First Nighter: Is Donald Margulies's 'Country House' Too Chekhovian or Not...
Some plays about actors, acting and other theater concerns can be quite good--a worthy example being Anton Chekhov's 1895 work, The Seagull. Most plays about actors, acting and other theater concerns,...
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The Bridge, an Essay (PHOTOS)
The Brooklyn Bridge has been captured by the greatest photographers in the history of the medium. What could I possibly add to such an eminently historical visual dialogue on this incredible human...
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Big Boys Toys in Dubai Features The Most Luxurious Stuff Anywhere, Including...
Tomorrow through Sunday (October 3 through 5) many of the world's the uber-wealthy citizens will gather in Dubai to attend Big Boys Toys. Here, the latest technology -- the "toys" -- will be on...
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Big Boys Toys in Dubai Features The Most Luxurious Stuff Anywhere, Including...
Tomorrow through Sunday (October 3 through 5) many of the world's the uber-wealthy citizens will gather in Dubai to attend Big Boys Toys. Here, the latest technology -- the "toys" -- will be on...
View ArticleLa Vaughn Belle's Contemporary Art Practice of Speaking in Layers
Not many people start their art career being mentored by world-renowned artist Tania Bruguera, but La Vaughn Belle has been one of the few lucky individuals to do so. "To understand how I ended up...
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Old Cars Find New Life In The Photographs Of Patrick Joust
All Images Copyright Patrick Joust My father liked any kind of car, it only had to be, well, old. He loved old cars. How I wish he was still with us to see Patrick Joust's photography. He would have...
View Article"Port Authority": McPherson's Elegy on Remorse of the Past
Just when you are tempted to think that your past is over and done with, a dim reminder will suddenly leap out of nowhere and grab you by the throat. In a beautifully acted revival of Conor McPherson's...
View Article"The Country House": Actors Acting Their Way Through Life
Most playwrights seem to have a Chekhovian impulse they need to get out of their system, and David Margulies's new play The Country House, which opened last night on Broadway, is better than most of...
View ArticleMake the Most of the Austin Film Festival
Why the Austin Film Festival Matters It's the season of big events here in Austin, Texas, bringing tens of thousands of people into town from across the globe. Some of those events--ACLFest and Formula...
View ArticleWorking With Herb Alpert
Over the years I have often been asked questions like, "Is it intimidating, strange, weird, nerve wracking, or even scary to be working, musically, with a music legend like Herb Alpert?" No... not at...
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Steve Wilson on 'The Making of Gone with the Wind'
Just when I thought I could answer any trivia question on David O. Selznick's 1939 production of Gone with the Wind, comes a treasure of new material in Steve Wilson's book, The Making of Gone with the...
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Sounds of the Mamaloshen
For several decades, the Blackglama line of furs has used a celebrity-driven marketing campaign (What Becomes A Legend Most?) to great effect. But, in a time when audiences are quick to label a...
View ArticleKandace Springs: A Change Is Gonna Come
After being escorted up the serpentine staircase and led to the balcony area from which I would view the show, I took a moment to better take in the scene around me. The Lower East Side venue known as...
View ArticleAlice Herz-Sommer and Her Piano: A Long (109 Years) and Meaningful Life
Almost by accident, I attended a noon lecture recommended by a friend. The speaker was Ara Guzelimian, Provost and Dean of the Julliard School, where extraordinarily gifted music students perfect their...
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Conducting Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake
Dylan Gutierrez & Jeraldine Mendoza, Photo by Cheryl Mann Conductor Scott Speck is with us to talk about the music of one of the most famous ballets of all time--Swan Lake. He has been in...
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Lorde: New Zealand's Young, Feminist, Cultural Ambassador
There is an air of palpable excitement in the 4,500-capacity performance venue The Joint at the Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas. The large standing-room area is solid with people, and when the muted...
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Artist-to-Watch Jacob Summers of Avid Dancer Admits He's in a Constant State...
We've all heard the story before: a kid is raised in a super strict religious household and grows up to kill it in the music industry. It happened to Kings of Leon and it happened to Katy Perry. But...
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Top 10 Art Shows This Fall
Mariam Suhail, "Vase Of Flowers," 2014. Now that the fall art season is well underway, we've picked the Top 10 global art shows to see this season. 1. Alexandre Singh, "The Chorus" Galerie Art :...
View ArticleMusic in the Southwest Part 2: The Tucson Symphony Orchestra
There have been occasions when the American basketball Dream Team has been beaten by a team from a little itty-bitty country because that latter team plays real team ball, and the most famous guys just...
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Mapping the World as She Imagines It: Xuchi Naungayan Eggleton
"We map the world as it is -- not as people would like it to be," announced the National Geographic, shortly after Russian soldiers stormed Ukrainian military bases in Crimea, and the National...
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