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Is Aristotle an Embarrassment?

March 16, 2019 Dr. Cliff Cunningham 0

As we have heard countless times in the current attempt to make sense of verbal diarrhea emanating from the White House, WORDS MATTER. As part of the Distinguished Visiting Lecture series at the University of […]

Conference Tracks at SXSW 2022

October 24, 2021 0

This is the first in a series of articles giving a preview of what SXSW 2022 will look like here in Austin. 2022 Conference Tracks 2050 (Interactive) The new 2050 Track is the home [...]
WELCOME TO AUSTIN

December 27, 2017 0

The first post to the news website Sun News Austin features a welcoming embrace from First Lady Laura Bush. This exclusive Sun News Austin picture was taken in the House Chamber of the Texas State [...]
Christmas at the Bush43 White House

December 29, 2017 0

Christmas in 2005 at the George Bush White House was a much more elaborate affair than the 1967 Christmas profiled in a companion story on the Sun News Austin website. That one was when Lyndon [...]

Wonder of the World

October 13, 2021 0

Cass, the star of the play, declares early on that she is “a tall glass of bubbly cider.” This pretty well sums up the frothy nature of this madcap comedy. Like most modern comedies, it [...]
Into the Woods

October 11, 2021 0

“We have been in the woods for 20 months, now we are finally getting out of it,” said Kevin Wilson of the Zach Theatre, referring to the virus-induced shutdown of theatrical productions. Wilson, the Individual [...]
Wild West Texas Comedy

September 20, 2021 0

In 4 words, musical comedy is back! After a less than amusing pandemic that has shut down most theatrical productions for more than a year, the arts scene in Austin is coming back to life. [...]
The Perils of the Homeless

August 28, 2021 0

All of those who attend the theatre are secure in the knowledge they have a place to call home. Few such people think the homeless also might have such a place. In the play rain [...]
A Texas “Hit”

January 16, 2020 0

The 2013 play by C. Denby Swansen, The Norwegians, has arrived but not in Austin. Should you care? In a word, yes. If you want to laugh pretty much non-stop for 90 minutes, this is [...]