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Genre-Hopping Hustler Quentin Arispe Wants to Be in Every Room
The Past Lives’ theatrical lead singer takes on a party girl role on new solo LP, As Above, So Below
Fantastic Fest Review: The Severed Sun
British folk horror shows the devil in daylight
Texas Prepares to Execute Fifth Inmate This Year
Garcia White has lived on death row for 28 years
Fantastic Fest Review: Better Man
Revolutionary Robbie Williams biopic makes a monkey of its star
Fantastic Fest Review: The Rule of Jenny Pen
Lithgow and Rush elevate award-winning thriller
Enchanted Rock Gets Bigger
Texas Parks and Wildlife acquires over 600 new acres
HAAM Day Sets Lofty Fundraising Goal to Help Musicians in Need
CEO Paul Scott talks nonprofit’s ambitions and impact
Fantastic Fest Announces 2024 Award Winners
The Rule of Jenny Pen rules the day
First Look: Terrible Love
Former coffee trailer debuts new brick and mortar in Hyde Park
Fantastic Fest Review: AJ Goes to the Dog Park
Silly story of a man becoming mayor has handcrafted charm
Fantastic Fest Review: Zénithal
French sex comedy pitches the big and little brains in battle
Fantastic Fest Review: What Happened to Dorothy Bell?
Found footage horror is a chill burn, not a run through the woods
Wasted Chances Doom Austin FC’s Playoff Hopes With Crushing Loss to Houston Dynamo
Verde fall 1-0 to Copa Tejas rivals
Fantastic Fest Review: Bone Lake
A quiet weekend away becomes a devious, sexy, bloody thrill ride
Fantastic Fest Review: Memoir of a Snail
Australian stop-motion drama will draw you out of your shell
“Here Comes the Pain”: Slipknot Invokes Catharsis En Masse
Iowa nü metal legends celebrate 25 years in ATX
Being There
Peter Sellers is a gardener whose simplemindedness is mistaken as profundity
A Real Young Girl
A Real Young Girl 1976, NR, 89 min. Directed by Catherine Breillat, Starring Charlotte Alexandra, Hiram Keller. French provocateur Catherine Breillat (Romance, Fat Girl) based her debut film, about a 14-year-old’s sexual awakening, on her own novel.
Missile
Documentary portrait of the 4315th Training Squadron of the Strategic Air Command
Fantastic Fest Review: Terrifier 3
The goriest horror franchise in theatres gets mythological
Fantastic Fest Review: Don’t Mess With Grandma
Wacky Canadian action comedy is sweet-natured slapstick
Fantastic Fest Review: The Draft!
Indonesian metahorror takes a loving stab at tropes
Transformers One
CG-animated origin story about how Optimus Prime and Megatron fell out
The Substance
Brilliant body horror interrogates society’s ugly ideas about aging
Never Let Go
Supernatural horror stars Halle Berry
Wolfs
George Clooney and Brad Pitt play rival fixers forced to work together on a tricky job
All Happy Families
A dysfunctional family comes together when the childhood home is about to be rented out
Opinion: More Transit and Housing Options in More Locations Are Critical for Austin’s Future
The executive director of Transit Forward on the positive environmental impacts of greater density
Let Us Help You Pick Out the Perfect Live Show This Week
Our writers pick the best live music for the week ahead
The Strip Club: Spending Time With Gino, Tinos, and Lord Purrington at Plaza 183
Exploring the far northwest strip mall for good eats and more
Point Austin: Doug Greco’s Campaign Odyssey Turns to Federal Court
Mayoral candidate sues for more outside cash in campaigns
The Verde Report: Poor Season Puts Sebastián Driussi’s Future in Question
It’s been a tough year for Austin FC’s star player … and his fans
Headlines / Quote of the Week
How Pathetic: The Wall Street Journal reported last week that Elon Musk has been meddling in our democracy, trying to undermine District Attorney José Garza. Using Federal Communications Commission filings, corporate documents, and interviews with people familiar with Musk’s efforts, the Journal learned our local Daddy Warbucks secretly spent more than $650,000 attacking Garza during…
A Lost Movie and a Forgotten Sport in New Book Cockfight: A Fable of Failure
Kier-La Janisse lets the blood and feathers fly
Theatre Review: Is Paradise Lost in Arcadia?
Watching the unpredictable and the predetermined unfold at Austin Playhouse
Day Trips: Henry’s Homemade Ice Cream, Plano
Little ice cream parlor in Plano has a big reach
The Luv Doc: It Starts with a P
Dear Luv Doc, Went to a friend’s watch party for the UT/Michigan game (we won!). On the group chat they said they would provide the food and everyone else could bring liquor/beer/etc. I said I’d bring the tequila – which I did. I didn’t bring the most expensive tequila, but no one bought any expensive…
Qmmunity: Take a Breather Month
September stands between Austin Pride and Gay Christmas, aka Halloween, so take it as a much-needed break.
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
George Harrison used the pseudonym Arnold Grove when traveling. It’s actually a street in Liverpool and 12 Arnold Grove is where he was born. Oglala Lakota Chief Iron Tail, a star performer in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show, graced the Buffalo nickel from 1913-1938. Men’s and women’s shirts have buttons on opposite sides because noblewomen…
Your Weekend Events Shopping Already Done for You!
Recommended arts and music events for your perusal
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, September 20-26
A T-Rex, Trivia, and Twilight, in This Week’s Recommended Events
Take those long arms and find a weekday happening
Arts Review: Early Era Collective’s “Rising From the Roots”
Hybrid production explores the immigrant experience through dance and taped interviews
Council District 4 Rematch Finds Candidates Still Split on Housing Policy
On other issues, including policing, they mostly agree
The Austin Chronic: How Much Should You Trust the Label on Weed Products?
Experts at the Texas Cannabis Policy Conference discuss the reality of lab reports
In Council District 2, Fuentes Talks Buying Houses and Preventing Flooding
And her challenger is conservative
Following Court Ruling, City Manager Moves to Eliminate Secret Police File
In memo, Broadnax outlines steps needed to eliminate G file
