‘Shane and Sally,’ Episode 3: “An Open Investigation”
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Inside the Episode: Bonus Video for ‘Shane and Sally’ Episode 3
The third episode of Shane and Sally dives into the investigation of the murders of Sally McNelly and Shane Stewart. When the bodies were eventually found, strange details started to emerge. Join Ka...
7 Reasons We Love Megan Thee Stallion
In the very competitive field of contemporary female rappers, one name stands out in the crowd. Well, three names. Megan Thee Stallion a.k.a. Tina Snow a.k.a. Megan Pete possesses the coveted blend of...
Has Any Celebrity Cared Less About Fame Than Tim Duncan?
My love for the San Antonio Spurs came from my mother. She’d once interrupted Manu Ginobili at Morton’s The Steakhouse for his autograph, and the framed receipt still sits on our family bookcase. ...
Texan, Forever
When I think about what makes a Texan, I am reminded of the 1964 Supreme Court case Jacobellis v. Ohio, when Justice Potter Stewart tried to define pornography and wrote, “I know it when I see it.�...
Beer Nerds, Get Thee to the Library!
In the corner of the Munday Library archive reading room at St. Edward’s University in Austin sits a four-by-three-foot sculpted metal sign advertising Waterloo Brewing. The first brewpub in Texas, ...
If Texas Has a Soul, It Lives in Matthew McConaughey
I moved to Austin in 1997, but I didn’t feel as though I’d truly arrived here until nearly nine months later, when I first saw Matthew McConaughey ambling alone down Sixth Street one late and beer...
How Lyle Lovett Taught This Non-Texan That Texas Wants Me Anyway
I’m not from Texas, and I didn’t get here as fast as I could, but as crooner and Klein native Lyle Lovett told me, “Texas wants you anyway.” My transition from Brooklyn to Dallas in 2009 was ...