Qmmunity: Springtime Socializing

Here, take these LGBTQ events to protect you against the incoming horrors

"...the same time, but not terribly far apart – before hugging a tree or two. Now where are we?..."

April 25, 2025 Column by James Scott

MAGA Moms and the Republican Resistance to School Vouchers

Make education public again

"...“I did vote for Trump,” Plemons told us. “And I block walked for..."

March 21, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Follies, Samurai, and a Few Non-Alcoholic Events for the Weekend

Got a resolution to get out more? No problem.

"...Just in time for the political storm kicking up from Washington to our..."

Jan. 10, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Opinion: Formula 1: An Environmentalist’s Guilty Pleasure

A student tries to reconcile her passion for F1 and environmentalism

"...on my grandma’s lap as she coaxed me, reaching for the remote to turn on the TV. She surfed..."

Nov. 1, 2024 Column by Julia Ruiz

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...the last 30 years. The challenger hammered Cruz’s support for Texas’ abortion ban, asking if he believes there should..."

Oct. 18, 2024 News Feature

How to Adult: Advice for New Grads, and Anyone Else Still Trying to Figure This Thing Out

100 things we know now that we wished we knew then

"...library card. An Austin Public Library card is free for Austinites (anyone in Texas can get an e-card annually..."

May 10, 2024 Features Feature by the Editorial Staff

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, February 16-22

"...this up, Pisces, because I believe it’s now essential for you to be disturbed by delight – as well..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Column by Rob Brezsny

When She’s Not Touring With Star Musicians, Photographer Pooneh Ghana Settles in Austin

New Radio/East concert series highlights the globe-trotter’s indie origins

"...a secret, low-key dream of mine," says Ghana, who formerly organized yearly birthday shows during the Red River Cultural..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Music Feature by Genevieve Wood

The Ballsy, Artsy, Anti-Sixth Street Outlook of DJ Joaqu.n

Austin to L.A., keeping up with the beloved Pangea Sound producer

"...Rosas wears a cut-off T-shirt. The son of a formerly high-ranking Venezuelan political dissident and university-educated mother, he's due..."

May 19, 2023 Music Feature by Christina Garcia

Bill of the Week: Bracing for a School Choice Battle

Senate Bill 176 would create "parental empowerment accounts"

"..."vouchers": diverting the state's public education funding to pay for private, parochial, and at-home schooling. The usual rhythm is:..."

Feb. 24, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

How Estate Services of Austin Finds New Homes for Treasures Left Behind

In the saddest times, Carl McQueary and the Estate Services team are there to help

"...I take it, I bury it in the sand for a thousand years, it becomes priceless! Like the Ark...."

July 22, 2022 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

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June 24, 2022 Postmarks

Three Music Writers Descend Into the NFT Craze at SXSW

One NFT-fatigued, one NFT-Curious, and NFT-skeptical

"...I’d never heard an artist incorporating NFTs into their performance. Enter leopard print hairdo’d “CryptoPunk rapper” Spottie WiFi, to..."

March 18, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

The Internet’s Most Sensational Hot Sauce Brand Stakes a Claim in ATX

Truff enough for the city

"...you'd be rightfully castigated as some kind of poser for having it in your kitchen...."

Feb. 4, 2022 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Sound & Color: Four Visual Depictions of Austin's Musical Identity

A whole palette of music-related art happenings of late, from a new Daniel Johnston mural to Bob Dylan's depiction of the Hole in the Wall

"...take is, you know, he's gone, but he meant for it to go on. The continued story, he would..."

Jan. 28, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Southeast of Austin, an Unarmed Immigrant's Killing Galvanizes a Quest for Justice

Why did Adil Dghoughi die?

"...mile north of Martindale, Jordan Buckley, the communications director for the social justice group Mano Amiga, turns his car..."

Dec. 10, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

On the Stage, On the Screen: Austin's Theatres Embrace a Virtual Future

Ahead of Austin Playfest and the All Together Now! Revue, directors and producers discuss the challenges and potential they've found online

"...For thousands of years, audiences have craved the immediacy, the..."

Nov. 12, 2021 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

APD's Early Warning System for Reckless and Aggressive Officers Is Broken. Is It Worth Fixing?

Falling into the GAP

"...are strained by APD's long history of using excessive force against Austinites of color, including at least 20 fatal..."

Aug. 27, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

We Have an Issue: Getting Back Out There – But There Where?

"...scientific guidance and gone about their routines uninterrupted. But for the rest of us, newly vaccinated and given the..."

May 28, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

Far From Respectable: Dave Hickey and His Art

In this new book, the iconoclastic art critic gets the respect he deserves

"...Nashville-infused (and eventually, Vegas-bound) art critic has a knack for succinct epiphanies...."

May 28, 2021 Arts Feature by Barbara Purcell

Final Account

How growing up in the Third Reich warped generations

"...For over a decade, filmmaker Luke Holland collected interviews with..."

May 21, 2021 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

If or When I Call: Will Johnson Discusses His Debut Novel

Long-held itch harvests the road, autobiography, and compassion

"...novel from Austin singer-songwriter and painter Will Johnson, creative force behind beloved Texas bands South San Gabriel and Centro-Matic,..."

April 9, 2021 Music Post by Matt White

Austin Embroiderists Build Community Stitch by Stitch

Local interest in fiber arts is growing rapidly as people find stitching is a way to calm nerves, find friends, and make political statements during the pandemic

"...again until some 30 years later when pandemic-related struggles forced my hand. In the quest for stress and anxiety..."

April 9, 2021 Arts Feature by Jessi Cape

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Southwest, find harmony in the three headlining films announced for this year’s streaming festival...."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...a rat." The singer owes Houston's vicious Eighties police force royalties for the subject matter and rage...."

Dec. 18, 2020 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Austin ISD Moves To 100% Remote Learning for the Week Following Thanksgiving

On-campus instruction will resume Dec. 7

"...was made to increase the likelihood of on-campus instruction for the final two weeks of the fall semester. By..."

Nov. 26, 2020 News Post by Beth Sullivan

High School Sophomore Fundraises to Feed Hungry Students

Many students are especially food insecure during pandemic holidays

"...When times are hard, we look for the helpers. Setting a great example for us all..."

Nov. 25, 2020 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Stage 4 Risk of COVID-19 Shapes Austin's Holiday

No-virus November

"...Just in time for Thanksgiving, Austin Public Health announced last week that the..."

Nov. 27, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Texas Sees Its First Hemp Harvest in 80 Years

Entrepreneurial farmers navigate state regulations and unsteady market, but still sees a bright future

"...self-assured West Texan who's been ranching outside of Ozona for the last decade and a half, runs the farm...."

Nov. 6, 2020 Food Feature by Kevin Curtin

You Don't Have to Break the Law to Get Watched by ARIC

Anarchy in the ATX

"...tickets and left the scene after only giving warnings for a traffic hazard, he soon discovered one of the..."

Oct. 30, 2020 News Feature by John Anderson

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