We had never eaten shrimp before the mid-1950s. Then an older sister (Imogene) married and moved near Galveston. On one visit she fried shrimp, though I doubt our parents were impressed. My mother never cooked shrimp before the end of those fabulous ’50s and knew nothing of Creole flavors. No Creole...

Cinematic Considerations What drives a person to step onstage and tell jokes for the very first time becomes a key plot device in co-writer/director Bradley Cooper’s latest dramedy, “Is This Thing On?” The story follows Will Arnett as Alex, a man on the brink of divorce who turns to open-mic nights ...

South Plains College Ethan Garrett of Harper, was named to the South Plains College Fall 2025 president’s list. Garrett was among more than 400 students named to the list. To qualify, students must earn a GPA of 4.0 and complete a minimum of 12 credit hours. S. New Hampshire Robert Blumrich and Kels...

Cinematic Considerations Nothing in “Marty Supreme” truly matters outside of Timothée Chalamet. D irected by Josh Safdie from a screenplay he cowrote ...

My thanks to the United States doing whatever it is that they’re doing down in Venezuela for this week’s column. You see, I’ve been sick most of the C...

Gordon Massie, owner of the Texas Vintage Motorcycle Museum, donated $20,000 to the The Hill Country Animal Rescue (HCAR). Massie hosted an adoption e...