January 1994
Table of Contents
Features
The 1994 Bum Steer AwardsA year of Arlington appellations, bedouined Bush, candied coiffures, detestable dinosaurs, effervescent executioners, fancy fertilizer, greedy Gorbachev, holy Halloweens, ignorant ichthyofauna, Japanese jokes, klipped Klingons, lottery lovebirds, medical margaritas, nude nuptials, overwhelmed ostriches, pugilistic pitchers, quashed quarterback, royal redialings, satanic Santas, titillating typos, UFO urgings, vindictive Vermonters, wanted: wives, X-citable X-orcists, yawing Yorkshires, and zapped Zarffirini. Nashville City LimitsOnce, country acts made art in Austin and money in Nashville. Today each place is a lot like the other, which is why more Texas singers are heading east. What I Learned in The BubbleUntil I house-sat there last year, I thought I knew rarefied Highland Park. To my surprise, it was much more fragile and defensive than it had seemed. |
The Great DefendersWho cares if they dress differently, act differently, and spell their names differently? Brother Dick DeGuerin and Mike DeGeurin are two of the best attorneys in Texas, and for that they can thank their mentor, legal legend Percy Foreman. Will This Be the Most Important City of The Twenty-first Century?Forget what you’ve heard about Mexico City’s “urban hell.” From its well-organized workers to its highly evolved social system, it could be NAFTA’s greatest economic success story. |
Columns
Behind the LinesJim’s CowboysArtWhen Worlds CollideA Houston art exhibit juxtaposes spirit and science with family photos, Tylenol caplets, and gigantic blood cells. |
BooksStitches in TimeHoustonian Betty Ring’s Girlhood Emboidery is a richly illustrated survey of centuries-old needlework. EnvironmentHoming InstinctHow a Texas oil company took a mountain of coastal muck and created a cozy abode for whooping cranes. |
Reporter
ReporterMorales’ ParalysisHow has Attorney General Dan Morales performed in his first term? Indecisively. ReporterKSNoozeThe good news: Houston has an all-news channel. The bad news: It’s no CNN. |
Miscellany
Roar of the CrowdMountain ManState SecretsCeiling Price |
State of the ArtSouthern Methodist University Legend Doak Walker, Circa 1948 |
