The Verde Report: The Biggest Questions Surrounding Austin FC’s 2024 Season

First up: Can El Tree get off to a winning start?

"...contagious. Take Austin FC’s three prior season-opening matches, for example. Each not only foreshadowed how the ensuing season would..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

How Driving Somebody From One Texas City to Another Can Turn Into a Prison Sentence

Rides from hell, thanks to Texas’ immigration law

"...around the program’s treatment of migrants. For just one example, last month three migrants died trying to cross the..."

Feb. 2, 2024 News Feature by Benton Graham

Opinion: City Council Must Call for a Cease-Fire

Raising our voice in Austin is the minimum moral action we can take

"...past has taken moral stances on nonlocal issues. For example, consider the resolution passed in 2003 condemning unilateral military..."

Dec. 29, 2023 Column by Garrigan Stafford

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, November 17-23

"...transformation from childhood to puberty. In ancient Greece, for example, kids formally relinquished their toys, symbolizing the intention to..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Black Pumas’ Eric Burton Bets on Himself

After an abrupt break, Chronicles of a Diamond completely reinvents the band dynamic

"...sings on the track. You'd have to be seriously bad at understanding analogies to not recognize the metaphor behind..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Austin's Transportation Future: What Will It Look Like in 2033?

Highways, headless horsemen, and high-speed trains: The ghost of our transportation future

"...The effort has yet to make significant gains. For example, the number of road deaths rose from 115 in..."

Nov. 10, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Texas ACLU Readies for Abortion Battle in Cities and Towns

The struggle starts at the local level

"...“This is one organizer [Dickson] traveling the state with bad policy. It’s not even well written,” said Blair Wallace,..."

Nov. 7, 2023 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

AFF Review: American Fiction

Uproarious erudite comedy gives the Black middle class a voice

"...(Issa Rae) who's book seems to him a perfect example. On a lark, he writes his own such work,..."

Oct. 30, 2023 Screens Post by Rod Machen

Security Guard Nearly Killed in Machete Attack Urges Stronger Social Safety Net

Police union blames prosecutors

"...no savings. I have debt. I'm a couple of bad choices away from being homeless myself, and it just..."

Oct. 27, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Fantastic Fest Review: Cobweb

Song Kang-ho in the touching tragedy of a failing director

"...American audiences for his mondo western The Good, the Bad, the Weird, his career, too, defies easy convention. Kim..."

Oct. 9, 2023 Screens Post by Matthew Monagle

Can Austin Animal Center Be No-Kill and Humane?

Audit finds welfare priorities in conflict

"...that leads to AAC possibly making uninformed decisions. For example, data on AAC's spay and neuter program varied "dramatically..."

Oct. 6, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, September 29 - October 5

"...been other reasons in addition to Leo's persuasiveness. For example, some evidence suggests Attila's troops were superstitious because a..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Lobbying to Save Lives in Texas Prisons

It'll cost $500 million to get A/C in prisons

"...trouble breathing, and she was covered with a really bad heat rash from the top of her head to..."

Aug. 25, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, August 18-24

"...VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): "Life is not so bad if you have plenty of luck, a good physique,..."

Aug. 18, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

The State Claims No One Is Dying From 120+° F Heat in Prisons

Part 2: The state’s response to the prison heat crisis

"...College Station, which houses older prisoners and those in bad health. The plaintiffs in the Pack lawsuit, diagnosed with..."

Aug. 18, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

The State Wants to Give More Schools F Ratings – To What End?

When TEA takes over

"...if their performance improves from the previous year. For example, Austin, Del Valle, and Pflugerville ISDs, which earned B..."

Aug. 4, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

After UFO Whistleblower Testimony, UT Prof Says: Let’s See Some Evidence

He’d be “the happiest astronomer on Earth if [this were] real”

"...human psychology that eyewitness reports’ reliability is just incredibly bad.” Even when the Department of Defense released three navy..."

July 27, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

BookPeople Leads Lawsuit Against State on Book Ban

Plaintiffs contend HB 900 infringes on free speech

"...Statesman that the workload created by the law is “bad for small business”: Small independent bookstores simply don't have..."

July 26, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, June 30 - July 6

"...nullified! Jinxes abolished! Demons banished! Adversaries outwitted! Liabilities diminished! Bad habits replaced with good habits! These are some of..."

June 30, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

The Digital Alchemy of Pixar's Elemental

How two Austin creatives found ways to mix fire and water

"...the closing credits of animated films – say for example, Pixar's Elemental – to see the little playful details..."

June 22, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, June 23-29

"...Take Your Houseplants for a Walk Day, or Write Bad Poetry Day. They could be more profound and impactful,..."

June 23, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Will Expanding SCOTUS Help Fix Post-Roe Texas?

Casar takes on the Supremes

"...wary of adding seats. But because "things are so bad," he wouldn't rule out voting for the 2023 Judiciary..."

June 16, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, June 2-8

"...weary of gurus who tell us the ego is bad and must be shamed. In my view, we need..."

June 2, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

The Little Mermaid

Inessential remake of the Disney classic is bloated as a puffer fish

"...Remakes aren't necessarily bad (as shown by David Lowery in his majestic reenvisioning..."

May 26, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Bitter Fruit: Glenn Howerton on Tech Parable BlackBerry

Star talks email, hockey, and the rise and fall of the OG smartphone

"...model was great for some things," Howerton says. "For example, Jim didn't know anything about the tech, and Mike..."

May 17, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Chronicle Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

As the Guardians of the Galaxy gather once more, every MCU film reviewed

"...reimagining of what a comic-book movie could be (an example that tanked disastrously at the box office), the big..."

May 5, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Understanding Prop A & B and the Policing Paradigm Shift on the Ballot

May vote could revolutionize civilian oversight

"...must be bargained over in the contract process. One example is what happens when an officer is investigated for..."

April 20, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Austin Transit Partnership Needs Your Input as Project Connect Enters Its Trade-Offs Era

Turn this train around

"...He said the complex underground system Downtown was an example of scope creep – when additional elements get added..."

April 7, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

A Very Jewish Horror in Attachment

Filmmaker Gabriel Bier Gislason discusses cultural authenticity

"...cultural understanding are both rare and fascinating. Take, for example, Jewish horror films: Jewish horror was a pivotal part..."

April 5, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Lights, Camera, Stupidity in Austin-Made Satire

Bryan Connolly's Make Popular Movies spoofs how films are (and aren't) made

"...that films happen quickly – or at all. For example, Connolly wrote his first feature script, for horror movie..."

March 31, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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