Claire Danes, the star of Homeland (and of course My So-Called Life) will be the full-season host of ART21, (Art in the 21st Century) the Peabody-Award winning PBS series. For this season (the show’s…

Traffic will surely be part of this Memorial Day weekend, as it has always been, thanks in part to the low gas prices. What we need is public transportation that moves…

Like all wonderfully rich cabinets of curiosities, "The Collections" rewards slow and repeated looking.

Two weeks ago, The New York Times reported that researchers from the University of Maryland have found a way to make wood transparent. From the article: Using a two-step process, researchers…

It’s Memorial Day Weekend! The three-day holiday weekend filled with barbeque, beer, and boating accidents is actually a federal holiday in the United States for remembering the people who died…

Tom Michael, founder and General Manager of Marfa Public Radio and longtime West Texas resident, is pulling up sticks to head to Idaho to take up the position of General Manager…

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Houston artist Brian Piana recently launched his new podcast RGB (A) that will, week by week, chronicle his process as he prepares for his exhibition at the Wright Gallery on the…

Last night, at the historic Houston nightclub Numbers, Aurora Picture Show hosted their yearly screening with the A/V Geeks. The A/V Geeks travel across the US and show selections from their massive…

Rainey Knudson and Brandon Zech on underdog art schools, hanging with artists at parties, and goofy press releases.

There is going to be a ton of projected art in Texas this weekend! The Aurora Picture Show is putting on its free-for-all BYOB (Bring Your Own Beamer) at Houston’s…

Turkish Parliament going at it.

This week’s New Yorker cover is all too real. For the past month, my Facebook feed has been bombarded with photos of cheery-faced, cap and gown-clad recent graduates that (mostly) don’t know…

Glasstire Off Road with William Wegman at the Glasscock School of Continuing Studies, Rice University, Houston, on April 30, 2016.

Long-time Menil Collection Director of Communications Vance Muse, who retired at the end of last year, has apparently been replaced by pop star Beyoncé. The Houston native often visits the…

But I wish I could have seen him in another spot. A big one with open skies. But I kinda get it. We reap what we sow. And they pay…

Artists finding affordable housing has always been a problem, especially when looking at options designed specifically for artists. Alana Semuels writes in The Atlantic about subsidized housing for artists in Minneapolis: “Set on…

Austin-based artist Jules Buck Jones has designed the official poster for this year’s Austin City Limits. Here’s the full-color version: Here’s the not-really grayscale one: And you can buy one…

The free, annual exhibition, The People’s Gallery, showcasing over 100 local artists has been on view on the first three floors at Austin City Hall since February. Now, some of…

As usual with music, I’m late to the party. Outstanding singer Brittany Howard and co. apparently won a bunch of Grammys this year. This album was number one somewhere. But it’s…