PinnedPublished inLessons from HistoryThe Hidden City Under Dallas That Nobody RemembersHow an urbanist idea for an underground Pedestrian Network put the death knell in Downtown Dallas’ charmMar 5, 202312Mar 5, 202312
Published inLessons from HistoryHow ‘Bonnie and Clyde’ reinvented the Hollywood film industryInside the death of Old Hollywood and the birth of a new cinematic ageOct 11, 20231Oct 11, 20231
Published inLessons from HistoryNeiman Marcus and the Decline of the Department StoreMy summer searching for a fading American memoryOct 4, 2023Oct 4, 2023
Revisiting DALLAS: Rating Each Season of this ’80s SoapHere are my favorite seasons of the Ewing family soap, from “Who Shot J.R.?” to the infamous “Dream Season”Apr 3, 2023Apr 3, 2023
What The Film ‘The Thin Blue Line’ Says About Texas HistoryA Texan Talks Errol Morris’ 1988 Documentary ‘The Thin Blue Line’Mar 30, 2023Mar 30, 2023
Published inThe RiffDavid Bowie Predicted The FutureInterviews with Bowie at the turn of the millennium reveal eerily prescient thoughts about the digital eraMar 23, 2023Mar 23, 2023
Published inMy Side of the AisleThe Iraq War, 20 Years Later: The Limits of American PowerWhy Regime Change Doesn’t Work, and How Americans Botched Post-War PlanningMar 22, 2023Mar 22, 2023
Published inLessons from History7 Must-See Movies On American HistoryThese film epics will take you on a journey of early American storiesMar 18, 20231Mar 18, 20231
After A Slump, Oscars Ratings Hit Nearly 19 Million Viewers. Why?What’s behind the uptick in the Oscar’s ratingsMar 14, 20231Mar 14, 20231
Published inThe Penny PubMy Top Five Favorite Vintage Book FindsPerusing the vintage, rare, and local Texana sections of my favorite bookstoresMar 11, 20231Mar 11, 20231