On Olympic Bodies
With the recent arrival of the Dobbs verdict, and the further threat to women’s bodily automy, it’s easy to forget that we have been on a road to this for a while. Apart from...
Category: events
On #SXSW2020
See Anna’s column on the SXSW that didn’t happen, in today’s Dallas Morning News. Click here to read about “Not by Not West.”
What Does It Mean To Go To A Film Festival
Nashville Film Festival coverage provided by Jason T. Sparks, Our Man in Nashville Going to a film festival is its own experience. For the most part, it’s a positive experience. By the same token,...
Outnumbered by Monkeys
This past weekend at the Highball, “Outnumbered by Monkeys” played as part of the “Fringe with Benefits” show.
Our Man In Nashville
MISS ANNA, THE TEXAN DOROTHY PARKER WHOSE BLOG THIS IS, asked me to introduce myself to you, her loyal readers. I’m Jason T Sparks. I plan to write under the header “Our Man in...
At Austin’s Indie Meme Fest
Here are a few pictures* from the super-fun Indie Meme Film Festival, which showcases indie films from South Asia. It was great to see a red carpet filled with female directors, and I love...
Why We Go To Festivals
In case you missed it, here is the long story on festivals that was in the Dallas Morning News.
On Community…in Prison
One of the wildest bits of the soft opening night of the 2017 Day for Night festival was the mini talking-head summit, with a chat between transgender soldier Chelsea Manning (who served time in...
Look at this GREAT policy at Day for Night
Super impressed by this Anti-Harassment Policy at the new Day for Night festival in Houston! Consent is so important! Anti-Harassment Policy Day for Night aims to make the festival experience one that you won’t...
36 hours in Black Rock City
After Hurricane Harvey ended–and since my 80 year-old parents in the Houston suburbs were totally fine— I managed to get to Burning Man for a couple of days. Luckily I was camped with the...
