Farewell to LBJ: A Hill Country Valediction

Some last words, reverent and irreverent, like Lyndon himself.

by Bill Porterfield

Marcus Welby is an Establishment Quack!

The New Doctors refuse to take old medicine.

by Wendy Haskell Meyer

Sex and Politics

Right here in Austin and right up there in Washington, our men who stand for office have been messin' around.

by Bill Brammer

The Movie Pushers

Why movies play where they do, when they do, and if they do.

by Gregory Curtis

Shopping Without a Supermarket: Our Old Fashioned Guide

Unhitch yourself from the grocery cart and shop around.

by Felicia Coates, Harriet Howle and Prudence Mackintosh

Behind the Lines

by William Broyles

Travel

Copper Canyon Spectacular

Over the Sierras to Topolobampo and back by the headiest of Mexican railroads.

by Richard West

Investments

Banzai Chicken!

A conversation about closed-end funds with a man who should know.

by The Customer's Man

Dining Out

Remaking History Hollywood Style

Old films and old themes come uneasily back to life.

by Judith Crist

Dining Out

Pasta at Present in Dallas

Is there any good Italian Food in Dallas?

Pat Reed

Performance

Opera Options

Getting the most from the Met for less.

by Kenneth Lloyd

Performance

Out on a Limb with Roger Glade

A single-minded Houston director puts on new plays.

by Beverly Lowry

Performance

Kinky Friedman's First Roundup

Wring your hands, cut your wrists, do anything, but just listen to how Kinky can sing.

by Kaye Northcott

Briar Patch

Touts

Edited by Griffin Smith, Jr

Briar Patch

by Jamie Frucht and Jan Reid