Project Censored
In America, we commonly think of press freedom and censorship in terms of the First Amendment, which focuses attention on the press itself and...
Staying Positive
Photos By Lee Chastain
Metro Opportunity High School isn’t a typical public school.
To enter these halls, a student has to be suspended or expelled from...
Welcome to Best of 2017
Fort Worth appears to be maturing. Finally. Just a couple of years ago, Fall Gallery Night consisted of the same handful of art spaces...
Going Places
Before moving to Arlington two years ago, Shima Hamidi lived car-free in Salt Lake City, where she worked for the University of Utah. The...
Old World Tour
“Of all the means to ensure happiness throughout the whole life, by far the most important is the acquisition of friends.” ― Epicurus
A sideways...
Caught in a Trap
Susan and Jenny fought earlier that night. It was nothing unusual for this mother and 16-year-old daughter. But that Tuesday in July of 2015...
Calhoun’s Return
If cynicism were a type of radiation, you’d probably need to wear a special suit just to talk to Tim Locke, but for anyone...
Field of Dreams
There’s something about baseball that brings out the kid in us. It happened to me, a 70-year-old man, last month when I went to...
Back Into the Shadows
You probably have never heard of Jean Carlos Jiménez-Joseph, a 27-year-old Panamanian who killed himself on May 15. He hanged himself while in solitary confinement...
Struggle in Paradise
Leaving Texas recently to volunteer in Cape Town was an opportunity I couldn’t resist. Unsure what to expect, I googled images of the South...
