
Houston-raised actor and stand-up star Catherine Cohen confronts anxiety and narcissism in a self-deprecating collection of poems.
Emily McCullar is an eleventh-generation Texan who was hired as Texas Monthly's front desk receptionist in 2014. She soon charmed her way into the fact-checking department before becoming a staff writer in 2019. She has written about celebrities, literature, music, film, politics, and history, and she likes to think of herself as a Matthew McConnoisseur. She once wrote an essay about deer hunting with her dad that was longlisted in The Best American Sportswriting, and the fact that this basically means she's a "sportwriter" is the funniest thing in the entire world.
Mar 2, 2021 — By Emily McCullar
Houston-raised actor and stand-up star Catherine Cohen confronts anxiety and narcissism in a self-deprecating collection of poems.
Feb 19, 2021 — By Emily McCullar
Like many Texans, residents in one Austin apartment complex faced a kaleidoscope of worst-case scenarios. And like many Texans, they had to get through them alone.
Jan 28, 2021 — By Emily McCullar
Our hero contemplates a run for governor.
Jan 21, 2021 — By Emily McCullar
For a cool $8 million, it could be yours.
Dec 16, 2020 — By Emily McCullar
In one of the year's best memoirs, truth is often stranger than fiction.
Dec 16, 2020 — By Emily McCullar
They know what you did this summer.
Nov 19, 2020 — By Dan Solomon and Emily McCullar
Expect marijuana, college football, and compromise to play central roles.
Nov 13, 2020 — By Emily McCullar
Everybody knows that she was born in New York City, and thus isn’t a Texan. What this post presupposes is ... maybe she is?
Nov 6, 2020 — By Emily McCullar
The version of Texas history taught in school is often anglicized and sanitized. We examine how one textbook falls short.
Nov 2, 2020 — By Emily McCullar
Ahead of tomorrow’s nail-biter, we present a grab bag featuring a Big Bend documentary, Beyoncé clips, the Houston Zoo’s baby animal playlist, and more.
Oct 30, 2020 — By Emily McCullar
A selection of Texas-bred horror films, books, and TV episodes to indulge in during the spooky times.
Oct 29, 2020 — By Emily McCullar
The version of Texas history taught in school is often anglicized and sanitized. We examine how one textbook falls short.
Oct 22, 2020 — By Emily McCullar
The version of Texas history I learned in school was woefully incomplete. And, according to two historians, this 2016 textbook is, too.
Oct 19, 2020 — By Emily McCullar
Abby Winkelman, 14, says she hopes her achievement will inspire other girls.
Oct 14, 2020 — By Richard Z. Santos, Doyin Oyeniyi, Christian Wallace and Emily McCullar
This year’s festival is all-virtual, but its lineup is still all-star, as demonstrated by this trio of recent books from Texas authors.
Oct 12, 2020 — By Emily McCullar
During a live reading on Sunday night, many of the original actors brought the same chemistry that has made the film such a joy to rewatch for 27 years.
Oct 10, 2020 — By Emily McCullar
He’s as red as a rose; she’s as blue as the state flower. And now the two congressional candidates are locked in a throwdown in a district that is neither.
Oct 7, 2020 — By Emily McCullar
The film adaptation of Utopia author Paulette Jiles’s acclaimed novel finds Hanks shepherding a young girl across 1870s Texas.
Jul 22, 2020 — By Emily McCullar
She’s one of the nation’s most influential drag queens, jet-setting from Europe to Australia. But she’d rather be at a dance school in Garland.
Jul 21, 2020 — By Emily McCullar
The band's first album in 14 years is vengeful and deeply reflective (and, yes, there's talk of boats).
Jul 3, 2020 — By Emily McCullar
Recent attempts to abolish the holiday have failed. But things might be different when lawmakers return to Austin in January.
May 21, 2020 — By Emily McCullar
We can’t promise it’ll look perfect, but it will be one of a kind.
May 19, 2020 — By Emily McCullar
All the remaining Texans on the reality show lost last night…or did they?
May 18, 2020 — By Emily McCullar
The Uvalde native and patron saint of "alright" just keeps makin' videos.
May 12, 2020 — By Emily McCullar
Only one Texan remains on the show: Rudi, a pop singer from San Antonio, who gave a compelling performance of ‘Shallow.’
May 8, 2020 — By Emily McCullar
This week, we try our hand at window art—with a few stops and starts.
May 5, 2020 — By Emily McCullar
Don’t worry: there are only two Texans left.
Apr 30, 2020 — By Emily McCullar
Out this week, the actor's first album, ‘The Mother Stone,' is not unlike background music at a haunted circus.
Apr 28, 2020 — By Emily McCullar
In week three, the rules of the game change dramatically—and half the Texans left on the show go home.
Apr 23, 2020 — By Emily McCullar
Play with clay and learn about an important figure from Texas history.
Apr 21, 2020 — By Emily McCullar
In its second week, the spin-off reality show introduced new Texan musicians vying for love and fame.
Apr 15, 2020 — By Emily McCullar and Pete Robbins
These Lone Star lures catch the eye as much as they catch fish.
Apr 14, 2020 — By Emily McCullar
The spinoff reality show features plenty of musicians from the Lone Star State who are intent on finding love.
Apr 14, 2020 — By Emily McCullar
My up and down encounters with the brilliant, beloved, and very grouchy western novelist.
Apr 13, 2020 — By Emily McCullar
The actor's sincerity and tendency to ramble on about “livin’” brings joy during a trying moment.
Apr 9, 2020 — By Emily McCullar
Brighten up your living room with a homemade Texas floral arrangement.
Mar 27, 2020 — By Emily McCullar
During these strange and difficult times, crafting can perhaps help assuage anxiety.
Mar 5, 2020 — By Dan Solomon, Cat Cardenas and Emily McCullar
The beloved band released a song and an accompanying video this week.
Feb 14, 2020 — By Emily McCullar
The presidential candidate thinks ”as scared as a cat at a dog pound” is a thing that Texans say. So we’ve got a few more for him.
Feb 10, 2020 — By Emily McCullar
The internet was once again confounded by the Katy native’s Texas accent, with some thinking it wasn’t sincere. The internet is wrong.
Jan 22, 2020 — By Emily McCullar
'Briarpatch,' a new show on USA Network, portrays a West Texas rarely seen on TV.
Dec 17, 2019 — By Emily McCullar
I spent some quality time with those decorated cedar trees along Loop 360 to see if I could get in the holiday spirit.
Nov 27, 2019 — By Emily McCullar
The country star's Christmas show premieres later this week.
Nov 25, 2019 — By Emily McCullar
’The Immortal Alamo’ says much about the silent film era, and how San Antonio could have been Hollywood.
Nov 25, 2019 — By Emily McCullar
Rick Perry says Trump is ”chosen by God.” But what if Perry were chosen to write the newest book of the Bible?
Nov 22, 2019 — By Emily McCullar
’21 Bridges’ won’t be the film to get him there.
Nov 20, 2019 — By Michael Hall, Skip Hollandsworth, Andy Langer, Emily McCullar, Katy Vine and Lauren Smith Ford
The stories, the traditions, and the deeper meanings of the boots in their lives.
Nov 5, 2019 — By Emily McCullar
Our hero’s odyssey ends where it started: with him.
Oct 31, 2019 — By Emily McCullar
Vampires and private investigators loom large in the Houston rapper's spooky new show.
Oct 24, 2019 — By Emily McCullar
In her third book, ’The Weil Conjectures,’ the Austin author revisits the equations of her youth.
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