Books
August 31, 2012
A Q&A With Brené Brown
Brené Brown discusses her book Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead (Gotham Books) and her 2010 TED talk on vulnerability.
Web
The Culture
July 31, 2012
The Drop Everything List
Texas Ranch Roundup, a screening of Antone's: Home of the Blues, the Tejano Music Awards, and the Texas Dance Hall Showcase . . .
Food & Drink
July 31, 2012
Six Houston Chefs Share Their Favorite Chinatown Haunts
Houston's Chinatown can be an overwhelming part of town, with each strip-mall restaurant blending into the next, so six local chefs shed light on which places rise above the rest.
The Culture
July 31, 2012
The Drop Everything List
Larry McMurtry's book collection, Austin Fashion Week, Texas Ranger Day, and Omar & the Howlers . . .
Music
July 31, 2012
Years Later, Old 97’s Still Embrace One Special Record
It might have been recorded fifteen years ago, but the Dallas-based band will mark an important anniversary with the album that began their alternative-country journey.
The Culture
July 31, 2012
The Drop Everything List
The Best BBQ in Dallas Taste Tour, Houston's "Blues in All Its Colors" exhibit, Shakespeare at Winedale, and Houston Restaurant Weeks . . .
Style & Design
July 31, 2012
The Governor’s Mansion Renovation Has Some Preservationists Wringing Their Hands
The recent renovation to the state's most historic home left some preservationists worried that the changes to the mansion would be too significant.
The Culture
July 31, 2012
The Drop Everything List
A Lady Bird Johnson Tribute Day, Ray Wylie Hubbard, clown appreciation at the Witte Museum, and the Biggest Shaving Cream Pie Fight on Earth . . .
Web Exclusive
July 31, 2012
TNT’s Dallas Spurs Its Namesake to Prosper
The time-honored TV show is finally back, and it's bringing Dallas economic and tourism growth, as well as a certain sense of pride.
The Culture
July 31, 2012
The Drop Everything List
A conversation with Elizabeth Avellàn, a drum corps performance, cooking classes by Ellise Pierce, and the Reliant Park World Series of Dog Shows . . .
Food & Drink
July 31, 2012
Paletas
Cool off with this recipe from Hugo Ortega’s Street Food of Mexico cookbook.
Food & Drink
July 31, 2012
New + Noteworthy
The Hay Merchant and Doss Country Store.
Food & Drink
July 31, 2012
Roost
There I was, sitting all alone at tiny Houston restaurant Roost, fielding frenetic text messages from three friends. A sad litany of flat tires, run-on meetings, and road closures explained their conspicuous absence. At many another place, a seriously incomplete party would have been getting the ol’ stink eye right
The Culture
June 30, 2012
The “Dublin Dr Pepper” Legacy Lives On
After a disappointing settlement with Dr Pepper Snapple Group, the family that owns Dublin Bottling Works, Inc. continues to thrive using the same ingredient that fans have enjoyed for years—pure cane sugar.
The Culture
June 30, 2012
The Drop Everything List
Bob Gomel's photo collection, the Sixth Floor Museum, Iron & Wine's Sam Beam, and folk singer Daniel Johnston . . .
Music
June 30, 2012
For the Toadies, a Fresh Start
Success has never come easy for the Toadies, but the Fort Worth–based rock band is back with its fifth studio album, Play. Rock. Music.
The Culture
June 30, 2012
The Drop Everything List
The Made in Texas exhibit, the Texas Rangers, Music Under the Stars, and the Conservative U.S. Pageant . . .
The Culture
June 30, 2012
The Drop Everything List
The Kashmere Stage Band, Art From the Ashes, the Dead Sea Scrolls & the Bible, and a Rolling Roadshow on the banks of the Guadalupe . . .
The Culture
June 30, 2012
The Drop Everything List
Meat Loaf, the Cow Pasture Golf Classic, ZZ Top, and Leslie Fest . . .
Food & Drink
June 30, 2012
New + Noteworthy
Swift's Attic and Sustenio.
Pat's Pick
June 30, 2012
Driftwood
JUST WHEN I THOUGHT Oak Cliff couldn’t possibly shoehorn another modish restaurant into its gentrifying streets, along comes Driftwood and gives that notion a kick in the head. Silly me, I imagined that Lucia, Bolsa, Mesa Veracruz, Campo, Oddfellows, and Chicken Scratch—to name only the more recent ones—might signal impending
Travel & Outdoors
May 31, 2012
How to Beat the Heat
Without having to travel too far.
The Culture
May 31, 2012
The Drop Everything List
A Robert Johnson Tribute, International Surfing Day, Juneteenth, and Cocktail Week in Dallas . . .
The Culture
May 31, 2012
The Drop Everything List
Concerto in Eight Courses, Rodney Crowell, and the Texas Blueberry Festival . . .
