Your 5/27 Experiment
Welcome to your always free, reader-supported, mid-week edition of The Experiment where we share great things to read, cook, listen to, and watch. As always, this bugga free.
The Great Texas Beach-off. Few times in my life have I been as scared as I was taking S to a remote wildlife refuge overrun with rattlesnakes and feral hogs, but we lived to tell the tale to Texas Highways. (free link)
Weep Not for Cornyn. h/t to Tim Taliaferro for passing along this bruising, note-perfect political obituary by Michael Wood of “Big” John Cornyn. (free link)
The Hottest Musician in 2026 Is ‘Problematic’ Michael Jackson. Important insight from Ted Gioia on where pop culture’s going next. (free link)
Actually, Democracy Dies in H.R. Read this a week ago and can’t shake it. Explains ICE to a T. (gift link)
Matthew Rhys as a sweaty, press-hungry public servant so fed up with NIMBY yokels that he can’t say anything without frustration and condescension? Kinda hits the spot with me.
We set up a merch table in the back where you can get T-shirts, coffee mugs, and even tote bags now. Show the world that you’re part of The Experiment.
Buy the book Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick banned from the Bullock Texas History Museum: Forget the Alamo: The Rise and Fall of the American Myth by Bryan Burrough, Chris Tomlinson, and myself.