Guest Editor: Liz Lambert ☀️
MONDAY | 3.17.25
Welcome to a special guest-edited edition of the Afternoon Delight. You'll see a version of this newsletter here and there when we happen upon the opportunity to sit down and chat with a few of the better people and organizations out there.
Texas might not be the first place that comes to mind when someone says “cosmic.” But maybe they just haven’t had the opportunity to experience the quirks of Marfa, Texas. We enlisted a desert native and the head honcho of nomadic paradise El Cosmico, Liz Lambert, to help us put the feeling into words for today’s guest-edited edition of this almost-daily newsletter. Over to you, Liz.
“My family has been ranching in Texas for seven generations, and I have been coming to the Big Bend region since I was a kid. The Trans Pecos has been the backdrop for so much of my life, it’s a deep part of me. The beauty is undeniable and has certainly informed my creative life and design work.
Marfa, or more accurately, Far West Texas, is what might be called a thin place or a transcendent place — where the veil between heaven and earth is more easily pierced. The cultural heritage is a blend of Texan, Mexican, and Native American, and you sense all of those influences when you are here. Something about the high desert, with its endless sky and blanket of stars at night, its vastness, jolts us out of the everyday. A journey to Marfa can be transformative.”
More on Marfa in The Cosmic Issue.
The jury is still out on what the Marfa Mystery lights are exactly — the aliens are still suspects though.
Marfa for Beginners
If you can't make it to Marfa but want a little bit of the high desert experience, then tune your dial (or computer) to what's on Marfa Public Radio — a listener-supported station in West Texas that serves not just as a cultural hub but as a lifeline to the community during extreme weather, wildfires, and other emergencies. Check out the podcast, Marfa for Beginners.
Chasing the Stars
There are people on the planet who dedicate their lives to scouring the globe for the best dark skies and astronomical phenomena. Some even consider themselves “star-chasing addicts.” There are definitely worse things to be. A deeper look into why we travel from afar to look up.
Other Good News & Happenings
Somewhere to go: Prada Marfa
Tiny Desk Concert alert: Third Eye Blind.
It’s no West Texas, but Mars ain’t too shabby. We can thank Mr. Curiosity for this simulation.
Let the astronauts eat cake.
Learn the ins and outs of astrology with CosmicRx.
