Filmmakers have long been drawn to “the Texan” as a character type. Our series Playing Texan revisits some of the most notable of these portrayals, from the legendary to the ludicrous, to…
Texas Monthly – In the St. Louis Barbecue Scene, Sweet and Saucy Meets Smoked and Savory
At the end of the nineteenth century, St. Louis, Missouri, garnered the nickname Fourth City. Its population trailed only New York City, Chicago, and Philadelphia, making it the fourth largest city in…
Tech Crunch – Retool expands its low-code platform for creating internal apps to support external apps, too
Retool’s focus is on business apps, not the next social network. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Nubank acquires AI-for-banks startup Hyperplane
Hyperplane focused on allowing banks to train their own models to power tools across their risk, collections and marketing departments. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Read more:…
Tech Crunch – Dappier is building a marketplace for publishers to sell their content to LLM builders
When Napster emerged in the late 1990s, it made it easy for people to grab music files without compensating the content owners.The iPod and the iTunes music store changed that by allowing…
The Athletic MiLB News – Three takeaways about Hayden Birdsong’s major-league debut with the Giants
Birdsong’s promotion comes with risks but he also brings Giants’ fans hopes for the future. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – Country Artist Joshua Ray Walker Has Cancer. He’s Performing Anyway.
As he prepares to take the stage at beloved Dallas listening room the Kessler, country artist Joshua Ray Walker is feeling terrible. Sipping a Topo Chico in the green room of his…
El Paso Matters – Events this week: Pride Parade, panel on care for aging loved ones, El Paso Matters Book Club and more
Here’s a roundup of some culture and civic events in the borderland in the coming week. Quality of Life Care for Your Aging Loved One El Paso Matters will host a panel…
Texas Monthly – Texas Has Basically Legalized Marijuana. We Have the Proof.
The first thing I notice on entering the store is the smell. It is an earthy sandalwood mixed with some type of citrus, perhaps sour lemon. It tells me I am in…
Tech Crunch – Rainforest lands $20M to challenge Stripe with embedded payments for SaaS providers
Rainforest, a startup that embeds payment processing into other software platforms, has raised $20 million in Series A funding — less than a year after announcing the close of its seed financing….