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The Queer Women Crime Story From A Texas Comic Legend

The Queer Women Crime Story From A Texas Comic Legend

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.

When Dallas Helped Launch "Jaws" And Steven Spielberg

When Dallas Helped Launch "Jaws" And Steven Spielberg

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.

Innovative Austin Show Now Available Online

Innovative Austin Show Now Available Online

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

Luis C. Garza, Eyes of the Chicano Movement, Gets His Due

Luis C. Garza, Eyes of the Chicano Movement, Gets His Due

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)

Proud And Black In The Houston Improv Scene

Proud And Black In The Houston Improv Scene

"This offers us space, activities, and laughs. My God, don't we need a laugh right now?”

A Tapestry of Clothes Highlights Border Militarization Cruelty

A Tapestry of Clothes Highlights Border Militarization Cruelty

"Art goes hand in hand with action. Art inspires action, and I think that’s where the role of art becomes effective."

Remembering Cecile Richards

Remembering Cecile Richards

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.