AFS Cinema
Illustration by Mike Reddy
Volume 38, Number 18
news
2018 NEWS TOP 10S
The Top 10 Austin News Milestones of 2018
Days like these
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON, MARY TUMA, NINA HERNANDEZ, SARAH MARLOFF, AUSTIN SANDERS AND MICHAEL KING
Headlines
2018's Top 10 Quotes of the Week
Civics 101
NAKED CITY
Making Patients – and Sendero – Whole
Central Health aims for quality care and better finances for nonprofit health plan
BY MICHAEL KING
NYT: Feds Probing Southwest Key
Dept. of Justice looks at the books of embattled East Austin nonprofit
BY MARY TUMA
New Class Ready to ATXelerate
Centro-urbanist PAC set to train up more future Council candidates
BY MICHAEL KING
food
2018 FOOD TOP 10S
Top 10 Constant Cravings: Bites
These dreamy dishes are in constant rotation
BY JESSI CAPE
Top 10 Constant Cravings: Sips
Life's too short not to indulge
BY JESSI CAPE
Top 10 Grocery Store Restaurants
There's a wealth of restaurants hidden inside grocery stores waiting to help curious gourmets dip their toes into a whole new world of international cuisine
BY EMILY BEYDA
Top 10 Local Tastes of Heaven on Earth
A seemingly random assortment of flavors linked by excellence
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Top 10 Vegan Food Trucks
These are the crème de la crème (sans crème, of course) in the local meat-free food truck game
BY ALISHA MCDARRIS
Top 10 Local Seasonal Brews
Austin's best rotating beers that ditched the beer shelves and our ventilated livers far too soon
BY ERIC PUGA
Top 10 Carby Treats
The ten best ways to indulge in a carbohydrate bomb by a bevy of talented local bakers and pastry chefs
BY MELANIE HAUPT
Top 10 Book Group Meeting Spots
Near-ideal settings for a successful book group meeting, with food and drinks, decent acoustics, and seating that allows for spirited discussion without having to shout
BY MELANIE HAUPT
Food Events
music
2018 MUSIC TOP 10S
Our Music Critics Pick Their Top 10 Austin Albums of 2018
80 local picks from Molly Burch to Brownout
BY GREG BEETS, THOMAS FAWCETT, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, ABBY JOHNSTON, RACHEL RASCOE, TIM STEGALL, MICHAEL TOLAND, JAY TRACHTENBERG AND GREG BEETS
The Best Albums of 2018 by Genre
Hip-hop, metal, pop, and more picks from our critics
BY DOUG FREEMAN, CHRISTINA GARCIA, DAN GENTILE, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, ALEJANDRA RAMIREZ, KAHRON SPEARMAN, JEREMY STEINBERGER AND LIBBY WEBSTER
Best Live Music Performances of 2018
The bands and venues that kept our critics on their feet
BY GREG BEETS, THOMAS FAWCETT, DOUG FREEMAN, CHRISTINA GARCIA, DAN GENTILE, ABBY JOHNSTON, ALEJANDRA RAMIREZ, RACHEL RASCOE, KAHRON SPEARMAN, TIM STEGALL, JEREMY STEINBERGER, MICHAEL TOLAND, JAY TRACHTENBERG AND LIBBY WEBSTER
screens
2018 SCREENS TOP 10S
The Austin Chronicle Top 10 Films of 2018
Our favorite films from our least favorite year
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Top 10 Local Video Games
A horse-woman of the apocalypse and floppy fighting animals top Austin's offerings
BY JAMES RENOVITCH
Film Reviews
A Bread Factory, Part One
Part one of Patrick Wang's epic satire of small-town art life
A Bread Factory, Part Two
Part two of Patrick Wang's esoteric examination of art in Upstate New York
Holmes & Watson
The Step Brothers bros get literary
arts & culture
2018 ARTS TOP 10S
Robert Faires’ Top 10 Treasures in Theatre of 2018
It was a year in which theatre making the political personal left the deepest impressions
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Robert Faires’ Top 10 Dance and Classical Joys of 2018
In this year’s dance and classical offerings, extraordinary depictions of loss and suffering continue to haunt
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Wayne Alan Brenner’s Top 10 Arts-Related Things I Enjoyed in 2018
Representational and digital art, plus theatre rooted in history proved especially mind-blowing this year
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Melany Jean’s Top 10 Fine Art Moments of 2018
Unforgettably textured sculptures, unsettling exhibitions, and unusual spaces made for a memorable year in art
BY MELANY JEAN
Cover to Covered
Books that kept us turning pages in 2018
Photo Finish
The Austin Chronicle staff photographers choose their favorite photos of 2018
Arts Reviews
"Martin Mazorra: Language of Flowers" at O2 Gallery
Woodcut and letterpress brilliance brings a garden of visual delights
"Erin Shirreff" at Lora Reynolds Gallery
The artist blurs the line between photography and sculpture, creating a stunning result
columns
Oops!
Qmmunity
Austin's 10 queerest highlights of 2018
BY SARAH MARLOFF AND BETH SULLIVAN
Day Trips: Top 10s
The biggest Texas travel happenings of 2018
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Top 10 Disturbing Luv Doc Online Illustrations for 2018
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Soccer Watch: Top 10 Soccer Stories of 2018
BY NICK BARBARO
comics
