Jordan Breal
A Fort Worth native, Jordan Breal is a graduate of Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism, and joined Texas Monthly in February 2005. She has contributed to Chile Pepper Magazine, D Magazine, and Create, among other publications.
Features
Child’s Play
Summer vacation is right around the corner, but that doesn’t mean you should panic. We’ve rounded up 68 of our favorite things to do with your toddlers, teens, and every kid in between. Dance the hokey pokey. Rope a horse. Eat way too many hot dogs. Zip down a waterslide. And yes, feed the animals. April 2008
Wyatt’s World
Thirty years after he took his first photograph for us—of charming kook Stanley Marsh 3—contributing photographer Wyatt McSpadden looks back on his extraordinary career and tells the stories behind some of our favorite images. March 2008
Thank God It’s Friday
And Saturday. And Sunday. The arrival of fall means weekends spent watching football, up close and on-screen, and yet another opportunity to love the greatest game on earth for all the usual reasons. Forty-nine of them, in fact. September 2006
Water, Water Everywhere
From kayaking on Town Lake to mountain biking around Joe Pool Lake, from bass fishing on Lake Fork to horseback riding on the shores of Lake Whitney, here are some of our favorite things to do in, on, and around Texas lakes. June 2006
Columns | Miscellany
Start Here
The childhood homes of nine famous Texans. December 2005
Reporter
A Dark Visionary
May 2008
Let There Be Light
J. M. W. Turner in Dallas; Discovery Green in Houston; Fiesta in S.A. April 2008
Long Time Coming
The Long Center performs; FotoFest flashes; Diboll gets husk-y. March 2008
Keep Art Here
Katrina Moorhead; Teatro Dallas; Design Life Now. February 2008
Straight Strait
Strait talk; Fort Worth takes stock; MLK in S.A. January 2008
Downtown Bastrop
A Quickie Guide. October 2007
Shopping for A Wedding Gown
Lela Rose on buying a wedding dress. June 2007
Being a Rockette
How a Rockette gets her kicks. December 2006
You Can Go Home Again
Come home, Dixie Chicks. October 2006
Sundance Square, Fort Worth
Sundance Square takes shape. October 2006
The Art Of Shopping
Mouth Kim France likes Old Navy—but not leggings. September 2006
Web extras
Performance Anxiety
An interview with Cliff Redd—executive director of the Long Center March 2008
Barry Walker
The curator of The Museum of Fine Arts in Houston discusses the museum’s recent acquisitions, from Jasper Johns to Philip Guston. December 2007
Dickens on The Strand
Galveston December 2007
Fashion at The Park
November 2007
Big State Festival
October 2007
Six-Man Super Saturday
September 2007
An Interview With Dirk Van Tuerenhout
The Houston Museum of Natural Science curator of anthropology talks about this month’s new exhibit, Lucy’s Legacy: The Hidden Treasures of Ethiopia. August 2007
Lucy’s Legacy
Houston August 2007
An Interview With Tim League and Karrie League
The founders of the Alamo Drafthouse chat about how the indie movie theater got its start. July 2007
An Interview With Alison de Lima Greene
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston curator of contemporary art talks about this month’s new exhibit, “Red Hot: Asian Art From the Chaney Family Collection.” July 2007
Rolling Roadshow Tour
July 2007
East Meets West
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston curator of contemporary art talks about this month’s new exhibit, Red Hot: Asian Art From the Chaney Family Collection. July 2007
Plácido Domingo
Placido Domingo on being an opera star. June 2007
Coming to America
Television journalist Jorge Ramos, the author of the book Dying to Cross, on immigration reform and being called the “voice of the voiceless.” May 2005
Texas History 101
Most of Mason's history is as quiet and agreeable as the modern-day town, but the late nineteenth—century Hoodoo War was the exception to the rule. April 2003
Walking Among Ghosts
Senior editor Michael Hall revisits Waco's Branch Davidians and describes the challenges and nuances of writing about the remaining followers and the controversies of their tragic history. April 2003
Ground Coverage
Photographer O. Rufus Lovett discusses the three days he spent documenting the haunting wreckage of Columbia in East Texas. April 2003
Underneath It All
Misty Keasler talks about her young photography career and the intense images she captures, including this month's photos of the present-day Branch Davidian compound. April 2003
Sports Fan
Writer Skip Bayless talks about the Dallas Cowboys, Bill Parcells, and his pick for next year's Super Bowl winner. March 2003
The Yellow Rose of Texas
Did she or didn't she? February 2003
Delisi Appears to Rule Out Gasoline Tax Increase (Wed May 7 at 5:28 PM)
Hard Knocks in Big D (Wed May 7 at 8:39 PM)
Mother's Day Gift That Keeps on Giving (Thu May 1 at 10:55 AM)
White Lines (Don't Do It) (Thu May 8 at 4:41 PM)
The TEXAS MONTHLY Podcast: Rodney Ellis on Guilt, Innocent, and the Death Penalty (Thu May 8 at 1:43 PM)
