Texas teams with Slovakia at SXSW
The east European country of Slovakia made its presence known in Austin this week, as it hosted a bevy of Slovakian businessmen who were addressed by our Secretary of State.…
KEVIN BACON at SXSW
The dynamic duo of Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon made a big splash at SXSW this week. With regard to their Texas-based film (world premiere screening at the Zach Theatre),…
SPIELBERG: All my movies come from my nightmares
The world’s most famous director paid a visit to SXSW here in Austin on March 13. Steven Spielberg, 79, gave a wide-ranging talk about aliens and film-making. Aliens & Close…
Next-level Gaslighting of the American people
Speaking on the first day of SXSW here in Austin, about the Feb 28 attack in Iran that killed 170 people (mostly schoolgirls), journalist Tara Palmeri responded to an audience…
KING JAMES I: Love & Politics
With the publication of 2 new books, the avid bookhound now has the opportunity of reading nearly 1,000 pages about King James I of England. First under review here is…
Houston Ballet Scales the Heights of Mt. Olympus
As the Houston Ballet gears up for its new season, starting in September (see below), it just gave us the Gods themselves in a superior production of the 19th-century ballet…
BUDDHA and THE VESSEL OF TIME
Hao Sheng, the consulting curator of Asian art, gave the curatorial lecture for the fascinating Buddha | Nature: Five Dialogues on Our Shared World exhibition at the Museum of Fine…
A LOVE STORY: Pride Chorus Houston style
In some sense, it was a One-Night Stand. Pride Chorus Houston’s offering of love was so good, one must lament that it was only staged once. The easiest way to…
AUSTIN BALLET: 25 Years of Stephen Mills
Ballet Austin is celebrating the 25th year of Artistic Director Stephen Mills — for his vision and artistic contributions to Austin’s creative identity. To begin, they staged a trio of…
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF: Austin Opera
Back on January 26, Austin was on ice. An Austin Opera performance this weekend at the Long Centre reminded us that ICE has been around a long time. Imagine a…