Did Your Wedding Even Count if There Were No Goats?
The new party VIPs are beer-drinking goats, beer-toting donkeys, and the occasional giraffe.
Lauren Larson was a features editor at Texas Monthly from February 2020 to June 2022. Before she joined Texas Monthly, she was an editor at GQ. She has written celebrity profiles, feature stories, and essays, and also a cornucopia of dating advice that she’d rather you not seek out.
The new party VIPs are beer-drinking goats, beer-toting donkeys, and the occasional giraffe.
Lauren Larson is a former features writer and editor.
They’re cute, they’re charismatic, and they’re lil’. But these “posh pets” are still a lot of work.
Lauren Larson is a former features writer and editor.
Why a host of Texas notables, from Steve Kuhn to Brené Brown, are investing heavily in the popular sport.
Lauren Larson is a former features writer and editor.
At Austin’s weekend-long floating bacchanal, it’s BYOP (as in “paddleboard”).
Lauren Larson is a former features writer and editor.
Look, spa, no hands! Looking for stress relief via a salt cave, "a wellness tube," and an infrared sauna pod.
Lauren Larson is a former features writer and editor.
A team of scientists at Texas A&M has been testing cats and dogs throughout the pandemic. The CDC is furry interested.
Lauren Larson is a former features writer and editor.
Eating meat—even when you’re practicing a plant-based diet—is every Texan’s right.
Lauren Larson is a former features writer and editor.
Houston’s newborn Eden survives its first major weather event.
Lauren Larson is a former features writer and editor.
May you make direct eye contact with your neighbor during your yard pee.
Lauren Larson is a former features writer and editor.
A day in the not-so-secret life of bees.
Lauren Larson is a former features writer and editor.
But in a state where violations are many and consequences are few, reporting reckless neighbors might not make a difference.
Lauren Larson is a former features writer and editor.
How the rise of living room calisthenics is challenging boutique gyms and fitness titans like Gold's Gym.
Lauren Larson is a former features writer and editor.