Culture

The Big Texas Little Film Tour Is Coming Soon to a Town Near You

The Big Texas Little Film Tour Is Coming Soon to a Town Near You

Last October, Kaytie Nielsen and Iris Beaumier hit the road in a Chrysler Pacifica minivan. The best friends met ... Read More »

How El Paso Shaped Astronaut Danny Olivas’ Space Dreams

How El Paso Shaped Astronaut Danny Olivas’ Space Dreams

The 1979 movie Alien may have haunted a generation of moviegoers, but it inspired John “Danny” Olivas to become an ... Read More »

The Abraham Chavez Theatre Brings Global Acts to El Paso

The Abraham Chavez Theatre Brings Global Acts to El Paso

When the New York rock band The Strokes announced they would play at El Paso’s Abraham Chavez Theatre in the fall ... Read More »

The Ghost Town Innkeeper of Terlingua 

The Ghost Town Innkeeper of Terlingua 

Every night, a blue neon Pegasus flickers on the hillside skyline at the edge of Big Bend, perched above volcanic ... Read More »

Buckle Up: A Guide to Completing Your Western Look

Buckle Up: A Guide to Completing Your Western Look

Clint Orms Engravers & Silversmiths How To Texas is a recurring column offering ... Read More »

Odessa’s Globe Theatre Pays Tribute to Shakespeare’s Famous Playhouse

Odessa’s Globe Theatre Pays Tribute to Shakespeare’s Famous Playhouse

In the heart of the Permian Basin, 5,000 miles from where William Shakespeare originally penned his plays, an ... Read More »

New ‘Deep in the Heart’ Documentary Is a Love Letter to Texas Rivers

New ‘Deep in the Heart’ Documentary Is a Love Letter to Texas Rivers

Filmmaker Ben Masters has traveled all over Texas documenting the natural wonders of his home state. His films ... Read More »

Reel Texas: The Film That Made Dolly Parton an Honorary Texan

Reel Texas: The Film That Made Dolly Parton an Honorary Texan

Say what you will about Dolly Parton and Burt Reynolds’ The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, but consider this: I ... Read More »

Preserving the Remains of an El Paso Ghost Town

Preserving the Remains of an El Paso Ghost Town

The Wind Breathes Heavy Preserving the historic Smelter Cemetery one broken cross at a time By ... Read More »

An Insider’s Guide to El Paso, Texas’ Singular City

An Insider’s Guide to El Paso, Texas’ Singular City

Only in El Paso At the intersection of the United States and Mexico, El Paso is a Nexus of cultures and ... Read More »

El Paso Author Benjamin Alire Sáenz Pens a Final Love Letter to His City

El Paso Author Benjamin Alire Sáenz Pens a Final Love Letter to His City

OPEN ROADMy finest mentorA CHRONICLER OF THE BORDERLAND TOURS MEMORIES OF THE CITY THAT SHAPED HIMBy BENJAMIN ... Read More »

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