The Harry Ransom Center's current exhibition, "Becoming Tennessee Williams," focuses on the first half of the acclaimed playwright's career, and, it's hard not to note, his near-obsessive attitude towards revision. The Ransom Center's collection, much of which comes from Williams' own archives, includes multiple drafts of plays alongside detailed notes on changes made and explanations for edits. These materials give Williams enthusiasts a great deal of information about the writer's process and connection to his work, but nobody knows quite how intricate these relationships are as John Lahr, senior drama critic for The New Yorker and Williams' biographer. more ›

At age eleven, Angella Nazarian was in exile. Having fled Iran during the revolution of 1979, Nazarian arrived in Beverly Hills (of all places) with understandably complex feelings about identity and culture. more ›

The name “James Dean” brings an image immediately to mind: the loner with perfect hair, smoking a cigarette coolly, squinting at the other young punks around him, unafraid of anything—bad to the bone. He doesn’t need much of an introduction, and neither does Rebel Without A Cause, playing at the Henry Ransom Center tonight as part of their “Rebel Classics” Film Series. more ›

Haven't had enough of Valentine's Day yet? Ever secretly wanted to take a date to the Harry Ransom Center, but went for $2 Tecates at some hipster dive instead? This Friday, for one night only, the HRC is heading to the Eastside, celebrating love, the birth of hip, and the "starving, hysterical, naked" visions of the Beat Generation. Sounds hot. more ›