‘Girls5eva’ Has Immortalized Fort Worth in Goofily Accurate Song
With “Tap Into Your (Fort) Worth,” Netflix’s fictional girl group has paid more (and better) attention to Cowtown than, well, some of you.
Marilyn Bailey, a sixth-generation Texan who grew up in Galveston, began copyediting for Texas Monthly in 2019 and joined the staff as an assistant editor in 2021. She was promoted to copy chief in 2023. She previously spent a decade at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, where she was a deputy copy desk chief and later A&E editor, and also wrote about books, local arts, and vegetarian food. She lives in Fort Worth with her husband and Oliver the giant dog.
With “Tap Into Your (Fort) Worth,” Netflix’s fictional girl group has paid more (and better) attention to Cowtown than, well, some of you.
We scoured the state for every indie we could find. Texas readers, you’re going to want to bookmark.
And not just in big cities—in suburbs and in small towns, new shops are serving up classics, cocktails, and community.
It promises a grand time on a big lake, next to an awakening downtown square and miles of horse (and lemur!) country.
An anxiety-inducing new show at the Modern Art Museum reminds us just how thoroughly screens have co-opted our daily lives.
In one shared gallery, contemporary portraitist Kehinde Wiley and Baroque-era painter Artemisia Gentileschi both depict the violent biblical story of Judith.
The town, an easy back-roads drive from Austin or DFW, is both quiet and brimming with worthy new shops and eateries.
While the honky-tonks and rodeos remain, the neighborhood is brimming with new life.