The turn of the 20th century was a time of technological dreams. The harnessing of petroleum had spawned the automobile, as well as the hope for something greater—powered, controlled flight.
There comes a time in every person’s life when they must look around at their many possessions and declare: This all needs to live somewhere else.
Take a glance at any major bestseller list, and you’ll spot the ubiquitous brightly colored trade paperbacks with Colleen Hoover printed in a basic block font across the covers.
The recent announcement that construction will soon begin on Texas’ tallest skyscraper came as a surprise to many.
When Lubbock-based sculptor Eddie Dixon received a phone call about sculpting a statue for the Alamo, the caller wanted to know if he was familiar with the historic figure he would be capturing in bronze.
At Texas Saké Company, steel tanks filled with fermented rice emit a sweet and nutty perfume.
Edith Maskey had just begun her art practice 50 years ago when she took a chance and entered her work for consideration in the inaugural Texas Arts and Crafts Fair in Kerrville.
Situated so close to Mexico, Texas feels its southern neighbor’s cultural influence in almost every aspect.
Pumpkin spice cocktails, pumpkin soup, pumpkin bread, pumpkin-scented candles, multi-hued decorative pumpkins—everywhere you look, there’s pumpkin something.
The call came at the exact minute he said it would. “When you’ve been working in the studio for 50 years, you learn that,” the booming voice on the other end of the line said.
Fall is just around the corner, and what better time than Halloween season to dive into the spooky and paranormal.
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