Why Texas Still Celebrates Confederate Heroes Day
Recent attempts to abolish the holiday have failed. But things might be different when lawmakers return to Austin in January.
Articles by Emily McCullar
How to Embroider Your Denim
We can’t promise it’ll look perfect, but it will be one of a kind.
A Final Power Ranking of the Texans on ‘The Bachelor Presents: Listen to Your Heart’
All the remaining Texans on the reality show lost last night…or did they?
Matthew McConaughey’s Numerous Pandemic Public Service Announcements, Ranked
The Uvalde native and patron saint of "alright" just keeps makin' videos.
A Power Ranking of the Texans on ‘The Bachelor Presents: Listen to Your Heart,’ Round Five
Only one Texan remains on the show: Rudi, a pop singer from San Antonio, who gave a compelling performance of ‘Shallow.’
How to Make Megan Thee Stallion and Beyoncé-Themed Stained Glass Window Art
This week, we try our hand at window art—with a few stops and starts.
A Power Ranking of the Texans on ‘The Bachelor Presents: Listen to Your Heart,’ Round Four
Don’t worry: there are only two Texans left.
Caleb Landry Jones on His Demented, Lysergic Musical Debut
Out this week, the actor's first album, ‘The Mother Stone,' is not unlike background music at a haunted circus.
A Power Ranking of the Texans on ‘The Bachelor Presents: Listen to Your Heart,’ Round Three
In week three, the rules of the game change dramatically—and half the Texans left on the show go home.
Pins and Needles: Clay Sculptures of Emma Tenayuca and a Pecan Tree
Play with clay and learn about an important figure from Texas history.
A Power Ranking of the Texans on ‘The Bachelor Presents: Listen to Your Heart,’ Round Two
In its second week, the spin-off reality show introduced new Texan musicians vying for love and fame.
Fishing Lures We Love
These Lone Star lures catch the eye as much as they catch fish.
A Power Ranking of the Texans on ‘The Bachelor Presents: Listen to Your Heart’
The spinoff reality show features plenty of musicians from the Lone Star State who are intent on finding love.
I Love Paulette Jiles’s Novels. So Why Won’t She Talk to Me?
My up and down encounters with the brilliant, beloved, and very grouchy western novelist.
Matthew McConaughey Is the Best Celebrity for These Times
The actor's sincerity and tendency to ramble on about “livin’” brings joy during a trying moment.
Pins and Needles: Crepe Paper Wildflowers
Brighten up your living room with a homemade Texas floral arrangement.
Pins and Needles: How To Crochet a Whataburger-Themed Koozie
During these strange and difficult times, crafting can perhaps help assuage anxiety.
Breaking Down the Dixie Chicks’ First New Single in 14 Years, ‘Gaslighter’
The beloved band released a song and an accompanying video this week.
20 Other Texas Sayings According to Mike Bloomberg
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.
In Defense of Renée Zellweger’s Drawl
The internet was once again confounded by the Katy native’s Texas accent, with some thinking it wasn’t sincere. The internet is wrong.
A Ross Thomas Adaptation Rethinks the Border Noir
'Briarpatch,' a new show on USA Network, portrays a West Texas rarely seen on TV.
Austin’s Roadside Christmas Trees, Ranked From Most to Least Rage-Inducing
I spent some quality time with those decorated cedar trees along Loop 360 to see if I could get in the holiday spirit.
Kacey Musgraves Joins a Lineage of Texan Celebrities Who Have Starred in Christmas Specials
The country star's Christmas show premieres later this week.
The Story Behind the Long Lost Alamo Movie of 1911
’The Immortal Alamo’ says much about the silent film era, and how San Antonio could have been Hollywood.
The Book of Rick
Rick Perry says Trump is ”chosen by God.” But what if Perry were chosen to write the newest book of the Bible?
Is Taylor Kitsch of ‘Friday Night Lights’ Ever Going to Be a Movie Star?
’21 Bridges’ won’t be the film to get him there.
