AltWeeklies Wire
Hacktivists and Los Zetas Fistfight in Cyberspacenew
Mexico’s sanguinary drug war has taken a strange twist. Instead of the streets of Juarez or Matamoros the battle is playing out in cyberspace between the world’s most feared group of hackers Anonymous and Mexico’s most notorious cartel Los Zetas.
The Texas Observer |
Melissa del Bosque |
11-16-2011 |
Tech
Seceding from Historynew
Slavery apologists are using the 150th anniversary of the Civil War to whitewash history.
The Texas Observer |
David Martin Davies |
02-17-2011 |
History
Texas' Founding Contribution to Fast-Food Culture Hangs Onnew
Almost nine decades after the chain was born, only one Pig Stand remains, old No. 29 on Broadway in San Antonio. In its faded, pastel glory, it lingers like the last of an ancient species, rescued from the limbo of bankruptcy court, crouched below the interstate.
The Texas Observer |
John MacCormack |
05-07-2008 |
Food+Drink
FotoFest Explores the Ironies & Intricacies of Chinanew
The biennial Houston extravaganza that ranks among the world's best photography festivals has always been something of a cultural agenda-setter, so when it was announced that this year's festival would focus on China, the choice felt predictable.
The Texas Observer |
David Theis |
04-09-2008 |
Art
The ACLU in Texas -- The Early Yearsnew
On March 8, the Texas ACLU will celebrate its 70th anniversary. The Observer and the ACLU have always had a special relationship, perhaps never closer than when Dave Richards rented both organizations space in his office building in the 1970s.
The Texas Observer |
David Richards |
03-10-2008 |
History
Tags: history
West Texas, the Devil's Domicilenew
No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood are arguably two of the best films of 2007, and each was shot in Texas. This is how Hollywood takes its revenge on Texans. They make our state a stand-in for hell.
The Texas Observer |
David Theis |
02-26-2008 |
Commentary
Back in the UAEnew
I know what I am supposed to say about Dubai. The superlatives are supposed to fly. Biggest, tallest, best, astonishing, miraculous -- and on and on. But
that wasn't what impressed me.
The Texas Observer |
Ruth Pennebaker |
11-05-2007 |
Travel
Tags: travel
The Sabor 2007 Festival Shows Our Demographic Destinynew
Slowly but surely, Hispanic culture will define West Texas.
The Texas Observer |
Jake Bernstein |
10-05-2007 |
Culture
The Texas Redneck Games: A Redneck State of Mindnew
But don't confuse these hard partyers with white trash.
The Texas Observer |
John MacCormack |
09-10-2007 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
