This Is Your Brain on Conspiracies As Duncan Hits Panic Fest

John Valley's comedy warns about ignoring conspiracy theorists

"...die for what they believe, even if it's clear fiction. He said, "The part of our brain that is..."

April 8, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Valoneecia Tolbert Geeks Out in Tales of a Blerd Ballerina

The actress looks back at what it was to be young, geeky, and Black

"...The Twilight Zone. Nowadays, African Americans who love science fiction, fantasy, horror, comics, cartoons, gaming, and other genre subcultures..."

April 9, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Dark State

Nutty conspiracy theory flick is Pizzagate-style nonsense

"...a brief note to let you know your narrative fiction horror flick and/or documentary re: the shadowy global cabal..."

March 19, 2021 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film Review: Broadcast Signal Intrusion

VHS conspiracy thriller heads down a weird rabbit hole

"...that tease the viewer with interesting tastes. There is fiction within fiction, shows that only exist within the film’s..."

March 17, 2021 SXSW Post by James Scott

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, March 12-18

"...SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Famous and influential science fiction novelist Philip K. Dick relied on amphetamines to fuel..."

March 12, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

SXSW Online: Recommended Programming

Must-catch panels, films, music showcases, and more at this year's all-virtual Fest

"...Journalist Lisa Ling chats with National Book Award for Fiction winner Charles Yu (Interior Chinatown). (CHANNEL 1)..."

March 12, 2021 Features Feature

Chaos Walking, From Page to Screen

Author Patrick Ness revisits his book as an older, wiser writer

"...the book, same-sex couples were still unusual in speculative fiction, and by not drawing attention to this thing that..."

March 8, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Buttigieg Back for SXSW, Plus Kenan Thompson and More

New speaker list adds keynotes and notables to virtual conference

"...bestseller and won the 2020 National Book Award for Fiction, Charles Yu Newly-announced Featured Sessions include:..."

Feb. 24, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Nomadland

Story of America's itinerant population wanders too much

"...Even though the film is based on Jessica Bruder’s nonfiction book Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century, Nomadland..."

Feb. 19, 2021 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Online to Feature Stacey Abrams and N. K. Jemisin in Conversation

James Cameron, Ted Lasso team, Bill Hader also announced

"...What can innovators learn from artists and creators of fiction?..."

Feb. 11, 2021 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

Once Again, Redistricting Looms in Texas

Republicans hold all the power to draw new lines, but there's more attention on the process than ever before

"...are now, represented by Lloyd Doggett. To support this fiction, Central East Austin, where Doggett owns a home, was..."

Feb. 12, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Persephone Station Recasts the Magnificent Seven as Women in Space

Austin author Stina Leicht pens a rip-roaring mix of planetary intrigue, intergalactic adventure, and righteous sisterhood

"...Leicht isn't afraid to take big leaps with her fiction, from Northern Ireland to an alternate America to the..."

Feb. 5, 2021 Arts Feature by Mike Berry

The Swallowed Man

The Austin author's rich and strange take on Pinocchio has Geppetto tell the story from the belly of the giant fish

Feb. 5, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Brothers by Blood

Cold and slow gang war on the streets of Philadelphia

"...insider's view of violence. (Dexter himself famously took up fiction after getting into a brawl: When he got his..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Other Worlds Film Festival Summons a Jewish Dark Spirit for The Vigil

Not your regular Hollywood demon

"...will get a sneak preview, courtesy of Austin's dedicated science-fiction and horror film festival, Other Worlds, as part of..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, January 8-14

"...latter description. I realize that many people love his fiction, but for me it is monumentally obvious and boring...."

Jan. 8, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

The Midnight Sky

George Clooney saves humanity from an Earth that no longer wants it

"...have always considered and contemplated their own mortality, apocalyptic fiction, especially depicting any kind of eco-Armageddon, inevitably must face..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

These Five Last-Minute Gift Ideas Might Be the Best You’ll Ever See

Because, frankly, most other listicles like this are boring AF

"...to be part of what’s typically gathered as “flash fiction,” these ultrabrief works of narrative are collected in elegant..."

Dec. 21, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Bloodhound

Poe adaptation relishes tone over text

"...The first rule of Gothic fiction is: When a friend invites you to their empty..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Top Fiction of 2020 for the Angry Girls

Rosalind Faires chooses several tales of righteous indignation

Dec. 18, 2020 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

Top Books to Read in 2020 As Everything Falls Apart

In a COVID-strained year, tales of families repairing their lives and the caste system's effect of Black Americans made an impact

"...(Avid Reader Press) and my favorite 2020 work of fiction, Charles Baxter's THE SUN COLLECTIVE (Pantheon). Overachieving neurotic Tate's..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Arts Feature by Joe O'Connell

Top Books of 2020 That Struck a Literary or Musical Chord

A writer's fictional joyride, a rock & roll memoir, and jazz fairy tales are books that sang this year

"...jazz maven Mark Ruffin, BEBOP FAIRY TALES: AN HISTORICAL FICTION TRILOGY ON JAZZ, INTOLERANCE, AND BASEBALL (Rough in Creative..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Arts Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Kevin Curtin's Top 100 Austin Albums of 2020

Why stop at 10 when 10 times that still only scratches the surface of year-topping ATX releases?

"...65) Jonas Wilson, Science Fiction Post Blues (Mr. Pink)..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Science Fiction Post Blues, Bandcamp..."

Dec. 11, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Other Worlds Goes to Infinity ... Well, Next Sunday

Fest adds a whole week for virtual screenings, plus awards

"...Other Worlds, Austin's dedicated science fiction, fantasy, and horror festival, already shed the bonds of..."

Dec. 9, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Minor Premise

What maketh a man? The components of a personality unravel in this SF thriller

"...move knowledge forward. It's refreshing to see a science fiction thriller where the scientific method is truly a part..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Lucky Seven for Sci-Fi Film Fest Other Worlds

Interstellar picks for the festival's seventh year

"...Weinberg and filmmaker/actual scientist Steven DeGennaro on Science vs. Fiction, and Austin-based, multiheaded, all-things-geek enthusiasts One of Us. Plus,..."

Nov. 27, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Hollow Lands, is also the second collaboration with British science-fiction legend and Bastrop resident Michael Moorcock, following 2018's An..."

Nov. 27, 2020 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Coded Bias

How computers are absorbing racial and gender bias ... and what we can do about it

"...changed rapidly, unlike humanity. For subjects like Buolamwini, science fiction brought her hope and comfort, and Kantayya wants to..."

Nov. 20, 2020 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Checking In: Nina Diaz Ponders Playing As the Titanic Sinks

“I thought to myself, ‘Would I play ’til the ship sank?’”

"...going to go away. This is a real-life science fiction movie. It took a good while to adjust and..."

Nov. 18, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

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