you’re gonna be waiting awhile for that “friday night lights” reboot @chron.com www.chron.com/culture/tv/a...

remember when coldplay made parachutes. that rocked.

maybe the real AP Swatch collab is the friends we made along the way @chron.com www.chron.com/culture/arti...

NEW: Seattle might declare a civil emergency to help LGBTQ (mostly trans) people fleeing red states, so I looked for a Texas angle. An organizer told me that Texas is #1 among trans people looking to relocate: "The baseline hostility to their existence is unbearable." www.chron.com/culture/arti...

back in the (texas canon) saddle with kacey musgraves and “golden hour” 🦋 @chron.com www.chron.com/culture/musi...

really need a glamorous and benevolent old woman to gift me an absolutely beat to shit birkin bag

i strive to be as culturally important as the person who decided to put “my moon my man” in heated rivalry

i interviewed d4vd at ACL in 2024 and he taught me how to dap someone up

(four months late) who wants to talk about the bone temple

Lot of recalled products down there.

idk i just think beck’s “loser” is the best cover “glee” ever did

"I definitely see how we can continue to build a relationship with like Houston as a whole, but specifically the East End as well." a great one from @jamildavid.bsky.social on what is soon to be a real houston institution @chron.com www.chron.com/culture/arti...

overheard at #sxsw: “i don’t remember what a hyundai looks like”

and it was very interesting!

back from my socials sabbatical because for the past few weeks i've been trying to put down words about how it feels to be trans and see what's been happening at my alma mater, texas a&m university. on being trans, texan, and loving things that can't love you back: www.chron.com/culture/arti...

is the bad bunny halftime show the only good thing that’s happened lately

really really good piece from @brandoc.bsky.social on the legacy of Michael Watts and Swishahouse www.chron.com/culture/musi...

the DOJ's shoddy redaction work in the epstein files led to the names of victims and people who had chance encounters getting released. now, one worries he'll have to explain this forever. @chron.com www.chron.com/culture/arti...

PLEASE NBC I WANT A HUMAN TO TELL ME HOW A BOBSLED WORKS NOT GOOGLE AI!!!!!!!!

the pricemaster and his absurdist agenda lives on in the hearts of dentonites 25 years later. I got the story of how a one-off garage sale became a beloved piece of anti-capitalist art. www.chron.com/culture/arti...

"A 2023 study found that in the early years of the fracking boom, Tarrant County — the home of Fort Worth — had 60% more children born with serious birth defects than would have been expected for its population." This story is bonkers and deserves a read. Especially if you're in/around Dallas.

nothing sounds more miserable than having to stand around in wet sticky pants after having 9 gallons of neon yellow gatorade dumped on you

Turning Point USA Halftime Show Opens With Snake-Handling Preacher

imagine being so committed to racism you have to pretend to like kid rock

All the stars are here: Brantley Gilbert, Brice Bradley, Gabby Babby, Bibb Glibsy, Slab Gabbert, Brice Bryce,

"Shlomi's filing address appears to be that of a rented mailbox from PostalAnnex in Round Rock. FEC filings also show Shlomi's campaign raised $274.91 between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31, 2025." @abigailrosenthal.bsky.social banger: www.chron.com/culture/arti...

ShamWow guy's campaign promises include making crimes against conservatives hate crimes based on "Thoughtism" and installing "CowBoy Codes for Kids" in all schools @chron.com www.chron.com/culture/arti...

I AGREE defector.com/i-thoroughly...

Update: The Monday after this story ran, Sonya was punished for "soliciting" donations. She told me in a letter today that her custody level has been lowered, meaning that she "must live in the unit cell block with the more misbehaved women, my freedom inside the prison is severely limited."

anyway between the gutting of the post and the increasing lack of any sort of media literacy these days, feeling very Bleak

gonna watch "spotlight" later just to feel something

see you on Dancing With the Stars

honestly the boston cop slide looks terrifying

I spoke to Waco's Kaleb Blain, a transgender pitmaster working to create space for trans people in Texas BBQ. After being doxxed, attacked online and let go from Terry Black's, he's now forging his own path: "I have to do this for the rest of my life." www.chron.com/culture/arti...

bama doesn’t take enough advantage of “deacon blues” and that’s really what’s wrong with them

caught up with the harries @chron.com www.chron.com/culture/musi...

NEW: A ton of trash ends up in Buffalo Bayou, Houston's urban waterway. I spent a morning last week with the people who clean trash out of the bayou with a sucking boat. A long the way, I learned about the never ending battle to clean up pollution. 📸/📝 by me: www.chron.com/culture/arti...

new journalism achievement unlocked: received a handwritten letter with a conspiracy theory about my dad’s death

le tigre's "deceptacon" is a pseudo-feminist media dog whistle and i never want to hear it again

sabrina carpenter “house tour” vs. mary jane girls “my house”

i have the wikipedia widget on my phone that shows the top read pages and i think “1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre” has been in the top every week this year

KOOL-AID MAN YOU READY FOR CHRISTMAS

i feel like yards should be limited to one (1) santa. more than that isn’t canon.

really proud of gwen and all her hard work this year!! it is a joy editing her

"a charlie brown christmas" has always been part of my holiday season, especially when i've been struggling in some way or another. this year felt especially pertinent. wrote about grief and the holidays for the @latimes.com www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

NEW: In emails sent in 2016 and 2018, former, Jeffrey Epstein lawyer and ousted Baylor U president Ken Starr sent "hugs" & "love" to Epstein. In one Starr defended the 2008 "sweetheart deal" NPA Epstein got. "Jeffrey Epstein has paid his debt to society," Starr wrote. www.chron.com/culture/arti...

we had to unexpectedly say goodbye to my dad last week. he was one of my best friends and I am immensely proud to be his daughter. I’ll miss him forever.

Accidentally Waterboarding Myself! at ACL

For Texas Canon: @acltv.bsky.social is a thing we’re lucky we still have @chron.com www.chron.com/culture/arti...