Arts & Culture

May 23, 2022

Why a documentary about Nolan Ryan is also a love letter to Texas – and Ruth Ryan

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May 20, 2022

What you need to know about Meow Wolf, the psychedelic art experience coming to Texas

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A small blue and reddish-brown bird sits on a light-colored branch that is just beginning to bud. We see it from behind as it looks to the right.
May 20, 2022

Typewriter Rodeo: Nesting Bluebirds

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A photo of a woman sitting behind a large table stacked neatly with hardcover copies of the book "Lia Park and the Missing Jewel." The author holds one book and smiles at the camera. Also on the table are colorful flower bouquets and a cake with the book cover image printed on it.
May 19, 2022

This Texas author wanted her daughter to see herself in books

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a collage with photos of Willis Alan Ramsey's album cover and of him perofrming as an older person
May 18, 2022

‘People find this record, they fall for it’: Why a 50-year-old Texas album has captivated so many songwriters

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May 18, 2022

The Sorcerer’s Cave is the deepest – and possibly longest – cave in Texas

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San Antonio Symphony members stand on stage with their instruments in a packed church
May 19, 2022

Striking San Antonio Symphony back on stage at First Baptist Church

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cover of the book, "DJ Screw, A Life in Slow Revolution"
May 17, 2022

Almost 22 years after his death, DJ Screw’s contribution to Texas music stands the test of time

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May 16, 2022

Millennium-old Mississippian art on display in Dallas at ‘Spirit Lodge’ exhibit

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book cover for "mi cocina"
May 13, 2022

‘Mi Cocina’ offers self discovery and a taste of the road less traveled in Mexican cuisine

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A man looks up at a wall full of screens and graphics. The shape of Texas in on the wall with dozens of greens lights inside of it. Computer monitors are in the foreground.
May 13, 2022

Typewriter Rodeo: The Texas Power Grid

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May 12, 2022

‘Embracing the obscure and the unique:’ Austin’s extreme music fest Oblivion Access reaches beyond metal

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A white marble Romain portrait bust
May 10, 2022

So the $35 sculpture you got at an Austin Goodwill was looted from a museum during WWII. Now what?

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A solider outdoors in fatigues with green paint on her face
May 9, 2022

San Antonio-based ‘Women and War’ oral history project captures complex legacy

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cover of the book, "Bodies on the Line"
May 6, 2022

‘Bodies on the Line’ tells the stories of volunteers who escort patients seeking abortion care

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A photograph taken between parted dark red curtains and marble columns looks into a room with a long dais with empty chairs in front of a red curtained wall with more marble columns facing long benches and chairs at the front.
May 6, 2022

Typewriter Rodeo: SCOTUS

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an illustration featuring a blue smiling cartoon toad from the side, facing left and smiling over a close-up of a map with various red and green lines and notations. the illustration also features two greenish-blue cartoon images of lollipops or suckers.
May 4, 2022

What happened to Toadsuck, Texas?

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May 4, 2022

Cultural traditions are highlighted and shared in new Texas Folklife program

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a small calico kitten with white paws walks on a ledge and looks at the camera
May 3, 2022

Find a kitten? Why taking it to a shelter should be your last resort.

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May 3, 2022

Dirty Martin’s is among a cluster of businesses slated to be forced out by Austin’s light-rail line

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Close-up images of five insects are imposed a backdrop of a police lineup wall.
May 2, 2022

Got a mystery itch? Here are the Texas insects most likely to bite year-round.

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May 2, 2022

Black rage and riotous comedy in Stage West’s ‘What to Send Up When It Goes Down’

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a close up photo of a person's hands putting candy in a colorful plastic eggs while more eggs lie on the ground below
April 29, 2022

Typewriter Rodeo: Belated Eggs

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April 28, 2022

A San Antonio madam walks into a church… and turns her brothel into a rescue home

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April 28, 2022

‘The Green Ghost’ pays homage to martial arts films of the past and Texas border culture

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April 27, 2022

A Mexican American madam blew the whistle on San Antonio’s illegal brothel fees. What happened to her?

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April 26, 2022

New biography goes beyond Camelot myth, looking at JFK’s foibles, flaws and ‘great potential’

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April 25, 2022

Building three new homes for Black arts and culture in Fort Worth

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April 25, 2022

New book examines how Chicanx folks have had to fight for representation in American pop culture

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April 22, 2022

A state task force releases findings on Astroworld concert incident, along with ways to improve safety in the future

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April 22, 2022

Revived pro football league brings fans closer to the action

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a blue marker highlights the word poetry. the Texas Standard logo is below
April 22, 2022

Share your poem about Texas with us!

