Six months after the prestigious Dallas Black Dance Theatre chose to f*ck around — by wrongfully firing all of its dancers just days before the season was set to start — they’re now finding out the hard way that worker’s rights are protected by law. The theater reached a
In the fall of 1974, something was brewing in Austin. Willie Nelson wasn’t yet a country legend. At 41 years old, he was still a year away from his first number one hit as a singer (“Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain”), considered something of a commercial failure as
There’s nothing earned about luck. But in professional sports, there is a type of luck that has long been honored as a route to relevance, success and, in some cases, dynastic dominance. These are the moments when basketball fans tune in to learn which team will be allowed to
While the rest of the Longhorn football entourage makes the trip to Atlanta for the SEC championship game, Bevo will stay home in Texas. Why? The SEC said the sidelines didn’t have room for Bevo XV’s 1,700 pounds and 58-inch horn span. “With the narrow sidelines,
For 18 years, the closest I ever came to camping was pitching my pop-up Barbie tent in the living room. Since then, I’m proud to say that I’ve (kind of) learned the ropes. I’ve camped under the stars; hiked the Lost Mine Trail at Big Bend
The holidays are here, which means the single, childless women in your life are baking cookies, hosting dinner parties, and snuggling on their couches with a chic, on-brand blanket. These gifts — for your ambitious loved ones who’ve just deleted Hinge again — are thoughtful and specific. Many of them
I’m an expert gift giver. The secret here is to just be a great listener and remember the things people tell you about themselves and what they want. Don’t be the person waiting for your turn to talk, which happens to the best of us. (This is why
What was supposed to be a postpartum checkup turned into immeasurable grief for a 20-year-old Texas woman, when she learned that doctors had sterilized her without her knowledge in September 2023. Rachel Richnow is suing Christus St. Michael Hospital in Texarkana, she told The Dallas Morning News, after
Hey there listeners, and welcome back. It’s that fallow period between Thanksgiving, Christmas (Hanukkah!), and New Year’s. Time barely counts, calories sure as shit don’t, and your bank account is full of Monopoly money. I am not the man to tell you what to do with all
The holidays are approaching and many of us have friends or loved ones who’ve moved away from Texas. It sucks, right? Feels like they’re a million miles away? They probably miss you, too, buddy. For those who’ve had to trade the Lone Star State’s natural beauty
This holiday season, instead of pouring your hard-earned money into the pockets of a Disney villain who’s destroying the Fourth Estate, let us help you cross items off your shopping list while helping you support small businesses owned by Black and Brown Texans. At The Barbed Wire, we
Texas weather is always chaotic, but this year meteorologists are certain it’ll be a jacket and gloves kind of holiday on Thursday. Thank God because if we can’t even wear sweaters at Thanksgiving, they might as well stay in the closet all year. The National Weather Service forecasts