A coonskin cap craze in 1955 launched one of history's most unlikely cultural takeovers.

When it came to some of the most urgent and enduring pop culture of 2023, the cowboy was center stage. As far as I could see, listen and experience, that most iconic of American characters was being ...

Film has been around for more than 120 years, a heck of a long time to experiment and play with the medium. Whether it’s twisting character and story mythology or breaking aesthetic conventions, ...

A reader wonders how to separate the western footwear from their mythology. By Vanessa Friedman In 2023, can one wear cowboy boots in an urban setting without looking as if one has escaped a Ralph ...

Representation is important. When most of us imagine a Western, we picture John Wayne in a shootout, a grizzled Clint Eastwood, and questionable depictions of stagecoaches under attack by Indigenous ...