“Adiós Utopia: Dreams and Deceptions in Cuban Art Since 1950″
Exploring Cuba’s artistic production in the years following Fidel Castro’s revolution in 1959, “Adiós Utopia: ... Read More »
Heart of Texas History
Some of the most enjoyable visits I’ve made to Texas small towns have included a little time spent in jail. Not ... Read More »
Get Your Mind in the Gutter
Depending on what decade you grew up in, bowling can conjure some basic stereotypes – a group of men, who might ... Read More »
Cirque: Behind the Scenes
If you've ever seen the mesmerizing performances of Cirque du Soliel, you may enjoy a few photos from behind the ... Read More »
Silly Cars, Serious Art
Long gone are the days where art could be seen only in formal museums. Now it comes parading through downtown ... Read More »
Off-N-On
Cupp’s is home of the classic Texas diner cheeseburger. Back in the 1950s, Cupp’s had car service, and a young soldier from Fort Hood named Elvis Presley would occasionally sneak a double cheeseburger with bacon in the back seat of family friend Eddie Fadal’s Cadillac. During his six months of Army training in 1959, Elvis retreated on weekends to Waco, where Fadal, a former DJ whom Elvis met on one of his earliest tours of Texas, built an addition on his house for Presley and filled it with records and TVs. Willie Nelson, from nearby Abbott, has been eating at Cupp’s since the late ’40s. Read More »
To Dine For
Since my husband and I moved from Fort Worth to a ranch south of Glen Rose a decade ago, we’ve be-come impromptu ... Read More »
Crushing it at Messina Hof
On an uncharacteristically cool and overcast August morning, rows and rows of Lenoir grapes grow fat on the vines ... Read More »
Light of the Moon at SXSW
The 2017 SXSW Film Festival screened 258 films, including 130 features, that were selected out of 7,651 ... Read More »
Stories of the Wild
Watching Texas’ prairies and hillsides light up with seasonal wildflowers is a delight for the senses—a farewell ... Read More »
On Top of the World
In the Hill Country northwest of Uvalde, rocky escarpments cut an irregular edge across the horizon. Texas 55 ... Read More »
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