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Fare Play
Christopher Blay’s new, sleek, scholarly public artwork glides into the cultural dialogue about progress as effortlessly and elegantly as a sing-songy MLK speech —...
Welcome to the Family
On your first visit to Jubilee Theatre, which showcases stories about the African American experience, you are considered a good friend. A second trip...
R.I.P., Mary Diane Simons
Lake Simons remembers her mother in a lot of ways — “wonderful,” “unique,” a “devoted wife and mother” — but also as a “soulfully loving...
In from the Cold
Ironic, but I picked up John A. Brock’s The Great Ice Cream War of Summer 2016 almost 60 years to the day that The New...
Holiday Book Guide
For us Black Friday holdouts and for the last-minute shoppers, choosing the right gift for the Holidays can be daunting as we draw closer...
Santa’s Stages
There may be no better time to put your butts in some seats than the holidays. This time of year normally offers a great...
A New Nostalgia
Long, long ago (the mid 2000s) at a house party far, far away (Denton), two young dudes who loved comic books came up with...
Frightfest
For the fine folks of Nightshade Burlesque, every season is spooky season. Even so, they managed to crank up the dial for their November...
Dark Tome
Early on in Oscar winner Kathryn Bigelow’s Texas horror classic Near Dark (1987), a Winnebago speeds across a dusty Lone Star landscape. The dingy RV...
The Constitution in You
When I first saw the title What the Constitution Means to Me, I admit it didn’t spark much interest. I blamed this on a...
