Austin's newest literary journal, Foxing Quarterly, champions the power of the printed page

By Amy Gentry

Nov 7th, 2012 at 9:45 AM

Once upon a time, books and magazines were made of paper — yes, that’s right, just like the Anthropologie catalogue! The amazing thing about these flimsy objects is that you ...

STARVING ARTISTS

Raw Paw Zine: Breathing new life into Austin's indie print scene

By Mary Rose Wiley

Oct 27th, 2012 at 1:15 PM

The idea behind Raw Paw, an Austin-based print publication “providing paper trails for at risk artists” materialized in the exact way that the romantic side of you hopes that it ...

GOOD READS

An interview with novelist Emma Straub on Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures

By Amy Gentry

Oct 27th, 2012 at 11:25 AM

Emma Straub’s debut novel, Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures (Riverhead, $26.95), follows the transformation of Wisconsin farm girl Elsa Emerson into leading lady Laura Lamont during Hollywood ...

LITERATURE

An excerpt from Joe Nick Patoski's The Dallas Cowboys: The Outrageous History of the Biggest, Loudest, Most Hated, Best Loved Football Team in America

By Joe Nick Patoski

Oct 27th, 2012 at 10:30 AM

Editors' Note: Joe Nick Patoski is a former writer for Texas Monthly, the Austin American-Statesman and Rolling Stone who has been writing on Texas — and Texans — for four decades. In ...

SPORTS INSIDER

Joe Nick Patoski on The Dallas Cowboys: Uncovering the history of "America's Team"

By Arden Ward

Oct 26th, 2012 at 11:29 AM

“The Cowboys play the same game, but on a whole other level. No organization comes close to what they created and the image that has been burnished and maintained since ...