Digitalis Purpurea
Nuremberg native Joachim Kersten conceived his current show in response to an invitation from the Bavarian city of Schweinfurt (“pig ford”) to design a...
Return to the Opera
You may not know the name of Thomas Pasatieri, but you’ve almost certainly heard his work.
He had a successful career as an opera...
Not in Their Backyard
The halls of the East Lancaster Avenue police substation echoed with angry accusations.
“We’ve made it easy to be homeless in Fort Worth,” one woman...
Effortless Elegance
Open barely a month in Arlington, Olenjack’s Grille, the namesake of renowned ex-Reata and Chisholm Club maestro Brian Olenjack, has found its identity in...
Carter’s Malaise
I have a hard time looking at Meg Ryan right now. There are a few shots in her latest film, In the Land of...
Amusing Angel
Attention, Hollywood: Look at Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg. These British guys are doing your jobs, and on a fraction of your budget.
That...
Finding Walter
A lot of non-mainstream comedies have their die-hard fans, but there’s something about The Big Lebowski that, as fancy journalists say, has legs. Hollywood...
Love the Love Shack, Baby
What was it Chow, Baby said almost two years ago? That it wishes our star chefs would get over the posheries and open more...
Bourbon Street Blues
For all of Spike Lee’s considerable achievements as a fiction filmmaker, he may be even better as a documentarian.
Following 4 Little Girls, his...
The War to Lose the Peace
“A weathered hand reached out from the closet and grabbed my forearm. ... ‘The children die. ... We need ... clean water. ... Get...
