Strangest State: June 2018
Weird news from far-flung Texas.
Rose Cahalan
Rose Cahalan is managing editor at the Observer and also edits the magazine’s arts and culture coverage.
Articles by Rose Cahalan
Author Michael Pollan on the Power and Promise of Psychedelics
A rigorous, nerdy, funny and deeply moving book, "How to Change Your Mind" makes a strong case that LSD and mushrooms can do just that.
The Ghosts of Abandoned Texas Buildings Rise Up in an Eerie New Photo Book
"Lost, Texas" features starkly beautiful photos of once-thriving rural Texas towns.
The Time-Traveler’s Guide to the Lower Pecos
Hidden away on private land in Southwest Texas is some of the oldest and best-preserved prehistoric rock art in the world. The Rock Art Rendezvous offers a rare glimpse.
Strangest State: April 2018
Weird news from far-flung Texas.
‘TransMilitary’ Is the LGBT Advocacy Film Middle America Needs to See
The documentary shines brightest when it shows trans soldiers simply going about their lives.
Strangest State: February 2018
Weird news from far-flung Texas.
10 Texas Books We Loved in 2017
Get thee to a bookstore.
Sunk Costs
Back-to-back record flooding along the Brazos River has forced people in Richmond to make an excruciating choice: Stay or go?