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Room to Breathe
While lecturing to her students about John Coltrane’s seminal 1965 album A Love Supreme, Yazmin Ortiz, a 29-year-old Puerta Rican adjunct professor of music,...
Sealed With a Kiss
Those of us who grew up down here are pretty familiar with the concept of Tupperware parties. Avon, Herbalife, and Mary Kay Cosmetics, the...
Flowers ’n’ Sh*t
Dominique Ransom knew she had a cute shop. After all, she had designed Lilac Tattoo Studio with the “divine feminine” in mind. Her bright,...
Driving While Black
The automobile has been an iconic symbol of freedom, accomplishment, wealth, comfort, and status in America since the late 19th century. Though slow-moving like...
Delightful ‘Details’
Photographer Dontrius Williams felt like he had to pick a lane about 10 years ago, so he “went straight to film. To me, digital...
Disappearing Acts
The set of Instructions for a Séance looks like an escape room, with seemingly random objects everywhere, and that is indeed part of the appeal...
Algorithm of Loss
Peering across the black box theater, you might be forgiven for assuming Marjorie Prime is a sentimental examination of family. After all, based on its...
Between ‘Worlds’
Viewers bring their own preconceptions to visual art even as the creators have their own fully formed ideas and messages in mind. Bridging the...
Diverse, Death
I have lived on the Central Texas coast my entire life, and the horrors here are endless. From sightings of the infamous chupacabra to...
Reaching Out
When Amanda Blake launched the Carter Community Artists in 2017, she did so based on lessons she learned from her previous work at the...
