Ah, Sweet Mystery of Death

The friendly folks at the morgue speak a body language all their own.

by Al Reinert

God‘s Country

Abilene, Abilene, strangest town I‘ve ever seen.

by A. C. Greene

Is Your Life Dull? Is Your Environment Boring?

Four interior designers tell what they can do within four walls.

by Gay McFarland

Who Was Jack Ruby?

If you thought you knew, you were probably wrong.

by Gary Cartwright

World! Here Is Your Oyster!

Close your eyes and pretend it‘s roast beef.

by Helen Murray-Baxter

The Strange Case of the Missing Parks

Why Texans don‘t get the parks they pay for.

by Griffin Smith, Jr

Heroes for Post-Watergate America

A retired Marine Corps general takes on the University of Texas System.

Behind the Lines

by William Broyles

Politics

The Runaround

The people of No Man‘s Land are wondering whether government really works.

by Mitch Green

Film

Holiday Fare

Introducing our new film critic, who finds this month‘s menu both hot and cold.

by Marie Brenner

Art

The Taxman Cometh

The IRS is waging a secret war against big art donors.

by Leon A. Harris, Jr

Books

Moving On

Larry McMurtry brings his Texas odyssey to an end.

by Michael Mewshaw

Performance

Blue Chic

How Fort Worth‘s gentry learned to love the blues.

by Joe Nick Patoski

Children's Corner

Every Good Boy Does Fine

Kids should learn early that music is the staff of life.

by Prudence Mackintosh

Dining In

Goosed!

Don‘t be a turkey this Thanksgiving. Try a different bird.

by Linda West Eckhardt

Records

The Soundness of Music

How to get cultured and stay in shape at the same time.

by W. L. Taitte

Reporter

Texas Monthly Reporter

by Richard West

Roar of the Crowd

Touts

Ornamentality.

Contest

Labelous.

by Paul Burka