How Skip Hollandsworth found "the most moving story" of his career, about a paralyzed football player whose mother looked after him for the last 35 years of his life. trib.al/y3kGAGh

Bolo ties are one of the few items of Western wear that haven’t been totally co-opted by the fashion elite. Let’s wear ’em while we can. texasmonthly.com/style/guide-to…

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Do you have any weird Furby stories? My new substack is about the paranoia and fear from both adults and kids about furby in the 90s! open.substack.com/pub/thestoried…

If it's not valuable, why are you stealing it?

I think this is the best take yet on this issue 👇

“[My ancestors] hid and got away—or else I wouldn’t be here today.” Members of four Southern Plains tribes danced in Palo Duro Canyon, paying tribute to ancestors who survived a pivotal battle there 150 years ago. By Christopher Collins texasmonthly.com/being-texan/ba…

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If you're seeing the Northern Lights tonight, here's an explainer of how the different colors can appear! We are currently seeing a vivid display of pinks and greens here at the office!

Breaking News: NASA launched the Europa Clipper spacecraft to study whether an icy ocean moon of Jupiter has the ingredients for life. nyti.ms/4h7yj3U

Fifty years ago this month, the Big Thicket National Preserve was created—thanks in no small part to the work of Beaumont activist Maxine Johnston, who’s still fighting at age 95. texasmonthly.com/being-texan/ma…

Hi! My new book, Everything Is Tuberculosis, comes out March 18th. I'm signing 100,000 copies of it. You can preorder your signed copy today at everythingistb.com or wherever books are sold.

The other day, I saw dozens of butterflies flitting around a mistflower and wondered why they go so crazy for that plant. Molly Glentzer found the answer 🦋texasmonthly.com/travel/mistflo…

From The Athletic: The minute Kendrick Lamar's “Not Like Us” was released, it became more than simply the final diss track in an ongoing rap beef with Drake. It found a home in college football with marching bands across the nation. nyti.ms/3V3kF8L

Sexist idiots failed so badly at dunking on her for her thesis they made it the most downloaded research in her field in 100 years. I love an ironic Christmas miracle.

John Reichart convinced his entire neighborhood to put up Christmas decorations for his wife, Joan Reichart, who has Alzheimer's disease. “Every dime was well spent,” he said. “I’ll do anything to make her happy.” wapo.st/3ONnVBr

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🌙 COVER REVEAL 🌙 Exclusively for Goodreads fans, here’s your first look at the cover for Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s new gothic horror, ‘The Bewitching,’ out July 2025 by Del Rey Books Random House Group. Add it to your WTR today! goodreads.com/book/show/2204…

You’ve heard of elf on the shelf, now get ready for picking up your trash