Arts & Culture:
When I sit down with Hong Kong-based artist Pak Sheung Chuen, he opens a small black notebook filled with scrawled Chinese script and abstract...
By Ben Judson
6/19/2013
Arts & Culture:
The Current is pleased to partner with Artpace to present a weekly series of work by International Artist-in-Resident Pak Sheung Chuen. Read more about...
By Pak Sheung Chuen
6/19/2013
Arts & Culture:
Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Metal. By Jon Wiederhorn and Katherine Turman. It Books. 718 pp., $32.50
By Enrique Lopetegui
6/19/2013
Arts & Culture:
Lurking on the edge of the neo-burlesque self-empowerment movement is another tradition that pushes tastes for a little lace into darker territory...
By Scott Andrews
6/19/2013
Astrology:
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Maybe you’ve seen that meme circulating on the Internet: “My desire to be well-informed is at odds with my desire to remain...
By Rob Brezsny
6/19/2013
ASK A MEXICAN:
Dear Mexican: Recently, a coworker turned me on to a website that features many videos of unspeakable atrocities the drug cartels are committing...
By Gustavo Arellano
6/19/2013
Arts & Culture:
It started, said Michael Menchaca, with “a dirty mustache joke” the young San Antonio artist overheard while studying at Texas State University at...
By Scott Andrews
6/12/2013
Arts & Culture:
Richly atmospheric and brilliantly colored, Julie Shipp’s abstract paintings evoke dramatic moments of sunlight shining through storm clouds or...
By Dan R. Goddard
6/12/2013
ASK A MEXICAN:
Dear Mexican: In Philadelphia, where I live, there are three Spanish-language stations on regular broadcast television. None of them offer English subtitles...
By Gustavo Arellano
6/12/2013
Astrology:
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Irish poet Richard Brinsley Sheridan didn’t confine his lyrical wit to well-crafted poems on the printed page. He used it to say...
By Rob Brezsny
6/12/2013
Arts & Culture:
The unexpected Ballroom Luminoso project on San Antonio’s South Side astonished almost everyone involved. “I was really surprised,” said...
By Callie Enlow
6/5/2013
Arts & Culture:
Just how cool is Brent Barry? He helped the San Antonio Spurs win NBA Championships in 2005 and 2007. He currently ranks 13th in career...
By Gary Sweeney
6/5/2013
Arts & Culture:
Brash, big-mouthed Thomas Hart Benton railed against the conspiracy of homosexuals he thought controlled the 1930s New York art scene, while...
By Dan R. Goddard
6/5/2013
ASK A MEXICAN:
Dear Readers: U.K.’s spectacular Guardian newspaper has asked if I could field some questions for their readers as part of the paper’s summer...
By Gustavo Arellano
6/5/2013
Astrology:
ARIES (March 21-April 19): The longest natural arch in the world is the Fairy Bridge in Guangxi Province, China. Made of limestone, this 400-foot-wide...
By Rob Brezsny
6/5/2013
Arts & Culture:
Like proctologists, taxicab drivers observe the human species from a unique angle. A Google search of “taxi stories” yields more...
By Steven G. Kellman
5/29/2013
Arts & Culture:
Anya Gallaccio returns to Artpace 16 years after her International Artist-in-Residence project with This much is true, an installation of...
By Scott Andrews
5/29/2013
Arts & Culture:
In these dumb-downed days when boob-tubers are encouraged to tolerate all manner of reality show lowlifes and school districts insist that every...
By Roberto Ontiveros
5/29/2013
ASK A MEXICAN:
Dear Mexican: I went to a Los Angeles Dodgers game today and noticed that they now have Doyer Dogs, which are fucking disgusting and covered in nacho cheese...
By Gustavo Arellano
5/26/2013
Astrology:
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Back in the 1920s, the governor of Texas was determined to forbid the teaching of foreign languages in public schools. To bolster...
By Rob Brezsny
5/29/2013
Arts & Culture:
If you think there is little to no serious theater in San Antonio, you’re not alone. Even business travelers dining at Bohanan’s must...
By Scott Andrews
5/22/2013
Arts & Culture:
Rex Hausmann, local artist and arts advocate, recently opened his latest exhibition in the massive showrooms of Gallery Nord with a cohort...
By Scott Andrews
5/22/2013
Astrology:
ARIES (March 21-April 19) “I’m still learning,” said Michelangelo when he was 87 years old. For now, he’s your patron saint. With his unflagging...
By Rob Brezsny
5/22/2013
