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...
ANNAINAUSTIN...and Company! Blog
Look at this GREAT policy at Day for Night
Super impressed by this Anti-Harassment Policy at the new Day for Night festival in Houston! Consent is so important! Anti-Harassment Policy Day for Night aims to make the festival experience one that you won’t...
Get those decorative gourds started…
It’s Thanksgiving week, meaning that (many) kids are out of school, we’re thinking about fall, and it’s getting close to time to get our turkey on. It’s also decorative gourd season.
I’d Missed Being In the Huff Post
In looking for something else, I found that I’d missed knowing that one of my tweets was embedded as content in a Huff Post story. The story is titled, “21 Hashtags That Changed The...
Column on Fantastic Fest in the Dallas Morning News
Here’s a link to my column on Fantastic Fest in the Dallas Morning News yesterday.
Looking Forward to Binge Watching Tabula Rasa
With binge watching being a thing, finding a new binge watching series is the kind of thing that’s worth celebrating. Unfortunately they are still busy in Belgium making my new favorite binge -worthy television...
“Haunters” Is the Most Terrifying Movie Ever Made
There are a lot of films that promise terror. Haunters: The Art of the Scare shows you real terror. As someone who has done haunted interactive theater for years, I know what it takes...
Fantastic Debates 2017
The Fantastic Debates are a thing that take place every year at Fantastic Fest . Here’s a snapshot of what happened this year. Enjoy the video/photos of Suki-Rose Simakis in her black jacket taking...
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...
From the public outcry at the Trump Inauguration
When I was in D.C. for the Women’s March, I saw a lot of protesters during the day of the Trump Inauguration. It’s amazing how much has happened since then. These pictures are stark...
