Supply Chain Seesaw – The Ups and Downs
Books are delivered to our office for review, and they pile up like so many skyscrapers. Right now, there are over 40 seeking attention. One of them, Supply Chain Seesaw—The…
Austin Classical Guitar Gives Teens Hope
I was fortunate to chat over lunch with the effusive and humble Matthew Hinsley, founder of Austin Classical Guitar (ACG), who has been a dedicated community arts organizer in Central…
Pass Over – The Play You Need to See
Written by Antoinette Nwandu and Directed by Simone Raquel Alexander, Pass Over is a charged piece of theater everyone needs to see. Remember South Africa in the 1980s and the…
Songblazers by Cirque
Songblazers – A Journey into Country Music is one of Cirque du Soleil’s latest entertainment ventures that steer away, just slightly, from their origins of the wild and flamboyant abstract…
Self-awareness & The Elusive Subject
“The nettles were like fine, stinging strands of silk, sticky to touch, and difficult to untangle.” This slim but cogently argued book approaches the subject of self-awareness by disentangling those…
The Broader Meaning of the Ukraine War
Image: Peter the Great As Ukraine is in the process this week of launching a full-scale ground attack 300km into Russian territory, it is clear this is going to be…
Summer Youth Theatre at the Vortex
THRIVE, OR WHAT YOU WILL The VORTEX’s award-winning Summer Youth Theatre presented the regional premiere of Thrive, Or What You Will, an epic play by LM Feldman and directed by…
Battle of Pavia Tapestries in Ft. Worth
The Kimbell Art Museum has a very special Italian treat in store this summer, and it’s not gelato. Seven of the most gigantic tapestries ever created are on loan from…
The Airy Lightness of Champagne
Image: Voltaire by La Tour “Throughout the eighteenth century,” we are told in this book by Oliver Wunsch (professor of Art History at Boston College), “delicacy structured debates over morality,…
The Politics of Grace
While the concept of grace is usually thought to be a purely theological one, this book looks specifically at “The Politics of Grace.” The time period under study by author…