Texas hasn’t gotten its due as a major piece in the complex puzzle of American art. We’re here to rectify that. Every two weeks, H. Drew Blackburn will conduct a thoroughly scientific analysis of the 254 integral (one for every county) books, movies, tv shows, albums, podcasts, songs, and magazine articles — you name it […]
Author Archives: H. Drew Blackburn
H. Drew Blackburn is a columnist and contributing writer for The Barbed Wire. He has written for Wildsam, Bloomberg, the New York Times’s T Brand Studio, Netflix’s Tudum, Level, Texas Monthly, GQ, Okayplayer and Eater. He was raised in Killeen, spent his college years in Denton and his 20s in Dallas. He’s currently based in Austin. Drew sees himself as a trailblazer, a style-icon of sorts — the first man to pair Homme Plissé Issey Miyake with cowboy boots and a silverbelly Open Road.
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Willie Hutch, OutKast and the Lore Behind UGK’s ‘Int’l Players Anthem’
Texas hasn’t gotten its due as a major piece in the complex puzzle of American art. We’re here to rectify that. Every two weeks, H. Drew Blackburn will conduct a thoroughly scientific analysis of the 254 integral (one for every county) books, movies, tv shows, albums, podcasts, songs, and magazine articles — you name it […]
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The Texas Voyager: The Mysterious Magic of Filmmaker Terrence Malick
Texas hasn’t gotten its due as a major piece in the complex puzzle of American art. We’re here to rectify that. Every two weeks, H. Drew Blackburn will conduct a thoroughly scientific analysis of the 254 integral (one for every county) books, movies, tv shows, albums, podcasts, songs, and magazine articles — you name it […]
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In Texas, Selena Is at Least as Popular as Jesus
Texas hasn’t gotten its due as a major piece in the complex puzzle of American art. We’re here to rectify that. Every two weeks, H. Drew Blackburn will conduct a thoroughly scientific analysis of the 254 essential (one for every county) books, movies, tv shows, albums, podcasts, songs, and magazine articles — you name it […]
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The Texas Voyager: Nobody Compares to the ‘Best Damn Writer’ in Texas
Texas hasn’t gotten its due as a major piece in the complex puzzle of American art. We’re here to rectify that. Every two weeks, H. Drew Blackburn will conduct a thoroughly scientific analysis of the 254 essential (one for every county) books, movies, tv shows, albums, podcasts, songs, and magazine articles — you name it […]
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The Texas Voyager: ‘Lemonade’ Is Beyoncé’s Most Consequential Album
Texas hasn’t gotten its due as a major piece in the complex puzzle of American art. We’re here to rectify that. Every two weeks, H. Drew Blackburn will conduct a thoroughly scientific analysis of the 254 essential (one for every county) books, movies, tv shows, albums, podcasts, songs, and magazine articles — you name it […]
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How Weed Dealers — and Consumers — Are Responding to the Freeflow of Marijuana in Texas
Most people I know take Mary Jane out for a date, at least occasionally. And they typically get it illegally. Sure, weed’s public perception has been on a rapid upswing in the last 15-20 years. Gone are the days where mom’s telling you a little reefer’s gonna make you sluggish, lazy, stupid, and unconcerned. But, […]
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The Texas Voyager: Friday Night Lights, Friday Night Lights, or… Friday Night Lights?
Texas hasn’t gotten its due as a major piece in the complex puzzle of American art. We’re here to rectify that. Every two weeks, H. Drew Blackburn will conduct a thoroughly scientific analysis of the 254 essential (one for every county) books, movies, tv shows, albums, podcasts, songs, and magazine articles — you name it […]