Adventures Under the Sea

Where is Lloyd Bridges when you really need him?

by Stephen Harrigan

Grand Hotels

You won’t find Greta Garbo at these classic establishments, but some things that happen there are straight out of a movie.

by Linda West Eckhardt

The Endless Odyssey of Patrick Henry Polk

Forget all those myths about poverty and welfare. This family is real and the live it.

by Gary Cartwright

The Other Texas

Unfinished Womenature

In which our author hints that Texas men are in for a rude awakening.

by Larry McMurtry

Eat, Eat, It’s Good For You

Meet five famous Texans who still listen to Mother.

by Guy Cross

Behind the Lines

by William Broyles

Business

The Wizard of Oz (Ret.)

Question: What goes on behind the closed doors of the stateÌ­s most elegant restaurant these days? Answer: Nothing.

by Jim Atkinson

Business

Catchy Coup

How to squeeze a multimillion-dollar business out of a ten-second radio jingle.

by Joe Nick Patoski

Film

Bombs Bursting in Air

With its latest batch of exploitation movies, Hollywood gets more blood out of old turnips.

by Marie Brenner

Books

Soldiers of Misfortune

What happens to a mercenary when all the fighting stops?

by Michael Mewshaw

Dining Out

Creole Folks at Home

Going native in the city where food is on everybody’s lips.

by Frank Bailey

Lifestyle

Birth of a Notion

It’s called competitive childbirth, but no gold medals are awarded for it.

by Prudence Mackintosh

Records

A Case of the Blues

If the Southland gave birth to the blues, Mack McCormick wants to know the time and place of the blessed event.

by Gregory Curtis

Reporter

Texas Monthly Reporter

Roar of the Crowd

Touts

Fish and ships.

Contest

Title bout.

by Paul Burka