The Intoxication of the Ruins of Rome
You may think you know the ruins of ancient Rome, but this book will make you think about them in new ways. Roland Mayer is Emeritus Professor of Classics at…
Even Hell has a Library
“I am unable to satisfy my thirst for books.” That pithy line was written in 1337 by Petrarch, and that was even before the printing press was invented! Imagine what…
ROBERT GATES Reflects on Thatcher and Reagan
In a recent appearance at the University of Texas in Austin, former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates shared his fond memories of both British PM Margaret Thatcher, and his boss…
EXHIBIT OF ANCIENT MARBLES in Ft. Worth
The Torlonia Collection is the most important private collection of Roman marble sculptures in the world. Comprising more 622 works and a wide range of sculptural types and subjects. A…
AUSTIN OPERA at 40
Austin Opera celebrated its 40th birthday in style at the Long Center this past weekend. Music Director Timothy Myers, in an interview with KXAN news, said in advance of the…
ROBERT McNAMARA: A Distorted View of Loyalty
For most authors embarking on a biography, the danger is to identify too closely with their chosen subject. The result, in the worst case, becomes hagiography. But even scrupulous authors…
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Unsophisticated and silly, this production of A Charlie Brown’s Christmas is a sheer delight. Generations have seen the animated TV show since it first aired in 1965. So, it is…
JANE AUSTEN: 250 years
December 16 will mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of Jane Austen in 1775, whose novels have become so foundational that she is now often regarded in the same…
A TRIBUTE TO DR. CLIFFORD CUNNINGHAM
UniSQ alumnus Dr Clifford Cunningham explores the untold history of the cosmos Image: Dr Clifford Cunningham (middle) with the two titans of the history of astronomy, Harvard University’s Professor Owen…
HALLOWEEN BOOK FEATURE: Witch Studies
My pick for the Halloween book of 2025 is The Witch Studies Reader. It is a collaboration of 44 experts, mostly university professors. This large book (500 pages) is broadly…