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Lone Star Plate: Seven Texan Foods Found in New York City

May 02, 2013

Ask any displaced Texas what they miss most about the state, and chances are they won’t say the destructive hurricanes, traffic-clogged highways, or the propensity of Truck Nutz. Instead, they’ll rhapsodize about the food.

A Texan Road Map Through Larry McMurtry’s Bibliography

By Kate Gavino

March 12, 2013

If this is your first time at the rodeo, the rich literary history of Texas can seem intimidating. But there’s no better jumping off point than Larry McMurtry, the Lone Star State’s most prolific author.

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Eat Prey Drug: Summerland

Escaping a catastrophic blizzard to take peyote in the Arizona desert, Paul Kwiatkowski concludes his investigation into alternate perceptions of consciousness.

The Biggest Little-Known Influence on H. P. Lovecraft

M. R. James was an English author, scholar and inspiration to Lovecraft, though the world may have forgotten it.

The Sun Don't Shine on a Moonshine Still

Get a bleary-eyed view of moonshining from a modern day bootlegger.