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Humane
When the government asks citizens to self-euthanize, a bourgeois family weighs what to do
"...the script by Michael Sparaga (who waded into similar class-consciousness waters with 2011’s “revenge of the waiters” comedy Servitude)..."

April 26, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, April 19-25
"...If you feel called to explore altered states of consciousness, consider doing meditation, dancing, or chanting holy songs instead..."

April 19, 2024 Column by Rob Brezsny

Review: Eli Josef, Eli Josef
Project’s final LP wrestles wry humor out of existential dread
"..."Animal Habits" wrestles wry humor out of existential dread: "Consciousness is giving me way too many tests/ I’d rather..."

March 15, 2024 Music Feature by Genevieve Wood

SXSW Film Review: Faders Up: The John Aielli Experience
Longtime host of Eklektikos, first-time documentary
"...“Shit John Aielli Says” shared evidence of, absolutely bonkers stream-of-consciousness thoughts shared live. If the film’s pacing and construction..."

March 11, 2024 Screens Post by Jessi Cape

South by Psychedelics
Psychoactive substance research gets a spotlight at this year’s festival
"...imagery and debating whether such studies divulge anything about consciousness itself. But never mind the FOMO: There are plenty..."

March 8, 2024 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Experts at SXSW Debate if AI Will Save Us ... or Destroy Us
Scads of panels ponder a rosy or bleak future
"...parallel to Galileo’s earth-shifting insights.” It will also consider “consciousness, intelligence augmentation, and our evolutionary trajectory through a synergy..."

March 8, 2024 Arts Feature by Brant Bingamon

Dev Patel Swings Into South by Southwest With Monkey Man World Premiere
Fest gets new docs on Stormy Daniels, Alex Jones, and Jon Bon Jovi
"...and Bina Rothblatt. An early sketch of potential digital consciousness, Bina48 is our vehicle to explore the Rothblatt's futurist..."

Feb. 7, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Occupied City
A portrait of Amsterdam now and under Nazi occupation
"...sweeping the horrors of the Reich under the collective consciousness rug. Yet this week alone there are three films..."

Jan. 19, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Austin Chronic: SXSW Is High on Psychedelics, as Cannabis Programming Wanes
Conference programming manager Adam Wode explains why South by Southwest is turning on to psychoactive substances
"...This follows a national awakening on consciousness-altering substances. Psilocybin mushrooms are now legal in Oregon and..."

Jan. 5, 2024 Column by Kevin Curtin

Playing The Sacrifice Game
Director Jenn Wexler and producer Heather Buckley on seasonal scares
"...be remembered for generations. When something pierces the public consciousness like that, it’s crazy...."

Dec. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, December 8-14
"...the only valid kinds of intelligence. He wrote, "Rational consciousness is but one special type of consciousness, whilst all..."

Dec. 8, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Silent Night
The action's too familiar in John Woo's gimmicky revenge flick
"...devoid of dialogue. This creates a level of cinematic self-consciousness often found in first-person or one-take features. We can..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Review: “Eye Moon Cocoon”
VLM's installation emphasizes environmental power of small gestures
"...the ideas of ecofeminism and panpsychism (a philosophy attributing consciousness to all things, both animated and inanimate). This connected..."

Nov. 27, 2023 Arts Post by Meher Qazilbash

Dream Scenario
Nic Cage leads a strange satire about public perception
"...even is: a Jungian archetype, dredged from the collective consciousness? A Freudian dream symbol? A Barthesian myth? A meme?..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

A New Documentary Meditates on Texan Electronic Composer Pauline Oliveros
Celebrate the queer theorist behind Deep Listening this Sunday at AFS
"...heads and revolutionized the art of listening [...] with consciousness and empathy," says Bhattacharya via text. "I was raised..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Priscilla
Measured journey behind closed doors of rock & roll's most famous marriage
"...rather allows meaning to work its way into your consciousness. Watching Priscilla feels much like reading a book, with..."

Nov. 3, 2023 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Book Review: A Nontraditional Look at Why Willie Mae Thornton Matters
Lynnée Denise eschews her groundbreaking subject’s “Big Mama” moniker
"...story of Willie Mae Thornton through a nontraditional, Black consciousness prism as part of UT Press' Music Matters series...."

Oct. 20, 2023 Music Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, October 6-12
"...in the clear intuitions that arise as you circumvent self-consciousness and revel in festive self-love...."

Oct. 6, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Nemegata's Folkloric Futurism Boosts Austin's Budding Colombian Music Scene
Local trio powers up its magnetic roots fusion in new release Voces
"...of Abya Yala/ Continuing to plant seed, word, and consciousness."..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Abya Yala: The Story Behind the Photos
"...is also a representation of a new intergenerational collective consciousness that claims its roots to continue writing its own..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Music Feature by Kimberley Jones

Fantastic Fest Review: Dream Scenario
Nicolas Cage tenderly navigates the thorny world of public perception
"...even is: a Jungian archetype, dredged from the collective consciousness? A Freudian dream symbol? A Barthesian myth? A meme?..."

Sept. 25, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Shaggy Dog Tale in Norwegian Mindbender Good Boy
Writer/director Viljar Bøe explains life inside a dog costume
"...fun, weird elements, there's also a lot of class consciousness, about Christian being able to keep Frank because he's..."

Sept. 6, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

More Subjective Taproom Thoughts From Austin Kids
Beergardigans the Third, courtesy of local half-pints
"...breweries build outdoor patios to flex their Gen X consciousness? All of them. How many erect bombastic metal and..."

Aug. 25, 2023 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Texas Prisons Are Cooking People Alive. Are We Okay With That?
Part 1 in a series about heat in prison
"...She said she witnessed vomiting, seizures, and loss of consciousness each year – symptoms of heat cramps and heat..."

Aug. 11, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

We Have an Issue: Never Boring
In this week's issue, Lina Fisher examines the uncertain environmental impacts of Tesla and the Boring Co. on the Colorado River
"...on the jail population – including seizures, loss of consciousness, and death – and their families' growing panic over..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Column by Kimberley Jones

Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, July 21-27
"...22): Leo theologian Bernard McGinn defines mysticism as "the consciousness of the immediate presence of God." In other words,..."

July 21, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Review: Modern Sophia, Muddy Demos 4 Boo
Beloved kitty send-off achieves lo-fi spiritual bedroom pop sound
"...Most of the songs on the record are short, stream-of-consciousness tracks that carry the DIY-sounding aesthetic throughout. "Delilah,” with..."

July 12, 2023 Music Post by Adam Cherian

Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, July 7-13
"...confusion or worry into the full light of your consciousness, it will ultimately lead you to unexpected treasure. Be..."

July 7, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Aaron Franklin and Jordan Mackay Explore Meat and Fire in New Cookbook
Where there's smoke, there's Franklin
"...recipe. This one has a 27-page brisket. Stream of consciousness, if you will? It kind of recaps all the..."

June 30, 2023 Food Feature by Rod Machen

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
Pride in Local Music, Brownout's 20th, the Late Joys' farewell, and more live music
"...iteration with performers focused on self-love, spiritual growth, and consciousness. Buttery but muscular flows abound with the Smoke Out..."

June 23, 2023 Music Column by Doug Freeman

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