Frankenstein’s Body
If one person could be said to have created the visual images needed to illuminate the ethos of the Romantic Age, it would be William Blake (1757-1827). Trying to categorise…
A Grammar of Intimacy
The author of this exemplary book dealing with sympathy in Romantic-era literature is Stacey McDowell, associate professor of English and Comparative Literary Studies (Univ. of Warwick). I found the word…
Princess Diana’s Birthday
Today marks Princess Diana’s 65th birthday. The book under review here details how she was entrapped into giving a BBC television interview with Martin Bashir, the very definition of a…
This Land is Your Land
Let’s go on a road trip! Professor Beverly Gage, who teaches U.S. history at Yale, did just that starting in 2023 in preparation for her new book. This article is…
Canadian Stand-Up Comic Takes Austin by Storm
Austin comedy audiences hold their laughter like a confidence — measured, contained, released only when something has fully earned it. Walk into Cap City Comedy Club on a Friday night…
Finest Museum on Route 66
There are several museums along Route 66, stretching from Chicago to Santa Monica, but my favourite is in Clinton, Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Route 66 Museum opened 23 Sept. 1995, and…
Route 66 Car Museum to Close!
April 17, 2027 will be a sad day for rare-car enthusiasts and those who cherish the ‘Mother Road of America’: Route 66. One of the finest collections of rare cars…
Voices of Austin: A New Album Asks What the Live Music Capital Actually Sounds Like
A compilation released on May 29 makes an argument I have watched build for fifteen years. Voices of Austin, an eight-track album from South Austin studio Driftwork Sound, features musicians…
NERO acted on stage as HERCULES
Who wrote the longest play to survive from antiquity? Answer: we don’t know! But we do know it is 1,996 lines long. In comparison, Shakespeare’s Hamlet is 4,024 lines. The…
Mike Pence on President Johnson’s Legacy
Photo: Goldwater and LBJ in the White House, 1968 Former VP Mike Pence made it clear how he regards the legacy of President Lyndon Johnson. Speaking at the LBJ Presidential…