Decolonising the Alamo narrative is long overdue

by Rashmee

Posted on May 31, 2023


Following on from the three Texan writers’ book and exhortation to Forget the Alamo (or …

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Should we remember the Alamo and just forget the myths?

by Rashmee

Posted on May 29, 2023


In their 2021 book, Forget the Alamo, three Texan writers challenge the legend of the …

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Glorious myths about the Alamo ‘sacred shine’ draw millions every year

by Rashmee

Posted on May 28, 2023


We arrived in the lovely city of San Antonio, Texas, just yards from the Alamo, …

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Texas attorney general is no lone star despite legal woes

by Rashmee

Posted on May 27, 2023


As I headed to Texas from Arizona, the very Republican state certainly had that orange …

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Why BoJo’s Dallas dinner with Trump didn’t make the NYT

by Rashmee

Posted on May 26, 2023


As I headed to Texas from Arizona, so it seemed had Donald Trump. And Boris …

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RV ‘resorts’ and communities are a sign of America’s distress as much as choice

by Rashmee

Posted on May 25, 2023


You can’t travel through America – by train, bus, your own car – without noticing …

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‘Please check you don’t have a firearm in your carry-on’

by Rashmee

Posted on May 24, 2023


The day before the first anniversary of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas – the …

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Marketing UFOs and mysteries in New Mexico

by Rashmee

Posted on May 23, 2023


There’s a reason “the world’s most famous, most exhaustively investigated, and most thoroughly debunked UFO …

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Aliens, flying saucers and a spaceport in New Mexico

by Rashmee

Posted on May 22, 2023


Last month (April 19), Sean Kirkpatrick, head of the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office, told the …

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Haunted trails through the American southwest

by Rashmee

Posted on May 21, 2023


Haunted houses may spook the property market but are extraordinarily good for tourism. Why else …

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Rashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK