When it comes to big-budget American action films, the Mission: Impossiblefranchise has been the gold standard for almost a decade and a half. Earlier entries have their admirable qualities — iconic set pieces, stunning camera work, Philip Seymour Hoffman — but Ghost Protocol (2009) ignited a new era of formal virtuosity and “how-did-they-do-that” audacity for the […]
Pop singer Britney Spears and her fans can’t seem to move on from her recent encounter with San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama. In a short Instagram video posted Tuesday, the 41-year-old star again expressed outrage over her alleged rough treatment by Spurs Director of Team Security Damian Smith, whom she claims slapped her last […]
As San Antonio embarks upon yet another reimagining of downtown’s Hemisfair, it’s worth remembering the origin of the downtown space that includes the Tower of the Americas and other landmarks. The development arose out of the controversial and city-altering Hemisfair ’68, San Antonio’s World’s Fair and, in many ways, our introduction to the larger world. While […]
It’s nearly Bo time, San Antonio! North Carolina-based fried chicken and biscuit chain Bojangles will open its first Alamo City location on July 24.
The 2023 season of Teatro Audaz, a Latinx theater focused on both artistry and multiculturalism in entertainment, is in full swing, and its latest production is the Texas premiere of The Ghosts of Lote Bravo. Set in Juarez, Mexico, and directed by Charles Falcon, the play revolves around a young girl’s disappearance and her mother’s […]
Assclown Alert is a column of opinion, analysis and snark. Tony Buzbee, lead attorney for suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, has a way with words — as evidenced by his recent statement explaining his client’s decision not to testify in his upcoming Senate impeachment trial.
Paranoid much, Ted? Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on Tuesday delivered a speech on the Senate floor encouraging his colleagues to support a bill that would require companies to inform the public if the household appliances they manufacture are prying into buyers’ private lives. “I don’t think the American people want their air fryer spying on […]
Krazy Katsu, an Olmos Park food trailer known for massive Asian-inspired chicken sandwiches will open a brick-and-mortar location in the Medical Center. Crazy Katsu owners Jessica and Phillip Gonyea, shared the news this week on social media.
San Antonio has won yet another travel-related recognition — this time being ranked among the top U.S. cities to visit in 2023 by Travel+Leisure magazine. On this year’s edition of the reader-selected list, the Alamo City landed as the tenth-best U.S. city for visitors. More than 165,000 Travel+Leisure readers participated in the polling. “San Antonio’s colorful, […]
Folks who like their coffee as black as their heart will soon be able to sip Gravves’ spooky wares from a new brick and mortar space. The mobile coffee spot has been slinging alternative drinks from a post on the St. Mary’s Strip since 2021, but a July 10 Instagram post announced plans for a […]