Toy Joy Expands to Burnet Road
Toy store Toy Joy and its sister business, Yummi Joy (just what it sounds like! Candy), are expanding their operations and will open doors at its newer, larger-by-50% locale on…
A New Zealand Butter Revolution
About a month ago, while shopping at Central Market North Lamar, I came across a sampling of New Zealand butter from the Lewis Road Creamery. I tasted this creamy (truth…
How Hollywood Channels Information about Health, Safety, and Security
The Hollywood, Health & Society (HH&S) is part of the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center’s program. It provides the entertainment industry with accurate, updated, vetted information on health, safety, and…
A Chat with Executive Producer and Showrunner J.J. Duncan
The 12th annual ATX TV Festival has ended, but some people leave a lasting impression and linger on. So is the case with J.J. Duncan. She’s an Executive Producer and…
A Chat with Matt Selman, Executive Producer & Writer of The Simpsons
Who doesn’t love The Simpsons? America’s longest-running social satirical sitcom. I sat down with Executive Producer and Writer, Matt Selman and his wife Renee Ridgeley to discuss his long running…
ATX TV Festival: The BILLY CORBEN Interview
I was fortunate to meet the film and TV director and producer Billy Corben at the ATX TV Festival. During our conversation, we both stopped for a minute, turned our…
Grounds for Sculpture – A Garden of Delights in New Jersey
When one thinks of New Jersey, especially if you’re a native New Yorker, “vacation” does not come to mind. What many people underestimate about the Garden State are its beautiful…
Wonderspaces Austin
The California- based Laiken Neumann company brought Wonderspaces to Austin in 2020, four years after its inception. The immersive art experience, where the audience gets right up close to the…
Veracruz Fonda & Bar Grand Opening in Mueller
Anyone who’s moved to Austin knows that Tex-Mex is what Chinese, Italian, or Japanese is to the local cuisine in other cities. Newcomers don’t know that authentic Mexican cuisine is…
Sell, Sell, Sell
Subliminal seduction media mogul Admen clad in Bran muffin suits A holiday spirit To sell a line A consumerist line Waiting, buying Whilst stuffing their eyes Snowballs hypocrisy On Madison…