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April 22, 2022

How an idea for a ‘travel taco’ turned into an opportunity for father-daughter bonding

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April 22, 2022

Three decades in, Fort Worth’s Japanese festivals blossom at botanic gardens

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a woman stands at a microphone and holds a pen and notebook
April 22, 2022

Typewriter Rodeo: Everyday Poets

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two people gaze at one another in a wedding photo
April 21, 2022

Archives of Richard and Doris Kearns Goodwin headed to UT’s Briscoe Center

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Rosalinda Garcia holds a copy of her book
April 21, 2022

‘Life’s always exciting.’ A Dallas grandma starts a new chapter as a writer.

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a TV remote with a button for Netflix
April 21, 2022

For the first time in a decade, Netflix is losing subscribers

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three still images from television shows
April 20, 2022

What to watch? The ATX Television Festival founders share thoughts on programs and bingeing.

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April 20, 2022

UT Minister of Culture Matthew McConaughey ‘blesses’ new Moody Center arena to replace Frank Erwin Center

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April 20, 2022

That time Uncle Dale made us a baseball field

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a ground-level photo of dry, cracked earth with some meager crop sprouts and a blue sky in the background
April 19, 2022

This Earth Day, an environmental educator says Texans should focus on water

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an illustration of a red elvis
April 19, 2022

Igor and the Red Elvises band leader laments war in his home country

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April 19, 2022

Astros try out technology to speed up at-bats, and slow down cheating

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April 18, 2022

‘Give yourself a hug’: Amid life’s traumas Jonathan Van Ness wants everyone to learn to love their story

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April 15, 2022

How to make cascarones, and why the confetti-filled eggs remain a beloved Easter tradition

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April 15, 2022

Home invasion: how one man experienced the 1997 Republic of Texas standoff

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a close-up photo of a gas nozzle inserted in the tank of a white vehicle
April 15, 2022

Typewriter Rodeo: Gas Prices

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April 14, 2022

How Mendez v. Westminster helped end legal segregation of schools in the southwest

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April 14, 2022

Indie Meme Film Festival brings stories from South Asian filmmakers to Austin

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two piles of unidentifiable books sit on a blue background full of cracks, there's a black icon of a thumbs up over one pile and a black icon of a thumbs down over the other
April 13, 2022

How changes at Llano County libraries have divided the community

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a woman with chin length brown hair and bangs stares at an electrical circuit board that is blue with other colors making up the metal circuits
April 13, 2022

Women in STEM: Jeanine Cook’s story

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a variety of painted chocolate eggs
April 12, 2022

How a Ukrainian delicacy inspired handmade chocolate Easter creations

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April 12, 2022

Vinyl record sales boom, domestic record pressing plants can’t keep up, so artists endure production pressure

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April 11, 2022

Oral history project preserves San Antonio’s West Side Sound

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a photo of the book cover
April 8, 2022

The good, the bad and the groundbreaking: ‘Lets Get Physical’ explores the history women and exercise

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April 8, 2022

Typewriter Rodeo: Culture Wars

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November 29, 2017

The Surprising Lesson Of Judge Roy Bean’s Life: It’s Never Too Late

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April 7, 2022

Texas has two of the country’s last ‘lesbian’ bars. Why it matters.

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April 5, 2022

Behind the guitar: A new collection of artifacts paints a more nuanced picture of Stevie Ray Vaughan

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an animated still from the film shows a boy in an orange spacesuit and helmet floating upside down in a space module
April 4, 2022

The kid in Richard Linklater’s ‘Apollo 10 ½’ is named Stan – but the film is rooted in his own experiences

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April 4, 2022

WNBA interest is at an all-time high. Could a team return to Houston?

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April 4, 2022

Art, history and controversy come to a head in downtown San Antonio

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October 23, 2017

Guitarist’s Roots Grew In Iran, Canada And Texas

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April 1, 2022

San Antonio’s Fiesta makes triumphant return

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March 31, 2022

Paint Rock art preservation project educates about indigenous culture in South Texas

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March 31, 2022

This Texan pioneered one of the earliest home computers: the TRS-80

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the book "Just Try One Bite" has an illustrated cover with two parents making disgusted faces at three kids trying to offer them vegetables. The book sits on a highchair tray table with a sippy cup and child's bowl and plate.
March 30, 2022

Camila Alves McConaughey’s first book aims to revamp kids’ relationship with food

