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From Texas Standard:Horror fans call it a classic. Others point to its influence in the slasher genre of films. Forty-six years ago this month "The Texas…
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From Texas Standard:Grant Wood's 1930s painting, "American Gothic" – the one with the somber-looking farmer holding a pitchfork, and his equally…
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From Texas Standard:Every summer since 1940, hundreds of incoming high school seniors gather in Austin for Boys State, where they create their own state…
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From Texas Standard:Thanks to video streaming, gone are the days of going to the video store, strolling the aisles in search of the perfect title. Gone,…
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On a hot summer day in June, a crowd shuffled into an Alamo Drafthouse to catch a matinee. But the theater wasn't packed for your standard blockbuster…
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From Texas Standard:The film “Moonlight” tells the story of a young black man struggling with his identity and sexuality. The film is set in Miami – but…
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From Texas Standard: Richard and Mildred Loving were at the center of a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case in the 1960s – Loving v. Virginia. But you…
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From Texas Standard:Texas is number one in a great many things: oil, ranching, rodeo, cotton. But you may be surprised to know that we are also number one…
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From Texas Standard:For more than 50 years, journalists, authors and everyday people have been struggling with how to tell the story of the 1966…
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From Texas Standard:Anyone familiar with the work of Austin-based director Terrence Malick knows he’s unafraid to tackle big questions. The example you’re…