Americans Abroad: Paintings 1860-1931
The Bridge at Andorra in the tiny country between France and Spain was done by Henry Strater in 1920. Strater toured Spain between his first summer in Ogunquit, Maine, in…
Bernstein at 100
Leonard Bernstein would have celebrated his 100th birthday this year. Alas he only made it to 72, dying in 1990, the year after I saw him at Carnegie Hall. Throughout…
Fallingwater
When is Fallingwater not Fallingwater? Answer: some winters are so cold the waterfall at the ueber-famous Frank Lloyd Wright house freezes. One of the guides told me it is quite…
Night of the Living Dead: 40th Anniv.
It’s nearly Halloween: what better time for a scary movie? George Romero’s scary flick Night of the Living Dead, which many regard as the progenitor of the zombie craze we…
KANSAS: 40th Anniv. Tour
Sun News Austin was on the scene for the 40th anniversary concert of Kansas in Pittsburgh, where they first made it big onto the music scene in 1975. After more…
Avenatti on Kavanaugh: Completely Full of Shit
Michael Avenatti, in Austin today, denounced Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. “Look at the Fox News interview, and you will realise he is completely full of shit!” The outspoken lawyer…
John Kerry: Everybody Sees The Fix Is In
John Kerry, commenting on the Brett Kavanaugh nomination battle, pulled no punches during his appearance in Austin on Sept. 27. Of the Republican senators who want him on the Supreme…
The Magic of Neil Patrick Harris
The Magic Misfits is the title of a 4-book series by the entertainer Neil Patrick Harris. To celebrate the publication of the second book in the series, he appeared at…
Goodwin: Nobody Can Be a Spectator Anymore
Presidential historians conduct a poll amongst themselves every so often to rank the Presidents. Until now President Buchanan (who preceded Lincoln) has consistently been ranked the worst president in American…
Once: A Universal Conundrum
The musical Once, now playing at the Zach Theatre in Austin, has a hidden meaning in plain sight: the two lead characters have no name. They are just Guy and…