Redneck!

Being a Redneck is a lot of things, but it ain’t fun and it ain’t easy.

by Larry L. King

So You Want to Be a Redneck

Owning a pickup is not, in itself, enough.

by Richard West

King of the Hobbyists

What kind of man would establish a museum which exhibits a bottle of dust from the wings of model airplanes and 250,000 three cent stamps?

by William Martin

Pappy’s Girls

Separating the dancer from the dance in the world of strip tease.

by Gregory Curtis

Waiting for the Train

WWhile you’re waiting at the depot, Amtrak bickers with Washington, railway moguls, and itself.

by Griffin Smith, Jr

Why I Like to Ride the Train

Enthusiastic railway passengers maintain that fast is not necessarily the same as best.

by Griffin Smith, Jr

Behind the Lines

by William Broyles

Dining Out

Dallas’s Restaurants

Our reviewer is well pleased but not ecstatic with three famous establishments.

by Pat Perini

Children's Corner

Tykes Bearing Gifts

Throwing a birthday party for young children is really a very simple, enjoyable thing—to watch.

by Prudence Mackintosh

Nutrition

Waltzing Methuselah

Alternatives to raging against the dying of the light.

by Roger J. Williams

Sports

The Sport of Rough Gentlemen

Football evolved from rugby, which may show that evolution doesn’t always mean progress.

by Paul Burka

Reporter

Texas Monthly Reporter

by Richard West

Contest

Trains did have exotic names. Here’s your chance to invent your own.

by Paul Burka

Roar of the Crowd

Touts

Some recommendations on what to do, see, and buy this month.