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This Radio Station Has Served Blind Texans for More Than 50 Years
For many listeners, Houston’s Sight into Sound is more than a radio station. Read Story
‘Outcry’ Offers a Nuanced Look at a Wrongful Conviction in Central Texas
The five-part Showtime docu-series avoids the worst pitfalls of the true-crime genre, favoring character over sensationalism. Read Story
In Her Poetry, Mónica Teresa Ortiz Immortalizes the Act of Remembering
The queer Texan writer's verses speak to the idea that because there is violence and injustice there is also beauty, love, and living to be done. Read Story
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Plus, re-creating a classic Texas cookie and sampling H-E-B's drive-through barbecue.
In a new digital exhibition at the Dallas Contemporary, Holmes challenges viewers to advocate for justice.
The new Houston museum show exemplifies art as both revolution and witness, writes a Houston poet laureate.
Working together with the Navajo Nation—the first discoverers of dilophosaurus—UT paleontologists are revising our understanding of the “best-known worst-known” dinosaur.
The performing arts institution is facilitating forward-thinking conversations with artists and educators online.
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Megan Thee Stallion and Beyoncé’s Electrifyingly Fun ‘Savage’ Remix Is for Texans, by Texans
When I interviewed Megan Thee Stallion last July, she was on a rapid ascent. Back then it seemed like the Houston-bred rapper literally grew more popular by the day, especially after the release of her May 2019 mixtape Fever; she even dominated a whole season with “Hot Girl Summer.” Even so, when I asked her about the possibility of a Beyoncé collaboration, she sounded humble and doubtful: “Just pray for… Read Story
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‘Outcry’ Offers a Nuanced Look at a Wrongful Conviction in Central Texas
The five-part Showtime docu-series avoids the worst pitfalls of the true-crime genre, favoring character over sensationalism.
Richard Linklater’s Career in Seven Essential Scenes
These themes, which he returns to again and again in his movies, illustrate how he's developed as a filmmaker.
Richard Linklater’s Films Reflect Mundane Moments the COVID-19 Era Has Made Impossible
The Texas director is still making movies about mundane yet consequential interactions—albeit quarantined and temporarily cut off from the film community he helped build.
A Broadway Veteran Channels Ann Richards
Holland Taylor’s renowned one-woman play about the late Texas governor is now airing as a part of PBS’s ‘Great Performances.’
The Film ‘Miss Juneteenth’ Honors Fort Worth’s Historically Black Communities
The feature debut, which was awarded SXSW’s Louis Black “Lone Star” Award earlier this year, centers on the story of a mother and daughter navigating a scholarship pageant.
The Pandemic Is Threatening to Close McAllen’s Historic Cine El Rey Forever
The community has united to save the 73-year-old cinema and venue, which did not qualify for federal relief funding.
Texas Monthly Recommends: Black Pumas’ Cover of ‘Fast Car’
Plus, Richard Linklater’s ‘Before Sunrise’ and a forgotten moment in Texas rodeo history.
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?
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Critics of the Rothko Chapel Say It’s Too Somber—Will a Pricey Restoration and Skylight Change That?
The visual arts institution, which is reopening in July, intends to realize the artist’s original intentions for the space with its upgrades. Read Story
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The five-part Showtime docu-series avoids the worst pitfalls of the true-crime genre, favoring character over sensationalism.
Should he have won it back in 2005? Maybe. But he wasn’t going to take it after the fact.
A Rio Grande Valley native, Morrow returned to a quiet life of farming after winning three gold medals at the 1956 Olympics.
Uri Geva is hoping that his Collegiate Summer Baseball Invitational proves that it is—but experts are skeptical.
How do you sack a quarterback from six feet away?