John Nova Lomax
Texas Monthly
Houston, TX, United States
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Past articles by John:
The Best Thing in Texas: Willie Nelson Performs a Guy Clark Tune on the ‘Tonight Show’
The Red Headed Stranger honors his fellow Texas troubadour with two tracks on his new album. → Read More
An Early Internet Meme Found Its Way Onto a Houston World War II Memorial
Digging into the provenance of a provocative message carved into a shrine to fallen soldiers. → Read More
The Flight of the Texas Fireflies
Although they're on the rebound in Central Texas, these magical flying beetles aren't lighting up the sky like they used to. A New Braunfels expert says they're still out there if you know where to look. → Read More
Wherever the NFL Takes Him, Ed Oliver Will Always “Be Someone” in Houston
Our latest homegrown football star has been drafted away from the city he loves. → Read More
The Best Bar in Austin Is Sam's Town Point
A slice of the old (cool) ATX inside the growing metropolis. → Read More
Are the Longhorns Back?
Depends on what you mean by back. But most of y’all need to slow your roll when it comes to the Longhorns. → Read More
D&W Lounge Is the Best Bar in Houston If You Love Dives
You see the eternal Houston at D&W Lounge. → Read More
How a New Generation Is Reviving Small-Town Texas
Dismayed by sky-high rents and yearning for a slower-paced lifestyle, a new generation of Texans is ditching the big city and fostering a Rural renaissance across the state. → Read More
There Are Six Ways to Say ‘Pecan,’ But Only One That’s Right
In the inaugural episode of our new Talk Like a Texan podcast, we explore the proper pronunciation of our state nut. → Read More
The Astros Are Back and Better Than Ever
Houston Astros fans offer their outlook on the team’s first season as the defending world champions. → Read More
Talk Like a Texan: To Chunk, or to Chuck?
Welcome to chunking territory. → Read More
How the Alamo Got Its Hump
The “ridiculous scroll” didn’t top the structure until after the Battle of the Alamo. → Read More
Talk Like a Texan: The Pronunciation of Bowie Knife, Jim Bowie, and David Bowie
A pronunciation investigation involving two Bowie men known for living large. → Read More
Talk Like a Texan: The Story Behind the Houstonian “Feeder Road”
"Feeder road," one of the last markers of the Houstonian dialect, dates back to the Southern Pacific Railroad. → Read More
The Benevolence of Father T.J.
The founder of Cristo Rey Jesuit College Prep in Houston's last gift to his students—and to all of us—was his wisdom. → Read More
Talk Like a Texan: What Do We Mean By “Fair to Middlin'”?
It's better than good—at least if you're talking about cotton quality. → Read More
A Deep Dive Into How Dallas Got Its Name
Prepare for a tale of blackface minstrelsy and swashbuckling high seas adventures, a whodunit with the last page maddeningly ripped out. → Read More
Talk Like a Texan: How Texans Use “Down,” “Out,” “Over,” and “Up”
Prepositionally, you can go over or out to Abilene—depending on where you're coming from. → Read More
Bun B Wants to Teach You How to Cook Chicken Pot Pie
Ridin’ Dirty on the stovetop. → Read More
Is "Tumping" Texan?
An etymological investigation into the Southern phrase. → Read More