While the Dallas Art Fair has always been a preeminent place for Texans to experience the imagination and creativity of artists in all kinds of spaces, this year there’s a particular focus on amplifying and showcasing the work of LGBTQ+ artists.
Hellcats follows a small group of queer women living and working near the High Street in 1920s London. It’s loosely based on the long-running gang known as the Forty Elephants, a group of women who were expert shoplifters thanks to their custom-made clothes.
On March 26, 1975, the Medallion Theatre in Dallas hosted the first public test screening of the movie that would become Jaws. The event marked a turning point not just for the career of director Steven Spielberg, but the entire concept of the summer movie.
Originally shot over four performances at the Vortex in Austin in 2024, Tyagaraja Welch's "Bridging With Mother" is surprisingly powerful even on a laptop screen
A photojournalist and photographer who chronicled the Chicano movement is the subject of several career retrospectives making their way through Texas, including an exhibition at Houston’s Multicultural Education and Counseling through the Arts (MECA)
"This offers us space, activities, and laughs. My God, don't we need a laugh right now?”
"Art goes hand in hand with action. Art inspires action, and I think that’s where the role of art becomes effective."
On Monday, the family of Cecile Richards, the former president of Planned Parenthood, announced that she had died. Richards is now being remembered by many as an advocate for women’s and worker’s rights. Richards was born in Waco to David and Ann Richards, the former governor of Texas.
Pro wrestling is starting to see much greater LGBTQ+ representation, especially in Texas.
A generation ago, most Americans would not have been able to tell you who Krampus was. Now, the horned figure has become almost as much a part of Christmas as Santa Claus and Frosty the Snowman. It’s hardly surprising that Krampus would see a major resurgence here in Texas.
Visiting the new Vincent Valdez career retrospective, Just a Dream, at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston is like admiring a sunrise, only for the sunrise to admire you back. It’s gargantuan, liminal, and positively radioactive in its impact. Born in San Antonio in 1977, Valdez has long been one
Saba Razvi likes to write in airports, which is good because she flies out of George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) or William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) once a month. A poet, writer and critic who teaches at the University of Houston Victoria, she finds airports to be spaces full of
It’s 1974, and in Round Rock, Texas, the devil is about to die a gruesome death. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre* released in theaters, and horror has never been the same. The occult almost completely dominated the horror film scene of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Just a
The mask is a cornerstone of Halloween. Some people wear them to frighten others, enhancing the spooky nature of the season. Others use them as a form of trickery or roleplay, paying homage to the idea that Halloween is a time when the veil between worlds thins. Something about the
Houston’s oldest movie theater, the River Oaks, opened its doors again for the first time since 2021 on October 3. Under new direction and local ownership by Culinary Khancepts, it’s poised to become the beating heart of film in the city as it was over most of its
Late one evening in February 2022, Chinar Sediqi touched down at San Antonio International Airport for the first time. He was with his wife, Noorafshan, and their five children, the youngest only one year old. The older children gathered their backpacks and the family retrieved three boxes filled with belongings