Texas roadside historical markers probably aren’t your idea of a riveting read, but authors Dan K. Utley and Cynthia J. Beeman manage to make them completely engrossing. They’ll be at BookPeople today discussing their book, History Ahead: Stories Beyond the Texas Roadside Markers (Texas A&M University Press), which gives an idiosyncratic look at the forgotten corners of Texas history. In the book, the authors flesh out a selection of the stories etched onto the 13,000 historical markers that dot our state. more ›

The Dionysium (which we described in an earlier posting) is back. This month's debate is to resolve the issue of whether or not the United States should discourage energy consumption with a heavy tax on gasoline. As we continually feel the pinch at our pocketbooks each time we go fuel up, this is a matter that we'd very much like to see resolved, at least for one intellectually intoxicating night. So if you're up... more ›