If you weren’t actively rooting for the Cowboys or Texans to make it all the way this year — we have new motivation to unlock your inner armchair coach. Bad Bunny is headlining the Super Bowl halftime show in February. That’s right, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio will succeed Kendrick Lamar as the headliner of the […]
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This Weekend in Texas Football: Cowboy Tears, a Camp Mystic Tribute & a Texas Tech Victory
Well, it turns out that even the great Brandon Aubrey couldn’t kick his way out of a slightly cringe-y weekend for Texas football. Welcome back to The Barbed Wire does football, in which our team of completely unqualified-to-write-about sports writers recap the highlights (and lowlights, and baby lights) of Texas teams. After the thrill of […]
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Heartache for Texans Fans, Boos for Arch, Brandon Aubrey’s Golden Leg, and More Texas Football
Are you football-curious? Want to know what your coworkers are talking about but don’t know who Kirk Herbstreit is (or he gives you the ick)? We’ve got you covered. We’re trying out a new approach to football coverage at The Barbed Wire in which we share some of our internal dialogue, text exchanges, and jokes […]
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In an Era of Fake Alpha Males, Cowboys Are Sexier Than Ever
Last year, Bella Hadid was snapped grinning from ear to ear at the rodeo in Arlington, her wide-brimmed cowboy hat casting a shadow over eyes fixed on her boyfriend, cutting horse champ Adan Banuelos. That night, her leather pants, silver rings, and meticulously beaded top were the last whispers of her high-fashion roots — her […]
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Cowboys Should Kiss Each Other More: A Brief History of Gay Cowboys
A wide-brimmed hat, high-heeled boots, shiny silver spurs — the cowboy’s aesthetic is quintessentially Texan. It’s also kinda gay. OK. Really gay. Yet for many people, the word “cowboy” still brings to mind a John Wayne type — a swaggering avatar for a conservative ideal of American manhood. Cowboys are more flexible than that, like […]
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The True Legacy of Black Cowboys
Texas hasn’t gotten its due as a major piece in the complex puzzle of American art. We’re here to rectify that. Every three 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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September Horoscopes for Quinn Ewers, C.J. Stroud, and Dak Prescott
The stars at night are big and bright in our Lone Star State, so we are dedicating a special section of our little internet corner to reading them, deciphering them, and finding some patterns deep in the heart of Texas. Every month, Jasmin Alejandrez-Prasad, also known as Esoteric Esa, will serve as our in-house astrologer […]