Austin Symphony & Chorus: Carmina Burana
Carl Orff’s most famous composition, Carmina Burana, is a complex piece of music that defies any ordinary review. Our great Austin Symphony Orchestra performed the entire hour-long piece at their…
The Cover of Life
What an incredible and moving play! The playwright, R.T. Robinson, is nothing short of a genius, blending wit, culture, and the profound complexities of life in the 1940s with stunning…
Vanya and Sonya and Masha and Spike – The Play
I went to Christopher Durang’s Tony Award-Winning Comedy with mild excitement on opening night as I entered the Sterling Theatre. As a huge fan of Russian literature since my teens,…
Bob & Jean: A Love Story
A romance story set in WW II, currently playing at the Zach Theatre in Austin, does not bear any resemblance to the job the lead male character chose for his…
An AI that knows you better than you know yourself
Photo: Sir Tim Berners-Lee Sir Denis Hassabis, who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry last year, is now the CEO of Google DeepMind. In March this year he gave a…
Building a Quantum Computer
Quantum computing has a great allure, but last year the physics Nobel Laureate Alain Aspect issued a caution. “It may be that quantum computers are as fantastic as we think…
That’s A Wrap!
Roxstar’s Cinema Center Pop-Up Completes Annual Journey to Austin to Support SXSW Film Premieres Photos and Captions (ALL photos credit Lu Chau, Photagonist) Roxstar’s Cinema Center, a long-time film festival…
LYING POLITICIANS: The Fightback
Political lying is not confined to the United States. The governing body of Wales, the Senedd, is drafting legislation to make politicians liable to criminal prosecution for making false statements…
Kyle MacLachlan Reminisces about David Lynch
In a reflective mood, actor Kyle MacLachlan spent the first portion of his appearance at SXSW recalling memories of the great American filmmaker David Lynch, who died in January this…
Jacob Alon and the state of ‘Limerance’
The Scottish singer Jacob Alon, 24, is a phenom. Luckily for Austin, he was at SXSW, performing a magical set at St. David’s church on 8th Street on March 14.…