Archives – Dec. 30, 2022 Issue
John Anderson / Design by Zeke Barbaro
tidings
New year, new representative
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Kirk Watson, Matias Segura will lead the city, school district
BY NICK BARBARO
A Q&A with one of the most important players in the state’s fight for abortion access
BY SARA HUTCHINSON
Why did the district attorney want a list of Texas transgender people?
BY MAGGIE Q. THOMPSON
Uber wins over the suburbs
BY BENTON GRAHAM
Community engagement has so far lacked diversity
BY BENTON GRAHAM
The city tries to reach people and bring them in from the cold
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
the food
A cartoonist and Texpat keeps the southern tradition alive in Amsterdam
BY RACHELLE MEYER
All the news that is fit to tickle your taste buds
FEATURING ALAN BRENNER
Dinner parties, farmers markets, beer, wine and more for the week of December 29, 2022
FEATURING ALAN BRENNER
music
In 1978, visits from Patti Smith and Elvis Costello plus the Austin Punk Scene’s first record could mean “AUSTIN IS UN-MELLOW OUT!”
BY TIM STEGALL
Timbeko, Shinyribs, TC Superstar, An Exquisite Corpse and more recommended shows for the week
BY KRISS CONKLIN, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, LAIKEN NEUMANN, GENEVIEVE WOOD, MICHAEL TOLAND AND KEVIN CURTIN
New local dishes from Brazos, Fuvk, Eric Hisaw Band and Discreet
BY AUSTIN POWELL, GENEVIEVE WOOD, TIM STEGALL AND JULIAN TOWERS
BY DEREK UDENSI
screens
Zoe Graham and the New Rules of Horror in Scare Pack 2: Rad Chad’s Revenge
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
An unstoppable workhorse whose films celebrated honest entertainment
BY JULIAN TOWERS
Movie reviews
Shocking, graphic and harrowing adaptation of the First World War epic
art and culture
Start 2022 and open 2023 with laughter, music and a good walk
FEATURING ALAN BRENNER
Art galleries, theater, comedy, dance and more
FEATURING ALAN BRENNER
Local events, volunteer opportunities, children’s activities and more
BY CATHERINE MCNEVINS
columns
The stars predict what lies ahead in the strange new year of 2023
BY JAMES SCOTT
The legendary small office building attracts visitors from all over the world
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
It’s unhealthy to obsess over your least attractive feature
BY LUV DOC
BY ZZ SMARTY PANTS
Your weekly horoscope, December 30 – January 5
BY ROB BREZSNY
Letters to the editor, published daily
comics
