NASA in Supersonic Race with China
NASA is pinning its supersonic hopes on the X-59, and a discussion about it was a featured session at SXSW in Austin. On hand were NASA’s lead pilot of the…
Mozart Piano Concerto at Austin Symphony
A gem from 1785 was featured by the Austin Symphony Orchestra this weekend. Mozart performed his 22nd piano concerto in Vienna that year. As he wrote to his father, “Concertos…
Centennial of Britain’s First Labour Government
In 2024, Sir Keir Starmer became the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. As leader of the Labour party, he swept to power with 412 seats in Parliament. As…
From Esther to Unveiled: The Making of a Modern Musical
Unveiled: A Musical is a stirring reimagining of the biblical story of Queen Esther, brought to the stage with a fresh, modern sensibility. Austinite Glenna Bowman wrote the lyrics and…
Spying for Russia in the Cold War: A Grubby Scheme
Photo: British PM Harold Wilson in 1975 Back in the 1980s, PM Margaret Thatcher was obsessed with Russian spying. The so-called Spycatcher Affair became THE cause célèbre in England, and…
Naples 1925: A Critical Year for Philosophy
Image: Mt. Vesuvius, near Naples This unusual book prompted a lengthy essay in The New Yorker magazine on Nov. 25, 2024. It was written by the editor of Granta, Thomas…
Tickets on sale for Alchemy Theatre’s Grand Hotel, The Musical
Run, don’t walk, to grab your tickets for The Alchemy Theatre’s Grand Hotel, The Musical to be performed in the intimate space at The Whisenhunt at ZACH Theatre from May…
British Economics: 1800-1914
This book examines in detail the so-called “Laissez-Faire Experiment” that dominated British government economic policy during the long nineteenth century: 1800 to 1914. Author W. Walker Hanlon (associate professor of…
The British Constitution: A Child of Conflict
Image above: the Magna Carta My headline for this book review derives from chapter 17 in volume 1, written by Robert Crowcroft (Univ. of Edinburgh). It is one of 42…
A Night of Living Genius: Musical Mixology with Stephen Hough & Ensemble ATX
Photo: Sir Stephen Hough ATX Chamber Music & Jazz has outdone themselves! The organization is less than three years old and has successfully wooed and wowed Austin’s classical (and jazz)…