Cinematic Considerations It’s pretty much pointless at this stage to question why Disney is developing live action remakes of their animated classic films. The studio, which used to be known for original content, has pushed for ways to re-engage with their intellectual property so they don’t have to...

Outdoors On Edge At the end of last week’s Christmas- themed column, I stated that, “writing this column and receiving feedback from all of you via email and out on the streets of Fredericksburg (and in the aisles of H-E-B) is the greatest gift I could ever receive.” And I sincerely meant what I wro...

I am thinking about my Aunt Rose this week. She was 250 years old. At least she seemed to be that age in my childish worldview. She was actually born in 1898, the ninth of 10 children, and sister to my Grandma Annie. As parents do with all old relatives, my dad forced us to visit her. I and my broth...

Cinematic Considerations When the world is on fire, what will individuals choose to do, and not to do, in order to protect themselves and those they l...

It’s Weihnachtszeit — which I am told means Christmastime in German — and as such, I thought we’d have some fun looking at animals associated with the...

Bob and Geri Russell found a novel way of cherishing past Christmases with their family and it centers around the holiday’s most iconic symbol — the e...