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April 22, 2021

How My Grandmother’s 1940s Wedding Dress Found a Second Life on TikTok

Reagan Wells, aka @ReaganRetro, turned my family’s history into an actual history lesson for thousands of TikTok followers—and helped me process my grief.

By Jen Hamilton Hernandez

Music |

October 29, 2020

On Texas Time: Surfaces, College Station’s Viral Pop Duo

Forrest Frank and Colin Padalecki on working with Elton John, what they hope to accomplish next, and more.

By Arielle Avila

Erika Thompson tending to her bees outside her home on September 18, 2020.

Being Texan |

October 15, 2020

How Texas Beeworks’s Erika Thompson Became the Queen Bee of Pastoral TikTok

A day in the not-so-secret life of bees.

By Lauren Larson

Music |

July 18, 2020

The Success of BeatKing’s Hit ‘Then Leave’ Is a Moment for Texas Rap

A viral smash on TikTok, the song is part of a club music lineage that exists for the sole purpose of getting people moving.

By Kiana Fitzgerald

Food & Drink |

October 22, 2019

This TikTok of a Kid Eating a Ten-Patty Whataburger Is the Most Inspiring Video of the Year

Maybe the decade.

By Dan Solomon