“Vulnerability is not oversharing. It’s sharing with people who have earned the right to hear our story.” ~Brené Brown Earlier this year, I found myself in a place I never imagined: locked in a psychiatric emergency room, wearing a paper wristband, surrounded by strangers in visible distress. I wasn’t suicidal. I hadn’t harmed anyone. I’d … Read more
I’ll be in San Angelo on Saturday, September 13, speaking at the Concho Valley Master Gardeners Fall Landscaping Symposium.… Read More The post Come see me in San Angelo on Sept. 13 appeared first on Digging. August 26, 2025 Hey, West Texans! I’ll be in San Angelo on Saturday, September 13th, speaking at the Concho … Read more
A common German saying is höflichkeit ist die halbe Miete (politeness is half the… During the height of the Cold War in 1963, President John F. Kennedy announced to a crowd of Germans in West Berlin that the proudest boast of the modern free world was to say with solidarity, Ich bin ein Berliner (I … Read more
For the next week, M. Night Shyamalan is participating in a retrospective of his career at Film at Lincoln Center. It is there that most of Shyamalan’s work is being screened (in 35mm when possible) and paired with some of the idiosyncratic filmmaker’s favorite touchstones. For example Old, a movie about folks unable to physically … Read more
It doesn’t matter if we’re talking about Superman or Snow White, CGI is an important part of the modern blockbuster. Trivia nerds know that CGI has been a part of movies since computers were used to help make the opening titles of 1958’s Vertigo. But when most people think of the beginning of CGI in … Read more
This article contains spoilers for Peacemaker season 2 episode 1. If 1978’s Superman made us believe that a man could fly, 2025’s Superman made us believe that kindness is punk. But masses who loved the message of Superman will be confronted with something a lot closer to usual definition of punk in season two of … Read more
This article contains spoilers for Alien: Earth episode 4. No Alien project can ever recapture the sense of cosmic horror upon seeing H.R. Giger’s xenomorph for the first time. So when it came time to design a coterie of fresh monsters for prequel series Alien: Earth, creator Noah Hawley went for the eyes … literally. … Read more
A flash of movement caught my eye through the window. Glancing out at the patio fountain, I was surprised to see a hawk cooling its heels.… Read More The post Juvenile hawk at the fountain appeared first on Digging. August 25, 2025 A flash of movement caught my eye through the window a few days … Read more
The language of Cuba is Cuban Spanish, a dialect of Spanish spoken by most… During the height of the Cold War in 1963, President John F. Kennedy announced to a crowd of Germans in West Berlin that the proudest boast of the modern free world was to say with solidarity, Ich bin ein Berliner (I … Read more
When you’re first learning Spanish, it might seem like español is the only word… During the height of the Cold War in 1963, President John F. Kennedy announced to a crowd of Germans in West Berlin that the proudest boast of the modern free world was to say with solidarity, Ich bin ein Berliner (I … Read more