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‘The Mandalorian’ brings back the spirit of Star Wars

Grace Nugent, online co-editor in chief
December 28, 2020

Can I employ this garden gnome to recreate the magic that the childhood me found in an imaginary world of woodland fairies? It will take a week to find out if it will be a sort of gnomecoming or that there's no way to go back gnome.

Making yourself at gnome

Lucy Marco, online co-editor in chief
December 19, 2020

The winner of the McCallum taco tour is Arlo's. Arlo's was impressive in terms of creativity and taste. If your wallet is feeling light and you don't want to be late to third period, however, Tacorrido might be your best bet. Photo accessed on the Flickr account of Ethan Moore. Reposted here with permission under a creative commons license.

An informal Capital of Texas taco tour

Olivia Capochiano, staff reporter
November 11, 2020

Young Danny Torrance in Stanley Kubricks classic horror movie

Our official Halloween movie guide

Ellen Fox, Madelynn Niles, and Grace Nugent
October 29, 2020

Bird Bird co-owner Brian Batch displays one of the restaurant’s many delicious biscuit sandwiches. Originally a Thunderbird Coffee barista, he and Thunderbird owner Ryan McElroy became close friends and decided to go into business together. I for one am very grateful for that decision. photo reposted from Bird Bird website with permission of McElroy

I give you permission to love Bird Bird Biscuits because you will

Evelyn Griffin, news editor
October 11, 2020

Watching ‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’ encourages never-ending thinking about the film

Madelynn Niles, A&E editor
September 22, 2020

It took Kenta Asazu more than three months just to get the permits to sell onigiri. After peaking at 100 orders per week, Asazu now has a stable base of 50 orders per week. He plans to continue his business during the school year. Photo courtesy of Asazu.

Asazu launches an appetizing business

Lindsey Plotkin, Knight co-editor in chief
September 6, 2020

‘Lasso’ way relies on exuberance to reel in audiences

Grace Nugent, co-online editor in chief
September 6, 2020

On this trip my two accomplices were Jeremiah Zoric (left) and Seth Wittenbrook (right). They are pictured here enjoying one of the many statues at Everman Park in Abilene Texas. Photo by Max Rhodes

A world tour around Texas

Max Rhodes, online editor in chief
May 19, 2020

Sanders again won't be the Democratic nominee after once again surrendering the nomination to a veteran moderate Democrat. He has remained on the ballot in states with future primaries in order to earn delegates to influence the party's platform moving forward. Illustration by Anna McClellan.

And then there were two

Anna McClellan, staff reporter
April 19, 2020

The general store in

Out in Luckenbach, Texas ain’t nobody feelin’ no pain

Max Rhodes, Online editor in chief
April 2, 2020

Fearless film critics Madelynn Niles and Grace Nugent offer something for everything in this unabridged list of movies from multiple genres that can be accessed from the lockdown comfort of your own home. We humbly predict that this is the only viewing guide in cinematic history that features

The essential N&N quarantine movie guide

Madelynn Niles and Grace Nugent
March 27, 2020

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