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As a longtime Marvel fan, I knew the drill: a big bad villain, bold new and old characters, a killer soundtrack, and a mission that could change everything.Throughout the movie, they depicted mental health disorders like depression so well, I was shocked. However, the main reason I loved how they depicted these issues was because that’s how I felt at one time or another.
Each October, something incredible takes over Austin: Austin City Limits Music Festival. The colorful and recognizable flags are hoisted in Zilker Park every year, as hundreds of people witness these musical performances. As another year goes by, it’s time for ACL’s 2025 predictions that will rock the house.
The term “final girl” is now as ubiquitous in horror culture as “slasher” and “jump scare.” First coined by Carol J. Clover in Men, Women, and Chainsaws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film, it refers to a heroine (or "survivor girl") who confronts the killer, endures the terror, and ultimately lives to see the end credits roll. She is often the last character standing, forced to fight, outwit, or endure unspeakable horrors, embodying resilience, resourcefulness, and the will to survive when all others have fallen.
Bear Damen is a Dutch-Indonesian filmmaker known for his emotionally resonant and visually arresting storytelling. Having spent his teenage years sailing around the world with his family, Bear brings a global perspective and poetic depth to his work. His films often explore the quiet complexities of human connection and miscommunication. With a background in both narrative and short-form content, including award-winning music videos for artists like James Blake and Mac DeMarco. Bear’s latest short film, Synthesize Me, premiered in competition at SXSW 2025.
To those who celebrated this year: happy belated Mother’s Day. To those who didn’t, I hope you had a great Sunday.
My life has always felt brat-coded. But what does being a brat even mean? (At least to me.) It means being unapologetically your genuine self. Embracing your chaos. Owning your identity, even if it doesn’t align with traditional values. And most importantly, having faith that you’ll figure it out.
Need an example? Here’s how I ended up at the brat Tour.
Take things at your own pace. You don’t have to go to college just because everyone else is, or want the same things everyone around you does. Everyone’s lives look different. Isn’t that part of the beauty of the human experience?
Further proving that Taylor Swift can write and sing songs about every aspect of girlhood – whether you’re being pursued by someone who has a girlfriend or have a cheating boyfriend – “Girl At Home” deserves to be talked about more.
Broad Theatre’s latest play, Unbury Your Gays, is a post-mortem of sorts. A re-examination of a friendship, the sapphic truths that lay within it, and the night that changed it all. I had the absolute pleasure of attending the world premiere…
As a longtime Marvel fan, I knew the drill: a big bad villain, bold new and old characters, a killer soundtrack, and a mission that could change everything.Throughout the movie, they depicted mental health disorders like depression so well, I was shocked. However, the main reason I loved how they depicted these issues was because that’s how I felt at one time or another.
Thrifting often puts high-quality pieces for one-fourth of the price right in front of you. Finding timeless, unique, sustainable, affordable, personal pieces that make you feel like your best self is what thrifting is all about.
PBS KIDS is not the mainstream media’s way of indoctrinating the nation’s youth. It is simply a channel that, for over half a century, has made space to demonstrate how easy it is to display basic moral values, as well as learn science, math, history, etc. Often, the two are combined. Now, the network is by no means perfect––is any major corporation, really? There are always issues to be addressed, no matter what one is talking about. However, I can’t find adequate justification for cutting $23 million from the network––a proportionally minuscule amount to the federal government––while raising Homeland Security spending by 65%
Not everyone wants faith to be part of our everyday lives, regardless of affiliation. Some of us believe that the church and the state shouldn’t be connected. If enough people continue to challenge this, we could go down a slippery slope. Perhaps we already have. But perhaps it’s not too late.
In the midst of this chaos and uncertainty, it is important we don’t lose hope, though it may seem impossible at times. Attend protests. Share your stories. Listen to others. In not so long, this era of American history will appear in textbooks. What side do you want to be on?
Broad Theatre’s latest play, Unbury Your Gays, is a post-mortem of sorts. A re-examination of a friendship, the sapphic truths that lay within it, and the night that changed it all. I had the absolute pleasure of attending the world premiere…