San Antonio theaters get ready for opening night of Taylor Swift’s much-anticipated concert film

SA-based theater chain Santikos will provide showings at all nine of its local locations this weekend. SAN ANTONIO — Swifties are headed to the big screen as Taylor Swift’s three-hour concert film opens in theaters across the country Friday.  Santikos will provide showings at all nine of its locations across the San Antonio area this … Read more

Tickets going fast for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concern film in SA

SA-based theater chain Santikos will provide showings at all nine of its local locations this weekend. SAN ANTONIO — Swifties are headed to the big screen as Taylor Swift’s three-hour concert film opens in theaters across the country Friday.  Santikos will provide showings at all nine of its locations across the San Antonio area this … Read more

SA’s first-ever Fentanyl Awareness Walk aims to empower the community, remember loved ones

SAN ANTONIO – October has been designated as Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Month, a time to increase awareness and educate the community about the threat fentanyl poses. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine. When used legally, it is prescribed under the supervision of a … Read more

Mateo Askaripour’s ‘This Great Hemisphere’ is a novel about power set 500 years from now

NEW YORK – Mateo Askaripour’s follow-up to his acclaimed debut novel “Black Buck” is a look into the distant future. Dutton, a Penguin Random House imprint, announced Tuesday that Askaripour’s “This Great Hemisphere” is scheduled for release next summer. The novel is set 500 years from now and tells of a society in which some … Read more

In ‘Goth: A History,’ The Cure co-founder Lol Tolhurst traces the often-misunderstood subculture

LOS ANGELES – What comes to mind when the word “goth” is spoken? Is it Tim Burton films? The popstar Billie Eilish? An adolescent phase marked by black nail polish and nihilism? Or is it a lifestyle? Is it literature such as Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “The Raven,” Mary Shelley’s novel “Frankenstein” or the writings … Read more