Reality Gigabytes
We love our phones. But we hate our phones. We love them because they’re ours and we probably have an intractable sense of ownership...
Parental Rights Under Attack?
Tarrant County judges typically don’t make headlines. Since taking office in early 2019, Judge Alex Kim has made dozens.
Four months ago, he garnered strong...
Ludwig!
Classical music is all about anniversaries, and this year marks a big one. Yes, it’s the 200th birthday of Henri Vieuxtemps, the Belgian violin...
Suction Friction
Last summer, Quade was sucking on a Lemonhead hard candy when it lodged in his throat. His face turned red. He couldn’t breathe. His...
Steve’s Big Adventure
In the seconds between mounting the bikeshare bike and wobbling into the lazy, eastbound crawl of Magnolia Ave’s weekend afternoon traffic, I had this...
Monna Arrives
It was nerve-wracking when Monna first took the stage. Her hands were shaking, and her heart was pounding. She could barely look up from...
The Education of Lulu
Maria Lourdes “Lulu” Vallejo sat on a couch in her sister’s Grand Prairie home not far off Interstate 20, her lap full of documents...
Gangstalking
Stacks of folders, binders, and papers surround Michele Barton, forming a symbolic fortress where she has remained captive for nearly a decade. Barton sat...
Working Poor
Fort Worth is an extremely wealthy city. We are home to several billionaires, a PGA golf course, several world-class museums, and an internationally renowned...
Dress Code Dance
Jordan Dowd had been struggling to find work when he landed a position as a bouncer at Texas Republic Bar & Grill in 2018....
