The cover of the May/June 2026 issue of Texas Observer magazine depicts a drawing of two androgynous track and field athletes running on a track. In the sky, stripes in the transgender pride flag colors run parallel to the track lanes. Headline: Let Them Play, How welcoming trans athletes can improve sports culture for all by Jessica Luther.

Introducing the May/June 2026 issue of Texas Observer magazine, with cover story by @jessicawluther.com and art by Adrià Voltà.

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good morning to rayan cherki and no one else thank you

Rayan Cherki holy cow what

Starting to wonder if the Royals might be a bad baseball team. 🤔

Live from Denver: Anthony Edwards will play as Wolves meet Nuggets in Game 1 The teams battle in the NBA playoffs for the third time in four seasons as they chase the league’s ultimate prize.

We're doing a live blog format throughout all the playoffs (for Wolves and Wild). Always a fun way to cover big events like this. Following along here: www.startribune.com/minnesota-ti...

this is midwestern heritage

Really such a terrifying reality that dudes will kill their wives or girlfriends over rejection or a break up. It happens so often that it’s barely a topic of conversation or seen as the epidemic that it is.

Dave is so good at this.

Allbirds announced they’re an AI company now.

Does Coke Zero work, too?

2026 got us all like

Banner parent company to buy Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, staving off its closure The Venetoulis Institute will acquire the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, converting it to a nonprofit to prevent the historic paper’s closure.

Well, here's some news. The Banner's parent company is buying the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette www.thebanner.com/economy/bann...

The Pirates scored 16 runs today. The Twins and Phillies each scored 13 runs. The Royals have scored 12 runs in their last six games combined.

Nico O’Reilly Ballon d’Or

Minnesota Lynx sign one (1) player challenge

The lunar surface fills the frame in sharp detail, as seen during the Artemis II lunar flyby, while a distant Earth sets in the background.

It's hard to put into words what it's like seeing these images today. I'm grateful for Nasa and the Artemis II and its crew.

Captured by the Artemis II crew during their lunar flyby on April 6, 2026, this image shows the Moon fully eclipsing the Sun. From the crew’s perspective, the Moon appears large enough to completely block the Sun, creating nearly 54 minutes of totality and extending the view far beyond what is possible from Earth. The corona forms a glowing halo around the dark lunar disk, revealing details of the Sun’s outer atmosphere typically hidden by its brightness. Also visible are stars, typically too faint to see when imaging the Moon, but with the Moon in darkness stars are readily imaged. This unique vantage point provides both a striking visual and a valuable opportunity for astronauts to document and describe the corona during humanity’s return to deep space. The faint glow of the nearside of the Moon is visible in this image, having been illuminated by light reflected off the Earth. [alt text from NASA]

The #Artemis II astronauts said they needed more superlatives to describe their view of the eclipse, when the Sun was behind the Moon and its near surface was faintly illuminated by Earthshine

Not now, Super El Niño.

This might be the MOST STUNNING photo from Artemis II yet

Crescent Earth illuminated by light above 🤩

📷 Artemis II

James Trafford, you beautiful lad, you

As it happens, Antoine Semenyo is incredibly good.

2026 Final Four: NCAA tournament expansion 'will happen.' Here's why that's the case despite the outcries against it In the most financially stressful time in college athletics history, the power leagues see NCAA tournament expansion as a key path to increasing access and revenue.

No thanks! sports.yahoo.com/mens-college...

Cyclone Legend Bridget Carleton 🫡

Cannot be overstated just how dire things look for the Iowa State women's basketball program. Audi is the 10th (10th!) player to enter the portal already this offseason.

Donnarumma is good but have they considered giving Vinnie Pasquantino a run between the sticks?

I’ll admit, I had never heard of Arthur Brooks before reading this. But if someone ever wrote a 10,000-word essay like this about my life’s work, going to great lengths to describe its “fatal mildness,” I’d log off forever and walk into the nearest deep body of water.

1st half UConn vs 2nd half UConn

Made my six-year-old cry I hollered so loud 😅

"The way some of these other immigrants are getting treated in our country right now is a travesty and a disgrace... I think what’s going on in our country — what we’re doing to some of these amazing immigrants, is really unfortunate and it’s really sad." - Charles Barkley on CBS