Opinion: Dear Israel: I’m Stuck in the Middle With You

My parents taught me that the existence of Israel is essential. My children taught me that support for their violently racist policies is fascistic. There’s a middle position, even if it sometimes feels contradictory.

"...being facing any form of discrimination or bias, including religion, race, gender, sexuality, ableism, socioeconomic status, and reproductive status...."

Feb. 23, 2024 Column by Cathy K. Brown

March 2024 Primary Election Endorsements for Travis County Residents

Our choices for local, state, and national races

"...manner of Christianity be enshrined as the official state religion. This is plainly wrong.” His opponent, Zach Vance, argues..."

Feb. 16, 2024 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

SXSW Announces More Speakers for 2024 Digging Deeper Into AI and the Future of Work

Dylan Mulvaney, Chuck D, and Uber CEO all added as speakers

"...session, learn from author and Executive Director of the Religion & Society Program at the Aspen Institute Dr. Simran..."

Oct. 24, 2023 SXSW Post

Review: Harvest Thieves, As the Sparks Fly Upward

Long-awaited alt.country LP sets the political against the personal

"..."It's a bad man's world, but a good man's countryside," sings Cory..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, October 20-26

"...Please note I am not asserting that Shakespeare is bad and Balzac is good. I'm merely stating the nature..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Five Films About LGBTQ+ Lives at Prism 36

All the colors of the cinematic rainbow gather for the All Genders, Lifestyles, and Identities Film Festival's biggest annual event

"...Conversations about the role of religion and anti-queer rhetoric continue with Sharon "Rocky" Roggio's exploration..."

Aug. 18, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Navigating Puberty, Talking to God, and Bringing Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret to the Screen

Edge of Seventeen director, Kelly Fremon Craig, on adapting Judy Blume's YA classic

"...wanted to lead the audience through the good, the bad, and the funny of this phase of life. "Your hair's..."

April 28, 2023 Screens Feature by Joelle DiPaolo

Finding Queer Family Within and Without Faith

Queer podcasters unpack evangelicalism in How Gay Thou Art

"...more than just say ‘this white Christian nationalism is bad,’” Keller says. “[We wanted to] point out how specific..."

March 3, 2023 Qmmunity Post by Joelle DiPaolo

Opinion: As a Transgender Person, I Am Afraid That Staying in Texas May Harm Me in the Future

Why does Texas attorney general Ken Paxton want to know about me?

"...data can be used for many reasons, good and bad, but in most cases government entities at least need..."

Jan. 6, 2023 Column by Kat Steele

Marjorie Baumgarten's Top 10 Films of 2022

"...one that exposes how misogyny is often cloaked in religion is a real terror...."

Dec. 16, 2022 Screens Feature

All the Dirty Little Secrets: Halina Reijn Digs Up Bodies Bodies Bodies

The director of the Gen Z Clue on why she won't direct on stage

"...from stage actor to stage director. "Theatre is my religion," she said, "and I just didn't dare any more...."

Aug. 19, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin at Large: The American Disparagement

Of what to us is the Fourth of July? Reading the room and rethinking democracy.

"...Frederick Douglass mood about the rituals of our civic religion and the veneration of the grand and curious American..."

July 8, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

ATX TV Festival 2022: The Staircase

Showrunner Maggie Cohn on this year's true crime smash

"...and respecting that. I think when it comes to religion, that's equally important. The way that you see this..."

June 10, 2022 Screens Post by Rod Machen

From the Archives: Organizing Outside the System – Deborah Shaffer and The Wobblies

Our 1981 interview with the filmmaker behind the classic doc

"...embraced all workers, regardless of skill, color, creed, sex, religion or place of origin, at a time when the..."

May 3, 2022 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Acharya

Hyperviolent Telugu drama wastes its once-in-a-lifetime casting

"...and Ram Charan working together, which is not a bad place from which to start, but he does almost..."

April 29, 2022 Movie Review by Josh Hurtado

What We’re Listening to Right Now

Blakchyl x Hyah!, Empyrrean, Homemade Bangs, the Applicators, and more sounds for your week

"...informed punk catharsis since 1999. After past touring with Bad Religion and Buzzcocks, the established troupe offers their first..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, July 23-29

"...back in school, he confesses, "Math was always my bad subject. I couldn't convince my teachers that many of..."

July 23, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

Local Bakers Feed a Hunger to Serve Their Community

Making cookies and sandwiches is critical to community health

"...this world sometimes we're all just a few very bad unlucky days away from the potential of being unhoused."..."

May 21, 2021 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...even the cover of Ennio Morricone's "The Good, the Bad, the Ugly" lightens its stare behind vocalized "wah-wahs." Cat..."

May 14, 2021 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Ben Wheatley Goes Digging In The Earth

Of mushrooms, men, and subterranean superintelligences ..

"...the arc. You get Zach being the folk horror religion side of explaining the thing that's happening in the..."

April 15, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

This Is Your Brain on Conspiracies As Duncan Hits Panic Fest

John Valley's comedy warns about ignoring conspiracy theorists

"...week, and I remember thinking, 'This could have been bad, and it could have been way worse. Why we..."

April 8, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Checking In: Young Jazz Lions Atlas Maior Double Down

Bandleader Joshua Thomson forges a pandemic soundtrack

"...people employ music for every purpose imaginable, obviously spanning religion to entertainment and everything in between. What happens to..."

Dec. 8, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Checking In: The Still is Still Moving to Oliver Rajamani

ATX’s Romani Lone Star makes another auto doc, My Mind

"...going to end by May or June. Despite feeling bad for those severely being affected, I thought, “Wow, COVID..."

Nov. 10, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Checking In: Bonnie Whitmore Sticks to What She Does Best

“I’m hoping to have a lot more stories to share after all this”

"...people employ music for every purpose imaginable, obviously spanning religion to entertainment and everything in between. What happens to..."

Oct. 13, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Checking In: Rochelle & the Sidewinders Realize Something Good

Hard blues band singer + guitarist combo splits at Prince & Barney

"...releasing a CD during a global pandemic is a bad idea!..."

Sept. 29, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Checking In: Marcia Ball Took Her First Summer Off Since 1984

“It gets hot in Austin in the summer, did you know?”

"...people employ music for every purpose imaginable, obviously spanning religion to entertainment and everything in between. What happens to..."

Sept. 15, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Teeta Cosigns The Seventh Seal

Relentless wordsmith talks fatherhood, numerology & the apocalypse

"...The Teeta: I’ve always been into esoteric knowledge, religion, the Book of Revelations, numerology, and life path numbers...."

Sept. 9, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Checking In: D-Madness Calls Getting Cut-off ‘Pure Hell’

Multi-instrumental funk marvel holds on tight to his sound-makers

"...people employ music for every purpose imaginable, obviously spanning religion to entertainment and everything in between. What happens to..."

Aug. 24, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Checking In: Como Las Movies Cumbias Despite Performance Shutdown

“[We] won’t be playing live for a long time to come”

"...people employ music for every purpose imaginable, obviously spanning religion to entertainment and everything in between. What happens to..."

Aug. 12, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Austin Regional Intelligence Center's Secret Informants Show How Profiling Works

“Middle Eastern”? Your info might be on file at Austin’s fusion center.

"...home address. While being an irate customer may be bad form, it's unclear why the police would get involved..."

Aug. 7, 2020 News Feature by John Anderson

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