Texas’ Strange Brand of Cool
Revisiting 'Paris, Texas' — the film that made nowhere hip.
Michael Agresta
Michael Agresta is a frequent contributor to Texas Monthly on the arts scene. He has written for The Atlantic, Travel + Leisure, and Wired.
Articles by Michael Agresta
Photos of Dystopia
FotoFest, Houston’s biennial art photography fair, bears witness to a planet in peril.
Houston’s Absent Son
The Bayou City displays the personal collection of its beloved-in-absentia Mark Rothko.
Here Are 21 Texas Mass Shootings ‘Good Guys’ with Guns Didn’t Stop in 2015
Nearly four dozen people, including at least six children, have been killed (so far) in Texas mass shooting incidents this year.
Catching Up with Janis
Her brand of blues presaged 21st century sexual politics.
‘Upstairs Inferno’ a Harrowing Look at Another Era of LGBT Life
Robert L. Camina's new documentary takes an unflinching look back at 'the largest gay mass murder in U.S. history.'
Narco Violence, as Seen by a Journalist-Turned-Artist
Binational artist Luz Maria Sánchez grapples with killings that haunt her family and her country of birth.
The Man Who Designed Texas
For three decades, DJ Stout’s vision has shaped how we look at the Lone Star State.
The Great Mellowing
God, Willie Nelson, and the increasingly thinkable pipe dream of marijuana reform.
Now You See It
Artist Mel Chin revisits home in Houston.