Deadline in Dallas

One Dallas paper clings tightly to tradition while the other, with a new editor, looks for something to cling to of its own.

by Griffin Smith, Jr

Rating the Major Dailies

Choosing the best features of Texas newspapers is a thankless job, hard on the spirit, and difficult for all the wrong reasons.

Constructive Criticism

Once again a critical eye is cast on those irregularities along the skyline called buildings.

by James Stanley Walker

A Mighty Fortress is Our Home

It’s easy to lock yourself out of your own home, but keeping someone else out is rather more difficult.

by Richard Rhodes

Books

The Constant Reader

A look at new work from Larry King, Ronnie Dugger, and Edwin Shrake.

by Gregory Curtis

Investments

Ashes to Ashes, Trust to Dust

Real Estate Investment Trusts proved that you could lose money in real estate; and nobody ever wrote to thank them for the lesson either.

by The Customer's Man

Film

From Badlands to Worselands

Gatsby is not a complete disappointment while an unheralded little movie about Texas looks great.

by Katharine Lowry

Children's Corner

Games Small People Play

The games of yesterday are the memories of today. Here are a few bits and pieces on how to help your own child store up some memories.

by Prudence Mackintosh

Sports

Katie at the Bat

Women’s college sports, after years of atrophy, are getting more attention, but the same amount of financial support—almost none.

by Paul Burka

Nutrition

The Adipose Tissue Issue

There’s a mechanism in the brain that’s supposed to keep you from getting fat. The only problem is you have to eat right and exercise to make it work.

by Roger J. Williams

Reporter

Texas Monthly Reporter

by Richard West

From the Publisher

by Michael R. Levy

Roar of the Crowd

Touts

Contest

by Paul Burka