news
Oversight undermined
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
The Texas Legislature and “the disturbing category of ‘Who Knows?’”
BY NICK BARBARO
Curiouser and curiouser
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Out of the closet, into the woods
BY DEX WESLEY PARRA
Meanwhile, Lege may make it harder for residents with health concerns to weigh in
BY LINA FISHER
No AISD employee will make less than $20/hour
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Stretching the light rail
BY BENTON GRAHAM
We may not be growing as fast as you think
BY MAGGIE Q. THOMPSON
food
Act natural this summer
BY TAYLOR TOBIN
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Dinner parties, farmer’s markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of May 25, 2023
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
King Louie, Killah Priest, and indie classical lead our recommended shows
BY RACHEL RASCOE, JULIAN TOWERS, MICHAEL TOLAND, LAIKEN NEUMANN, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, WAYNE LIM, CARYS ANDERSON AND DEREK UDENSI
Homegrown triumvirates’ electro indie bristles on brooding third LP
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
Childhood friends capture young independence and its teething struggles
BY WAYNE LIM
Austin native makes a surprising swing at reflective maturity on EP
BY JULIAN TOWERS
Five assorted picks for this weekend’s food and sound festival
BY RACHEL RASCOE, KEVIN CURTIN, KRISS CONKLIN AND GENNY WOOD
Five neighborly artists to see onstage at Quiet Valley Ranch
BY KEVIN CURTIN, DOUG FREEMAN AND RACHEL RASCOE
BY DEREK UDENSI
screens
How Austin filmmaker Ric Roman Waugh made the first major Western film in Saudi Arabia since Lawrence of Arabia
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Celebration of the small screen hits season 12 with a TV Guide‘s worth of screenings and panels
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
Sebastian Maniscalco wastes his paternal comedy material on a bad De Niro flick
Tense exploration of Afghanistan’s chaos camouflaged as an action flick
Inessential remake of the Disney classic is bloated as a puffer fish
Julia Louis-Dreyfus receives some white lies in this relationship comedy
arts & culture
Austin’s most famous mural is a case study in art preservation and cultural impact
BY JOE GROSS
This is not a love letter, it’s a wake-up call
BY BOB ABELMAN
Local events, volunteer opportunities, kids’ activities, and more
BY KATHERINE MCNEVINS
Art galleries, theatre, comedy, dance, and more
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
columns
What we’re serving up online
HB 7 is dangerously far-reaching. But we should also be worried about what it doesn’t say.
BY HORTENCIA RODRÍGUEZ SANDOVAL AND ADRIANA QUIROGA
Move your body-ody-ody-ody at these fitness-focused queer events
BY JAMES SCOTT
South Texas farm offers fresh Mexican cheese and the chance to pet a Jersey cow
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The classic definition of a win-win
BY THE LUV DOC
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Your weekly horoscope, May 26 – June 1
BY ROB BREZSNY
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Austin’s newest striker is coming off match-winning goals in back-to-back games
BY ERIC GOODMAN
comics
