Blessed Are the Bigoted?
According to Instagram, Landon Schott, the lead pastor at Mercy Culture Church, has no problem outing himself as a conspiracy nut in public or...
Memo to the Texas Taliban
I received a message a couple of days ago from a local critic, and it made me smile.
it’s a shame no one has not...
Immortalizing the Not-So-Nice
Recently deceased art and culture critic Dave Hickey had a thing or two to say about the art world. Run by a class of...
News Roundup
“We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Sometimes we must interfere.” — Elie Wiesel
Most...
Causation in Conroe
A good friend emailed me this past Sunday morning and asked me why Donald Trump spoke in Conroe, Texas, the day before.
I didn’t know....
Primary Reasons to Worry
Following the murder of George Floyd in mid-2020 and the resulting protests that erupted in Fort Worth and across the globe, then-mayor Betsy Price...
Shoulders of Goliath
On Veterans Day, it’s typical and appropriate to see countless homages, salutes, and earnest formal and informal appreciation ceremonies for military servicemen and servicewomen...
Jiminy Hegemony
As a native Texan, I used to be fairly oblivious to outside perceptions of my home state. I never watched a single episode of...
Leaf the Sleeves Alone
Downtown Fort Worth was hoppin’ on New Year’s Eve. As many Fort Worthians knocked back drinks and said adios to another year, one longtime customer...
Earth — Now
I stumbled across the accompanying illustration years ago while doing research on a racial incident in Texas. It obviously grabbed my attention.
The image was...
