Holiday music is playing on the radio, so it’s officially time to give you the Second Annual 12 Days of Xicana-Friendly Reading list. Last year, I recommended a few classics, with a splash of poetry and a couple of contemporary Xicana/o authors. All of the voices on 2010′s list continue to influence my work, life, and spirit...
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While no place on earth can rival the landscapes our imaginations are able to conjure, don't physical traveling and book traveling sound like two great tastes that go great together?
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Introduction Our first story of June, “PINS,” is a one about luck and ends shimmery and happy. But it has a darker side to it. The power and sway money has over the characters’ lives suggests that everything will not be O.K. Sadly the burden of finances can cripple a relationship, sometimes to the...
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Consider this: imagine that Gregor Samsa, instead of being transformed into an insect, is transformed into a...kitten. That changes the flavor of the story altogether. For one, a kitten is way more complex than an insect. Also, a kitten is a helluva lot cuter.
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Introduction The plot of “The Blue Box” by Mo H Saidi leaves the reader feeling empty and used instead of elated by the prospect of life. The somewhat surprising role reversal emphasizes the loss, not just of a love affair, but of a family. I’m always looking for fresh flash fiction. Send in your...
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Dettmer explains how his work is driven by a desire "to open a conversation think about book's current role in media culture, its history and its future."
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The problem isn't that San Antonians don't read or that Texans don't read or even that Southerners don't read. The problem is that Americans across the country have fallen out of love with books.
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Food-industry heroes: Cameron Davies and Matthew Marshall of Cruising Kitchens Best of SA 2012 Critic Pick: Countless food shows featuring celebrity chefs have cast a bright light on the "back of the house," the kitchens that create the artful delicacies that drive restaurant success. 4/25/2012
2012 Best of San Antonio Food Winners List Best of 2012: 2012 Best of San Antonio Food Winners List 4/25/2012
Best Beard Best of SA 2013: 4/24/2013
2013 Tejano Conjunto Festival Explores The Genre's Family Tree Music: If San Antonio is the mecca of conjunto, then the Tejano Conjunto Festival serves as the genre’s hajj — a chance to pay homage to accomplished... By Jeffrey Wright 5/15/2013
New Cove Bar is the Latest to Step Up Craft Brew Offerings in SA Nightlife: Believe it or not, The Cove co-owner Lisa Asvestas was once a Coors Light drinker. “Seriously, Coors Light,” she said with a hint of contrition... By Michael Barajas 5/15/2013
'The Flu Season' Arts & Culture: A quarter of the way through The Flu Season, Will Eno’s 2003 absurdist exercise set in a psychiatric hospital, patients in the TV room watch a report on how an entire family fell through early-winter ice and died. Skating on a thin dramatic surface, the pla By Steven G. Kellman 5/17/2013
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