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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
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 |
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