Swan Dive
Jana Birchum / Design by Zeke Barbaro
Volume 43, Number 24
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news
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Calls for Federal Hate Crime Investigation Follow Stabbing of Palestinian American in Austin
After Sunday’s statewide protest, a young man was attacked
BY LINA FISHER
PARD Considers the Future of Historic Home on Lady Bird Lake
Travis Heights citizens have fought to get it rehabbed for 40 years
BY BRANT BINGAMON
City Manager Threatened to Quit Rather Than Meet With Council Over Acevedo Hire
The planned closed-door meeting never happened
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Ken Paxton Attacks Austin’s Lenient Marijuana Policy
Critics say it’s a distraction from the A.G.’s legal woes
BY BRANT BINGAMON
food
Review: Nômadé Is a Tropical Dining Destination
Experience a melting pot of flavors at this Yucatán-inspired oasis
BY JESSI CAPE
music
Pelvis Wrestley’s High-Concept Pop Mythology
Bandleader Jammy Violet embraces queer world-building on sophomore LP
BY GENEVIEVE WOOD
Lydia Loveless, Helado Negro, and More Crucial Concerts
Essential Austin gigs in the coming week
BY ELIZABETH BRAATEN, GENEVIEVE WOOD, DOUG FREEMAN, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, MICHAEL TOLAND, RACHEL RASCOE AND DEREK UDENSI
Live Music in Austin
BY DEREK UDENSI
Screens
Film Reviews
Float
A Type-A doctor-in-training enjoys a summer romance in small-town Canada
Lisa Frankenstein
Diablo Cody and Zelda Williams show their Tim Burton love with charm but not enough visual style
Out of Darkness
Stone Age survival horror echoes through history
The Taste of Things
Charming touching tale of love between two middle-aged chefs in 19th-century France
Turning Red
A teen’s extreme (and extremely relatable) mood swings cause her to morph into a giant, rampaging red panda
arts & culture
Plethora of Riches: How Richard Samuel Turned an Art Gallery Into a Community Center
RichesArt launches annual Black History Month exhibit with new philanthropic initiative
BY CARYS ANDERSON
Review: Donya Stockton’s “Endless” Weaves the Shape of Things to Come
Solo show at Northern-Southern runs through Feb. 18
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Review: Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 Scales Down Tolstoy’s Masterwork
War and Peace goes pop in new Zach Theatre production
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Bloody Brides, Creepy Cats, and More Arts Events for the Week
Valentine's (and anti-Valentine) fun, soundtracking a rock, etc.
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER, JAMES SCOTT, KIMBERLEY JONES, BRANT BINGAMON, CARYS ANDERSON, KATHERINE MCNEVINS AND RACHEL RASCOE
Dog Toys and Puppy Sports Lead Our Recommended Community Events
Bucking broncos, drag vampires, and more highlights
BY KATHERINE MCNEVINS, WAYNE ALAN BRENNER, CARYS ANDERSON, JAMES RENOVITCH, NICK BARBARO, BRANT BINGAMON, KIMBERLEY JONES, JAMES SCOTT, MAGGIE Q. THOMPSON, LINA FISHER AND DEREK UDENSI
columns
Opinion: Preserving Culture Through Our Parents’ Cuisines
A child of immigrants writes about the importance of promoting cultural identity through food
BY TRISHTA NGUYEN
The Off Beat: Porcelain Infuses Noise Rock with “Realistic Ambition”
Intense quartet launches self-titled debut on Feb. 16
BY CARYS ANDERSON
Qmmunity: Booked and Busy
Pride in Black ATX starts a book club, and a new queer comedy competition gets funded
BY JAMES SCOTT
Day Trips: Sculpture Zoo, Waco
Spend the day with free-range animals by the Brazos River
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Purebred
His heart was the size of a peppercorn
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, February 9-15
BY ROB BREZSNY
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