Web Exclusive
May 31, 2012
Shawn Colvin’s Survival Story
The Austin-based singer-songwriter talks about her new autobiography, Diamond in the Rough, and her sixth studio album.
Web Exclusive
May 31, 2012
The Indie Film Scene of Dallas
The city is home base for a growing community of young filmmakers, who are making their mark on the independent film scene.
The Culture
May 31, 2012
The Drop Everything List
Shuttlebration, the Lone Star Uke Fest, and A Tribute to Elvis . . .
Music
May 31, 2012
Five New Albums You Shouldn’t Miss
Including new sets from Alejandro Escovedo, Rhett Miller, and more.
The Culture
May 31, 2012
The Drop Everything List
The Homegrown Music and Arts Festival, Jimmie Vaughan, and the South Texas Heritage Center . . .
Travel & Outdoors
May 31, 2012
A Q&A With Justin Carrasquillo
The Los Angeles–based photographer spent more than twenty days driving all across the state and tells us what he saw.
Food & Drink
May 31, 2012
New + Noteworthy
Chicken Scratch and Papi Tino's.
Food & Drink
May 31, 2012
Uchi
FIRST COMES THE ARCHED eyebrow. Then the significant pause. Then the question: “Well, how was it?” This is the reaction of my Austin friends when they hear I’ve been to the Houston location of Uchi, Texas’s restaurant of the moment. Yes, Austin is eaten up with curiosity and jealousy, poor
Recipe
April 30, 2012
Machi Cure (Japanese Nachos)
From Uchi, The Cookbook, by Tyson Cole and Jessica Dupuy.
Web Exclusive
April 30, 2012
Texas Gets Prehistoric With Two New Fossil Halls
After years of exporting prized dinosaur fossils to some of the world’s best museums, the state will be getting two huge exhibit halls, in Dallas and Houston.
The Culture
April 30, 2012
The Drop Everything List
The Round Dance Halls of Texas, Kristin Chenoweth, and the Bathing Beauties Contest . . .
Music
April 30, 2012
Like Father, Like Son
Andy Langer talks with Willie Nelson and his youngest son, Lukas, about "The Family," Willie's new album (Heroes), and passing the torch.
Books
April 30, 2012
From Blogging to Book Deal
Houston Chronicle blogger Jenny Lawson (aka The Bloggess) found herself at the center of a two-day auction among twelve publishing houses for the rights to her debut memoir, Let's Pretend This Never Happened. How did she rise from unpaid blogger to New York Times bestseller?
The Culture
April 30, 2012
The Drop Everything List
The Lone Star Jam, meeting Phil Collins, and the Houston Art Car Parade . . .
The Culture
April 30, 2012
The Drop Everything List
The Chicken Fried Steak Festival, George Clooney, and a Tribute to Roy Rogers . . .
Art
April 30, 2012
Finding Peace and Joy in Austin
How a rare statue in an unassuming temple made the capital city a place to seriously study Buddhism.
Travel & Outdoors
April 30, 2012
Dallas’s Design District
This once-industrial enclave has been reborn as the city's trendiest new spot. Here's a guide to the area's acclaimed restaurants, chic stores, and daring art galleries.
The Culture
April 30, 2012
The Drop Everything List
Roasting an Entire Steer, Fiddlers' Frolics, and the Moontower Comedy and Oddity Fest . . .
Web Exclusive
April 30, 2012
A Q&A With Skip Hollandsworth
The executive editor on what it was like to work with Richard Linklater on Bernie, the star-studded film based on an East Texas murder story.
Food & Drink
April 30, 2012
New + Noteworthy
Elizabeth Street Cafe and Underbelly.
Music
March 31, 2012
A Tribute to Mr. Bojangles
Todd Snider's latest album reflects his deep-seated admiration for Jerry Jeff Walker's free-spirited style.
The Culture
March 31, 2012
The Drop Everything List
Carol Burnett, Texas State Gospel Singing Convention, the Runaway Scrape and the Kemah Crawfish Festival. . .
The Culture
March 31, 2012
The Drop Everything List
The Sulphur Creek Iron Chef Cook's Challenge, Spoon, the Aurora Picture Show, and Battle on the Bernard. . .
Web Exclusive
March 31, 2012
Justice in Time
Fifteen years after being released from death row, Kerry Max Cook is still looking for freedom.
The Culture
March 31, 2012
The Drop Everything List
The Memorial Hermann Ironman 70.3 Texas triathlon, Trenton Doyle Hancock, and the Avocado Takedown . . .
The Culture
March 31, 2012
Prison Rodeo Gone, but Not Forgotten
Another piece of Texas history was razed in mid-January when bulldozers unceremoniously demolished the prison rodeo arena in Huntsville, but the memory of the event rides on.