JMR
@jamesfortexas.bsky.social
freelance writer covering art, the built environment, culture, people and politics, mostly in dfw and texas. quorum report’s newsclipper.
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Do Texas Democrats really have the stomach for a well-financed and probably nasty fight with each other? We're about to find out. Listen:
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December 15, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Do Texas Democrats really have the stomach for a well-financed and probably nasty fight with each other? We're about to find out. Listen:
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Any editors with last-minute EOY assignments? I'm fully available to take on work over the next two weeks as I don't celebrate any holidays in December. I cover lifestyle, travel, wellness, and so much more: lolaannmendez.com. Send assignments to [email protected].
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LOLA MÉNDEZ IS AN URUGUAYAN-AMERICAN FREELANCE JOURNALIST Lola's work has been published in many print and digital publications across the world including LA Times, CNN, BBC, USA Today, Washington Pos...
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December 15, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Any editors with last-minute EOY assignments? I'm fully available to take on work over the next two weeks as I don't celebrate any holidays in December. I cover lifestyle, travel, wellness, and so much more: lolaannmendez.com. Send assignments to [email protected].
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In a nondescript office over One Bow Street in Harvard Square, @harvard-jchs.bsky.social keeps a finger on the pulse of America’s housing markets—and tries to connect city planners, advocates, and business groups to solve some of the country’s thorniest issues. Thanks @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social!
‘A Wicked Problem’: How Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies Imagines Solutions to a Crisis | News | The Harvard Crimson
In a nondescript office over One Bow Street in Harvard Square, the Joint Center for Housing Studies keeps a finger on the pulse of America’s housing markets — and tries to connect city planners, advoc...
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December 15, 2025 at 7:06 PM
In a nondescript office over One Bow Street in Harvard Square, @harvard-jchs.bsky.social keeps a finger on the pulse of America’s housing markets—and tries to connect city planners, advocates, and business groups to solve some of the country’s thorniest issues. Thanks @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social!
My dog Bono died a year ago today. I miss him.
December 8, 2025 at 4:18 PM
My dog Bono died a year ago today. I miss him.
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A panel of architects and academics discussed how architects can balance the need to house a growing urban population with the environmental costs of building at a Harvard talk on Thursday.
Ramon Moreno Jr. and Yahir Ramirez report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Ramon Moreno Jr. and Yahir Ramirez report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Architects Discuss Balancing Sustainability, Urban Growth at Harvard GSD Panel | News | The Harvard Crimson
A panel of architects and academics discussed how architects can develop a sustainable model for their profession, balancing the need to house a growing urban population with the environmental costs…
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November 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
A panel of architects and academics discussed how architects can balance the need to house a growing urban population with the environmental costs of building at a Harvard talk on Thursday.
Ramon Moreno Jr. and Yahir Ramirez report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Ramon Moreno Jr. and Yahir Ramirez report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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The fragility and duality of art are on display at two different places in Houston
Fluid Motion: The Perfect Mix of Art and Science in Houston
An exhibit currently shown in both the Houston Museum of Natural Science and the Nicole Longnecker Gallery is a compelling mixture of art and science
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November 17, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The fragility and duality of art are on display at two different places in Houston
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New from @byjustinmiller.bsky.social: Even as the lege debated school vouchers, corporate vendors were already competing behind the scenes for the lucrative contract. A closer look at how Odyssey became the big winner... and whose influence helped make the decision.
Texas’ Top Voucher Vendor Taps Abbott Allies in Contract Bid, Program Rollout
The New York firm Odyssey is now running the state’s lucrative voucher scheme with a little help from the governor’s friends.
www.texasobserver.org
November 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
New from @byjustinmiller.bsky.social: Even as the lege debated school vouchers, corporate vendors were already competing behind the scenes for the lucrative contract. A closer look at how Odyssey became the big winner... and whose influence helped make the decision.
so is visit fort worth writing all these pieces about the city or
November 14, 2025 at 8:36 PM
so is visit fort worth writing all these pieces about the city or
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“The artist Anish Kapoor is considering taking legal action after border patrol agents posed for a photo in front of his Cloud Gate sculpture in Chicago, saying the scene represented ‘fascist America.’”
Go get ‘em, Kapoor.
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Go get ‘em, Kapoor.
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‘This is fascist America’: Anish Kapoor may sue after border agents pose by his sculpture
Artist says ‘military style’ raids in US are ‘beyond belief’ while discussing new Southbank show next year
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November 12, 2025 at 12:49 PM
“The artist Anish Kapoor is considering taking legal action after border patrol agents posed for a photo in front of his Cloud Gate sculpture in Chicago, saying the scene represented ‘fascist America.’”
Go get ‘em, Kapoor.
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Go get ‘em, Kapoor.
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
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Our top story: “Bitcoin miners in general, if you map out across the United States, this is my opinion, are taking advantage of small rural communities that don’t have the wherewithal to fight back.”
Crypto's Cryptic Texas Takeover
State regulators don't want you to know about the 60-plus Bitcoin mines guzzling public water and electricity—even though consumers are already paying the price.
www.texasobserver.org
November 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Our top story: “Bitcoin miners in general, if you map out across the United States, this is my opinion, are taking advantage of small rural communities that don’t have the wherewithal to fight back.”
And in an update, Harris County House candidate and Dem consultant Odus Evbagharu explains how they won all three seats: www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl... #txlege
November 7, 2025 at 4:59 PM
And in an update, Harris County House candidate and Dem consultant Odus Evbagharu explains how they won all three seats: www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl... #txlege
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Maddie McGarvey spent 15 years photographing a young girl growing up in the natural splendor and deep poverty of Appalachia. McGarvey's act of witness is breathtaking and heartbreaking and life-changing. I'm honored to write about it for the New York Times.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/o...
