Mohawk
John Anderson
Volume 41, Number 40
ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:
BY Kimberley Jones
news
Taking a Look at the Neighborhoods That Will Be Changed the Most by Project Connect
Diving into the iterations of the public transit redesign
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Austin at Large: The Big Fat Blue Lying Line
Nothing about Uvalde should surprise us in Austin about the credibility of police
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Public Notice: Setting an Agenda for Land Use
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Austin Desperately Needs Lifeguards but Has Resisted Calls for a Wage Increase
Lifeguards in limbo
BY ABE ASHER
A Special Session on Guns? Reform Advocates Are Wary
Nonprofit Texas Gun Sense responds to Uvalde
BY MAGGIE Q. THOMPSON
Austin-Based Justice Center Will Get Funding From NFL
Texas Appleseed to get a portion of $6.5 Million
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Travis County Declares an Opioid Crisis
The declaration comes with funding for harm reduction
BY LINA FISHER
Video of APD Use of Force on East SIxth Goes Viral
Elisha Wright's attorney says police version of events is wrong
BY BRANT BINGAMON
After Long Labor, an Integral Care Union Is Born
County's largest mental health provider comes to terms with workers
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Central Texas Pig Rescue Is a Haven for Abandoned Pigs
Gone to hog heaven
BY HANNAH UEBELE
NAACP Blindsided by Condemnation of Longtime Offices
After spending a year in a portable office, the NAACP feels the rug pulled out from under them
BY MAGGIE Q. THOMPSON
food
Virtual Brands and Pop-Ups Are Making Southeast Asian Street Food Accessible to Austin
Downloading hawker culture
BY CLARA WANG
Garrison at Fairmont Gets Four Stars, Eden East Celebrates Tomatoes, Rosen’s Makes Salt & Time Bagels, Turnstile Adds Lunch Service, and OMG You Need to Try Those Sprinkles-and-la-Barbecue Scones
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 June 2, 2022
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
Faster Than Sound: Nine Records That Inspired Austin Author Fernando A. Flores' Valleyesque
From Pauline Oliveros to Big Boys, sounds behind the surreal South Texas-rooted story collection
BY RACHEL RASCOE
Jack White Swings for the Fences at Austin Sandlot
Singer/guitarist/first baseman hits home run in post-arena show baseball game
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Chronophage on Their Salty-Sweet, Self-Titled Third LP
The bicoastal band explores “a place where I am in love and the world is ending”
BY RACHEL RASCOE
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
Emily Wells, Dwight Yoakam, Sir Woman, Tony Kamel, Jake Lloyd, and more recommended shows
BY KEVIN CURTIN, ABBY JOHNSTON, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, DOUG FREEMAN AND MICHAEL TOLAND
Live Music in Austin
BY DEREK UDENSI
screens
After Two Years Online, ATX TV Festival Schedules a Weekend of Must-See TV
It's the same time, same channel, but different fest for founders Emily Gipson and Caitlin McFarland
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Fin, Fur, Feather, and Wonder in Deep in the Heart
New nature documentary explores the diversity and fragility of Texas wildlife
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
After Blue
French sci-fi weirdness finds a new Eden
Benediction
The closeted life of British World War I poet Siegfried Sassoon
Crimes of the Future
Cronenberg's return to body horror is, well, Cronenbergian
Dashcam
POV horror comedy punishes you with the real worst person in the world
Deep in the Heart
Texas' diverse and precious wildlife gets the documentary it deserves
Eiffel
A made-up romance provides a solid foundation for this engineering story
Frank and Penelope
Neo-exploitation flick crashes a bunch of Texas tropes together
Hustle
Sandler as a basketball scout who finds his shot at redemption
Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story
Get a stage-side view of one of the great music festivals
Major
Biopic of a fallen hero of the Mumbai attacks
Prithviraj
New biopic of legendary Hindu warrior king Prithviraj Chauhan
Watcher
Stalker thriller is coldly gorgeous and creepily enthralling
We Are the Thousand
Foo Fighters fans become the world's biggest band
Wolf Hound
World War II airtime action with genuine period planes
arts & culture
Review: Trouble Puppet Theater Company’s Undark: A Radioactive Puppet Play
Henson-backed world premiere recounts a workers’ rights fight
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: Always Be Bustling
Pride events, cultural fests, celeb sightings, and Project Connect progress fill a packed calendar
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Opinion: An Open Letter to Chip Roy, U.S. Representative, Member of Congress
A retired principal urges Chip Roy to reconsider his position on the free availability of military-style automatic weapons to civilians
BY GREGORY SWIMELAR
Opinion: 19 Children Are Dead. Someone Should Do Something.
A hospital-based pediatrician explains steps we can take to prevent the next tragedy
BY LAUREN GAMBILL
Qmmunity: Queer Texan Pride Rides Again
Qmmunity rustles up queer events all over Central Texas
BY JAMES SCOTT
Day Trips: The Traveling Man, Dallas
Sculptures along the expressway keep Dallas weird
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Late-Night Texts
NORMAL PEOPLE TURN OFF THEIR PHONES WHEN THEY GO TO SLEEP
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, June 3-9
BY ROB BREZSNY
The Common Law
Crazy high property taxes? Challenging your valuation at the ARB hearing
BY LUKE ELLIS
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
The Verde Report: After May Struggles, Austin FC Remains Confident
FIFA international break gives club a chance to catch its breath
BY ERIC GOODMAN
comics
