The Photo the Dallas Cowboys Never Wanted the Public to See
One former Cowboys cheerleader tells the story behind her epic encounter with Danny White, in a picture that was quashed for 25 years.
Sports
January 20, 2022
For These Texas Gymnasts, Reporting a Coach for Sexual Abuse Only Prolonged Their Ordeal
Eighteen months after notifying USA Gymnastics and its investigative arm of the coach’s alleged abuse, the women are still waiting for a resolution.
Film & TV
January 19, 2022
‘Cheer’ Season Two Is Almost Unrecognizable
The popular Netflix cheerleading docuseries, set in Corsicana and Athens, takes a nosedive from feel-good to deeply disturbing.
Sports
January 19, 2022
Forget the Cowboys. The Heck With the Texans. Root for the Local Legends in the NFL Playoffs.
The state's teams don't give us much reason to feel proud, so why not focus on Patrick Mahomes, Trent Williams, and Matthew Stafford?
Film & TV
January 18, 2022
‘How I Met Your Father’ Is a Casualty of the Nostalgia Machine
The gender-swapped sequel will be an easy watch for sitcom fans, but the callbacks and in-jokes tip into the saccharine.
America's Girls
January 18, 2022
America’s Girls, Episode 8: Making the Dream
The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders have navigated scandals and cultural shifts in the last few years. What is their future in this new world?
Sports
January 14, 2022
Very Well, I Shall Coach the Houston Texans
The most dysfunctional franchise in pro sports has a vacancy, and I have some time to kill.
Music
January 14, 2022
The Man in the Eyeball Mask
Hardy Fox, founder of the strange and influential band the Residents, developed his bizarre sensibility while growing up in small-town East Texas.
Sports
January 13, 2022
Can the Cowboys Make It Back to the NFC Title Game for the First Time in 25 Years?
Days before Dallas faces the San Francisco 49ers in the first round, Jerry Jones is already talking Super Bowls.
America's Girls
January 13, 2022
Inside the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders’ Decades-long Fight for Fair Pay
Dana Presley Killmer joined the squad at the peak of its popularity, but the $15 game rate hadn't changed, and wouldn't for many years.
Film & TV
January 13, 2022
Goodbye to ‘Search Party,’ the Show That Satirized a Generation
Comedies must choose whether to punch up or punch down; watching ‘Search Party’ has always made me feel like I’m punching myself.
Sports
January 11, 2022
Chris Beard, Who? Mark Adams Has Texas Tech Playing Like World-beaters
The number nineteen Red Raiders are among the biggest surprises in NCAA basketball, with hopes of springing another upset Tuesday against Baylor.
America's Girls
January 11, 2022
America’s Girls, Episode 7: All-American Sexy Girls
From honey shots to swimsuit calendars, sex has long been part of the cheerleaders’ brand. But is the provocative tease a relic of another era?
Art
January 11, 2022
Bye-bye, Mr. American Pie
Texans have five days to celebrate Wayne Thiebaud, the late painter famous for his delectable still lifes, at an eye-popping retrospective in San Antonio.