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Volume 42, Number 14
ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:
BY Kimberley Jones
news
Gift Guide 2022
Local and National Gifts for the Politically Minded
Goodwill to all and coal for a few
BY MAGGIE Q. THOMPSON
Chronicle Endorsements for Austin City Council Run-Off Election
Early voting runs Dec. 1-9 ; election day is Dec. 13
Austin at Large: What’s Public, What’s Private
Power and parks: My conflicting views of privatizing public services and spaces
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Your Guide to Charitable Giving
BY JAMES RENOVITCH
Council Considers How Fast to Move on Land Development Code Reform
Sometimes the tortoise loses
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Black Entrepreneur Talks About the Future of Cannabis
The cannabis industry to come
BY LEENA ALALI
Austin Police Yet to Release Shooting Footage
Raj Moonesinghe was shot in the back
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Austin Rebates for E-Bikes Double
Getcha getcha e-bikes (in January)
BY LEENA ALALI
Ascension Seton Construction Plans Threaten Water Flow
Seiders Springs eternal?
BY LEILA SAIDANE
Austin Libraries Prepare for a Barrage of Book-Banning Bills
Rating books, jailing librarians, and more
BY MAGGIE Q. THOMPSON
food
Gift Guide 2022
Gifts for Sweet Teeth
Say it with sugar this holiday season
BY MELANIE HAUPT
Upscale Gifts for Culinary Nerds
Outdoor pizza oven, perfectly sphere ice cubes, and more fancy kitchen gifts
BY ROD MACHEN
Five Food Gifts to Help Smash the Patriarchy
Excellent comestibles from women-owned local businesses
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Gifts for Green Buds
Cannabis reform, chill refreshments, and real cool prezzies
BY JESSI CAPE
Five Food Gifts That Are Austin AF
Austintatious gifts for far-flung relations
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Gifts for $100 at Your Local Boutique Grocery
Supermarket sweep
BY A. RICHMOND
Lazarus Opens on Airport, J-Prime Opens Downtown, Old Thousand and JewBoy Bring the Holiday Fusion, Hanukkah Gets the Haute Cuisine, and Everything Is Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
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 December 1, 2022
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
Gift Guide 2022
The 2022 Gift Guide for the Music Head on Your Holiday List
Let local merch supply your holiday presents
BY RACHEL RASCOE
Former Fine Southern Gentlemen's Expansive Rebrand to Feels So Good
A more inclusive name for the rising screenprinters/record label/music venue
BY CARYS ANDERSON
Top Texas Drummer Ernie Durawa Turns 80
The Sunday Antone's celebration benefits nonprofit HOME
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
Urban Heat, Jonathan Terrell, Dayglow, Marcia Ball, and a smattering of metal headline our recommended shows
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ, MARS SALAZAR, DOUG FREEMAN, RACHEL RASCOE, ABBY JOHNSTON AND DEREK UDENSI
Live Music in Austin
BY DEREK UDENSI
screens
Gift Guide 2022
Five Film Books From Austin
From Pinocchio to psychotic women, your gift guide for reading material
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Austin Filmmaker Emily Hagins Says Sorry About the Demon
Hagins brings her horror-comedy home for Other Worlds Film Festival
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
An Action Hero
A recluse forced back into the spotlight in this Hindi thriller
Angry Neighbors
Frank Langella goes on a rampage against the McMansion next door
Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power
Overblown TED Talk on sexism in Hollywood picks odd targets
The Eternal Daughter
Ghosts of family bonds haunt Tilda Swinton in this continuation of The Souvenir
Hunt
South Korean spy thriller uncovers a history of cruelty and compromise
Leonor Will Never Die
Wildly creative Filipino romp finds spectral fun in Manila's film biz
Nanny
Eerie migrant drama is an intriguing addition to Black horror
Nr. 10
Danish stage-set dark drama descends into disappointing silliness
The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie
The anti-harem anime gets a suitably heartwarming resolution
Violent Night
David Harbour cracks down hard on the "naughty" list in the Christmas slugfest
arts & culture
Gift Guide 2022
Keeping Your Yuletide Gifting Gay
Qmmunity gathers a list of local queer-owned businesses to shop this holiday season
BY JAMES SCOTT
Gifts That Give Back to the Community
Pay it forward with these presents benefiting local nonprofits
BY SARAH K. WOLF
10 Holiday Treats for Dogs (and Their Humans)
Local artists and artisans putting pets first
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Review: Archive Theater’s A Sherlock Holmes Christmas
Should you welcome this Holmes for the holidays with seasonal cheer?
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
We Have an Issue: This One’s on Us
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Opinion: Regenerative Agriculture Can Save the Southwest
We can end drought by restoring soil and local water cycles
BY ELIZABETH HEILMAN
Qmmunity: The Gift of Gay
Tips on how to shop small and queer from The Little Gay Shop's Justin Galicz
BY JAMES SCOTT
Gift Guide 2022
Day Trips: Holiday Gift Guide
Cap’n Day Trips suggests four gifts for globetrotters
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Science FTW
Like the 45th president, some things really are simpler than they seem
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Common Law
Short-term rentals in Austin – what happens next?
BY LUKE ELLIS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, December 2-8
BY ROB BREZSNY
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Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
World Cup Watch: WC 2022 at the Midpoint
BY NICK BARBARO
comics
