Rapper YRN Lingo on Monday paid tribute to his slain brother, hip-hop star Takeoff, in a lengthy message posted on Instagram . "Don't know where to begin, I honestly still can't believe it. My big brother, my right hand, my other half, my literal twin," Lingo wrote. "The one I could call upon anytime no matter what time, weather, situation you were in." Takeoff, who found fame as a member of the group Migos, was shot and killed in the early hours of November 1 in Houston. A suspect has not been identified in the incident. His death spurred an outpouring of grief from the music community, including tributes posted online from Cardi B (wife of Migos' Offset), Drake, Ja Rule and many others. YRN Lingo's Instagram post also shared numerous photos of the brothers together, including images with their late mother. "I hate that I have to move on with my life without you physically here, I wish I could just stop time and wait, but I know that can't happen. It's a lot of things I'm … [Read more...] about Takeoff’s brother YRN Lingo posts emotional tribute: “I’ll carry your name”
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The Kolache: Czech, Texan or All-American? (All Three)
HOUSTON — Morgan Weber grew up eating poppy-seed kolaches baked by his Czech grandmother, who honed her technique on a wood stove. Kolaches, soft pastries of yeasted dough with a divot in the center, traditionally filled with sweetened cheese or fruit, are a humble link to the Old World. But in the Revival Market in this city’s Heights neighborhood, Mr. Weber and his business partner, Ryan Pera, the market’s chef, serve sweet and savory pastries that are decidedly American: kolaches laden with satsuma oranges or filled with strawberries and ricotta cheese, and savory versions girded with house-made sausages poached in locally brewed beer. On Saturdays, they sell 1,500 of them to a youthful clientele that also snaps up artisanal fare like caraway-spiced goat sausages. This is the new world of the kolache, a food that now straddles several constituencies: the descendants of Czech immigrants, who still make the pastry in the broad swath of central Texas known as the Czech Belt; the … [Read more...] about The Kolache: Czech, Texan or All-American? (All Three)