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SXSW Is Bringing Texas to the World

As expected, South by Southwest is all digital this year. It’s bringing Texas to the world, instead of bringing the world to Texas. Singer/ National Treasure Willie Nelson is a SXSW keynote speaker, as...

Impact of Dinner at NOMA

During these Coronavirus times so many people have turned to cooking as a way to cope. I have not. I’m the very opposite of a foodie. Maybe that’s to be expected given my upbringing....

THE MYSTERY OF D.B. COOPER

Coverage of the Nashville Film Festival, by Jason T Sparks Here’s what we know: on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving in 1971, a nondescript, middle-aged man in a dark suit boarded Northwest Orient Airlines flight...

Nashville Film Festival 2020*

BY JASON T SPARKS About a year ago, on this very website, I wrote the following:  Going to a film festival is its own experience. For the most part, it’s a positive experience. By...