Luke Quinton

I'm a print+radio journalist in Austin, Texas & St. John's, Newfoundland. {write: lukequinton AT gmail.com} I like to find stories about %100 compelling characters in music, art, history and architecture, who are daring (or dared) to do something new. I write for the Austin American-Statesman, Gramophone, Maclean's, & produce stories for fine radio programs: Marketplace, NPR, & PRX, CLIPS: here (For my adorably earnest quarterly newsletter!) Enter your email address: powered by TinyLetter

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Never capped never used, just burning all over south Texas #oilandgas #texas (at Panna Maria, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bmbb82NHwrR/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=qfiwq3jhk6tx

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School’s out pool’s in (at Austin, Texas)

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How aquifers work. #limestone #centraltexas #bullcreek #austin #river

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Hey y’all, I made this episode of @99percentinvisible all about the wild history of the Gander Airport ... it’s got everything: celebs, high drama, and my soothing radio voice #architecture #design #gander #newfoundland #airports # (at Gander International Airport)

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Landa Park and the biggest natural springs in Texas, apparently! #comalsprings #landapark #newbraunfels

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Summer, come back anytime. #readyforpoolweather #idontgiveafuck

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Up yours Truuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuump!!! Fuck you for pulling us out of the climate agreement (and for treating immigrants like trash, and basically everything else you've done). (Had a great time in New York last week, obvs.) #trumptower #trump (at Trump Tower New York)

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New piece on the #highline #architecturephotography #design #underconstruction

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Not sure who made this happen ... me, or the landscape architects :) @lincolncenter #lincolncenter #nyc

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“Only in the freedom of our speaking with one another.” To preserve that freedom, we have to become guardians of our language. We have to keep it alive and working. That means being very intentional about using words. That means, for example, calling lies, “lies.” I am talking to you, National Public Radio, home to the word “misstatement,” among others. The NPR argument is that the definition of “lie” involves intent—a lie is a statement made with the intention to deceive—and NPR does not have conclusive information on Trump’s intent. The problem is, the euphemism “misstatement” clearly connotes a lack of intent—as though Trump simply took an accidental wrong step. But words exist in time: the word “misstatement” suggests a singular occurrence, thereby eliding Trump’s history of lying. The word “misstatement,” as applied to Trump, is, actually, a lie—as it is the lie that there are neutral words.

http://www.nybooks.com/daily/2017/05/13/the-autocrats-language/

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Spring nights in #Austin

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This ain't my first barbecue, darlin'

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Boggy creek by @bigmediumaustin --- #filtersareacrutch #butiusedoneanyway #austintx #nature #water #boggycreek

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Salty margarita in Marfa. Let all salt be this tasty and so elegantly splattered (at hotel st George)

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West Texas' Davis Mountains -- windy, but not enough to lose my 🎩 #texasstateparks #davismountains #fortdavis #video #nature #cactus a solid hike with @ninagus

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Brand new puppy from @fogoislandshop and the brilliance of architect/designer @nick_herder ---you have to see these puppies up close. #somanydetails #art #design #table #bench #seat #newfoundland

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Texas garden spider got it all zipped up.