2005 Archive

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January 2005
January 2005
features
The 2005 Bum Steer Awards »
Sunk »
L. on Wheels »
Your J-J Looked Good Until a 5-6-7 Turned Up on the Flop, a 3 Walked Down Fourth Street, And a 4 Came Down the River. »
“She Had Brains, a Body, and the Ability To Make Men Love Her” »
columns
And Still Champion » [Gary Cartwright]
The Games Begin » [Behind the Lines]
No Hat, No Cattle » [Michael Ennis]
Dome Improvement » [Kinky Friedman]
The Gay Non-Issue » [Karen Olsson]
reporter
Write Wing » [FAQ]
The Dallas Morning Blues » [Reporter]
Funny, You Don’t Look Fluish » [Reporter]
Bloodlines » [Book Review]
Judgement Days » [Book Review]
The Language of the Sycamores » [Book Review]
Same Mother » [Music Review]
Loteria De La Cumbia Lounge » [Music Review]
We Can’t Make it Here » [Music Review]
web exclusives
The Funnies »
Rounding Up the Steers »
Working Girls »
Two for the Road »
Texas Tidbits »
Happy Trails »
Texas History 101 »
food
Celebrate San Antonio »

February 2005
February 2005
features
Power »
Happily Enron After! »
He’s Daniel Johnston, And He Was Gonna Be Famous »
Where to Eat Now 2005 »
columns
Going Public » [Behind the Lines]
Message In a Bottle » [Anne Dingus]
My Pet Project » [Kinky Friedman]
Fallen Heroes » [Don Graham]
(Much) Higher Education » [Patricia Kilday Hart]
reporter
Hazard Pay » [As Told To]
Texas Myth #714 » [Encyclopedia Texanica]
Little Las Vegas » [Reporter]
One Ranger » [Book Review]
As Hot As It Was You Ought To Thank Me » [Book Review]
The White League » [Book Review]
15 More Original Hits » [Music Review]
Delirium Tremolos » [Music Review]
Send Me Home » [Music Review]
miscellany
Marsha Sharp » [Texas Monthly Talks]
web exclusives
Split Personality »
Eating Around »
Almost Famous »
Texas History 101 »
Texas Tidbits »
Happy Trails »
food
Strip House Parmesan Creamed Spinach »
The Dallas Junior League Cookbook »

March 2005
March 2005
features
Dan Rather Retorting »
Inhumane Society »
Till Death Do Us Part »
“Confessions of a Skinny Bitch” »
Return to Splendor »
columns
That Blog Won’t Hunt » [Behind the Lines]
The Thrill Of the Hunt » [Gary Cartwright]
Killing Me Softly » [Kinky Friedman]
In the Year 1974 » [Oscar Casares]
Grand Opportunity Party » [Jan Jarboe Russell]
reporter
The Survivors » [Reporter]
Relief Pitchers » [Minister of Health]
America’s Most Hated Woman: The Life and Gruesome Death of Madalyn Murray O’Hair » [Book Review]
Ten Little New Yorkers » [Book Review]
Honky Tonk Hero » [Book Review]
Worlds Apart » [Music Review]
Room Noises » [Music Review]
Heard It On The X » [Music Review]
Live Strong and Prosper » [FAQ]
John Mackey » [Texas Monthly Talks]
web exclusives
Grover’s Corner »
The Fight of Their Lives »
Free Fido »
Rather Controversial »
Drawing Conclusions »
Happy Trails »
Texas History 101 »
Texas Tidbits »
food
Rice Pudding Tart »
Cooking With the Original Search Engine »

