Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2410: The Vintage of Cave Art
Posted on · Episode: 2410 Was cave art too good to have been made 30,000 years ago? Today, a new look at old art.
Tag: art
Houston Matters
Substantially sinking suburbs, and travel host Rick Steves (Oct. 14, 2022)
Posted on · On Friday's show: We discover why some of the city’s northern suburbs are sinking at a substantial rate. We discuss The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week. And we talk with travel host Rick Steves about his news series.
Town Square
Ground Zero 360 “Remembrance” exhibition honors the lives lost on 9/11
Posted on · Artist Nicola McClean created this exhibit to remember and honor the victims, families, and first responders of the September 11th terror attacks
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2313: Atlantropa
Posted on · Episode: 2313 Herman Sörgel’s Atlantropa project: Lebensraum from a lowered Mediterranean. Today, we rewrite geography.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2306: Earth Tones
Posted on · Episode: 2306 In which Wayne Gilbert paints in earth tones from Earth itself. Today, we look at earth tones.
News
A Texas school board rejects ‘In God We Trust’ signs in Arabic
Posted on · A school board in the Dallas-Fort Worth area says it already has enough signs. Critics are testing a recently adopted Texas law that requires public schools to display a poster bearing the U.S. motto.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2300: Pink Flamingos
Posted on · Episode: 2300 Pink Flamingos: vicissitudes in the search for art. Today, pink flamingos.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2830: Generative Art
Posted on · Episode: 2830 Computing Generative Art. Today, new territory.
Houston Matters
Congressman Al Green on establishing a national Slavery Remembrance Day (Aug. 16, 2022)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: Rep. Al Green answers questions about issues before Congress and his efforts to establish a national Slavery Remembrance Day. Then we examine the role green infrastructure could play in preventing future flooding. And we visit the Banksyland exhibit.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1478: Statue of Liberty, 1885
Posted on · Episode: 1478 A sneak preview of the Statue of Liberty. Today, a sneak preview of the Statue of Liberty.
Houston Matters
Griner pleads guilty, and preserving Karankawa culture (July 8, 2022)
Posted on · On Friday's show: We get the latest on WNBA star Brittney Griner's case in a Russian court. Then we meet a descendant of the Karankawa people and learn about efforts to preserve their culture and language.
Houston Matters
How the Roe ruling might affect other reproductive health matters (June 28, 2022)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: We examine how the overturn of Roe v. Wade might affect other reproductive issues -- not just unwanted pregnancies. And a former second-in-command at NASA explains what she thinks is holding the space agency back.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2236: Industrial Design
Posted on · Episode: 2236 Industrial Design: Showing us how function is art. Today, another look at form and function.
Arts & Culture
Court sides with MFAH in dispute over painting once sold to Hitler’s art collector
Posted on · The grandchildren of the original owner of Bernardo Bellotto’s “The Marketplace at Pirna,” argued that their ancestor was coerced into selling the painting.
Houston Matters
Rep. Sylvia Garcia, and the life of Ken Caminiti (May 31, 2022)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: Rep. Sylvia Garcia answers listener questions, we learn why former Houston Astros star Ken Caminiti admitted he'd used steroids long before anyone else did, and we discuss a piece of artwork at the MFAH that's been at the center of some controversy.