Lauren Castro

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Social Media Editor at Texas Monthly

social media editor at @texasmonthly [email protected]

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Glen Powell Look-Alikes Share Life Advice In and Out of Character

Nov 25, 2024 | texasmonthly.com | Lauren Castro |Taylor Prewitt

Glen Powell was the subject of a look-alike contest in Austin over the weekend—the latest in a string of social media–driven meetups in public spaces, where civilians channel celebrities in hopes of winning modest prizes and, perhaps, fleeting internet fame.
Cigarettes After Sex Is More Addictive Than Ever

Feb 28, 2024 | dfwliving.com | Lauren Castro

The front man of Cigarettes After Sex roams along the edge of an El Paso stage, doing the rock star box step: take a few steps forward to tease the fans reaching for him, sway the neck of his guitar toward the crowd, take two steps back, retreat to center stage. Dressed in an AllSaints leather jacket and his signature black Tecovas, 41-year-old Greg Gonzalez seems comfortable in front of a crowd made up largely of teenagers.
Grammys Fashion Roundup: All of Y’all Wanna Be Country

Feb 5, 2024 | texasmonthly.com | Lauren Castro

Awards season is in full swing and, as per usual when trophies are involved, you can’t count us out. Seven Texan musical acts were nominated for Grammys this year: Willie Nelson (Best Bluegrass Album), Travis Scott (Best Rap Album), the Black Pumas (Best Rock Performance), Pentatonix (Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album), Edgar Barrera (Songwriter of the Year), Seth Parker Woods (Best Classical Instrument Solo), and Kacey Musgraves (Best Country Duo/Group, alongside Zach Bryan).
Was Matthew McConaughey Really Bleeding at Zach Bryan’s Austin Gig?

Jan 12, 2024 | texasmonthly.com | Lauren Castro

The perfect American bar needs pool tables, sticky counters, moody lighting, and loud locals. Country artist Zach Bryan knows this well, often posting images of scenes from such joints on his Instagram stories—and earlier this week, he came to Austin in search of more of the same. Bryan is from Oklahoma, but it’s no secret he has a thing for Austin. He even wrote a song for the city, “From Austin,” on his third studio album.
What's In and What's Out in Texas in 2024

Jan 10, 2024 | texasmonthly.com | Amanda O'Donnell |Lauren Castro

Every year in reporting and writing about our beloved state, we come to know ourselves as Texans a little better. Accordingly, every year we come to better understand what we’re just not willing to mess with anymore. The Washington Post has been telling us what’s in (bathroom fridges) and what’s out (cottage cheese) around New Year’s since 1978.
J. W. Lown Governed San Angelo With a Smile—and Constituents Like Me Won’t Forget It

Nov 17, 2023 | texasmonthly.com | Lauren Castro

J. W. Lown, the former mayor of San Angelo who chose to leave office before his fourth term began, in 2009, died suddenly on November 15 from a heart attack, two days shy of his forty-seventh birthday. The response from many San Angeloans was immediate and unequivocal. A Facebook post shared on Thursday by CDR San Miguel, the real estate agency Lown was working for when he died, summed up how many felt about him. He was marked by an abiding “kindness, generosity, and warm spirit,” the post said.
The Grand Prix Proves “Formula 1 Fashion” Is Its Own Category

Oct 23, 2023 | texasmonthly.com | Lauren Castro

October is quickly becoming Austin’s busiest fashion month of the year. Just as Austin City Limits Music Festival drew to a close and attendees hung up their pink cowboy hats with boa trim, a whole new world was constructed about twenty miles away—one where the more money you spent on a Stetson the day prior, the better. Based in airport-blocked Del Valle, about thirty minutes outside the city, the Circuit of the Americas is home to the only permanent Formula 1 track in the States.
Meet Luna: The New, Improved “Great-Granddaughter” of the Beloved Hass Avocado

Aug 9, 2023 | texasmonthly.com | Lauren Castro

Avocados get sunburned, too, you know. It doesn’t show on their pebbly skin the same way it does on ours, but too much sun can scorch yellowish or black patches onto the fruit’s peel. What’s worse is there isn’t a sunscreen on Earth that can prevent their pain. Enter, Luna—a new variety of avocado less likely to suffer sunburns and more likely to end up mashed into your guacamole, thinly sliced on your toast, or pureed into one of your favorite sauces.
‘SpongeBob’ Fans Believe Sandy Cheeks Is From Houston. They’re Wrong.

Jun 27, 2023 | texasmonthly.com | Lauren Castro
Texas Could See 100-Degree Days Next Week. How Does That Compare to Years Past?

Jun 9, 2023 | texasmonthly.com | Lauren Castro