Sean O'Neal

3 weeks ago | texasmonthly.com | Sean O'Neal

Since the first mom demanded that her kid turn it off and go outside, television has gotten a bad rap as an inherently antisocial pursuit. But in an increasingly siloed age when movie theaters are struggling, terrestrial radio is all but obsolete, and I have to drag my own children out of fathomless YouTube rabbit holes, TV endures as one of society’s last remaining watercooler experiences (even as remote work is endangering watercoolers).

Nov 12, 2024 | addictware.com.mx | Sean O'Neal

75% de los consumidores considera que una experiencia de cliente excepcional aumenta la lealtad a la marca. El Buen Fin está a la vuelta de la esquina, y con él, la demanda de experiencias de compra innovadoras y personalizadas. De acuerdo con una encuesta reciente elaborada por Sinch, 45% de los consumidores de la Generación Z y millennials recurrirán a chatbots para sus compras durante este evento.

Nov 4, 2024 | texasmonthly.com | Sean O'Neal

Filmmakers have long been drawn to “the Texan” as a character type. Our series Playing Texan revisits some of the most notable of these portrayals, from the legendary to the ludicrous, to determine what they say about how the world sees Texas—and how we see ourselves.

Oct 15, 2024 | texasmonthly.com | Sean O'Neal

For more than a hundred years—through both world wars, the Great Depression, and countless agricultural busts and booms—the residents of Clifton have been able to watch a movie at the Cliftex. The single-screen theater has stood here in the cattle country of Bosque County since 1916, surviving droughts, floods, and the rise of streaming video, under a line of caretakers whose names are inscribed on a long stretch of wooden plaques hanging in the lobby.

Oct 14, 2024 | texasmonthly.com | Sean O'Neal

This October, fans of the horror classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre can attend a special fiftieth anniversary screening on the lawn of Hooper’s, the Kingsland restaurant that’s situated inside the actual farmhouse that was used in the movie. Take it from me: It can be both thrilling and unnerving to step into the liminal space between fiction and reality, even without the cannibal aspect.