The Glow of Mon Julien
For reasons that will become obvious later, one of the best songs off Mon Julien’s recently released eponymous album is also one of the...
Personal Foul
You might not recognize Mike Shropshire’s image on the video clip — avuncular, face framed by thinning gray hair — but you may recall...
A Pink Political Agenda
In 2000, when I became a breast cancer activist, one of my first assignments was contacting the senators and members of Congress in my...
William Campbell Contemporary Art
In his titular show at William Campbell, Houston sculptor Steve Murphy demonstrates his command of abstract wood and metal forms.
The above piece, “If...
Arrietty: Borrowed Time
So what’s it gonna take for Hayao Miyazaki to get his due in America? The co-founder of Studio Ghibli has built his legacy on...
This Means War: Bad Threesome
These days, romantic comedies often come packaged with gunfire, explosions, and car chases because filmmakers and studios think that’s the only way to make...
A Potpourri of Poisons
Horror stories about smoking synthetic incense or potpourri were spreading long before Hollywood actress Demi Moore linked her famous face to the phenomenon. She...
Next Stop? Cancun
If a pawnshop is enough to scare you away from a neighborhood, you might never work up the courage to walk through the door...
Scenes from a Marriage
Unlike many films that come to us from Iran, A Separation isn’t overtly political, which is probably why the thuggish Iranian government felt comfortable...
TCU Drug Busts Have Silver Lining
The national news media is all over the big drug bust at Texas Christian University, where police reportedly arrested 17 students (and counting) for...
