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Chronicle Endorsements for the May 7 State and Local Election
Early Voting April 25-May 3 • Election Day May 7
Making Sense of the First Days of a Post-Roe Era
Whether this week was a shock or felt like a long time coming, we look at an uncertain horizon
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Austin at Large: Look What We Made Them Do
So, why do these creeps care so much about other people’s abortions, anyway?
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Public Notice: Helping the Helpers
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines / Quote of the Week
City Council Helps Firefighters Keep Arbitration on the Table
Blocking the exits
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Judge Kocurek Backs Out of Upcoming Eighth Street Trials
Judge seeks recusal after telling D.A.'s Office she "felt betrayed"
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Integral Care Trustees Delay Vote to Authorize Union
The union would represent nearly 1,000 employees
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
AISD Staff Protest for Higher Wages
As the district solidifies its budget, the protesters hope the board listens to their demands
BY MORGAN O’HANLON
City Ordered to Pay Developer for Historic Montopolis Negro School Property
The high cost of history
BY ABE ASHER
Merging Music and Medicine at Dell Med
Dell Medical School's new orchestra to debut with hospital performance
BY HANNAH UEBELE
food
Restaurant Review: Birdie's
A neighborhood restaurant, for some
BY MELANIE HAUPT
The Merry Month of May’s Depressed Cake Shop, Celebratory Cinco de Mayo, Julep-Joltin’ Kentucky Derby, and the Visual Delights of Craft Beer Packaging
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Austin's Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer's markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of May 5, 2022
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
To Oblivion and Beyond: A Breakdown of the Bands at Oblivion Access
Translating the scrolls at Austin’s most interesting festival of the year
BY KEVIN CURTIN, JULIAN TOWERS, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, MICHAEL TOLAND, CHRISTINA GARCIA AND ROBERT PENSON
Faster Than Sound: How Two Years Off Made Oblivion Access Festival Even Better
An interview with the truly independent booking duo on their landmark lineup
BY RACHEL RASCOE
Crucial Concert: Exploded Drawing, the DIY Gathering at the Center of Austin’s Beat Community, Returns
Friday’s lineup includes Mattie, DJ Design, and Fennec
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Crucial Concert: Austin Celebrates the Life of Late Nané Vocalist Daniel Sahad
BLK ODYSSY, Bright Light Social Hour, Sir Woman, and Quentin & the Past Lives among performers
BY RACHEL RASCOE
A Universe of Music at Your Fingertips Inside the Austin Record Convention
ARC runs Friday through Sunday at the Palmer Events Center
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
Live Music in Austin
BY DEREK UDENSI
screens
Filmmaker and Film-Educator Paul Stekler Says Goodbye to UT
As he delivers his final class, the former head of UT-Austin's Department of Radio-Television-Film gives a commencement speech looking back on a career without a plan
BY PAUL STEKLER
After 22 Years, It’s a Wrap for East Austin Stories
UT RTF brings the long-running documentary shorts initiative to a close
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Sam Raimi makes the most Sam Raimi Marvel film imaginable
The Duke
Jim Broadbent is charming in this socially minded true-crime comedy
Escape the Field
Labyrinthine thriller knows to just follow the old map
Have You Heard About Greg?
Documentary makes the fight against Alzheimer’s personal
Inbetween Girl
Funny, nuanced look at life as a Texas teen
Petite Maman
Magical French tale is a strange tribute to Totoro
Respect the Jux
True life crime drama about a Jamaican migrant
Ryoma! The Prince of Tennis
A time-traveling tennis prodigy scores in this sports anime
Vortex
French cinema’s enfant terrible faces the horrors of growing old
arts & culture
Five Ways to Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
AAPI events abound and range from CelebrASIA to Bollywood fitness
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Review: Zach Theatre's Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch
Surprisingly minimalist adaptation of beloved kids book still enchants
BY BOB ABELMAN
Arts Events
Art galleries, theatre, comedy, dance, and more
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Community Events
Local events, volunteer opportunities, kids' activities, and more
BY KATHERINE MCNEVINS
columns
Opinion: The Case to Keep Leander Connected
A yes vote on Proposition A means continued transportation solutions
BY JAMES LARSEN
Qmmunity: Glam, Gore, and More
Fill your homosexual calendar with a b-day ball by House of Lepore, Hyperreal Film Club’s Aughts horror screening, and more.
BY JAMES SCOTT
Day Trips: Faywood Hot Springs, New Mexico
Healing waters and a whole lot of history
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Personal Trainer
No need to wallow in the tedium of comprehensive knowledge
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, May 6-12
BY ROB BREZSNY
The Common Law
Crazy high property taxes? File a protest.
BY LUKE ELLIS
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
The Verde Report: Josh Wolff Lets His Guard Down
Austin FC's leadership is hitting all the right notes
BY ERIC GOODMAN
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