March 1996
Table of Contents
Features
Big Feud at Cadillac RanchSince the day Stanley Marsh 3 finally went too far and locked up George Whittenburg’s son in a chicken coop, all of Amarillo has been abuzz about the bizarre battle between these intractable foes. Major BarbaraBarbara Jordan saw herself not as a black politician but as a politician who happened to be black—and that was one of the things that made her great. Where the Wild Things AreOne of the country’s top photographers traveled around his home state to capture these stunning portraits of exotic animals on display. The Jones GangYou know the real reason Texas Stadium has no roof? So Jerry Jones can get his head inside. (Or, how the Cowboys owner’s ego makes it hard to root for America’s Team.) |
Pen PalsDobie, Bedichek, and Webb were the leading Texas writers and intellectuals of their age. But as ribald raconteurs, they were ahead of their time. Canon FeverOur selections for some of the best contemporary Texas books. The Horse KillersThe shocking and sad story of the East Texas kids who beat a horse to death just for the thrill of it. |
Columns
Behind the LinesBookendsThe conventional wisdom is that the independents are good and the national chains are evil—but don’t judge a bookstore by its cover. HealthPale by Comparison“Michael Jackson’s disease” sounds like a punch line, but the pigment-robbing skin disorder is no joke. Just ask Dallas County commissioner John Wiley Price. ArtThe Mod SquadLong mocked for making unrecognizable pieces of junk, Texas Modernists strike back in a superb exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. |
MusicWalser Across TexasBeloved by bubbas and the Butthole Surfers alike, 350-pound yodeler Don Walser is country’s current cross-generational king of cool. TexanaTough Nuts to CrackMarketing the Texas pecan like the California raisin seems to make good business sense. So why do small Texas growers think it’s a shell game? |
Reporter
FaceColum McCannThe Ex FilesCyd CharisseReporterBig Bend, R.I.P.?Air pollution from Mexico has descended on Big Bend big time and while officials on both sides of the border dither, our last unspoiled frontier is slipping away. |
How ToShoot a BasketballIn The StudioSteady Shawn |
Miscellany
State SecretsCurrent AffairWhy electricity is a supercharged political issue. Plus: Who cares about the Democrats running for U.S. Senate? |
