In 1929 Universal’s president and co-founder Carl Laemmle appointed his son, Carl Jr. , as production head, a gift for his 21st birthday. Already notorious for his nepotism (Ogden Nash quipped, “Uncle Carl Laemmle has a very large faemmle“), it was consid

Peter may have a complete report on FrontRow about Tuesday’s media luncheon with Maxwell Anderson, the new director of the Dallas Museum of Art. But at first blush Anderson’s a big-time arts guy straight out of central casting: polished, corporate, caref

That said, I thought I’d offer a little advice to get the new director off on the right foot. Jump for it. When referring to the regional urban cluster of which Dallas is one of two centers, as you did in your first blog post, please don’t say “Metroplex

As the new year dawns, the Dallas Museum of Art welcomes a new director, one whose prowess as a rainmaker sprinkled $30 million more on the endowment of the Indianapolis Museum of Art. He built an international program and more than doubled attendance to

A look at the best art museum exhibits of 2011 suggests that Fort Worth and Dallas institutions synchronized their calendars to provide an uninterrupted string of great shows. There was a brief lull during the summer, which was understandable as it was s

Today is Thursday, Dec. 15, the 349th day of 2011 with 16 to follow. The moon is waning. The morning stars are Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter and Venus. Evening stars are Mercury, Saturn and Mars. Those born on this date are under the sign of Sagittarius. They