The lead singer of the band Silver Jews was renowned for his music, but he was also an accomplished writer and visual artist. This is the story of his formative years, as told by friends and collaborators, many who learned how to live life as a creative person from Berman’s energetic example.
Aaron Gilbreath
The High-Stakes Race to Breed Cannabis With 0% THC
Weed can make you laugh, but the challenges to CBD growers aren’t funny.
Flint’s Children Suffer in Class After Years of Drinking the Lead-Poisoned Water
The physical and congitive effects of lead poisoning on students require special education interventions that are difficult for struggling schools to provide.
A Town Split By a Play About the 1980s AIDS Epidemic
Sometimes art can challenge viewers enough to change them. Sometimes art just makes the narrow-minded angry.
When ‘Angels in America’ Came to East Texas
Homophobia and religiosity divided the town of Kilgore, Texas over the famous play. The divisions also helped liberate some local citizens, allowing them to define their own worldviews apart from that of their parents’.
A Dying Town
Texas’ rural hospitals are closing in record numbers, and without access to medical help in an emergency, Texans’ lives are in danger.
The Power of Boundaries
Sharing our personal lives bonds us with other people. Sharing can also allow people to take advantage, especially in the digital age. It’s up to us to determine how much sharing, and how much listening, are too much.
How To Destroy Texas While Helping The Coal Economy
A three-part collaboration exposes the state of Texas’ willingness to violate federal law for the sake of the coal industry.
The Rise (and Stall) of the Boba Generation
Boba Life came to stand for modern Asian-American identity, but sometimes it was more sugar than substance.
When Authenticity Means a Heaping Plate of Tex-Mex
The food of our childhood means more to us than its credibility among the masses.
