Far West
The New Yorker Documentary. An Artist Seeks Reinvention by Living Off the Grid. In Stephen Michael Simon’s documentary, Lala Abaddon leaves New York City and finds peace, and creativity, in…
Flock Safety and Texas Sheriff Claimed License Plate Search Was for a Missing Person. It Was an Abortion Investigation.
New documents and court records obtained by EFF show that Texas deputies queried Flock Safety's surveillance data in an abortion investigation, contradicting the narrative promoted by the company and the…
The Literary Sizzle in Dallas
People in Dallas are hungry for poetry,” says Mag Gabbert, the city’s poet laureate. “There’s so much demand for participating in events, for offering workshops, for educating folks in different contexts…
Texas Excess
Carmen Boullosa upends the Lone Star State’s mythology
New York official again rebuffs Texas judgment against doctor over abortion pills
July 14 (Reuters) - A county official in New York on Monday rejected for a second time efforts by Texas to enforce a $100,000 judgment against a New York doctor…
Unvaccinated school-aged child dies of measles in Texas amid growing outbreak
The current outbreak in Texas also involves a close-knit religious community—Mennonites—that has largely eschewed vaccination. The outbreak began in late January in Gaines County, which sits at the border with…
Giant (1956 film)
Giant is a 1956 American epic drama film directed by George Stevens, from a screenplay adapted by Fred Guiol and Ivan Moffat from Edna Ferber's 1952 novel. The film stars…
What is the Queen Anne Victorian Architectural Style?
Brent takes us through another architectural style: The Queen Anne Victorian Style which included features such as a wrap around porch, copper on the roof, sandstone, marble, and bricks. Brent…
‘Solidarity, not charity’: Mutual aid groups are filling gaps in Texas’ crisis response
Not asking for proof of income or hardship is a core tenant of mutual aid
Texas Seeks Trump’s Help to Defund Planned Parenthood. If It’s Successful, Other States Could Follow.
If the feds waive Medicaid’s freedom of choice provision, Texas will have drawn a roadmap for other ideologically driven states.