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three men wearing business suits and ties and one woman wearing a dress sit in chairs below a large banner that says the texas tribune festival in yellow and white letters with black background
March 30, 2022

Texas Tribune plans for 12th-annual Trib Fest, and last one for Evan Smith as CEO

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a plate containing a cooked Peking duck
March 29, 2022

From king cake beignets to ballpark nachos, Texas Monthly counts down the state’s best new restaurant dishes

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March 28, 2022

‘Raise Hell’ delves into the life of brilliant, outspoken rabble-rouser, Molly Ivins

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a woman wearing a purple backpack walks down a library aisle with a sign that says nonfiction above her
March 28, 2022

The library is far from obsolete. But this ‘temple of learning’ must constantly adapt to survive.

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a wide view of a roller coaster's tracks and towers
March 25, 2022

A new generation of giant Texas roller coasters promises to drop you further and soak you to the skin

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drawings of old TVs stacked on top of them with logos from TV networks and streaming services
March 25, 2022

There’s so much TV out there. Here are some good shows you may be missing.

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August 28, 2019

‘Cleft Thoughts’ Offers Compassion, And Practical Advice, For Those With Facial Differences

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a photo illustration of a globe made of letters and an overlay of a grid with the words "wordle game" surrounded by a green and yellow cloudscape also made of letters
March 25, 2022

Typewriter Rodeo: It’s A Wordle World

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Elizabeth Holmes sits with an interviewer on stage at a 2014 tech conference.
March 24, 2022

Why is TV so obsessed with tech stories right now?

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A shadowy tractor plows the ground as a deep read collage of watermelon slices looms in the background
March 23, 2022

Heard the one about the pessimistic farmer?

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March 23, 2022

Ukrainian American tries waging peace in Kyiv through music

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March 23, 2022

‘Viva Texas Rivers!’ celebrates the state’s storied waterways

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a WNBA basketball player with long locks, an orange jersey and tattoos on her arms
March 22, 2022

Brittney Griner’s celebrity also makes her a ‘valuable political pawn’

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March 22, 2022

Dallas musician’s otherworldly record will take you on an existential trip

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March 22, 2022

Descendant of Confederate soldiers says it’s probably time for statues to go

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March 21, 2022

Meet the women who broke barriers in overlooked corners of NASA

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a back woman with long locks sitting and holding a banjo
March 18, 2022

African American Roots Music Fest spotlights banjos, fiddles in Fort Worth

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March 18, 2022

El Paso chef nominated for James Beard Award

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a woman wearing a bright red blazer and glasses perched on a granite carving in the National Mall in front of the U.S. Capitol
March 18, 2022

‘We didn’t want to be the last’: ‘Scared Fearless’ author looks back at early years of women in Secret Service

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an empty three-lane highway stretches out into a blue-sky horizon
March 18, 2022

Typewriter Rodeo: Texas Road Trips

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March 17, 2022

SXSW returns to Austin, bringing Lizzo and NFTs

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book cover photo
March 17, 2022

New book examines educating children of Nazi scientists in El Paso schools

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people in orange shirts fill balconies in the rotunda of the Texas Capitol
March 16, 2022

As Texas abortion laws continue to make headlines, this SXSW film examines whether 2013 protests really failed

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March 16, 2022

How do Arlington Foodies celebrate the city’s ‘little gems’? It started with a Facebook group.

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two people smile and laugh during a conversation on a yellow couch
March 15, 2022

SXSW Film ‘Your Friend, Memphis’ centers on a guy with dreams who also has cerebral palsy

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a band with five members, the lead member with bright red braids and glasses with beads haning off the lenses
March 15, 2022

SXSW Ones to Watch: Chief Cleopatra

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two people standing behind a work of art
March 14, 2022

‘It’s BS’: SXSW doc ‘The Art of Making It’ highlights elitism in the art world

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one woman wearing a green and yellow basketball jersey dribbling a ball against another woman player wearing a white jersey holding her arms out
March 14, 2022

Baylor basketball teams earn top seeds in NCAA tournament, but other Texas squads could stage upsets

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a closeup of Jake Lloyd's face
March 14, 2022

SXSW Ones To Watch: Jake Lloyd

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March 14, 2022

San Antonio rejoices as Gregg Popovich becomes winningest coach in NBA history

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a woman with long brown hair, a brown cowboy had sitting at a piano
March 11, 2022

Willie Nelson’s ‘Little Sister’ Bobbie dead at 91

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Demonstrators hold a sign that says "stand with Ukraine"
March 11, 2022

The shooting war in Ukraine is a war of propaganda, too

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