Cyber Security for YOU
A session at SXSW dealt with a lot of practical issues about your online security. The poster boy for what a hacker can do was quite a famous person: billionaire…
It Will Help The Ages to Mourn
The title of this article are the words spoken by Antonio Salieri upon seeing Mozart’s last musical manuscript, Requiem. It was left unfinished at Mozart’s death in 1791, age only…
Space and the Evolution of Humanity at SXSW
Many sessions at SXSW dealt with space exploration. Australia House on Rainey Street hosted one where the Webb Space Telescope was featured, along with an Australian astronaut. Let’s get the…
God of Carnage
If a guy says something you don’t like about a person you care for, throw a tantrum. Or better yet, slap him in the face! While the protagonists in the…
Don Toner Passes Baton at Austin Playhouse
While Don Toner is not retiring, there is a big change now underway at Austin Playhouse. The Catastrophist, a play that opened March 25, is Toner’s last under the title…
AUSTRALIA: Down to Earth
The second season of Netflix’s Down to Earth was featured at SXSW. Even though SXSW decided not to include it in the schedule, I found it just for the readers…
The Chocolate Factory
There has always been a misconception that fairy tales were written for children. As this musical production of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory proves, that is not the case.…
Lady Bird Johnson
There is no place in the United States that is more closely associated with Lady Bird Johnson than Austin. After her death in 2007 the river running through the city…
FELIX III at SXSW
It’s ‘Full Speed Ahead’ for Felix III, the premiere act at the closing party for SXSW 2022. Felix III is a Mexican-American who has carved out a musical niche for…
“I Love Austin”: DOLLY PARTON
There were four reasons for going to the Moody Center in downtown Austin last night: (1) getting your first NFT (2) watching England’s new heartthrob sensation perform (3) seeing the…