May 1977

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Features

Adventures Under the Sea

Where is Lloyd Bridges when you really need him?

Grand Hotels

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

The Endless Odyssey of Patrick Henry Polk

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

The Other Texas

Unfinished Womenature

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

Eat, Eat, It’s Good For You

Meet five famous Texans who still listen to Mother.

Columns

Business

The Wizard of Oz (Ret.)

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

Behind the Lines

Books

Soldiers of Misfortune

What happens to a mercenary when all the fighting stops?

Lifestyle

Birth of a Notion

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

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.

Business

Catchy Coup

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

Dining Out

Creole Folks at Home

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

Film

Bombs Bursting in Air

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

Reporter

Reporter

Texas Monthly Reporter

Miscellaneous

Contest

Title bout.

Roar of the Crowd

Touts

Fish and ships.

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