August 2003
Table of Contents
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
HealthBad Air DaysHistorically, Southeast Texas and cancer have gone together like, well, pollution and disease. I wish I could say things were different today. |
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. |
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 Pick |
Pat’s PickPrimary FlavorsPat’s PickWord of Mouth |
Miscellany
Web Exclusives
Surfer DudeKenny Braun talks about waves, waterproof cameras, and the perfect picture. Working VacationSenior editor Patricia Sharpe and writer-at-large Suzy Banks discuss this month's cover story, "Get Outta Here!" To Russia With LoveTexas author Sharon Hudgins talks about living—and cooking a Tex-Mex meal—in Russia. Marathon ManSenior editor Michael Hall talks about Gilbert Tuhabonye, running, and inspiration. |
Texas TidbitsSurf report: The waves are up. Get to the Texas Gulf Coast. Table TalkFour restaurateurs talk about Tex-Mex, chile con queso, chips, and heartburn. Happy TrailsAthens has a great square, a freshwater fisheries center, and a fascinating history. Who needs the Acropolis? Texas History 101Revisit the glory days of Galveston. |
