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How to Be a Clown Like Alex “Bozo” Jones With Help From Our Halloween Mask
A destitute clown is still a clown in our book
Austin Film Festival Review: What Remains
Anne Heche’s final film shows the complexity of forgiveness
United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27)
November 6-18, 2022 Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt This year’s annual international summit on climate change, known as COP27, has been controversial since long before the opening gavel: The United Nations has been criticized for holding the meeting at an expensive, inaccessible resort in Egypt, and the U.S. is catching flak for failing to champion financial relief…
R.I.P. to DK Lee, Welcome Back to Austin Cider Week, Falling for Local Foods and Loro, Festivals and Fantasies, Free Pancakes for Voters, and More
All the food that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
Bill Callahan on Escaping YTI⅃AƎЯ
“Every album I’m just a blank slate waking up to creation”
Day Trips & Beyond: November Events Roundup
Fall events and news from all over Texas
Austin Trail of Lights Preview Party Promises Food, a Ferris Wheel, and Asleep at the Wheel
Fundraiser offers early look at annual holiday display
Dale Carter Sings The Song of the Cicada
AFF documentary explores the life of a Texas mortician
The Most Memorable Moments of Levitation’s Saturday and Sunday
Die Spitz, L7, and the Pinky Rings as Fembots
Austin FC’s Season Ends With 3-0 Defeat to LAFC in West Final
Sophomore season showed how far the Verde and Black has come
Tanya Tucker Christens Lucktoberfest with Intimate Country Revue
Providing goose bumps for the new fest’s idyllic bubble
Austin Film Festival Review: Sam & Kate
Hoffman and Spacek in a bittersweet tale of love and family
Short and Sweet: “Don’t You Go Nowhere”
Bryan Poyser on jazz and filming in an Austin Club
Austin Film Festival Review: Nanny
Eerie migrant drama is an intriguing addition to Black horror
The Most Memorable Moments of Levitation’s Thursday and Friday
King Gizzard, Godspeed You!, and more lengthy band names
Shana Feste Says Run Sweetheart Run
The Austin filmmaker on her #MeToo thriller with a twist
Indoor Queers Club: LGBT-Boo!
Queer horror picks from your trusty Chronicle crypt keepers
Comfortable Carnage at Pallbearer Press
Horror experts Pallbearer Press make gore fashionable
England Made Me
Culture editor Richard Whittaker presents a season of classic British movies that defined the nation’s cinema
The Banshees of Inisherin
The In Bruges team reunites for a genius tale of friendship gone awry
Black Adam
The Rock joins the DC Universe as the shadowy version of Superman
Last Flight Home
The decision to embrace death becomes a touching affirmation of life
Call Jane
Timely but lightweight abortion drama isn’t up to the topic’s pressing needs
Please Baby Please
Andrea Riseborough remains unmissable in this wild, weird, and divisive Fifties fantasy
Prey for the Devil
The Last Exorcism director returns to demon-busting
Ram Setu
Archaeology meets action in this Hindi thriller
Chia Khoa Tram Ty
Vietnamese action comedy about a hit man whose life is turned upside down
Thank God
Hindi comedy as a bigheaded realty agent suffers divine attention
Recipe: Las Manitas’ Migas con Hongos
The Downtown spot where musicians, politicians, bankers, office workers, and regular Joes all felt at home
Austin-Based Awesome Merch Goes Under, Blindsiding Clients Like Topshelf Records
Mismanagement behind fulfillment warehouse hurts music clients
Recipe: The Bitter End’s Chocolate Terrine
Dodging ghosts and creating delicious desserts
Who Will Be the New Council Voice for District 9?
Eight candidates vie for Austin’s most powerful YIMBYs and NIMBYs
Headlines / Quote of the Week
The St. Louis Cardinal Sins: A former lieutenant of the Plano Police Department said in court Monday that Austin police detectives mishandled their investigation into the fatal shooting of Moriah Wilson, for which Kaitlin Armstrong is currently being accused. By Nov. 9, the judge will decide whether evidence gained through Armstrong’s arrest warrant should be…
Crosstalk: Golden Dawn Arkestra Records Live Album and Metal Breakouts the Sword Break Up
Austin music news headlines of the week
What We’re Listening to This Week
Dayglow, Sunny Sweeney, Chucky Blk, Alexi 8bit, and more local sounds worth your time
Public Notice: Public Land for Public Good?
