Film & TV
March 16, 2022
Can ‘O.C.’ Star Ben McKenzie Get Me to Care About Crypto? An Experiment.
One Texas Monthly reporter wages a battle between her blissful ignorance and her love of early-aughts teen soaps.
Arts & Entertainment
Music
March 16, 2022
How Austin Punk Band Trail of Dead Survived a “Perfect Album” and “Young Devilry”
Trail of Dead was “the band that trashes everything.” But on its eleventh album, ‘XI: Bleed Here Now,’ it’s finally grown into the classic rock group it always wanted to be.
Sports
March 16, 2022
Can Texas Salvage Its Season with a March Madness Run?
Chris Beard’s Longhorns have been the most disappointing team in NCAA basketball, but all will be forgotten if they make the Sweet Sixteen.
Film & TV
March 15, 2022
‘X’ Is a Fun, Funny—And Feminist—Slasher
Writer-director Ti West’s return to horror is set in a creepy house in rural Texas. But that’s where the similarities with classic slashers ends.
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Books
March 15, 2022
‘The Great Nowitzki’ Does Justice to Dirk’s Greatness
German writer Thomas Pletzinger has written a definitive biography of the seven-footer who brought a title to Dallas and a new era to the NBA.
Film & TV
March 14, 2022
Richard Linkater’s ‘Apollo 10½’ Continues a Winning Streak From America’s Most Successful Experimental Filmmaker
The light-on-plot, heavy-on-nostalgia animated feature is Linklater at his Linklaterest.
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Style & Design
March 14, 2022
A DIY, Vintage-Filled Wonderland in Tiny New Sweden
Stephanie Moore and Jason Russel Waller’s country oasis includes a historic house, a massive workshop, and a Western-themed barn turned bar.
Film & TV
March 14, 2022
‘The Lost City’ Is an A-List Blockbuster From a Bygone Era
The joyful Sandra Bullock flick, chockablock with Hollywood’s finest, will lend itself to repeat viewings for many years to come.
Music
March 10, 2022
Live Music Is Back at SXSW. Don’t Miss These Texas Artists.
Four sibling punk rockers, Houston’s greatest soul band, and three more acts you need to catch at SXSW 2022.
Music
March 9, 2022
Texas Soul Has Gained a Thrilling New Album and Lost a Young Talent
Bastards of Soul front man Chadwick Murray died last September. His bandmates now reckon with the release of his final album.
Music
March 8, 2022
Nina Diaz Almost Lost It All. Now She Wants to Guide San Antonio’s Next Rock Star.
The Alamo City legend broke up Girl in a Coma and decamped to L.A. She’s back with a new solo album, a recording studio, and some hard-earned wisdom.
By Katy Vine![Katy Vine's Profile Photo]()
Sports
March 7, 2022
How Baylor Great Brittney Griner Became a Political Prisoner in Russia
Over the weekend, news broke that the WNBA star, one of the best basketball players Texas has ever produced, has been in custody for weeks.
Sports
March 4, 2022
Secrets of the Texas NBA Shot Clock Operators
The timekeepers for the Spurs, Rockets, and Mavs open up about one of the most overlooked and pressure-packed jobs in sports.
Music
February 28, 2022
The Strange Case of the Chicks’ Missing Texas Tour Dates
For the first time in four years, the Chicks are back on the road—but one big state (and a bigger part of the band's history) is notably absent from the list of stops.
Sports
February 28, 2022
The One-Question Interview: Thomas Pletzinger
Texas Monthly talks with Pletzinger about his biography of Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki and how jazz helped make Nowitzki great.
Music
February 25, 2022
At One of the Last Classical Music Stores, CDs Still Rock
Streaming services don’t exist inside Classical Music of Spring, one of the few remaining classical-focused shops in the country.
Sports
February 22, 2022
Jerry Jones Can’t Hide From the Cowboys Voyeurism Scandal
The owner of the NFL’s most valuable franchise is no stranger to controversy. But this time, Jones and his organization have never looked worse.
Books
February 21, 2022
Lars Eighner’s Memoir of Homelessness Struck Gold. He Still Struggled to Keep a Roof Over His Head.
The Texas writer, who died in December, caught lightning in a bottle with his celebrated 1993 book ‘Travels With Lizbeth,’ but he still couldn’t escape life on the margins.
Sports
February 18, 2022
Hey, Texas, We Have a Bobsled Team!
The state is no winter sports juggernaut, but we still sent three Olympians to compete in Beijing this month—and two will go for gold this weekend.
Film & TV
February 18, 2022
The New ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’: They Came, They Sawed, They Didn’t Cut It
The sequel to Tobe Hooper’s slasher sucks all the fun out of psychotic cannibal killers—but it does have a message for Californians headed to Texas.
Sports
February 18, 2022
The Lost Soul of the Dallas Cowboys
The drama that’s swept up Jerry Jones’s former right-hand man says a lot about the distorted values of America’s Team.
Film & TV
February 17, 2022
The Human Cost of Horse Racing
In ‘Jockey,’ Dallas director Clint Bentley draws dark lessons from a life lived on the track.
Film & TV
February 16, 2022
A Reconsideration of ‘SubUrbia,’ One of Richard Linklater’s Least-Loved Films
Richard Linklater’s ‘SubUrbia’ is ‘The Last Picture Show’ of the nineties.
Sports
February 15, 2022
Gregg Popovich Closes In on Another NBA Milestone
With four more victories, the San Antonio Spurs coach will set a new NBA record for regular-season wins—but his legacy is greater than that.
Sports
February 11, 2022
Former Texas A&M Coach Mike Sherman’s Super Bowl Dilemma
He can root for his ex-player, Aggie legend and L.A. Rams pass rusher Von Miller, or he can root for his son-in-law, Cincinnati Bengals coach Zac Taylor.
