Covering Music, Film and Pop Culture
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...
One of the delights of Positivus (and summertime Latvia ) is the fact that the dj sets go all night long, or at least until long after the sun comes back up. While Karlis Dagilis and...
If you’re curious what my Positivus festvial was like this year, check out my social media snapshot on Storify.
I managed to make it to the Positivus Music Festival in Latvia this year, something that I had been thinking about since I realized Richard Hawley was playing. However, since I’m currently on an island...
Thanks to @lordbyron080808 for taking a look at a new film from his unique perspective! Black Like Me: Free State of Jones,” Eric Foner’s “Reconstruction,” and the Transformation of the Hollywood “White Savior” Complex Have...
Enjoy this special guest post from Austin resident Teresa Kohl, who traveled to China to bring back this report! Last July our family traveled to Beijing China for a two week Chinese (Mandarin) language...
It’s not often that you get a movie that is both “too much” and “not enough” at the same time. The new film from Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive) “The Neon Demon” is that. As...
Waking up on Sunday morning to the news of the tragedy of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Florida, my first reaction was to text my brother-in-law in Florida. Mr. Martin is an elementary school...
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...
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...
