Pomp and Circumstance

The private life of a public high school.

by Gregory Curtis

H. L. Hunt’s Long Goodbye

The strange legacy of the world’s richest man.

by Bill Porterfield

The Only Game in Town

The world’s best Domino player reveals his biggest secret — his identity.

by Larry L. King

Top Dog of the Oil Patch

There are more than one million possibilities in Dominoes and Everett Scrivner knows every one.

by Wells Teague

Mike Newlin Has Something on His Mind

One of pro basketball’s smartest players thinks about everything but the game.

by Gregory Curtis

The Good Old Days

An old-timer in radio broadcasting remembers some things he’d rather forget.

by Alex Burton

Tuning In Texas

Five radio announcers who’ll help you make it through the night&mash;or day.

by Austin Bay

Sampling the Stations

What’s on the dial around the state.

Behind the Lines

by William Broyles

Politics

Off with Their Heads

Is the new Congress out to strip the Texas delegation of its power?

by Griffin Smith, Jr

Performance

Putting on Arias

In Texas, the fandom of the opera is surprisingly large.

W. L. Taitte

Dining In

A Taste of Honey

How to avoid sugar at any price.

by Linda West Eckhardt

Investments

Stolid Gold

A funny thing happened on the way to the gold boom.

by The Customer's Man

Film

Doiní the Monster Mashed

The new Frankenstein is a horror movie. Unfortunately, it wasn’t intended to be.

by Katharine Lowry

Books

Old Dogs, Old Tricks

Two well-known authors prove that knowing the subject matter doesn’t necessarily guarantee a good book.

by Michael Mewshaw

Cityview

The Way We Were

Two old Houston buildings stand in the way of what some people call progress.

by Babette Fraser Warren

Reporter

Texas Monthly Reporter

by Richard West

Contest

Not figuratively speaking.

by Paul Burka

Roar of the Crowd

Touts

Cheese and crackers.