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On Internet Message Boards, the UT-Texas A&M Rivalry Never Went Away
Feature Image Illustration by Golden Cosmos. This was a fun one. Ahead of the return of the Texas-Texas A&M rivalry,...
So Long, Longhorn Network
Many just view LHN as a punchline of a joke. But as we approached its final season before shuttering, I...
At 88, Poker Legend Doyle Brunson Is Still Bluffing. Or Is He?
Doyle Brunson, also known as “Texas Dolly,” still played poker every day even as he approached his 90’s. He’s as...
A Storybook Ending for Westlake Football Coach Todd Dodge’s Legendary Career
Feartured Image Photograph by Arturo Olmos. I spent the 2021 season following the Westlake Chaparrals, the top high school football...
Dodge Ball
Featured Photographed by Arturo Olmos. Todd Dodge is the greatest coach in the history of Texas High School Football. Most...
Texas Monthly Top-50 BBQ
In what has to be the biggest honor of my career, I was asked to be a taste tester and...
Behind the Scenes of UT’s ‘The Eyes of Texas’ Controversy
Featured Image Illustration by Joan Wong. During my senior year in college, the University of Texas campus became embroiled in...
How Explosions in the Sky Became the Sound of Film and Television
Feature Image Illustration by Bolora Munkhbold. Film scores used to sound like John Phillip Sousa marches, full fanfare, horns, violins,...