Arts & Culture

An illustration show two blue and black colorized photos side by side. On the left are the backs of a young girl holding a teddy bear and an adult comforting her. On the right are the backs of a line of students in caps and gowns.
June 16, 2022

Commentary: I graduated high school hours after the Uvalde shooting

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A wide-shot photo shows criss-crossing elevators in a two-level mall.
June 15, 2022

Not just nostalgia: An argument for reconsidering the mall

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April 19, 2017

The One Musician To Get A Ticker-Tape Parade Was A Texan

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June 13, 2022

Cliburn competition puts TCU’s new concert hall to the test, but does it pass?

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June 10, 2022

‘Bad Mexicans’ shines a light on rebels who challenged social systems in early 20th century

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A photo of an office building with only one car parked out front.
June 10, 2022

Typewriter Rodeo: The Great Resignation

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October 29, 2018

How A Transgender Man Embraced His Pregnancy And The Meaning Of Fatherhood

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Brittney Griner on a basketball court in an orange jersey
June 8, 2022

Public support grows for WNBA star Brittney Griner as her Russian detainment continues

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A book sits on a green and white striped beach towel, surrounded by trimmings of herbs. The book cover features two black teenagers leaning with the backs against one another.
June 8, 2022

Texas author’s debut novel is a teen summer romance with complex Black characters

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An exterior shot of the Pecan Street Brewery building
June 8, 2022

Small beer breweries are pouring new life into the Hill Country

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Sotol plants in the desert
June 7, 2022

Are Texas sotol makers helping or hurting their Mexican counterparts?

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A black-and-white portrait of journalist Keri Blakinger
June 7, 2022

In ‘Corrections in Ink,’ Texas journalist shares her journey from incarceration to investigating prisons & jails

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San Antonio Symphony musicians perform on a church stage
June 7, 2022

Amid strike, San Antonio Symphony musicians conclude unusual season

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A large black bear rests on the leaf-covered ground of a wooded area with one paw resting underneath its face.
June 6, 2022

Texas’ first nature doc hopes to spark conversations about conservation

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Cover of the book, Last Gangster in Austin
June 3, 2022

New book tells the story of Austin’s ‘last gangster’ and the man who worked to take him down.

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June 2, 2022

Adrian Quesada conjures new grooves from bygone Latin beats on ‘Boleros Psicodélicos’

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A close-up image of the hands of a person sitting at a laptop and looking at a phone.
June 3, 2022

Typewriter Rodeo: An Edit Button on Twitter

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June 1, 2022

In memoriam: A tribute to the 21 lives lost in the Uvalde school shooting

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June 1, 2022

TCU research uncovers ‘indispensable’ contributions of formerly enslaved couple

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A split-screen shows two images: Thandie Newton on "Westworld" stands in a field on the top. Ed Helms and Jana Schmieding pose in front of a city scene on the bottom.
June 1, 2022

‘Westworld’ and ‘Rutherford Falls’ await fans at first in-person ATX TV Festival in three years

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May 31, 2022

How a school walkout in Uvalde helped spark the 1970s Chicano rights movement

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A photo of author Michelle Ami Reyes smiling at the camera in front of a leafy backdrop.
May 31, 2022

Why this Texas mom wrote a guide for helping Christian families tackle racism

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A picture of a soldier wearing a camouflage helmet is superimposed on a background feature a stack of letters.
May 27, 2022

Remembering a Texas soldier through the letters he left behind

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An angled photo shows several white wooden crosses with a light blue heart and white wooden design on the front. Each cross has a name on it and a Sharpie hanging from it. A person is bending over slightly to write on one cross.
May 27, 2022

Typewriter Rodeo: Uvalde

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"How to Grow" book cover with a pcutre of the author, a smiling man with hands clasped in front of him
May 24, 2022

In his new book, TikTok’s ‘Garden Marcus’ sows a nurturing philosophy

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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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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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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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a photo of the book cover
April 8, 2022

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

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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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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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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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NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE,
YOU’RE ON TEXAS STANDARD TIME