Texans and Their Boots: Reflections From a Few of Our Favorite People
The stories, the traditions, and the deeper meanings of the boots in their lives.
The (Fake) Beto Diaries, Vol. 5: Journey’s End
Our hero’s odyssey ends where it started: with him.
The Best Thing in Texas: Megan Thee Stallion’s Web Crime Series ‘Hottieween’
Vampires and private investigators loom large in the Houston rapper's spooky new show.
Karen Olsson: Novelist, Journalist, and . . . Math Nerd?
In her third book, ’The Weil Conjectures,’ the Austin author revisits the equations of her youth.
How Big Thief’s New Album Brought Guitarist Buck Meek Back Home to Texas
The band’s guitarist discusses how his Wimberley roots informed the band’s latest release ’Two Hands.’
All of the Texas Treats You Could Eat For the Price of That $1,600 Burger
Hundreds of Whataburger meals, tons of tacos, and other staples to consider before this astronomically expensive meal.
Is ‘Judy’ as Good as Everybody Says It Is?
Katy native Renée Zellweger is getting rave reviews for her portrayal of Judy Garland, but biopics are tricky to nail.
Ten Things to Watch That Aren’t the Armie Hammer Toe-Sucking Video
Featuring Selena, a Golden Girls gospel remix, and more.
In Defense of the Explosive ‘Veronica Mars’ Finale (Spoilers Ahead)
A debate about the last episode of the newly-revived series, which left many fans unhappy.
‘Becoming Leslie’ Pays Homage to Austin’s Beloved—and Complicated—Leslie Cochran
The film, which premiered at SXSW, shares a nuanced perspective of the man behind the leopard-print thong.
Tye Sheridan and Rick Alverson on ‘The Mountain’, a Dark, Resonant Case Study in American Ambition
The actor (and Elkhart native) and the director discuss physicality, small-town masculinity, and how a lobotomy is a metaphor for going to the movies.
‘The Highwaymen’ Is a Take on Bonnie and Clyde That Feels Truly Texan
The film, directed by Longview native John Lee Hancock, focuses on the legend of Texas’s most famous bank robbers—and our collective fascination with them.
‘The Art of Self-Defense’ Examines Toxic Masculinity—and Features Jesse Eisenberg Doing Karate
Director Riley Stearns, a Pflugerville native, talks about pairing silliness with a violent vision of what it means to be a man.
The (Fake) Beto Diaries, Vol. 3: Williamsburg to the Wilds of Times Square
Our hero returns to his old stomping grounds in anticipation of the big Oprah interview.
‘The Good Place’ Actor William Jackson Harper on Playing Chidi, the Dallas Civil Rights Movement, and Ted Danson
And no, he has has no idea what will happen in season four, either.
The (Fake) Beto Diaries, Vol. 2: Kismet, Kansas
Plus reflections on the world's largest hairball, in Garden City.
The (Fake) Beto Diaries, Vol. 1: Piggly Wiggly in Muldrow, Oklahoma
Our hero reflects on hot dogs, ‘The Odyssey,’ and a killer Replacements track.
How to Talk Like a Hunter
A brief primer so the next time you get an invite to your buddy’s deer stand, you won’t booger things up.
Notes on Life, Death, and Family From a Hill Country Deer Blind
"We both watch the blood and steam spill out into the winter air. At this point, it is not unusual for at least one of us to cry."
How to Make Your Own Shangri-la
Hairdresser and local celebrity Karlos Anzoategui, known as Karlos With a K, on throwing the most memorable parties in town.
Roundtable: The Stop-Motion, Twee Charm, and Uncomfortable Moments in ‘Isle of Dogs’
To some of our writers, Wes Anderson is in the doghouse.
We Love Caleb Landry Jones Enough to Request a Song About It
In this exclusive premiere, Jackie Venson agreed to indulge us.
‘Friday’s Child’ Offers a Gorgeous, Bleak View of Killeen and Waco
Tye Sheridan's emotional vulnerability anchors the film, which premiered at SXSW.