Plus the return of the Austintatious Artists
Election Ticker: As First Ballots Cast, Is Turnout Surging, Lagging, or Both?
Get your vote on in this week’s “Election Ticker”
Review: Glass Half Full Theatre’s Yamel Cucuy
Modern-day Mexican folktale rallies against things that go bump in the night
Five Highlights From the League of Women Voters Mayor Forum
Candidates talk climate, cops, and city employees
Austin’s Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer’s markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of October 27, 2022
Day Trips: Jimmy “Wildman” Schouman
Artist finds his canvases and subjects all around Port Aransas
Nation’s Real Estate Pros Say Austin’s Still Pretty Hot
Nashville, Dallas/Ft. Worth, and Atlanta come out on top
Arts Events
Art galleries, theatre, comedy, dance, and more
The Luv Doc: THANK YOU, HEARTBREAK!
Also, a tip of the hat to humiliation as well
The Verde Report: “The Show Goes On” as Austin FC Continues Magical Run to West Final
The Verde and Black are two wins away from the MLS Cup
Community Events
Local events, volunteer opportunities, kids’ activities, and more
Opinion: We Should All Fight for Human Rights in Iran
Although the government has tried to silence the people of Iran by shutting down the internet and suppressing protesters, we can use our collective global voice to speak out
Hays Project Threatens Aquifer, Pressures Small Town
Wading through MUD-dy waters
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, October 28 – November 3
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Spaghetti is plural for spaghetto. More than one spaghetti is called spaghettis. As of 2010, Angelina Jolie’s favorite book was Vlad the Impaler: In Search of the Real Dracula, by M.J. Trow. In Japan, where the cremation rate is 99.9%, some practice kotsuage, in which the mourners, each with a pair of chopsticks, pick up…
Five Filmmakers to Learn From at Austin Film Festival 2022
The picks of the panels in this year’s writers conference
Resurrecting Recipes of Austin Restaurants Past
Eldorado owner Joel Fried brings dearly departed dishes back to life
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
A few fests, a handful of Halloween shows, and more live music to see
Silence and Stones in The Banshees of Inisherin
Writer/director Martin McDonagh and star Kerry Condon on creating the isolated world of their new film
Recipe: Threadgill’s San Antonio Squash Casserole
Few restaurants had as large an impact on Austin’s food and music scenes as Threadgill’s
Oops!
In last week’s review of Georgetown Palace’s production of Cabaret (Arts, Oct. 21), the Chronicle neglected to credit the contributions of musical director Veronica DeSantos Ryan. The Chronicle regrets the omission. In “Council Uses Its (Public) Power to Soften Austin Energy Rate Hike” (News, Oct. 21), the article incorrectly stated that three Council members voted…
AISD Bus Maintenance Stays in District, Keeping Jobs Local
Keeping the green machines green
Recipe: Holiday House’s Chili Cheeseburger
Re-creating the beloved burger chain’s signature dish
Qmmunity: Halloweekend
So much to do as a Halloween-loving homosexual, so little time to seek out dark forces and join their hellish crusade
New Nonprofit Plans to Bring Back Austin’s Video Rental Culture
We (still) Luv Video
Recipe: The Stallion Grill’s Chicken-Fried Steak & Cream Gravy
Home of the $1 chicken-fried steak and very rowdy clientele
Austin at Large: Mea Culpa, Mea Maxima Culpa
Have a problem with our endorsements? That’s not news! Here’s some of what we’ve heard.
Mueller Gets a Skate Park
Skaters and bikers christened the concrete of the Mueller Southeast Greenway Park
BBQ Ramen Tatsu-Ya Is Open, ATX Grill RH Is Open, Lazarus No. 2 Is Coming, It’s Oinkers Away at Wine & Swine, Dovetail Pizza Is Imminent, and Something Something Halloween, Amirite?
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
Chronicle Endorsements for 2022 Travis County Elections
Our picks for state and local races
General Election Info for Travis County
Early voting runs Oct. 24-Nov. 4
Answers to Your Questions About Voting by Mail in Travis County
Stay home and vote?
