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The Hidden City Under Dallas That Nobody Remembers

How an urbanist idea for an underground Pedestrian Network put the death knell in Downtown Dallas’ charm

6 min readMar 5, 2023

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The Hidden City Under Dallas That Nobody Remembers

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Lessons from History

How ‘Bonnie and Clyde’ reinvented the Hollywood film industry

Inside the death of Old Hollywood and the birth of a new cinematic age

7 min readOct 11, 2023

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How ‘Bonnie and Clyde’ reinvented the Hollywood film industry

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Neiman Marcus and the Decline of the Department Store

My summer searching for a fading American memory

8 min readOct 4, 2023

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Neiman Marcus and the Decline of the Department Store

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Revisiting DALLAS: Rating Each Season of this ’80s Soap

Here are my favorite seasons of the Ewing family soap, from “Who Shot J.R.?” to the infamous “Dream Season”

11 min readApr 3, 2023

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Revisiting DALLAS: Rating Each Season of this ’80s Soap

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What The Film ‘The Thin Blue Line’ Says About Texas History

A Texan Talks Errol Morris’ 1988 Documentary ‘The Thin Blue Line’

6 min readMar 30, 2023

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What The Film ‘The Thin Blue Line’ Says About Texas History

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The Riff

David Bowie Predicted The Future

Interviews with Bowie at the turn of the millennium reveal eerily prescient thoughts about the digital era

5 min readMar 23, 2023

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David Bowie Predicted The Future

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My Side of the Aisle

The Iraq War, 20 Years Later: The Limits of American Power

Why Regime Change Doesn’t Work, and How Americans Botched Post-War Planning

10 min readMar 22, 2023

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The Iraq War, 20 Years Later: The Limits of American Power

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Lessons from History

7 Must-See Movies On American History

These film epics will take you on a journey of early American stories

11 min readMar 18, 2023

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7 Must-See Movies On American History

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After A Slump, Oscars Ratings Hit Nearly 19 Million Viewers. Why?

What’s behind the uptick in the Oscar’s ratings

5 min readMar 14, 2023

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After A Slump, Oscars Ratings Hit Nearly 19 Million Viewers. Why?

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The Penny Pub

My Top Five Favorite Vintage Book Finds

Perusing the vintage, rare, and local Texana sections of my favorite bookstores

5 min readMar 11, 2023

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My Top Five Favorite Vintage Book Finds

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Jake M.

Jake M.

2x Top Writer. A blogger in love with Texas. Writing on art, music, movies, geopolitics, history, & culture. Weekly emails on Substack: thisistexas.substack.com

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