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Preschool Funding Loophole has Tax Dollars Going to Religious Schools. Who Benefits?
Private school partnerships boost district enrollment
"...Through October, legislators have been debating whether public school money should be diverted to pay..."

Oct. 27, 2023 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

Faith and Fatness in The Whale
Darren Aronofsky and writer Samuel D. Hunter redefine the religious movie
"...Two themes run through the films of Darren Aronofsky: the fragility of faith and the robustness..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Music Spotlight: Ural Thomas & the Pain
Portland soul singer gets his second act
"...Everything about Ural Thomas’ story sounds too good to be..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Diggin' Way Down Into Life With Carolyn Wonderland & A. Whitney Brown
For Valentine's Day, we bring you a snapshot of life at home with a blues musician and her comedy writer husband
"...Carolyn Wonderland can make her living room sing. On the walls of her South Austin..."

Feb. 11, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Death Watch: Laying on Hands, Praying Out Loud
Another death row inmate sues Texas for preventing his free exercise of religion
"...John Henry Ramirez renewed his faith in Christ five years ago, when Pastor Dana Moore and..."

Sept. 3, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re listening to
"...A Tribute to Really Red: Teaching You the Fear ... Again..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Fishbowl at ColdTowne Theater
In Stephanie Thoreson’s one-woman show, a gallery of awkward characters show us that it’s okay to be pathetic if you laugh about it later
"...Well, I can think of a lot of people, actually – one of..."

July 12, 2019 Arts Review by Laura Jones

Organ Great James Polk Works Wonders Outside the Limelight
We speak with Austin’s esteemed multi-instrumentalist and former arranger for Ray Charles
"...Cogent and considered recollections of older black men from Texas and the broadly American..."

Jan. 18, 2019 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

First Reformed
Paul Schrader and Ethan Hawke burn in the divine for this meditation on faith.
"...Directed by: Paul Schrader. Starring: Ethan Hawke, Amanda Seyfried, Cedric the Entertainer, Victoria Hill,..."

May 25, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

99 Austin Acts at SXSW Music
Support the home team!
"...A. Sinclair..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List
High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest
"...Twenty-five years and counting can't slow down SXSW Film. As the festival enters..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Novitiate
An original take on a crisis of faith
"...Directed by: Margaret Betts. Starring: Margaret Qualley, Julianne Nicholson, Dianna Agron, Liana Liberato, Denis..."

Nov. 17, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

AFF Brings Walter Hill for The Warriors and Then Some
Writer/director comes out to play
"...simple "Hello." He jokes that he's glad for the interruption. "It saves me from facing the blank page and..."

Oct. 20, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Resurrection of Gavin Stone
A former actor finds faith in his hometown
"...Directed by: Dallas Jenkins. Starring: Brett Dalton, Anjelah Johnson-Reyes, Shawn Michaels, Neil Flynn,..."

Jan. 20, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Vessel
Faith-based art film is simple and eloquent
"...Directed by: Julio Quintana. Starring: Lucas Quintana, Martin Sheen, Jacqueline Duprey, Aris Mejias,..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

God and Comedy
Screenwriter Michael Zagst chooses laughter with Divine Access
"...Catholic mass was still presented in Latin when Michael Zagst was an altar boy in..."

May 13, 2016 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Mark Killian's "Future Planning"
Second Place winner
"...They grow up so fast, these parents of ours. It feels like just yesterday I was piling..."

Feb. 19, 2016 Arts Feature by Mark Killian

You're a Mean One, Mister Governor
Bah, humbug! Abbott kicks Founding Fathers out of Capitol.
"...Proving how Texas has forgotten about both American history and..."

Dec. 24, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: Mysteries Unraveled
Part two of Louis Black's interview with novelist John Irving
"...way vast endless snow turns purple under the moon tinted by the rare light from a home hidden by..."

Nov. 13, 2015 Column by Louis Black

ACL Fest 2015 Friday Listings – Second Weekend
Blurbing the second Friday of ACL 2015
"...Myers 11:30am, Miller Lite Stage Tyler, Texas' Southern rock quintet brings red dirt and even Led Zeppelin to its..."

Oct. 9, 2015 Music Feature

ACL Fest 2015 Friday Listings
Blurbs on the hour
"...N.C., sextet takes its name from a Wilco lyric, reflecting an early alt.country sensibility. 2012's Jason Isbell-produced Burn. Flicker. Die...."

Oct. 2, 2015 Music Feature

Sly & the Family Stone
"...had already sent a tsunami over popular music, quickly obliterating faded ideas of how a popular band could be..."

June 19, 2015 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Relatives Oracle Hospitalized
Dallas gospel/soul staple Gean West idles while heart sick
"...Relatives moved a little heaven and earth last week during a private performance at Arlyn Studios. Notably absent from..."

Oct. 17, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Pussy Riot & ‘The Colbert Report’
Russian punks give as good as they get as Olympics begin
"...As the Olympic torch reaches Sochi amid protests of anti-gay legislation, two recently freed members of Russian punk..."

Feb. 6, 2014 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Keepin' Up With the Jones Family
The Jones Family Singers hear the spirit speak in Austin
"...September 2005: Hurricane Rita is threatening to postpone the fourth annual Austin City Limits Music..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

LoneStarCon 3: The Jo Walton Interview
The Hugo-winning author of 'Among Others' really loves books
"...back.” So says Morwenna "Mori" Phelps, the 15-year-old protagonist of Jo Walton’s weird, wonderful, genre-bending book that won last..."

Aug. 30, 2013 Books Post by Amy Gentry

Playback: Deep in the Heart of Seacrest
Watching dreams live and die at Austin's 'American Idol' tryouts
"...At 7am last Wednesday, while most of Austin's musicians were still in bed, thousands of hopeful..."

Aug. 16, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Relatives
"...The saga of the Relatives offers a testament to the perseverance of..."

March 15, 2013 Music Review by Austin Powell

He Is My Story: The Sanctified Soul of Arizona Dranes
"...by Michael Corcoran Tompkins Square, 48 pp., $24.99..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Raising Arizona
Arizona Dranes, the gospel beat, and the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
"..."This institution is neither an orphan asylum, a children's home, an..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

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