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A bracing dive into a Floridian family set adrift
"...his Great Santini-esque dad by popping Oxys, booze, and weed. His downward spiral climaxes in a horrific act of..."
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Nov. 22, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
The Luv Doc: Shoeless Joker
A pair of shoes makes a decent funk fence
"...Saturday night, I went with some friends to the..."
Nov. 22, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc
Chad Holt, Austin's Last Provocateur
The Total Badass left his mark on the city's underground
"...of Austin when buying $25 quarters of shitty Mexican weed, playing weird rock & roll at Bates Motel, and..."
Oct. 18, 2019 Screens Feature by Kevin Curtin
ACL Live Review: Flamingosis
Omnidirectional aspects of soulful stereophonic music
"...A trickle of weed and a stream of smiles vibed through the roofed..."
Oct. 12, 2019 Music Post by Rick Weaver
APD Weed Arrests Decline, but Racial Disparities Remain
Of the 86 people jailed, 41 were Hispanic, 31 were African American, and 14 were Caucasian
"...getting handcuffed, jailed, and their vehicles towed for possessing weed, the frequency of POM arrests made by APD appears..."
Sept. 20, 2019 News Feature by Kevin Curtin
Council, Community Urge APD to Halt Marijuana Arrests
Activists claim strategy unfairly impacts minorities, wastes resources
"...and investing in testing equipment allowing APD to differentiate weed from hemp based on THC concentration. "We shouldn't use..."
Sept. 6, 2019 News Feature by Kevin Curtin
Piranhas
Naples' juvenile gangsters are more than mini-goodfellas
"...joins up with the local crime family and sells weed to college students in the hope he can convince..."
Aug. 30, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle
Cable Access Hero “DaveTV” Exits ATX
Prewitt brought the club to your couch for three decades
"...“I’m pretty sure I bought some weed with some of the money,” he chuckles. “Thanks Bill.”..."
Aug. 19, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin
Luce
High school drama becomes an indictment of “either/or” culture
"...his scholarship, and his future torched because of some weed...."
Aug. 16, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
Faster Than Sound: Eimaral Sol’s Journey to RAS Day
Local neo-soul singer Eimaral Sol puts her spiritual spin on the all-women-led RAS Day lineup, City Council approves Red River improvements, Blakchyl leads her East Austin tour, and cult song funny man Dick Price passes
"...own thing, let music be her religion, and smoke weed [for decades]," explains Ghislaine. "Folks like her laid their..."
Aug. 16, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe
Don’t Book ’em, Danno: DPS Backs Off on Pot Busts
State troopers take cite-and-release stance amid continued hemp-law fallout
"...the wake of hemp legalization laws that have made weed cases difficult to prosecute. "Departmental personnel are expected to..."
Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature by Kevin Curtin
How a Collaboration Between Roky Erickson and Doug Sahm Became Part of the Blueprint for Punk Rock
Chapter one of the Austin Punk Chronicles concludes with two local legends setting the stage for a global music revolution
"...forth. You're in this room, everyone's getting high on weed, it's crazy and noisy, and here comes Billy Bill..."
Aug. 9, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall
How Austin Is Tackling Homelessness on the Street and at City Hall
More shelters, more beds, and more fights about ordinances ahead
"...of housing providers surveyed used screening processes that could weed out applicants based on "'unclassified offenses' that [are] generally..."
Aug. 2, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders
Austin’s Mexican-Style Lagers Are Coming in Hot
Livin' la vida lager
"...Aside from making everyone feel as chill as a weed, what sets apart Mexican lagers (and thus American-made Mexican-style..."
July 12, 2019 Food Feature by Eric Puga
Possession of Small Amounts of Marijuana Effectively Decriminalized in Travis County
Texas decriminalizes “hemp,” chaos ensues
"...NORML, has also been eyeing the now-imperceptible distinction between weed and hemp as grounds to get a probable cause..."
July 12, 2019 News Feature by Kevin Curtin
The Satire's Still Timely in Gilbert & Sullivan Austin's Iolanthe
And the topsy-turvy team's show delivers a fanciful fairy tale, to boot
"...GSA Board President Libby Weed concurs. "It is surprising how a barb intended for..."
June 21, 2019 Arts Feature by M. Brianna Stallings
Slamming With Damien Abraham For Viceland's The Wrestlers
The hardcore singer grabs hold of the global pro-wrestling explosion
"...to convince to let you do a show about weed, which is illegal, than about pro-wrestling...."
June 19, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Late Night
Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling spark and bond in this timely and charming media satire
"...there were women? The one where there were more pro-weed New Yorkers called Bill Maher than women? Late Night,..."
June 7, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
Day Trips: Palmilla Golf Club, Port A
Hit the links at the beach
"...most fun to play, with the pin hidden behind weed-covered dunes that protrude into the fairway...."
May 31, 2019 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Texas Lawmakers OK Medical Marijuana, Industrial Hemp
But goal of decriminalizing low-level possession unattained
"...eliminate, criminal charges for possession of small amounts of weed. Even so, Dan Patrick stood firm in his commitment..."
May 31, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
A Pictorial Tribute to the Birth of American Sharks' New Album
The long-awaited sophomore disc 11:11 finally has its due date
"...they also see it as a signal from the "weed gods" – trickster deities that reward praises with blessings..."
May 10, 2019 Music Column by Kevin Curtin
Oscar-Winning Screenwriter Revisits Milk With Austin Screening
Dustin Lance Black on the pendulum of progress
"...and seniors, and yes, people who wanted to smoke weed. And he got himself elected in San Francisco...."
May 3, 2019 Screens Post by Beth Sullivan
At the Capitol, Texas Tries to Catch Up With Cannabis
From medical use to decriminalization to legalization, marijuana seems to have bipartisan support, so what's taking so long?
"...who in 2014 faced life in prison for selling weed brownies because the charge was based on the aggregate..."
May 3, 2019 News Feature by Kevin Curtin
Moontower 2019 Review: Jenny Slate
The internet loves Jenny Slate, and so does Austin
"...too much beforehand, her brain had been “melted by weed.” While this state of mind may have contributed to..."
April 30, 2019 Arts Post by Rosalind Faires
Moontower 2019 Review: Nicole Byer
The host of Nailed It – well, you can guess
"...and off cruise ships. (On Californian friends insisting that weed can help dispel a hangover: “Boy, is that like..."
April 29, 2019 Arts Post by Rosalind Faires
In Honor of 4/20 Some of Our Favorite Austin Purveyors of CBD
Marijuana remains illegal in Texas, but you can keep your chill
"...We may not be able to legally smoke weed in Texas (yet), but we figure you can partake..."
April 19, 2019 Food Post by Savannah J Salazar
SXSW Music Review: Japan/Korea Summit
The best of Asian rap and electro for the cost of a Lone Star
"...embodied a displaced, amped-up version of trap, especially on weed anthem “Munch Drunk Purpp.”..."
March 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Dan Gentile
Birds of Passage
Colombian drama redefines the drug trafficking movie
"...they innocently asked around for a bit of homegrown weed...."
March 15, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Evan Smith on the Secret of Texas Tribune’s Success
Founder and CEO on the present and future of nonprofit journalism
"...show up looking like the guy who flushes everybody’s weed down the toilet. What can I say – I’m..."
March 13, 2019 News Post by Michael King
Can Kitties, Weed, and Votes Save Blockchain?
As the cryptocurrency bubble looks ready to burst, developers and innovators at SXSW see new uses for the underlying tech
