Funky Hotels

Why subject yourself to the dreariness of impersonal, prefab hotels when these country hostelries are just down the road?

by Richard West

Trial by Water

Marathon canoe racing is the toughest sport in Texas. It’s tougher than bull riding, more grueling than pro football. The canoeists say that’s why it’s fun.

by Giles Tippette

The Truth about John Connally

There are two questions about John Connally: Is he good enough to be president? Is he too bad to be president?

by Paul Burka

The New Apartment Slums

Behind the gleaming faÃ�ades of many new apartment villages are the crumbling walls of next year’s urban blight.

by Kaye Northcott

The Radner Papers

A legendary event in the legendary lives of a legendary Texas family.

by Gregory Curtis and Nicholas Lemann

Grand Indulgences

Whether you have $2 to spend or $25,000, our Christmas gist selections show how to have a wonderfully indulgent holiday.

by Cyndy Severson

Behind the Lines

A modest proposal for the eighties.

by William Broyles, Jr

Stepping Out

East Meets Wet

The Dalai Lama encounters Houston. He finds it good.

by Michael Ennis

Country Notes

Kindred Spirits

Don’t both with séances or clairvoyants. There is a much better way to contact the shades of the past.

by John Graves

Health

Breaking the Sound Barrier

Silence may be golden, but not to a stutterer.

by Vance Muse

Church

Onward Christian Soldiers

Joining God’s army at Berachah Church in Houston; joining the fine families of Beaumont’s Trinity United Methodist.

by William Martin

Film

Over There

Filmmakers flub: Schlesinger’s Yanks, Fellini’s Orchestra Rehearsal, and Jewison’s—And Justice for All.

by George Morris

Theater

Three’s Company

Some Texas funny people get serious about their jokes.

by W. L. Taitte

Architecture

The Little Red Warehouse

Institutional green walls and stuffy classrooms are not a part of Houston architect Eugene Aubry’s Awty School design.

Michael Ennis

Classical Music

Semiconductors

The leaders of Houston and Dallas symphony orchestras start off the season with two perplexing concert series.

by W. L. Taitte

Jazz

Big D, Big Red, and the Big Apple

The Recovery Room band is at home in Dallas and New York, too.

by Gregory Curtis and Michael Rozek

Reporter

Texas Monthly Reporter

A down-home journalist; the privileged pew; gas for a price.

by John Bloom

The Inside Story

Copy cats.

by Gregory Curtis

Roar of the Crowd

Touts

The beat of a different strummer.

by Patricia Sharpe

State Secrets

Texas Democrats run scared over Teddy; Arkansas bigwigs cry foul over gas lease; Mexican diplomats make waves over salt water.

Edited by Paul Burka