faster Than Sound: Should the Live Music Fund Go to Musicians or Venues?
While eligibility is worked out, Music Commission nails down “PIE” equity plan
Concerns About Equity and Worker Safety Push Project Connect Negotiations Into Overtime
Council to pass the joint (powers agreement)
Opinion: Where Did the Money Go?
Rep. Vikki Goodwin questions why more than $5 billion in federal funds intended to help students has been diverted into the state coffers
After an Outbreak of Troublesome Nazis, Local Leaders Decry Antisemitism and Hate
At its meeting today, Thursday, Nov. 4, City Council is set to consider (and almost certainly adopt) a resolution “condemning antisemitic, racist, and homophobic vandalism, violence and hateful speech, and directing the City Manager to collaborate with local community groups to identify and implement improvements to the City’s response to hate.” The Travis County Commissioners…
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
A tribute songwriting Legend Cindy Walker, Daikaiju, A Giant Dog & Go Fever, Sonic Movidas with Carrie Rodriguez, and Temple of Angels
We Have an Issue: Let’s Talk About Sex
The pioneering adult toy shop Forbidden Fruit turns 40
Jim Cummings and PJ McCabe Pass The Beta Test
How the indie filmmakers burned Hollywood down
Suerte x la Barbecue, Blurred Vines’ Assured Wines, Kiin Di at Corner Bar, Paperboy’s Bourbon Library, and We
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
Abortion Care Providers “Heartened” After SB 8 Hearing at SCOTUS
Oral arguments focus on law’s vigilante enforcement