April 2005
April 2005
features
Truth, Justice, and the (Un)American Way »
On the Road Again—Panhandle »
On the Road Again—Hill Country »
On the Road Again—Big Bend »
On the Road Again—Piney Woods »
Safe at Home »
Unholy Act »
columns
Making Up Is Hard to Do » [Anne Dingus]
Disaster! » [Behind the Lines]
Dissing Darwin » [Michael Ennis]
Sibling Ribaldry » [Sarah Bird]
The Buck Stops Nowhere » [Karen Olsson]
reporter
I Inject, Your Honor » [Reporter]
Band of Mothers » [As Told To]
Texas Myth #321 » [Encyclopedia Texanica]
A Slight Trick of the Mind » [Book Review]
Towelhead » [Book Review]
Dishing » [Book Review]
Black Sheep Boy » [Music Review]
The Complete Mercury Recordings » [Music Review]
Hotwalker » [Music Review]
miscellany
Thomas Haden Church » [Texas Monthly Talks]
Contributors »
web exclusives
Happy Trails »
Homeland Job Insecurity »
Miles and Miles of Texas »
Case Not Closed »
Cover Boy »
Texas History 101 »
Texas Tidbits »
food
Lump Crab Scallion Cakes »
The Low-Fat, Low-Carb Southwest Cookbook »

May 2005
May 2005
features
Since She’s Been Gone »
In America »
Pug »
Where We Rank »
“We Are Going to Die In Here” »
Old-timers’ Day »
columns
Passion Victim » [Sarah Bird]
Kay Sera, Sera » [Behind the Lines]
Me and Him » [Gary Cartwright]
Mary, Quite Contrary » [Don Graham]
Down But Not Out » [Patricia Kilday Hart]
reporter
Strangers on a Train » [Reporter]
Nothing to Sneeze At » [Minister of Health]
Performing for Kids » [The Horse’s Mouth]
Face Lifting » [FAQ]
The Diezmo » [Book Review]
Still River » [Book Review]
Chasing the Rodeo » [Book Review]
Gimme Fiction » [Music Review]
Songs for Tsunami Relief: Austin to South Asia » [Music Review]
Frances the Mute » [Music Review]
miscellany
Liz Smith » [Texas Monthly Talks]
Second Opinions » [Roar of the Crowd]
web exclusives
Under the Cover »
Picture This »
The Storyteller »
The Confessional »
Fifteen Minutes and Counting »
Sources for “Where We Rank” »
Darkness Visible »
Coming to America »
Texas Tidbits »
Happy Trails »
Texas History 101 »
food
Crab Dip »
American Western Cooking From the Roaring Fork »

June 2005
June 2005
features
Hello to a River »
Run With the Devils »
Carole Keeton Strayhorn Has Guts. Carole Keeton Strayhorn Is Nuts. Discuss. »
Happiness Is a Warm Gun »
Brooklyn Heights »
columns
Critters And Fritters » [Anne Dingus]
Uncivil Union » [Behind the Lines]
Se Habla Español » [Oscar Casares]
The Good Rats » [Jan Jarboe Russell]
Music to My Years » [Sarah Bird]
reporter
Get Out the Vo » [Reporter]
Texas Myth #198 » [Encyclopedia Texanica]
Sharpen your pencils for a quiz about… Tom DeLay » [Pass/Fail]
36 Yalta Boulevard » [Book Review]
Bitter Milk » [Book Review]
The Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King: Inside the Richest Poker Game of All Time » [Book Review]
Another Day in the Sun » [Music Review]
Who Is Mike Jones? » [Music Review]
Pearl: Legacy Edition » [Music Review]
miscellany
Boone Pickens » [Texas Monthly Talks]
Time Out » [Roar of the Crowd]
web exclusives
Just Say Vo »
Go With the Flow »
Just Write »
Shooting Star »
Drawn From Life »
Water Rats »
Take Me to the Rivers »
A Cook’s Tour »
Texas Tidbits »
Happy Trails »
Texas History 101 »
food
Grilled Bandera Quail With Dijon–Collard Greens and Pear-Bourbon Sauce »
Texas Ties: Recipes and Remembrances »

