Bullock Texas State History Museum
Jana Birchum
Volume 40, Number 12
ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:
BY Kimberley Jones
news
A Long Activist Legacy Survives on the Eastside
Holding on to El Barrio
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Austin at Large: Too Late to Turn Back Now?
The long, slow slog to a new I-35 could still change direction
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Public Notice: I-35 Cap(ital Express) and Stitch
Pondering the future of a road with so much baggage
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Civics 101
D.A.-Elect José Garza Taps Reform Advocates for His Team
It’s a new day in court for Austin’s top law enforcement office
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Amid COVID-19 Spread, AISD Benchmarks Its Future
District changes dozens of its performance measures
BY CLARA ENCE MORSE
As Nursing Homes Reopen to Visitors, Will They Stay Safe?
Caring, with caution
BY MARGARET NICKLAS
Thanksgiving Meals and Volunteer Opportunities
A list of free turkey dinners, grocery relief, plus how you can give back this holiday season
BY KATHERINE MCNEVINS AND BETH SULLIVAN
food
Thanksgiving Feasts for Pickup or Delivery in Austin
And a couple of dine-in options for lagniappe
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Shop Local During the Holiday and Fill Your Belly With Delicious Carbs
Treats to soothe your soul
BY JESSI CAPE
More Closings, Some Openings, Kristen Kish, Thai Ice Creams, Texas Wines, and the Spice Must Flow
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Faguette Bakery Serves the Qmmunity, One Sweet Treat at a Time
BY JAMES SCOTT
Austin's Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmers' markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of November 19, 2020
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
Faster Than Sound: KUTX Beacon Jay Trachtenberg Retires
Jay Trachtenberg retires from KUTX, Rick Carney steps down as Music Commission chair, and Johnny Bush ascends to honky-tonky heaven.
BY RACHEL RASCOE
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re listening to
BY MICHAEL TOLAND, RACHEL RASCOE, KAHRON SPEARMAN, DEREK UDENSI, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, KEVIN CURTIN, GREG STITT AND DOUG FREEMAN
Live Music / Livestream Listings
BY GREG STITT
screens
How a Local Drummer Inspired Riz Ahmed’s Character in Sound of Metal
Revisiting Fuckemos drummer Sean Powell's Austin dives and Hollywood highs
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Film Reviews
Coded Bias
How computers are absorbing racial and gender bias ... and what we can do about it
Collective
Terrifying documentary exposes how graft turned a disaster into a national scandal
Come Away
Maudlin melding of Peter Pan and Alice is a misreading of both
Hillbilly Elegy
Redneck rehab drama is better intentioned but more tone-deaf than the book
Jiu Jitsu
No jiu jitsu, and not enough Nic Cage in this Predator rip-off
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on the Exorcist
The master filmmaker revealed, under the guise of examining his film.
Luxor
History is with us always in this quiet romance
Mank
Corruption, lies, and credits on the set of Citizen Kane
Sound of Metal
A musician's worst nightmare becomes a catalyst for change
Vanguard
Jackie Chan goes back to being Jackie Chan in this globe-trotting action-comedy
arts & culture
"Premember" Drawings Capture Austin Shops Before They're Gone
Northern-Southern gallery is showing Drew Liverman's art series focused on quirky local businesses that are still here, but maybe not for long
BY BARBARA PURCELL
Local Comedian Prepares New Show for CBS in Shuttered Venue
Laura de la Fuente gets in on the Ground Floor
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Arts Listings
Virtual galleries, streaming improv, and more
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Community Listings
Donation and volunteer opportunities, job openings, online fitness classes, and more
BY KATHERINE MCNEVINS
columns
We Have an Issue: Past, Present, and Future
A look back at the Chicano civil rights movement in Austin; plus, preplanning Thanksgiving
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Opinion: Don't Be Fooled – Universal Access to Health Care is a Good Thing
A medical student explains why universal health coverage is the fiscally responsible – and most moral – choice
BY DREW SANDERSON
Qmmunity: Trans Day of Remembrance
Plus, Poo Poo Platter’s eighth anniversary, holiday market at the Little Gay Shop, and more
BY BETH SULLIVAN
Day Trips: Ellis County
Funny faces on the courthouse wall
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Slower and Stupider
Literally no one would live in Russia without vodka
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, November 20-26
BY ROB BREZSNY
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Soccer Watch
BY NICK BARBARO
comics