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Opinion | Seeing Those Who Are Forgotten: An Act of Witness in Appalachia
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Maddie McGarvey spent 15 years photographing a young girl growing up in the natural splendor and deep poverty of Appalachia. McGarvey's act of witness is breathtaking and heartbreaking and life-changing. I'm honored to write about it for the New York Times.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/o...
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For @msnbc.com I wrote about how Tuesday's election gives Democrats the blueprint for overcoming Republican anti-trans attacks and how thus should settle all the talk about throwing trans people under the bus.
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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Opinion | Democrats’ election wins showed they don't need to hide their support for trans rights
Republicans repeated Trump's anti-trans strategy from 2024 and lost big. This should be instructive for Democrats.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:41 AM
For @msnbc.com I wrote about how Tuesday's election gives Democrats the blueprint for overcoming Republican anti-trans attacks and how thus should settle all the talk about throwing trans people under the bus.
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
oh my god traveling is such a pain in the ass.
November 6, 2025 at 12:38 PM
oh my god traveling is such a pain in the ass.
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With the state takeover process getting started in Fort Worth ISD, I talked to parents and students in Houston about what the intervention was like there, an what to expect here. All of them said they were worried for Fort Worth. Gift link:
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‘Scared for Fort Worth’: As FWISD takeover looms, Houston families share concern
A state takeover of Fort Worth ISD would be the second largest in state history. Parents and students in Houston share their experience.
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November 3, 2025 at 3:15 PM
With the state takeover process getting started in Fort Worth ISD, I talked to parents and students in Houston about what the intervention was like there, an what to expect here. All of them said they were worried for Fort Worth. Gift link:
www.star-telegram.com/news/local/e...
www.star-telegram.com/news/local/e...
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Four great novels about architecture so you don’t have to read The Fountainhead
October 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Four great novels about architecture so you don’t have to read The Fountainhead
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Brooke Rollins: "My message to America is your government is failing you right now ... we have failed you."
October 31, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Brooke Rollins: "My message to America is your government is failing you right now ... we have failed you."
The Pearl Comb, which screens at the Lone Star Film Fest today, packs a lot into 21 minutes. I talked to director Ali Cook about his directorial debut, and the intense labor behind making such a short movie. www.star-telegram.com/entertainmen...
This Oscar-eligible movie has gained international acclaim. See it in Fort Worth
The horror fantasy drama is only 21 minutes long.
www.star-telegram.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The Pearl Comb, which screens at the Lone Star Film Fest today, packs a lot into 21 minutes. I talked to director Ali Cook about his directorial debut, and the intense labor behind making such a short movie. www.star-telegram.com/entertainmen...
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What a grift nestled inside a boondoggle wrapped in a quid pro quo
Exclusive: SpaceX is set to receive $2 billion to develop satellites that can track missiles and aircraft under President Trump’s Golden Dome project.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Set to Win $2 Billion Pentagon Satellite Deal
The funding would support the development of satellites for President Trump’s Golden Dome project.
on.wsj.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:24 AM
What a grift nestled inside a boondoggle wrapped in a quid pro quo
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“In practical terms, Texas is poised to no longer simply cooperate with federal immigration authorities, but function as an annex of them: a state-run extension of federal enforcement built into its everyday policing, transforming state sovereignty into an instrument of national policy.”
NEW: ICE is planning to build a shadow deportation network in Texas. A proposal outlines a 24/7 transport operation run by armed contractors—turning Texas into the logistical backbone of an industrialized deportation machine.
My latest @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/ice-is...
My latest @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/ice-is...
October 31, 2025 at 11:46 AM
“In practical terms, Texas is poised to no longer simply cooperate with federal immigration authorities, but function as an annex of them: a state-run extension of federal enforcement built into its everyday policing, transforming state sovereignty into an instrument of national policy.”
Fort Worth’s Alice Walton playing in NYC politics. Huh
It's funny to start a group called "fix the city" just to funnel money to the guy who fucked up the city
October 29, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Fort Worth’s Alice Walton playing in NYC politics. Huh
Could everything just stop and could someone give me a hug please?
October 29, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Could everything just stop and could someone give me a hug please?
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Right after auditioning for Carmela in “The Sopranos,” Edie Falco landed the role. “In college, I was taught to erase my New York accent. In ‘The Sopranos,’ I was cast to use it.”
Edie Falco Tried to Mask Her New York Accent, Until ‘The Sopranos’ Came Along
The ‘Mayor of Kingstown’ actress on overcoming her shyness, playing the weirdos in college and moving from the city to the country.
on.wsj.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Right after auditioning for Carmela in “The Sopranos,” Edie Falco landed the role. “In college, I was taught to erase my New York accent. In ‘The Sopranos,’ I was cast to use it.”
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Stop reading the news and normalize lounging inside “Visiona 2” by Verner Panton at the Cologne Furniture Fair in 1970.
September 13, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Stop reading the news and normalize lounging inside “Visiona 2” by Verner Panton at the Cologne Furniture Fair in 1970.
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Jack DeJohnette, just one of the deepest musicians ever, and a personal hero. Here is my obituary for NPR Music.
Jack DeJohnette, dynamic and instantly recognizable jazz drummer, dies at 83
Jack DeJohnette, of the most daring and singular jazz drummers of the last 60 years, died on Sunday.
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October 27, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Jack DeJohnette, just one of the deepest musicians ever, and a personal hero. Here is my obituary for NPR Music.