July 2005
July 2005
features
The Best and Worst Legislators of 2005 »
The Anderson Boys Grew Up in Texas »
Exiles on Main Street »
Got Game »
The Mildcatters »
Angie Barrett Does Not Use Butt Cream »
columns
This Blog’s Life » [Behind the Lines]
What’s the Matter With Dallas? » [Michael Ennis]
Weed All About It » [Gary Cartwright]
Altar Peace » [Sarah Bird]
reporter
She’s Here. She’s Queer. She’s Fired. » [Reporter]
See Spot. See Spot Grow. » [Minister of Health]
A Sell of a Town » [Where Are They Now]
Lord Vishnu’s Love Handles: A Spy Novel (Sort Of) » [Book Review]
No Country for Old Men » [Book Review]
Mission Road » [Book Review]
For So Long » [Music Review]
The Hustler » [Music Review]
Weather and Water » [Music Review]
miscellany
Lance Armstrong » [Texas Monthly Talks]
E-mail Bonding » [Roar of the Crowd]
web exclusives
Lance, a Lot »
The Gay Place »
Under the Texan Sun »
Out of Africa »
The Short List »
Helping Mother Nature »
Happy Trails »
Texas History 101 »
Texas Tidbits »
food
Veal Gaetano »
Basil Mojito »
Hill Country Peach Salad With Spicy Candied Pecans »
Espresso-Rubbed Venison »
Grilled Summer Squash With “Avomole” »
The Peppers Cookbook »

August 2005
August 2005
features
Prime Minister »
Grease »
Borderline Insanity »
Ten Ways To Fix Texas »
My Name is Jonathan Moss »
columns
Let Me Call You Sweet-Tart » [Anne Dingus]
Adiós, Mofos » [Behind the Lines]
All the Pretty Corpses » [Don Graham]
Home Buyer Beware » [Patricia Kilday Hart]
Permission: Impossible » [Sarah Bird]
reporter
“Friedman’s Just Another Word for Nothing Left to Lose” » [Reporter]
Curt Schilling Is a Nerd » [As Told To]
Texas Myth #14 » [Encyclopedia Texanica]
Body Scissors » [Book Review]
The Rogues’ Game » [Book Review]
In Perfect Light » [Book Review]
The Outsider » [Music Review]
Cost of Living » [Music Review]
Funky Funky Houston » [Music Review]
miscellany
Edward E. Whitacre Jr. » [Texas Monthly Talks]
Devils Advocate » [Roar of the Crowd]
web exclusives
Border Patrol »
Preacher Man »
Fry Daddy »
Fame Game »
Happy Trails »
Texas History 101 »
Texas Tidbits »
food
Persimmon Flan »
Nobu’s Black Cod With Miso »
Lilly for Company: Austin Casual Menus for Palm & Plate »

September 2005
September 2005
features
The Eyes of Texas Are Upon Him »
Greetings from Fort Bragg »
This is Only a Test »
Dr. Evil »
How To Open A Restaurant »
Girls Gone Wild »
columns
Three Blind Elephants » [Behind the Lines]
The Equity Myth » [Jan Jarboe Russell]
That Sinking Feeling » [Gary Cartwright]
Tall In the Saddle » [Oscar Casares]
Birds Off a Wire » [Sarah Bird]
reporter
The War on Thugs » [Reporter]
The Doctor Will Mistreat You Now » [Minister of Health]
Last Chance in Texas: The Redemption of Criminal Youth » [Book Review]
Where Dreams Die Hard: A Small American Town and Its Six-Man Football Team » [Book Review]
Panic » [Book Review]
Paradise Hotel » [Music Review]
Pajo » [Music Review]
Cruel and Gentle Things » [Music Review]
Anita Perry » [Texas Monthly Talks]
miscellany
Fields of Dreams » [State of the Art]
House of Corrections » [Roar of the Crowd]
web exclusives
Man of the Cloth »
Medical Drama »
Mineral Hells »
Quiz Show »
Happy Trails »
Texas History 101 »
Texas Tidbits »
food
Ceviche from the Sandbar »
Eating New Orleans »

