Murders and Moontowers
A slice of Austin history is on display now at the Dougherty Arts Centre. It is in the form of a musical play, and while it is just an hour…
Poetry on its own Terms
In the Republic, Plato famously remarked that “there is an old quarrel between philosophy and poetry.” He also refused to include most types of poetry in his ideal city. Without…
The Virgin Trial
In the year Elizabeth II celebrated her Platinum Jubilee, Elizabeth I is making a comeback. In the play The Virgin Trial, we see Elizabeth I before she became Queen. Mostly…
Three Headed Beast
If you are a fan of silents, this Austin-made film may be your favourite of the year. Three Headed Beast is a typical love triangle story, told in a very…
Lembit Sarapuu: Reality and Actuality
The most famous Estonian artist is Lembit Sarapuu, celebrating his 92nd birthday this year. In honour of more than six decades of artistic output, the Kumu Art Museum in Tallinn,…
Life Through an Unfiltered Lens
This book is not for the timid or unabashed. Written by Elise Krentzel of Austin, it details the raw, earthy, family details of a dysfunctional family. It is her first…
International Male: The Film
For decades International Male titillated the fantasies of millions of gay men across America. With their clothing catalogue featuring the most handsome men in the world, wearing clothing the likes…
Subterranean Helsinki
What lies underground? Monsters perhaps. And diamonds too. A summer 2022 exhibit in Helsinki’s Amos Rex Museum, Subterranean, explores man’s fascination with various facets of the underworld. Those facets include…
‘Anna in the Tropics’ Sizzles in Austin
Florida 1929. Who wouldn’t want to be there? It’s been nearly a century but the era of the 1920s still holds a special allure. To quote from historyonthenet.com, it was…
Chamber Music in Stockholm
I attended the Grande Finale of the Classical Chamber Music Festival in Stockholm on July 30. In attendance was a friend who drove from Tierp (some 80 miles north of…