November 2007
November 2007
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Features
Girl Gone MildAfter spending her adolescence largely out of view (except for a few scrapes with restaurant and bar employees), presidential spawn Jenna Bush is emerging as a public person in her own right. But her return to private life can’t come soon enough. Plus:Girl Gone Mild: VideoSkip Hollandsworth discusses how the president’s daughter went from party girl to serious author. Girl Gone Mild: PodcastListen to Skip Hollandsworth read this month’s cover story on Jenna Bush. Keep Out!Which is worse: looking the other way as millions of illegals stream across the border or building an unconscionably expensive and impractical fence that few in the Valley (a) want or (b) believe will make a difference? The Day Oscar Wyatt CavedIn the right light, the ornery octogenarian oilman’s guilty plea can be seen as a victory: After all, he won’t spend the rest of his natural life in jail. But the fact is, he couldn’t beat the rap—and he knew it. |
The Old Man and the RiverFifty years after the mythical trip on the Brazos that was the basis for John Graves’s classic book, I followed in his wake. Literally. Plus:Being There: The Brazos RiverInspired by John Graves, S.C. Gwynne takes a canoe trip down the Brazos River. