How Dan Rather Helped Turn “TV Journalism” Into an Oxymoron
The Netflix documentary Rather revisits the storied career of the former CBS Evening News anchor and the ungluing of television news.
Josh Alvarez is a senior editor at Texas Monthly. Before joining TM in 2021, he served as an op-ed editor at the Washington Post and as an associate editor at Washington Monthly. He is a graduate of Stanford University and New York University and grew up in the Chicago suburbs. He lives in Austin.
The Netflix documentary Rather revisits the storied career of the former CBS Evening News anchor and the ungluing of television news.
By Josh Alvarez
Henry’s Hideout, one of the oldest honky-tonks in Texas, is back after six years of no action.
By Josh Alvarez
Another dark comedy from Richard Linklater, a report on the ideological battles plaguing public schools, and an exhibition of modern collages by Black artists.
By Josh Alvarez
The remote Himalayan kingdom and the University of Texas at El Paso share a special relationship, thanks to the campus's architectural design more than a century ago.
By Josh Alvarez
Pazzeria by Pietro’s has turned Marshall into a wine destination thanks to its $250,000 collection that rivals those found in big cities—but without big-city prices.
By Josh Alvarez
Good Luck Cafe is as unassuming as its most famous dish, but Sun City residents have been lining up at the door for more than fifty years.
By Josh Alvarez
A Latin music festival in Austin, Houston’s Renée Elise Goldsberry in something other than Hamilton, an “unknown” Texas artist in the spotlight, and a new way into Freedmen’s Town.
By Josh Alvarez
An East Texas DJ is trying to turn his indie station into an agent of change in a community that’s grappling with profound demographic shifts.
By Josh Alvarez
The Border Biennial/Bienal Fronteriza, a group show of artists from the border, has gotten even more relevant since its debut in 2008.
By Josh Alvarez
The bingeable ‘Lawmen: Bass Reeves’ takes one of Texas’s most deserving legends and imbues it with a pulpy sensibility.
By Josh Alvarez
The Von Erichs get the Hollywood treatment, Tomball raises its stein, Beyoncé resurrects the Renaissance tour, and a Houston artist is golden.
By Josh Alvarez
Teaching kids how to play soccer made me a better person. So why don’t more Texans volunteer?
By Josh Alvarez
After Hamas’s surprise attack on Israel, a crowd gathered in the Alamo City for an evangelical event that quickly turned into a call to arms.
By Josh Alvarez
A Texas legend finally gets top billing, Willie spills on his songs, the Black Pumas return, and Sugar Land hosts Honeyland.
By Josh Alvarez
It’s about the violence that white settlers wrought upon the West—and the path to redemption.
By Josh Alvarez
Butterfly wings, tarantula legs, and “Frankenstein” beetles—the insect taxidermists of Pinned Ptera find the beauty in it all.
As told to Josh Alvarez
From arid El Paso to the Piney Woods, Texas boasts outstanding links that don’t require an expensive membership.
Expect suite sounds when you check in.
By Josh Alvarez
The Equipment Room, now open in the basement of the Hotel Magdalena, is a Japanese-style listening bar designed for serious audiophiles.
By Josh Alvarez
Dive deep into a song from Adrian Quesada’s newest album, ‘Jaguar Sound.’
By Josh Alvarez
In ‘12th of June,’ the Klein singer-songwriter shares the love and joys of home life.
By Josh Alvarez
Nestled by the majestic Rio Grande and Big Bend National Park, Lajitas Golf Resort and Spa gave me the recharge I needed. Until it didn’t.
By Josh Alvarez
Here’s where to make a day of it in this creative West Texas enclave.
By Josh Alvarez
Texas Monthly talks with Pletzinger about his biography of Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki and how jazz helped make Nowitzki great.
By Josh Alvarez
‘Texas Monthly’ contributors share which works best captured a year that seems to defy categorization—and which shows they’re looking forward to in 2022.
Woody Harrelson’s talents are buried under the film’s unwieldy plot.
By Josh Alvarez