SXSW Film Review: We're All Gonna Die

Sci-fi romance balances humor and grieving

"...the Sun Belt. A brief montage of cable networks, conspiracy theorists, and online activists swells then overlaps until a..."

March 11, 2024 Screens Post by Dex Wesley Parra

Let’s Celebrate the Fourth of July with Food and Fun

Wave that flag, raise a toast, maybe kiss a fellow American

"...what that might mean, all you doomsday preppers and conspiracy theorists and political provocateurs and other folks who seem..."

June 24, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Opinion: Conspiracy Theorists Are Central to the New Voter Suppression. I Got to Know One of Them Too Well.

Op-ed: Austin City Council Member Greg Casar traces a fringe candidate's vendetta against him to Trump's Big Lie

"...I have personal experience with conspiracy theorists whose lies and misrepresentations are being used to..."

May 21, 2021 Column by Greg Casar

This Is Your Brain on Conspiracies As Duncan Hits Panic Fest

John Valley's comedy warns about ignoring conspiracy theorists

"...Not that it felt that way when he first..."

April 8, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Dark State

Nutty conspiracy theory flick is Pizzagate-style nonsense

"...State runs right up to the point of parodying conspiracy theorists, a hijacked Fifth Estate, Hollywood “elites”, and every..."

March 19, 2021 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

Sacha Baron Cohen's satirical creation remains hit-or-miss, but those hits ...

"...unlikely locations, and have America's current plague of imbeciles, conspiracy theorists, and fascists expose themselves in that classic best-of-Borat..."

Oct. 23, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

QAnon/Save Our Children Rally

"...pedophilia and child trafficking, brought out a smattering of conspiracy theorists on Saturday, August, 22. Attendees' signs echoed QAnon's..."

Aug. 24, 2020 Photo Gallery

Coup 53

Documentary unpacks America's involvement in the coup that wrecked Iran

"...Contemporary closet conspiracy theorists and Cold War historians both have cause to..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Experiential House of L Brings Global Style and International Glamor to SXSW

Art, style, music, and more is very on-brand with the fest

"...If we were conspiracy theorists – always a fun thing to get into..."

March 9, 2019 Arts Post by W. A. Brenner

Lynn Shelton and Marc Maron Wield a Sword of Trust

A question of trust in this new comedy

"...that proves the South won the Civil War. With conspiracy theorists willing to pay big bucks for the questionable..."

March 8, 2019 Screens Feature by Shalavé Cawley

Austin Writer Explores the Contradictions of Ted Kennedy in Chappaquiddick

Telling the tale of the shattering of Camelot

"...– died. The exact events have become fodder for conspiracy talk for almost a half-century, but Chappaquiddick does not..."

April 6, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Panel Recap: Does Satire Still Matter? Eh, Sure

The Onion writers question what's left to mock

"...mock. To highlight the absurdity of ultra right-wing and conspiracy news outlets like Breitbart and Alex Jones’ Infowars, last..."

March 19, 2018 Screens Post by Mary Tuma

The Luv Doc: Soberingly Preggo

Pot, like most drugs, is pretty fucking wonderful when used recreationally

"...As the baker's dozen of politically active stoners like..."

April 21, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

Headlines

"...training exercise covering multiple states, including Texas, has begun. Conspiracy theorists accuse the operation of being everything from a..."

July 17, 2015 News Feature

Texas Republicans, Defiant as Always

Why the GOP isn't listening to you: They don't have to

"...special forces training exercise. Abbott decided to join with conspiracy theorists and deployed the Texas State Guard to keep..."

July 5, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

State of Denial

"...to those crazy climate scientists, he will cater to conspiracy theorists, whose paranoia envisioned Operation Jade Helm as an..."

May 26, 2015 Postmarks

Quote of the Week

"...Rep. Todd Smith slams Gov. Greg Abbott for appeasing conspiracy theorists by sending the Texas State Guard to monitor..."

May 8, 2015 News Column

SXSW Film Review: Moonwalkers

Smart, silly comedy about a fake Kubrick faking the moon landing

"...Conspiracy theorists are always there when we need them, hyperbolizing..."

March 18, 2015 SXSW Post by Ashley Moreno

Bill of the Week

Rep. Molly White wants to protect Texas from the UN's sustainability agenda

"...Oh boy, here come the angry letters from conspiracy theorists. Ever heard of Agenda 21? It's a pretty..."

Feb. 27, 2015 News Column by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Advice to Young Journalists

What cinema tells us about what we expect from the news

"...By odd coincidence (or, for conspiracy theorists, the most roundabout way to promote a film),..."

Feb. 14, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Conspiracy

The short happy life and quick assassination of ASK

"...a regular column for the Chronicle, my antipathy to conspiracy theories was more than evident. I was not a..."

Nov. 22, 2013 Features Feature by Louis Black

Fine Print

Texas Book Festival brings some of the best and brightest literary minds to the Capitol

"...written world. There's something for everyone here, from JFK conspiracy theorists to tiny tots, beach-read bums to the most..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Books Feature by Monica Riese

Parkland

The events surrounding the assasination of JFK are witnessed through the eyes of those who were there in this made-in-Austin film.

"...feel. Parkland adds no significant knowledge to history or conspiracy theorists, but such details as the way Zapruder’s scrunched-up..."

Oct. 4, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

#ConfessYourUnpopularOpinion

Media pundits come clean on closet likes and dislikes

"...This gave a brief pass for closet fans and conspiracy theorists alike to weigh in on musicians. Though we..."

Aug. 8, 2013 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Hightower Report: DHS: Bullish on bullets

DHS stockpiles enough bullets for a 20-year war

"...wrapped with a Homeland Security ribbon. Then there's the conspiracy theorists who say that "we the people" are the..."

March 29, 2013 News Column by Jim Hightower

Point Austin: Doing What We Can

Public Safety Commission takes a stand against gun violence

"...... Think Later," Jan. 25.) In the world of conspiracy theorists, nefarious gun-control forces are engaged in a plot..."

Feb. 15, 2013 News Column by Michael King

The AggreGAYtor: August 22

Your daily dose of LGBTQ news

"...• Maybe the Mayan calendar conspiracy theorists are right. There is certainly something cataclysmic happening..."

Aug. 22, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Inside Out ... Outside In

The growing influence of fringe movements on City Hall reflects either a healthy populism or the implosion of civic engagement

"...the committee. "It sounds insane. And surely only crazy conspiracy theorists think that way. But anyone willing to look..."

March 2, 2012 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Page Two: Going Places

A metaphysical jumping-off point for a return to the good fight

"...annual messages to all my beloved kin in the conspiracy community...."

Jan. 27, 2012 Column by Louis Black

Letters at 3AM: The Mob, 9/11, and Your Garbage

Don't look too closely at your garbage collection

"...September 11th conspiracy theorists point to the collapse of World Trade Center..."

Oct. 21, 2011 Column by Michael Ventura

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