history

We don't need to rely on billionaires for cool things

A short rant about Ed Bass and the Caravan of Dreams

Feb 18, 2024 •

The rise and fall of the Fort Worth Film Fiends

Plus some thoughts about the state of this newsletter.

Feb 14, 2024 •

In search of Fort Worth's lost art house cinema

What happened to the Borzoi Theater?

Feb 3, 2024 •

Is this a punk ass pig which I see before me?

Fort Worth's radical remix of Shakespeare.

Jan 10, 2024 •

You should remember Fred Rouse today

He was lynched 102 years ago.

Dec 12, 2023 •

The odd history of the old Isis Theater

It sucked but in a cool way.

Dec 6, 2023 •

Where did it come from? Where did it go?

Investigating one of Fort Worth's least important mysteries.

Jun 16, 2023 •

The worst essay contest in American history

Fort Worth really loved 'The Birth of a Nation.'

Jun 11, 2023 •

A short history of the long road to District 11

Part one of two: The structural racism of citywide voting.

Apr 10, 2023 •

The buried history of Fort Worth's labor struggles

Organized labor is mostly written about as a footnote to the city's past — when it gets acknowledged at all.

Dec 11, 2022 •

How Fort Worth censored the first black movie star

In 1910, the city banned screenings of a fight between champion boxer Jack Johnson and a white challenger. Officials feared its 'evil effects.'

Nov 21, 2022 •

A short history of Fort Worth's split personality

"Cowboys and culture" has always been a marketing slogan.

Nov 13, 2022 •

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