The Austin Chronicle

The Austin Chronicle is a weekly alternative newspaper that follows a tabloid format, released every Thursday in Austin, Texas, USA. It is available for free at various newsstands, particularly in local restaurants and coffee shops that attract its intended audience.

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TV Legend David E. Kelley to Receive ATX TV Festival's First Showrunner Award

6 days ago | austinchronicle.com | Richard Whittaker

Plus indie TV gets the spotlight at this year's fest Time for a celebratory cigar? Boston Legal, one of the many series that has led to David E. Kelley being the winner of the inaugural Showrunner Award at this year's ATX TV Festival. The inaugural winner of any honor says a lot about its prestige. So the first winner of the ATX TV Festival Showrunner Award marks this as a major plaudit, with the first recipient being TV legend David E. Kelley. What’s a showrunner?
Eyebeam

6 days ago | austinchronicle.com | Sam Hurt

News Food Music Screens Arts Columns Queer Events Classifieds Support Us « previous | click to enlarge | next » Find archives, merch, and more at eyebeam.com. A note to readers: Bold and uncensored, The Austin Chronicle has been Austin’s independent news source for over 40 years, expressing the community’s political and environmental concerns and supporting its active cultural scene.
This Modern World

6 days ago | austinchronicle.com | Tom Tomorrow

« previous | click to enlarge | next » Find archives, merch, and more at thismodernworld.com. A note to readers: Bold and uncensored, The Austin Chronicle has been Austin’s independent news source for over 40 years, expressing the community’s political and environmental concerns and supporting its active cultural scene. Now more than ever, we need your support to continue supplying Austin with independent, free press.
Trivia, Traitors, and Torches in This Week’s Recommended Events

6 days ago | austinchronicle.com | James Scott |Cat McCarrey |Carys Anderson |Kimberley Jones

Monday 12 - Sunday 18, ICOSA Collective GalleryFor the 45th in their ongoing Window Dressing series, ICOSA pretties up their outward facing exhibition space with the work of Austin-based artist Sev Coursen. Viewable from this coming Monday until next Sunday are Coursen’s many foldable objects, created by him to be “self-contained sculptures” which may collapse, travel, and expand at the whims of their presenting environment.
Cast Your Ballot Now in the 35th Annual Best of Austin Readers Poll

6 days ago | austinchronicle.com | Kimberley Jones

Find out who made the finalist round Nearly 10,000 of y’all cast a ballot last month in our first round of the 35th annual Best of Austin Readers Poll.
Austin FC Coach: My Players Can’t Handle the Heat

6 days ago | austinchronicle.com | Eric Goodman

Austin FC head coach Nico Estévez has shown a tendency to treat his players with kid gloves after tough losses We’ve come a long way over the last decade or so regarding the acknowledgment, discourse, and understanding of the role mental health plays at the top levels of competitive sport. Professional athletes live under constant pressure and scrutiny, grappling with anxieties most of us “regular people” don’t often face.
Fashion, Heritage, Ballet, Puns, and More Weekend Events

6 days ago | austinchronicle.com | James Scott |Katherine McNevins |Carys Anderson |Tim Stegall

Arts and culture to fill your days Thursday 8 - Saturday 10, The DomainAustin isn’t known as an especially fashionable city. We’re too attached to our flip-flops, tank-tops, and other hyphenated items that are really more about summer survival than looking fierce. This weekend, however, there’s a slate of stylish events to remind us how good we can look when we put our best people to the task.
Day Trips: Lake Mineral Wells State Park & Trailway, Mineral Wells

6 days ago | austinchronicle.com | Gerald McLeod

Lake Mineral Wells State Park and Trailway offers a diverse list of outdoor activities in a wooded setting. In the hills of the Cross Timbers region outside of Mineral Wells, the 646-acre lake attracts anglers, boaters, and swimmers. Cliffs in the park challenge rock climbers. The park has hiking trails open to mountain bikers and horseback riders. The Trailway is a 20-mile hike-and-bike trail between Mineral Wells and Weatherford that is also open to equestrians.
Magic Farm - Movie Review - The Austin Chronicle

6 days ago | austinchronicle.com | Kimberley Jones

The Ugly American – arrogant, insensitive, incurious – is an enduring figure, one easily adapted to changing mores. In Spanish-Argentine filmmaker Amalia Ulman’s absurdist comedy, the Ugly American is (ugh) a content creator.
Austin Elders: Meet Mary Lou Gibson, Journalist and Austin’s Voice of Saints

6 days ago | austinchronicle.com | Maggie Quinlan

A woman of hundreds of articles and few words Mary Lou Gibson Mary Lou Gibson has one of those bell-clear voices. She was born in 1939, but at times, she sounds like a woman in her 30s. She says she hasn’t noticed. Her house is bright and tidy in the afternoon. An angel hovers above the couch, painted by her granddaughter. Most of her decorations are black-and-white family photos.