Indoor Skydiving in Austin
iFLY has more than 80 locations across the United States, Canada and abroad. Texas has several: Austin, San Antonio, Fort Worth and Dallas, Houston and The Woodlands. It began in…
Ice Cream Museum at the Domain
A recent visit to the Museum of Ice Cream, located at the Domain in Austin, was a hoot. And now that it is decorated for Christmas, this is the ideal…
A Christmas Story
Originally released in 1983, the film A Christmas Story was no more than a moderate success at the time. But hindsight has changed its reception. The noted critic Roger Ebert…
‘Twas The Night Before: Christmas with the Austin Gay Men’s Chorus
The Aluminum Christmas Tree stole the show. For those (like me) who are too young to remember, Christmas trees made of aluminum were all the rage in America from 1960-65.…
Socrates and Plato: Two New Handbooks
Since everything Socrates said, or is purported to have said, is contained in the works of Plato, distinguishing between the two has always been problematic. Thus, if you going to…
A PUFF OF EXPELLED AIR: Herder’s History of Mankind
“With the exception of the genesis of living beings, it is perhaps the greatest of terrestrial creation.” What was Johann Gottfied Herder referring to? The power of speech. “Everything human…
BLANK SPLENDOUR: Caught between Infinity and Finitude
““Never can there be anything more between us,” Lady Grace said passionately to Lord John, as she rebuffed his marriage proposal. “Never, no, never!” Aghast and defeated, he sank after…
PEN Exhibit at Ransom Center
The Ransom Center at the University of Texas here in Austin is currently hosting an exhibit to celebrate PEN. That is short for Poets, Essayists and Novelists, an international organization.…
SCOTTISH MONTH in AUSTIN
Whether by chance or design, November became Scottish month in Austin. First came the Celtic Festival on the first weekend of the month, and this weekend the Austin Symphony Orchestra…
CINDERELLA at Houston Grand Opera
Since its premiere in Rome in 1817, Rossini’s opera Cinderella has been a fan favourite. It’s most recent staging at Houston Grand Opera was a sheer delight. Patrick Summers, artistic…