Recovering Suzanne Césaire’s Legacy
A Fort Worth modern art exhibition and a new experimental film are part of a renaissance of work about an influential Caribbean writer.
Nicky Yeager
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Nicky Yeager, a former Texas Observer fellow, is a writer and artist from Austin.
Articles by Nicky Yeager
In ‘Missing in Brooks County,’ The Missing Migrant Crisis Haunts South Texas
The documentary in Falfurrias is sinister and spiritual.
‘Inflamed’ Shows How An Unjust World Is Making Us Sick
A new book from UT Austin research professor Raj Patel and UC San Francisco physician Rupa Marya argues that our bodies, our society, and our planet are inflamed.
The ‘Queen of the Accordion’ Is Still Forging Her Own Path
A legendary accordionist in San Antonio, Eva Ybarra faced an uphill battle as a female musician throughout her career.
Actor Emma Galbraith on ‘Inbetween Girl’ and Why Teen Rom-Coms Matter
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‘Forget the Alamo’ Unravels a Texas History Made of Myths, or Rather, Lies
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The Western’s Long Glorification of Oppression
A quintessentially American, and Texan, film genre, the Western has mistold Texas history since its beginnings.
Liz Lambert’s New Film Offers a Shallow Portrayal of a Changing Austin
‘Through the Plexi-Glass’ inadvertently portrays the Austin-based hotelier as insensitive and voyeuristic.
‘Luz at Midnight’ Reimagines Blackouts, Polar Vortexes, and Environmental Justice in San Antonio
A recent novel offers a South Texas story for organizers, scholars, poets, and lovers.