Sparta in 4 Volumes
Dr. Paul Rahe (Hillside College, Michigan), has now published 4 volumes in his history of Sparta. The Spartan Regime (2016) served as a prelude to this series on the foreign…
Mayor Pete: The Autobiography
Review by Dr M. Emanuele As I began to read Shortest Way Home by Pete Buttigieg, I was faced with a conundrum. Within the first 20 pages I was ready…
The Making of Milton
In this first of a projected two-volume work, Nicholas McDowell (Univ. of Exeter) offers “a biography of the mind” of the young Milton, “before he became renowned as the writer…
Ancient Greece & Rome: Just the Facts!
Courtroom dramas did not begin with Perry Mason. The origins of the legal system used in most Western countries can be traced back to ancient Greece and Rome, which is…
EXPEL TED CRUZ FROM SENATE!!!
Sun News is calling for the immediate expulsion of Ted Cruz from the United States Senate. We agree with Beto O’Rourke, who called today for his removal from the Senate.…
A Texas “Hit”
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…
Texas Caves and Cave Art
Inner Space cavern was discovered by a Texas Highway Department core drilling team in the Spring of 1963. Six inch core samples were taken to determine if the ground was…
Natural Bridge Caverns
There are many caves in central Texas, and some are right here in Austin. Back in August 2019, more were found in the area of La Crosse Avenue bridge in…
Texas Tenors
The Texas Tenors have been entertaining audiences for 10 years, and did so again at the Tucson Music Hall in a concert largely devoted to Christmas music. A better choice…
Christmas in Tinsel, Texas
What could be more appropriate than a play entitled Dashing Through The Snow just before Christmas? The title is the only appropriate thing about Dashing Through The Snow. Inappropriate is…