June 1997
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Features
Nothing To ItBolstered by his favorite phrase, my son Mark faced life with grace, dignity, and good humor. I knew he’d face death the same way. The Curse of Romeo and JulietThe patriarchs of Texas’ leading Gypsy clans have been embroiled in a furious feud for more than two decades. And now that their children are in love, it’s only getting worse. Shock TherapyBy employing stereotypes like Sambo and Aunt Jemima, Austin painter Michael Ray Charles hopes to master the art of racial healing. |
Sloane, AloneDallas’ Sloane Simpson was a society queen who enchanted New York, seduced Mexico City, and turned Acapulco into a jet-set getaway. But when she died last year at age eighty, she was almost completely forgotten. Out ThereFor seven days Rick McLaren and his armed cohorts were holed up in their Republic of Texas “embassy” while reporters dug for stories, lawmen kept watch, and the residents of nearby Fort Davis wished they’d all go away. The Way We WoreFrom buckskin to polyester, a look at 166 years of Texas fashion that doesn’t skirt the issues. |
Columns
BooksThe Doctor Is InFor El Paso physician Abraham Verghese, writing about life and death in the age of AIDS is a prescription for literary success. Behind the LinesThe First ProtesterHow a man named Eldrewey Stearns began the fight for civil rights in Houston. |
BusinessMutual AdmirationInvestors are bullish about Houston’s AIM Management Company, whose mutual funds have been on target for two decades. SportsMy Front NineI grew up playing alongside some of the best Texas golfers of my generation. Then I started to lose my grip. TravelSierra HighHigh in the Mexican mountains and only a day’s drive from Texas lies El Cielo, a stunning cloud forest where exotic birds soar but the temperature doesn’t. |
Reporter
ReporterCell-OutA little-known financial institution could be the future of the war on poverty in Texas. ReporterThe New WelfareA little-known financial institution could be the future of the war on poverty in Texas. ReporterPunkytonkThe state prison name game; Dallas alternative-country band the Old 97’s is feeling no depression. Topic ALights! Camera! No Action!The Ex FilesJack Valenti |
FaceUma PemmarajuIn The StudioTriumph of the WilliamsLow TalkSatisfactionThat’s what Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall got on their recent trip to West Texas. West Texas retailers got it too. Hot BoxCD and Book Reviews |
Miscellaneous
The Inside StoryWore Stories |
Last PageBabe DidriksonWhich sports did Babe Didrikson dominate, and in what Hepburn-Tracy film did she appear? State FareIt’s okay to be shellfish: You won’t want to share this shrimp appetizer from San Antonio’s Massimo. |
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