Richard Linklater’s Slacker, a freewheeling, low-budget indie film that follows a cadre of unnamed dropouts and misfits through 1989 Austin, is an important...
Texas history was my favorite class in middle school, and possibly of all time. (Sorry, band, you were a distant second). Thank you, Mrs. Cheshire, for telling...
In the early ’70s, the Armadillo World Headquarters was the epicenter of Austin’s growing live music scene and a favorite Longhorn hangout. Housed in an abandoned...
Red or blue, everyone venerates the Constitution. But one UT professor believes we need change.
It has become almost a convention of contemporary American politics—like...
A century after the Great War, a new exhibit at UT’s Harry Ransom Center explores the poignant artifacts left behind.
Last letters written from the front lines...
A UT history professor explores why we need heroes like Nelson Mandela—and what Mandela’s passing means for the world.
This column first appeared on Global...
UT history professor Denise A. Spellberg explores what founders like Thomas Jefferson thought of Islam—and what that might teach us about the culture wars still...
How do you celebrate Texas Independence Day? From whistling to wine tasting, here’s how Texas Exes chapters have marked the occasion for over a century.
Editor’s...
A few lucky UT students were given a whole new perspective this past Saturday as they flew over the Forty Acres in a restored World War II-era Boeing B-17 Bomber.
Michel...
