Some years, picking the Oscar winners practically requires a degree in psychology. You’ve got to try to figure out Oscar voters’ choices based on track records, sentimentality or the fact that some actor is simply “due” to win some hardware. And some years it’s just obvious to everyone who the best actors are and which […]

Rodney Crowell has lived an artist’s life. Texas born and bred, he was raised on a steady diet of authentic country music. His father, a frustrated musician, hauled the young boy to all the shows. Crowell, who performs Thursday at Stone Mountain Arts Center in Brownfield, remembers seeing Johnny Cash, Hank Williams and Jerry Lee […]

Robert Pinsky occupies an interesting space in pop culture. He is a past poet laureate (1997-2000) for the United States, poetry editor at Slate and a commentator on “The Newshour” with Jim Lehrer. The New Yorker and the Atlantic Monthly have published his work. But his biggest pop moment may well be his appearance on […]

Building contractors and suppliers who help Habitat for Humanity complete its affordable-housing projects garner praise and thanks at an appreciation dinner.

If it wasn’t precisely a popular notion, arriving at Venue American Grille before the music starts in order to eat from the long menu stuffed with just what you’d expect at a music club makes perfect sense. You can talk to a friend and pay attention to the good food before you turn to the […]