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The Off Beat
Hyperreal Film Club Announces Plans to Open Screening Space
Nomadic indie cinephiles put down roots later this summer
Fri., May 10, 2024
Inside 2024’s Austin Live Music Fund Applications, Opening May 21
Higher awards, now open to live music venues
Fri., May 10, 2024
Chicano Batman’s Hi-Fi Good Vibes
Carlos Arévalo talks optimistic new album before Austin Psych Fest
Crosstalk: Music Returns to Cosmic Coffee, the Golden Horn Replaces Burger Tex, and More Culture News
And we say goodbye to a former
Chronicle
art director
Bobby Rush Brings the Funk
90-year-old chats before Blues Fest set with the Blind Boys of Alabama
Nané Day Revisited
Soulful funk-rock band, with special guests, plays Empire April 7
KB Brookins’ Second Freedom House
“Freedom House: An Exhibition” heads to Prizer Arts and Letters
TODAY'S EVENTS
Shrek Fest 2024
Swan Dive
CelebrASIA Austin
at Asian American Resource Center
Diamond’s Dirty 30 Rodeo
at Cheer Up Charlies
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The Verde Report
Yes, Owen Wolff Is the Coach’s Son. No, That Doesn’t Make Him a Nepo Baby.
Plus: Austin will host the All-Star Game
Fri., May 17, 2024
Brad Stuver Is Playing at an All-Star Level for Austin FC
The Verde’s goalkeeper has been consistently brilliant
Fri., May 10, 2024
Austin FC Is Proving Its Critics Wrong With Each Win
Latest win lifts the club into a tie for fifth place in the West
Behind the Numbers of Austin FC’s Latest Hot Streak
The Verde and Black are still surprising us
Midfield Swap Could Be Only Solution to Austin FC’s Achilles’ Heel
Austin FC has struggled defending in transition for years
As Wins Rack Up, Emiliano Rigoni Is Becoming Austin FC’s Forgotten Man
The club’s second-highest-paid player has struggled to contribute
Wolff In or Wolff Out? The Answer: It’s Complicated
Austin FC gets its first win of the 2024 season, but the pitchforks are still out for Austin FC’s head coach
The Austin Chronic
Should I Throw Away My Marijuana in Fear of Fentanyl?
APD reassures there’s no evidence that contaminated marijuana is “prevalent in our community”
Fri., May 17, 2024
Legit THC Seltzers Are on Shelves in Austin. How Many Should I Drink?
Sampling three Texas-made cannabis bubbly waters in one day
Fri., May 3, 2024
Austin Documentarian Links Up With Jimmy Kimmel for Reality Series
High Hopes
New Hulu show captures organic humor among dispensary misfits
Former Ag Commissioner Candidate Susan Hays Is Building a Hempcrete House
It’s the first privately owned residence in Austin made of the eco-friendly material
Cheech and Chong and Toking with a Troll
Stoner icons materialize for surprise C-boy’s appearance
Notorious Lawyer Adam Reposa Gets Raided For Running an Illegal Dispensary
“I want to go to prison,” he claims, but no charges have been filed
New to the Texas Medical Market: RSO Products and Delicious Chocolate
Texas Original expands with full-spectrum edibles
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And why is university leadership willing to stand down in the face of direct interference in our academic and intellectual freedom?
Opinion: Force Out Hartzell at Your Own Risk
An incoming UT student urges caution on the recent campaign to force University of Texas President Jay Hartzell to resign. His replacement could be much worse.
Opinion: The Lack of Evidence Behind Austin’s HOME Initiative
There are indeed benefits to density, but affordability isn’t one of them
Day Trips
Watergarden, Corpus Christi
Back and better than ever after seven-year dry spell
Fri., May 17, 2024
Village Creek State Park
Celebrating the 30th anniversary of providing diverse forest along a free-flowing creek
Fri., May 10, 2024
The Joan and Scott Holt Paradise Pond, Port Aransas
Restored Port A nature preserve is paradise for wildlife and people
Curio Mrvosa Books and More, Taylor
Indie bookstore widens the world of words in WilCo
Boutte’s Boudin Cajun Market and Deli, Lumberton
Authentic Cajun food in the woods north of Beaumont
Tonkawa Falls City Park, Crawford
Historic waterfall is still a prime swimming hole
Livin’ on the Edge in Rocksprings
Discover the charms of a unique border town
PHOTO GALLERIES
Austin Psych Fest 2024 at the Far Out Lounge & Stage
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Qmmunity
Social Butterflies
Find your community with these local queer social groups
Fri., May 17, 2024
Noisy
Straight cis people are getting too comfortable making pronoun jokes, and it’s annoying
Fri., May 10, 2024
Ride ’Em Cowboy
Sawyer Stoltz and Jeremy Stilb talk the upcoming live table read of their adult film script, BULLRIDE
Left on Read
Find great queer literature at local LGBTQ booksellers during Independent Bookstore Day
Short n’ Sweet
More events, less column is just what the editor ordered
The Tea on Trivia
As their second anniversary approaches, the minds behind Queer Trivia reflect
Want to Go to There
A 2000s-era sitcom rewatch stirs up thoughts on queer media
The Luv Doc
Moby Dick McConaughey
People have been spinning tall tales about celebrities in Austin for years
Fri., May 17, 2024
Ask the Muleskinner
You go down there
Fri., May 10, 2024
Dirty Piggies Everywhere
Eeyore’s is pretty much a foot fetishist’s dream come true, as long as hygiene isn’t an issue
Something Relatable
When you need a wet vac, you usually need one lickety-split
An Orgasm Party
Like bringing egg salad to a family reunion at the lake in August
Settling
Who do you want? Mr. Wrong or Mr. Reliable?
Be Patient
What next? People with “Baby on Board” stickers?
The Common Law
Where’s the line between peaceful protests and criminal conduct?
Where’s the line between peaceful protests and criminal conduct?
Renting and emotional support animals?
Renting and emotional support animals?
Can I adopt my stepdaughter?
Can I adopt my stepdaughter?
Legal lemonade: Do my kids need a permit for their lemonade stand?
Legal lemonade: Do my kids need a permit for their lemonade stand?
Moving my mailbox – do I have to?
Moving my mailbox – do I have to?
Smarty Pants
May 17, 2024
Con Slobodchikoff, author of the 2012 book Chasing Doctor Dolittle: Learning the Language of Animals, spent almost 30 years...
May 10, 2024
In the “Ben Franklin effect,” you like a person a little more after doing them a favor, even if...
May 3, 2024
In German, a penis that is small when limp but gets bigger is a “blutpenis,” and one that’s big...
April 26, 2024
Some sharks lay their eggs in a leathery-type case called a mermaid’s purse. Some consider the song “Noah” performed...
April 19, 2024
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