October 2005
October 2005
features
Flipping Out »
Keep Waterloo Weird »
Tour de Texas »
Wheel in the Sky »
I Am a Student Again »
Six Brothers »
columns
Is Wright Wrong? » [Behind the Lines]
Culture of Strife » [Michael Ennis]
Rental Illness » [Suzy Banks]
Read ’Em and Weep » [Sarah Bird]
reporter
Monster Inc. » [Reporter]
Saved by the Bell » [As Told To]
Texas Myth #665 » [Encyclopedia Texanica]
Tomb It May Concern » [FAQ]
Waterloo » [Book Review]
Julie & Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen » [Book Review]
The Color of Law » [Book Review]
Cripple Crow » [Music Review]
The Real Deal » [Music Review]
Canvas » [Music Review]
miscellany
Red McCombs » [Texas Monthly Talks]
Ode to Joel » [Roar of the Crowd]
web exclusives
Mid-century Memphis »
Pedal Pushers »
The Last Von Erich »
Happy Trails »
Texas History 101 »
food
Tomato Broth with Portobellos and Spinach over Gnocchi »
Camarones al Mojo de Ajo »
Jim Peyton’s The Very Best of Tex-Mex Cooking Plus Texas Barbecue and Texas Chile »

November 2005
November 2005
features
Southern Comfort »
Dome Away From Home »
The Last Ride of Cowboy Bob »
Hurt? Injured? Need a Lawyer? Too Bad! »
Yao Got Game »
columns
And the Celly Goes to... » [Sarah Bird]
Hammer Time » [Behind the Lines]
State of Dysfunction » [Gary Cartwright]
You’ve Got Mailer » [Don Graham]
Who is Joe Barton? » [Patricia Kilday Hart]
reporter
Hail to the Chief » [Reporter]
Oh, Lardy » [Minister of Health]
Everything I Could Ever Tell You About Writing a Novel » [The Horse’s Mouth]
Six Bits a Day » [Book Review]
Dermaphoria » [Book Review]
Under the Wire » [Book Review]
Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings » [Music Review]
Snow » [Music Review]
Dos Amigos » [Music Review]
miscellany
Robert Rivard » [Texas Monthly Talks]
Seeing Red » [Roar of the Crowd]
web exclusives
Comfort Zone »
Welcome to the Dome »
Stormin’ Norman »
Made in China »
The Reformers »
The State of Boys State »
The Cowboy and the Lady »
Happy Trails »
Texas Tidbits »
Texas History 101 »
food
Prosciutto-wrapped Halibut With Saffron Cream and Asparagus »
Pie Crust »
III Forks: An Insider’s Look at the Famed Restaurant and its Cuisine »

December 2005
December 2005
features
Me of Little Faith »
Army Brat »
Embarrassment of Riches »
Flatlander »
Midnight in the Garden of Memory »
Christmas in Brownsville »
The Lost City »
I of the Storm »
columns
Where I’m Of » [Behind the Lines]
Bob Schieffer » [Where I’m From]
Kirbyjon Caldwell » [Where I’m From]
Ethan Hawke » [Where I’m From]
Lynn Wyatt » [Where I’m From]
Tish Hinojosa » [Where I’m From]
Richard Linklater » [Where I’m From]
Lupe Valdez » [Where I’m From]
This Month’s Contributors » [Where I’m From]
Mass Appeal » [Sarah Bird]
reporter
Y’all Come Back » [Reporter]
Against Gravity » [Book Review]
Ringside Seat to a Revolution » [Book Review]
Havoc » [Book Review]
The Funk Anthology » [Music Review]
Live in Austin, TX DVD/CD » [Music Review]
Lost Horizon » [Music Review]
Willie Nelson » [Texas Monthly Talks]
miscellany
Rah Deal » [Roar of the Crowd]
Start Here » [State of the Art]
web exclusives
Good Times »
Family Matters »
Basic Training »
The Kid From Amarillo »
The Real World »
There’s No Going Home »
All the Pretty Horses »
An Excerpt from "Little Town Lies" »
Happy Trails »
Texas History 101 »
Texas Tidbits »
food
Dallas Dish »

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