Synonyms

An Israeli in Paris contends with running away from his identity

"...primary concern of Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid’s latest film, Synonyms. But how can that be possible? We all carry..."

Feb. 26, 2021 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

A Double Shot of Wry

Author Neal Barrett, Jr.

"...reviewers deep into their thesauruses in search of new synonyms for "offbeat" and "bizarre." If you gave him a..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Books Feature by Mike Shea

Dead

Comedy about raising the dead doesn't raise too many laughs

"...Braindead, "New Zealand cinema" and "horror-comedy" have bordered on synonyms. Yet there's a particular tone, a mixture of dry..."

Sept. 25, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Corpus Christi

Powerful Polish drama probes faith and lies

"...what does that mean when crime and sin are synonyms?..."

April 3, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Luv Doc: The Morning Grump

Part of being a monster is lacking the self-awareness that you are a monster

"...your wife's coffee. Here is a quick list of synonyms for the word defile. You tell me which does..."

Sept. 28, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Austin Film Festival: Face Your Own Fears in The Fetch

An Irish legend gives grief a face in J.C. Doler’s debut feature

"...more mythology for the feature, Doler started looking up synonyms for and similar myths to the doppelganger and came..."

Oct. 28, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, October 4-10

"...LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The English language has more synonyms than any other language. That’s in part because it’s..."

Oct. 4, 2024 Column by Rob Brezsny

Council Approves $2 Million for Homelessness Study

Will it be money well spent?

"...implicit in Council’s recommendations and criticized the use of synonyms and repetition in the documents supporting the study: “The..."

Jan. 26, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, July 16-22

"...I looked up the unfamiliar word and found these synonyms: unusual, marvelous, strange, magnificent, scarce, wondrous, weird, rare, and..."

July 16, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

From Paris to Morocco With the Children of Abraham/Ibrahim

AFS and UT select the best of Middle Eastern cinema

"...Feb. 25: Synonyms (2019)..."

Feb. 19, 2021 Screens Feature by Shane Pfender

Gina Chavez Tour Diary 4: Mexico!

Passport panic gives way to thanksgiving with Our Lady of Guadalupe

"...a society where the words “woman” and “puta” are synonyms, and femicide is rampant and hardly investigated. Older women..."

April 22, 2016 Music Post by Gina Chavez

The Luv Doc: A Total Bitch

Orange is not the new black. It’s the shittiest shade of gray.

"...If you get all emo, you’re possibly looking at..."

Jan. 30, 2015 Column by The Luv Doc

Another Profile in HIV Advocacy

Greg'ry Revenj joins the fight against stigma

"...we are, we’re still using HIV and AIDS as synonyms. My first plan is to talk about it publicly,..."

Sept. 4, 2014 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

Memento Mori

The three artists showing here exhibit so much sentience, mystery, and grace

"...pictures is proverbially worth, many of them would be synonyms of: "beautiful," "mysterious," "subtle," and "intriguing."..."

April 13, 2012 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Conjuring the Radical Dr. King

A new MLK Day event emphasizes the reverend's lesser-known orations

"...and evil. Look in your dictionary, and see the synonyms of the word 'black' – it's always something degrading..."

Jan. 15, 2010 News Feature by Kate X Messer

'Best Of' Corrections

"...it's used as a compliment, but there are other synonyms for “hugeness” that don't also mean that the person..."

Sept. 8, 2009 Postmarks

Point Austin: Stepping on Your Punchline

When free speech becomes hate speech

"...ostensibly as part of a discussion of "politically correct" synonyms for "illegal immigrants" or "illegal aliens" or "undocumented workers"..."

July 24, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Next: The Revolution!

"...themes contained only a few categories populated with numerous synonyms and repetitions, yet he finished it with “into infinity.”..."

July 12, 2009 Postmarks

Mister Z Loves Company

Rubber Repertory's revival is a marriage of depravity and delight, of filth and fantasy

"...because it turned up in some Google-based search for synonyms. The thing is, even with the gross-out moments woven..."

April 17, 2009 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Nellie Blog

Why modern-day muckraker Ana Marie Cox couldn't care less about her critics – or even, at times, her audience

"...Funny is very processed. I spend hours agonizing about synonyms for "penis."..."

March 4, 2005 Screens Feature by Roger Gathman

Austin @ Large: Wreck on the Highway

Why the dogs can't catch the toll road speed machine

"...TTC Now, "tabled" and "postponed indefinitely" may sound like synonyms, but Travis Co. Judge Sam Biscoe, who made the..."

Sept. 17, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Breaking news stories from Austin and elsewhere.

"...11). Apparently armed with a thesaurus with lots of synonyms for "diminutive," a June 8 BSEF press release responded,..."

July 16, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...1am, Hard Rock Cafe There simply aren't enough synonyms for "crippling" or "pulverizing" to do Human justice. Suffice..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

Civics 101 for Futrell

"...of people who continually influence our policy." There are synonyms: citizens, voters, taxpayers, human beings. Allow me to peddle..."

Oct. 28, 2003 Postmarks

War Drums

"...strategists define as "Shock and Awe" -- capitalized war-wonk synonyms for overwhelming military terrorism. The plans call for Air..."

Feb. 21, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Letters at 3AM

Robert Bly's new book of poems is a haunting work that evokes all hisotry and culture.

"...praised the Milky Way./"Praise God," "Damn God" are all synonyms for "Amen."..."

July 6, 2001 Column by Michael Ventura

Coach's Corner

In search of more synonyms for "idiot."

"...Come to think of it, we need even more synonyms for idiot. Pippen doesn't cover these losers. Anyway, to..."

Oct. 8, 1999 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Thanks!

"...history, but poetry and imagination, which are turned into synonyms for utter bull...."

Jan. 8, 1999 Column

Dr. Marvin Kimbrough and Floyd Freeman That Essence Rare

"..."Whose holiday is Juneteenth, anyway?" and catalogues various past synonyms of (and epithets for) people of color, making the..."

Sept. 8, 1995 Arts Feature

What Happened to Our Buzz?

Riffing on a "Buzz"

"...Fair enough. Writers get as tired thinking up synonyms for "buzz band" as musicians (not to mention readers)..."

Aug. 11, 1995 Music Feature