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Stressed Out? Let Your Freak-Out Flag Fly!
Making stress into a friend instead of a foe
Fantastic Fest and Fangoria Welcome You to the Blumhouse
Win exclusive Mondo prints for two weekends of watch parties
Fantastic Fest Review: The Old Man Movie
Ever wonder where your milk comes from? Don’t. Seriously.
Zoup! vs. Absinthe: A Texas Next-Morning Cage Match of Flavor
Sometimes it takes a spicy bone broth to cure how you’ve ailed yourself
Checking In: Future Museums Producer Neil Lord Hops Off the Boat and Rides An Iceberg
Holodeck stablist gets proactive about records, ambient music & Elgin
Little Brother’s Coffee, Koko x Tea Haus, Zymmo x House Wine, and More to Nourish the Soul
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds a-quivering
Rude Mechs Bring a Karaoke Christmas Carol Into Your Home and You’re the Star
Local theatre savants revamp Dickens for your holiday acting pleasure
Checking In: Holodeck Records CEO Adam Jones Postpones Entire Release Schedule
First installment of a update triptych from the label
Performers Find Unexpected Side Effect of Pandemic: Attentive Audiences
Intimacy and reverence endure at socially distanced shows
Let Us Intro-Juice Ourselves
Five liquid suitors who want to be your next main squeeze
Watch: Being Dead Opens a Freaky Burger Stand
“Underworld” video has us chewing with our mouths open
Fantastic Fest Review: The Queen of Black Magic
Indonesian horror is stomach-churning and gut-wrenching
Fantastic Fest Review: How To Deter A Robber
Holiday home invasion comedy puts family first
Fantastic Fest Review: Bloodthirsty
Canadian werewolf tale finds the monster within the artist
Texas Voting Rights Groups, Voters Sue Gov. Abbott Over Order Closing Ballot Delivery Sites
One location per county is unconstitutional, suit argues
Fantastic Fest Review: Laughter
Hurt and healing in this French-Canadian post-civil war drama
Council Recap: $15M in SAVES Funding for Venues, Child Care, Iconic Biz
Efforts to raid Convention Center reserves turned back
Eastside Kings Fest Preview: Bobby Rush Talks Pandemic Life, Dolemite & Race
Blues showman appears virtually from Austin on Monday
The Swerve
Azura Skye captivates as a woman on the edge of full collapse
One Hour Outcall
Emotional, rather than physical, consent is tragically probed in this sex work drama
Herb Alpert Is …
Too many filler tracks in this history of the Tijuana Brass guy
Jiang Ziya
Epic Chinese animation mimics Marvel, but not for the best
12 Hour Shift
Raucous and wicked organ-theft comedy isn’t afraid to get bloody
Ready or Not
Campaign doc charts the gap between youthful enthusiasm and electability
Possessor Uncut
Identity melts in this psychotropic assassination brainblender
Save Yourselves!
Affable alien invasion comedy is really a lightweight relationship story
Saul & Ruby’s Holocaust Survivor Band
Survivors’ story never finds its rhythm
On the Rocks
Sofia Coppola heads to NYC for a slight but charming anti-rom-com
The Forty-Year-Old Version
Radha Blank busts expectations about middle-aged women as rapper RadhMUSPrime
The Trump Prophecy
Did they foresee this week’s debate performance?
A Call to Spy
Heroic women spies of World War II get a worthy, if prosaic, tribute
A Coronasomniac Explores the Link Between Stress and Insomnia
How to catch more restful ZZZs during a pandemic
Oops!
Lake Wood is no longer accessible from Lake Wood Park as stated in last week’s “Day Trips.” After a spill gate failure in 2016, the lake level dropped to the original river channel. “The lake is just gone,” said Patty Gonzales, communications manager for Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority. The park area below the dam is still…
Fighting Stress Through Fighting Sports
A Krav Maga devotee on the curative power of punching a bag
Qmmunity: UT’s Gender Affirmation Project Is Back With Virtual Clinics
Plus, rainbow reading, queerlesque, and more to-do’s
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, October 2-8
How Erika Thompson Keeps Her Cool While Scooping Up Bees
TikTok hit and Texas Beeworks owner stays meditative in viral videos
Faster Than Sound: Select Live Music Reemerges
ACL Live reintroduces in-person audiences, alongside steady outdoor calendars at the Far Out Lounge and Sagebrush on South Congress.
