August 2003
August 2003
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Features
Get Outta Here!It's August in Texas. The dog days of summer are barking which means it's time to grab your loved ones and hop the first plane out of state. And you shouldn't go just anyplace. We're thinking of five weekend destinations in particular. Bag packed already? Running for His LifeTen years ago, on a mountaintop in Africa, about to be burned alive by tribal warriors, a teenager saved himself the only way he knew how. Even today, he wonders why he survived. |
Making WavesPhotographer Kenny Braun has been surfing the Gulf Coast for about thirty years. So naturally, when the water's just right, he grabs his . . . camera. Little Shop of HorrorsIf you've ever thought of donating your body to science, read what happened at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston—and then ask yourself if a good, old-fashioned burial might not be a better idea. About a GirlAudra Thomas can't read these words and, in a few months, wouldn't remember them anyway. Nevertheless, she has an extraodinary sense of the world around her—and of herself. |
Columns
BooksKilling TimeStephen Graham Jones's All the Beautiful Sinners is a wild-eyed thriller; Amanda Eyre Ward's Sleep Toward Heaven is a tale of grief, forgiveness, and the death penalty. Food and DrinkTex-Mex 101Why yellow-cheese enchiladas, chile con carne, and puffy tacos aren't Mexican food: A short course on the cuisine that was fusion before fusion was hip. |
HealthBad Air DaysHistorically, Southeast Texas and cancer have gone together like, well, pollution and disease. I wish I could say things were different today. |
Reporter
ReporterRain of ErrorFor as long as there has been a Texas, there have been dry spells when people wished it would rain. One huckster actually tried to make it happen—with the financial backing of Congress. |
The Filter
Pat's PickPat's PickPat's PickPrimary Flavors |
Pat's PickWord of Mouth |
Miscellaneous
AtsboxWesternRecipeMaytag Blue Potato ChipsAtsboxStraight TalkRecipeFire Roasted SalsaAtsboxFestivalsBooks That CookTouring Texas Wineries: Scenic Drives Along Texas Wine Trails |
AtsboxNostalgiaWeb ExtraWorking VacationSenior editor Patricia Sharpe and writer-at-large Suzy Banks discuss this month's cover story, "Get Outta Here!" Web ExtraTo Russia With LoveTexas author Sharon Hudgins talks about living—and cooking a Tex-Mex meal—in Russia. Web ExtraMarathon ManSenior editor Michael Hall talks about Gilbert Tuhabonye, running, and inspiration. Texas History 101Revisit the glory days of Galveston. Happy TrailsAthens has a great square, a freshwater fisheries center, and a fascinating history. Who needs the Acropolis? |
Small ball (Thu Aug 28 at 9:05 PM)
Hell Hath No Fury (Fri Aug 29 at 6:35 PM)
For Once, Someone Asks Bob Schieffer Questions (Wed Aug 27 at 9:07 PM)
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