Why Are Republicans Suddenly for Ibogaine?
After decades of stereotyping psychedelic substances, GOP members are championing the alternative medicine
South Austinites Worry About Planned Homeless Navigation Center
Neighbors want to keep the facility from offering basic necessities like food and showers
14 Years After DACA’s Inception, Dreamers Are Facing Renewal Delays, Job Loss, Deportation
While the program’s future in Texas lingers in a district court
Learning to Pivot: New Documentary Looks at Austin Restaurants During COVID
First-time filmmaker David Liu examines what life in lockdown tells us about eating out
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The Week’s Biggest News in Brief: June 25 – July 1
Supreme Court blocks Trump’s push to end birthright citizenship, the future of KUT remains unknown, and more of the week’s headlines
CapMetro Employees Threaten to Go on Strike
After stalled contract negotiations for better benefits, pay, training, and more, workers overwhelmingly authorized a strike on Tuesday
Republican-Majority SBOE Approves Bible-Infused Required Reading Lists and Social Studies Curriculum
Texas will require public school children to read the Bible and learn revised history
Getting to Know Austin Billionaire Joe Lonsdale
VOCAL-TX to shed light on the Palantir co-founder at an overnight vigil outside the Cicero Institute
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Music
proun Creates a Nostalgic Tempest on Maybe Luck
Indie rock trio tiptoes and explodes on quiet-loud debut
Don Cento Launches His New Project With Halfway to Mellowtown
Jazz/Americana veteran flaunts casual expertise in trio Cento Threeo
Arts + Culture
Medium Is the Message
Rosie Clements and Peter McRury warp hyperreal documentation in “Surface Tension”
What the Austin Chronicle Staff Is Reading This Summer
A peek into the pages we’re most excited about
Screens
Maddie’s Secret Review: Obnoxious Comedy May Leave You a Little Sick
John Early’s spoof of the 1980s movie-of-the-week genre is self-indulgent and ill-considered
A Night of Nobelity With the Pipkins
Filmmakers-turned-philanthropists Christy and Turk Pipkin take their education nonprofit into the future
Revealing Maddie’s Secret With Writer/Director John Early
The first-time filmmaker on his inspirations and typing through the tears
Food
Weekend Wine: Tablas Creek’s Patelin de Tablas Rouge
Paso Robles bottle delivers Old World quality from the New World
Restaurant François Is Expensive, Indulgent, and Frustratingly Easy to Love
Austin’s splashy French newcomer is the crush I tried to get over
Inside Austin’s Growing Meal Prep Scene
From fitness nutrition to hormone health, prepared meals are reaching a wider audience
ColumnS
Qmmunity: Ding-Ding-Ding
Ringing the alarm for upcoming auditions, queer Austin film screenings outside of Austin, and fundraising
Tim Stegall Details Punk’s Rise in Anarchy in the Studio
Longtime Chronicle contributor pens punk history
Day Trips & Beyond: July Events Roundup
Honor our nation’s 250th anniversary by attending a small-town festival or concert
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