When the Place Remembers
THE HUMAN ATLAS DISPATCHES I am sitting in Place Clémenceau in Vence, France. To my right, the Mairie of Vence (Mayoral office) — that canary yellow building, the colour of…
Best Play of the Season in Austin:
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder Roy Horniman could scarcely imagine that one of his books would be turned into a film and then a theatrical production. His novel,…
Panicafé Tea Room: A Special Club in Houston
Those seeking a fine High Tea in Houston have known for several years that the finest venue was the Hummingbird Tea Room in the Woodlands. If you drive there now,…
NIETZSCHE: more timely now than ever
Friedrich Nietzsche was the most eclectic thinker since the Greek philosopher Plato. Or perhaps I ought to say—in order to avoid absolute judgements—one of the most eclectic thinkers, since Mr.…
LEGO PRIDE ARMY in Austin
The most important display at the recent Austin Kink event was the LEGO Pride Army. It is lovingly cared for by Oklahoma City’s Wonder Woman. I asked her for the…
Take Care of My Friend
Director Elizabeth Newman of the Filigree Theatre strayed a bit from her previous repertoire with the world premiere of Take Care of My Friend. Starring Kathleen Fletcher, who wrote the…
Dear Evan Hansen Waves Pain Through a Window
Most theatregoers know the story of Dear Evan Hansen, as it was a tremendous success on Broadway for six years in a row and was also a film and a…
Queen Marie Antoinette in Austin
Courtesy of Ballet Austin, lucky members of the public were able to meet the Queen of France at the Long Center recently. She was in attendance for a performance of…
SXSW LONDON 2026
SXSW is now international: it will return to London this June, after a successful inaugural appearance in 2025. I spoke with Clare Hill, director of marketing & communications for SXSW…
Others Were Here Beforehand: City Theatre Austin’s Men on Boats
There is a single line in Jaclyn Backhaus’s Men on Boats, now running at City Theatre Austin through April 12, that cuts through everything: the rapids, rhetoric, gender politics, and…