February 2000
February 2000
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Features
Who Wants to Be a Billionaire?You do, right? Joe Jamail, Red McCombs, Mark Cuban, and seven other superrich Texans tell you how. The Man Who Loved Cat BurglingFor years Dallas’ most prolific jewel thief robbed the mansions of socialites like Nancy Brinker and Annette Simmons. If not for his girlfriend’s crack use, he might have gotten away with it forever. This Is living.com?He’s worth tens of millions of dollars at age 28, but money, as they say, can’t buy happiness: Two weeks in the life of Andrew Busey, dot-com hotshot. |
Thanks a Million 1999What do Tom Hicks, Jerry Jones, and Charles Barkley have in common? They’re all good sports — and they were three of Texas’ top philanthropists last year. Top of the MorningRecipes for the state’s best breakfasts, including empanadas from Joe T. Garcia’s Bakery in Fort Worth, smoked-salmon omelets from benjy’s in Houston, and gingerbread pancakes from Austin’s Magnolia Cafe. Plus:Fruit-and-Nut GranolaChilaquiles With Queso FrescoOrange-Glazed MuffinsSmoked-Salmon Omelet With CapersChocolate-Chunk PancakesScrambled Egg Whites With Shiitake Mushrooms and Roma Tomatoes BeauFresh Fruit With Mint-Yogurt DressingGingerbread PancakesButtermilk BiscuitsCottage PotatoesEgg in a HoleCinnamon-Pumpkin EmpanadasPotato Pancakes With Sour Creamy; Chipotle SauceNorthern ExposureWith Fort Worth’s Michael Auping as a curator and nine of the state’s artists participating, this year’s Whitney Biennial puts a New York spotlight on the art of Texas. |
Columns
ArtThe Art GuyHe looks like a cross between Ed Asner and Uncle Charley from My Three Sons, but don’t get Dave Hickey started on the subject of beauty— his own or anyone else’s. |
CrimeUnhappy TrailsAlthough they hate to let anyone get away with murder, Harris County detectives Harry Fikaris and Roger Wedgeworth are finding that cracking unsolved cases is no easy task. BooksLive and LearnEast Texas native George Dawson couldn’t read until he was 98. Now, at 102, he’s written a memoir. Next up: a high school equivalency diploma—but no driving. BusinessGreen AcresHow a retired agribusinessman from Houston is betting the ranch (and the jungles of Mexico) on bamboo. |
Miscellaneous
State FareAmerican Beauty CakeA cake that gets to the heart of the batter from Austin’s Rather Sweet Bakery. RecipeFruit-and-Nut GranolaAround the StateSan Antonio's Carver Center builds for the future with groundbreaking productions. Plus: A picture-perfect exhibit opens at the Dallas Museum of Art; celebrities open the book on Texas letters in Dallas; a capital gang heads to Odessa; and a music symposium composes itself in Georgetown. Texas PrimerAlvin AileyWhich Oscar-winner did Alvin Ailey act alongside in the play Call Me by My Rightful Name? ReporterY2KayIs Kay Bailey Hutchison plotting a run for Governor? And other questions about Texas politics in the new millennium. RecipeGingerbread PancakesRoar of the CrowdBettering the best of the century. RecipeButtermilk BiscuitsRecipeCottage PotatoesHot CDsOne Endless NightRecipeEgg in a HoleHot CDsSomething HappenedRecipeCinnamon-Pumpkin Empanadas |
Hot CDsBroke DownHot CDsNoise and SmokeRecipeOrange-Glazed MuffinsHot CDsQuiero Un CamaroRecipeChocolate-Chunk PancakesHot CDsMost RequestedHot CDsJacksboro HighwayHot BooksThe House of Gentle MenHot BooksChill FactorThe Inside StoryAbout Faces |
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