San Antonio Native and Creative Polyglot Noël Wells Seeks Refuge in Music
After breaking out in comedy and film, Wells is telling stories in new ways.
Dan Solomon writes about politics, music, food, sports, criminal justice, health care, film, and business. Dan started working with Texas Monthly as a freelancer in 2013 before becoming a staff writer, covering topics from the Baylor sexual assault scandal to the gentrification of Austin barbecue to the legacy of Texas outsider artist Daniel Johnston. His reporting has appeared in the New York Times, GQ, Vanity Fair, Wired, Fast Company, Billboard, and Deadspin.
After breaking out in comedy and film, Wells is telling stories in new ways.
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