Category: Arts

No Rumpled Female Detectives, Please

Stuck inside with this wave of Omicron, I’ve been watching a lot of old television, from Murder She Wrote to Columbo. All that telly consumption illustrated that we have a long history of rumpled,...

Thor and Friends

Have you seen Thor & Friends, the musical collective from Austin’s Thor Harris? Earlier this winter, the group played a show at the Lemon Lounge in Austin, in support of their new record, The...

On Community…in Prison

One of the wildest bits of the soft opening night of the 2017 Day for Night festival was the mini talking-head summit, with a chat between transgender soldier Chelsea Manning (who served time in...

36 hours in Black Rock City

After Hurricane Harvey ended–and since my 80 year-old parents in the Houston suburbs were totally fine— I managed to get to Burning Man for a couple of days. Luckily I was camped with the...

Dad and Degas

For the last several months I had tried to convince my 78 year-old father to go see the Degas: A New Vision exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. I don’t live in...

Mascara 2016

Last January the Castro Country Club in San Fransisco, California let me take pictures at one of their monthly fundraising performances. If I’ve managed to post your photo without REALLY having your consent, let...

Day for Night 2016 in Pictures!

The Day for Night festival in Houston that took place just before the long holiday break was the most fun that I’ve ever had in downtown Houston. It was really pretty! Here are some...

Day For Night in Video

This past weekend was the second Day for Night festival in Houston. Things happened! Lots of important things! Here are some of them on video: