January 2000 Cover

Photograph of Matthew Mcconaughey by Lisa Rose/Globe Photos, Inc.

January 2000

Table of Contents

Features

A year of asinine actresses, bare-bottomed bongos, curious car washes, dunderheaded deejays, elongated enchiladas, furious filmgoers, Gore goofs, huge hydrants, ice in demand, jettisoned Jagger, kooky Kansans, lecherous legislators, misinformed McDonald's, newsmaker nuts, odorous ocelots, promiscuous passengers, questionable quizzes, ridiculous recipes, speedy sports-team owners, traveling toilets, ubiquitous underwear, vapid vegetarians, wrong W-2s, x-ported x-ecutioners, Y2K y'all, and zaftig Zellweger.

In this corner, convicted rapist Tony Ayala of San Antonio—once a rising star of pro boxing, now an ex-convict on the road to redemption. And in this corner, his past—the toughest opponent he's ever faced.

The changing of the calendars marks the start of the presidential campaign (this time we really mean it), and George W. Bush is still the favorite to win.

Various specimens of that celebrated species, the Texas woman, captured on film by photographer Annie Leibovitz, who used to be one herself.

A fraternity, a bid-night party, a random act of violence, an unnatural end: the life and death of Southwest Texas State University junior Nick Armstrong.

Columns

Travel

For an ideal long-weekend destination, try this dusty artists colony 25 miles south of Santa Fe. It's a New Mexican version of Marfa—only a fraction of the size.

Business

Can Houston's SuperStand become the Barnes & Noble of magazines: an upscale national chain of superstores catering to affluent, educated consumers? Read all about it.

Behind the Lines

Texas A&M, November 26, 1999.

Sports

Dick Lane got to be the best pool player in Texas history by tirelessly honing his technique. Now he wants to improve the sport he loves—but it's a long shot.

Film

How the West was fun: Scenes from the making of Bull-Fighter, an independent film I produced in South Texas.

Reporter

Low Talk

Hooray for Hollywood's All the Pretty Horses.

Reporter

How a ruling by a Texas judge could put the issue of gun control back in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court.

The Ex Files

Judith Ivey's drawl recall.

Texas Classics

Américo Paredes.

Face

One family's racket.

Miscellany

Texas Primer

To Sir, with love: Why Doug Sahm was my hero.

A Mexican food fight; Amarillo's values.

Recipes

"Deer diary, tonight I had a wonderful venison stew from Hudson's on the Bend outside Austin . . . "

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