The Common Law
Can I get a hardship driver’s license for football practice?
How I Won the War Against Stress With A Little Help From Vinyl & Tequila
Giving praise before the altar of the turntable
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re listening to
Fantasy Sex Toy Shop Strange Bedfellas Knows How to Relieve Your Stress
There be monsters … and therein lies the fun
Public Notice – Free Lunch: Yes or No?
A potpourri of virtual events and programs
Austin’s Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmers’ markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of October 1, 2020
Seeking Stress Relief at Austin’s Center for Music Therapy
What the opposite of anxiety sounds like
Austin at Large: If We Make It ’Til November
How noisy, chaotic, incoherent, and unpleasant can this election cycle get?
Arts Listings
Virtual galleries, streaming improv, and more
Council Preview: City Finds $15 Million to Help Struggling Businesses
Three programs designed to assist economic sectors forced to close early in the pandemic
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Indictment in Ambler Case: A Williamson County grand jury has indicted Sheriff Robert Chody on an evidence tampering charge in the destruction of video and audio recordings in connection to the 2019 death of Javier Ambler. Ambler, who was pulled over for not dimming his headlights, died after WilCo sheriff’s deputies repeatedly shot him with…
How Digital Media Professionals Manage Stress in a Chaotic Online Environment
Don’t let doomscrolling become a way of life
Chronicle Endorsements for the November General Election
Our picks for the local, state, and national races you’ll see on your ballot
For Many AISD Teachers, It’s Career vs. Family
AISD forces reluctant teachers to return to campus
Answers to Your Questions About Voting by Mail in Travis County
Options and deadlines for those not going to the polls
Learning to Be in the Moment, Even When the Moment Sucks
Meditation isn’t just for monks; center yourself and relieve stress
Opinion: Even Post-COVID, A-F School Ranking System Should Get an F
We should take this moment to evaluate the utility of the A-F system as a whole, as it does not sufficiently capture the nuance of the work being done in our schools
Red Team Comeback?
Races south, west of town too close for Democrats’ comfort
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Teddy Roosevelt had a pet snake named Emily Spinach. The 2% of Scotch that naturally evaporates in any given barrel of Scotch whisky is referred to as the “angel’s share.” If you dance the Apache Dance, it has nothing to do with a Native American tribe. The Apache (pronounced a-pash) is a dramatic dance associated…
Low-Cost Mental Health Services in Austin
Overwhelmed? Finding help doesn’t have to be hard.
The Luv Doc: A White Suit
You can never be underdressed.
Let’s Go Hide in the Delightful Designer Forts of Fortlandia
The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center brings back its fancy forts right when we need them
We Have an Issue: Welcome to the Stress Issue
Also, we bid farewell to Art Director Jason Stout
A Well-Seasoned Consumer’s Guide to Marijuana Edibles
De-stress with Winnie the Pooh and cannabis
Soccer Watch
It’s Fan Appreciation Night at Bold Stadium this Sunday, and there will be, believe it or not, a lot of loyal fans there, and probably a goodly contingent from the Alamo City as well, as local rivals San Antonio FC look to cap off their own remarkable season – currently the best record in the…
Why Am I Crying? Spontaneous Tears Help the Brain Release Stress
Your body’s trying to tell you something
Day Trips: Millican Pecan Company, San Saba
Fall is the time to get cracking
More Dope Chinese, Wheatsville Brings the Curbside, Kyoten Sushiko Shutters
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
Fantastic Fest Interview: Jim Cummings Hunts The Wolf of Snow Hollow
The actor and director talks bloody myths and drive-in premieres
