Category: Texas
Cactus Pryor; Prophet or Just Full of Common Sense?
I’m pleased to present another offering from Austin writer Teresa Kohl! Bad habits sometimes lead us to unexpected benefits. One particular bad habit of mine is cruising into Half Price Books to examine the...
Austin City Limits: Snapshots from the cheap-ish seats
Since my column last fall on the Austin City Limits Music Festival left quite an impression, I thought it would be good to share some of the pictures that I took of my experience...
Talking About the Austin City Limits Music Festival
Today a front-page above-the-fold story “Should Austin charge ACL organizer more for use of Zilker Park?” in the Austin American-Statesman referenced my op-ed column from last fall on the Austin City Limits Music Festival. If you missed...
Sisten Helen Prejean at Southwestern
Last month Sister Helen Prejean was at Southwestern University. Prejean is known for work with death row inmates, and is the basis for the movie Dead Man Walking. You can watch her...
Levitation Pick: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizzard
Hanging out at a friend’s party this past weekend, discussion turned to the upcoming Levitation festival, and the Australian psychedelic act King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. I like what I’m hearing from them,...
That Crazy Irish Parade at SXSW!
One of the most visually incredible events at this year’s South by Southwest was the show from Ireland’s Macnas. It made SXSW feel more like the Edinburgh Festival Fringe than SXSW. It was magical, complete with...
Today’s Column on More Diversity in People *Acting* in Tech Roles
If you missed it, you can read today’s Statesman column “Hanks: More women, minorities needed for tech roles on screen” here.
SXSW Finds: The Wet Secrets!
At the end of SXSW, I was drug into the Swan Dive to see a band from Canada, who were sporting marching band outfits. They were crazy fun!
Change the Casting, Change the World
During the South by Southwest Film or Interactive Conferences in Austin, Texas there was a giant ferris wheel that appeared just south of the state capitol building. The ferris wheel that added a touch of boardwalk...