Music
February 11, 2022
How ‘Neon Moon’ Became a Texas Standard
With covers from Leon Bridges, Fat Tony, and more, the 1992 country single continues to find new life across genres.
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Sports
February 10, 2022
Joe Burrow’s Clutch Legend Was Born in Texas
Before leading the Cincinnati Bengals to the Super Bowl, the former LSU quarterback arrived on the national scene by icing the Longhorns in 2019.
Film & TV
February 10, 2022
‘Marry Me’ Is a Fun, Ridiculous Revival of the Big Budget Rom-Com
Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson, perhaps surprisingly, have enough chemistry to carry the film's outrageous premise.
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Music
February 10, 2022
Mickey Guyton Was Ready to Quit Music. Now She’s Performing at the Super Bowl.
The Texas native talks about her debut album, finding herself, and how she’s changing the country scene just by being herself.
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Art
February 10, 2022
Why the Menil Collection Is No Longer Houston’s Best Art Museum
How Houston's Museum of Fine Arts overtook the Menil Collection.
Sports
February 9, 2022
Matthew Stafford’s HS Teammates Never Doubted He’d Play in the Super Bowl
The Los Angeles Rams quarterback was the “comeback king” of Highland Park’s 2005 run to the Texas state championship.
Music
February 9, 2022
Lucifer on the Sofa With Diamonds
A Spoon fanboy overthinks the new record, classic rock, cowboy hats, and Jeff Bezos.
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Film & TV
February 9, 2022
Houston’s River Oaks Theatre Escapes Demolition—And Will Probably Get a Better Cocktail Menu
A grassroots campaign—and a multibillion-dollar corporate real estate acquisition—kept the bulldozers away.
By Mimi Swartz![Mimi Swartz's Profile Photo]()
Sports
February 8, 2022
The Passion of Eric Dickerson
With his ex-team in the Super Bowl and a new memoir on bookshelves, the Hall of Fame running back from Sealy, Texas, is back in the limelight.
Film & TV
February 8, 2022
Jesse Plemons Is the First ‘Friday Night Lights’ Alum to Earn an Oscar Nomination
The Texas native’s slow but steady rise to stardom just hit a new benchmark.
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Sports
February 8, 2022
Do the Texans Even Deserve New Head Coach Lovie Smith?
Houston's hapless NFL franchise hired the right man for what seem like the wrong reasons—and it's lucky Smith accepted the job.
Art
February 8, 2022
Build a Life-size Bison or Die Trying
When artist Cindee Klement designed an eight-hundred-pound sculpture to connect us with the soil under our feet, she got more than she bargained for.
Sports
February 3, 2022
This Event Turns Houston HS Football Dreams Into College Scholarships
Since 2009, the Greater Houston Senior Football Showcase has helped 1,400 local athletes play at the next level while pursuing college degrees.
Film & TV
February 2, 2022
‘9-1-1: Lone Star’ Turns the Texas Ice Storm Into Cold Exploitation
The Austin-set firefighter show devotes four episodes to the 2021 freeze while ignoring all of the real-life drama.
Sports
February 1, 2022
Chris Beard Did the One Thing Texas Tech Fans Cannot Forgive: Leave for UT
And when the new Longhorns coach steps on the court for his first game back in Lubbock, the Red Raiders faithful will surely let him hear it.
Art
January 31, 2022
Do Black and Hispanic People Feel Welcome in Austin? An Artist Surveys the City’s Racial Climate.
Ariel René Jackson’s "A Welcoming Place" will likely be one of the more discussed Austin art shows of the season.
Film & TV
January 31, 2022
‘Mija’ Captures the Beauty and Pressure of Life as a First-generation Daughter
More visual poem than documentary, the film tracks a music manager and singer who follow their dreams while providing for their undocumented parents.
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Film & TV
January 28, 2022
Robert Rodriguez Put His Mark on ‘The Book of Boba Fett.’ It Caused a Disturbance in the Force.
The Austin filmmaker’s episodes of ‘The Book of Boba Fett’ embody an existential crisis over the future of Star Wars.
Sports
January 28, 2022
A Requiem for Swatson and Moe, the Mosquito Mascot Kings of Texas Minor League Baseball
With the Sugar Land Skeeters set to become the Space Cowboys, what will become of the mascots for the Houston Astros' AAA squad?
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Film & TV
January 27, 2022
The Funniest Scene in ‘Licorice Pizza’ Almost Didn’t Happen
Harriet Sansom Harris, who plays an unhinged talent agent, had to be convinced to emerge from her pandemic quarantine in the woods.
Sports
January 26, 2022
Roger Clemens Deserves Better
Baseball Hall of Fame voters kept the former Astros pitcher out of Cooperstown. But there’s more to Clemens’s “character” than his alleged steroid use.
Art
January 26, 2022
An Awe-inspiring Space Odyssey Lifts Off in Houston
A new virtual reality experience launches you to the International Space Station, where you join the crew and see Earth like you’ve never seen it before.
America’s Girls
January 25, 2022
The Ten Best Moments From Our Podcast ‘America’s Girls’
Host Sarah Hepola counts down her favorite moments from our series on the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.
Film & TV
January 25, 2022
Are Chip and Joanna Gaines Too Big to Flop?
Magnolia Network, helmed by Waco’s First Family, has already weathered its first scandal. Viewers will keep tuning in.
Film & TV
January 25, 2022
The Chart-Topping Songs of Disney’s ‘Encanto’ Give Latino Families a Voice
The characters might be fictional, but to the Latinos who see their own families reflected in them, it’s a relief to see them say what we wish we could.
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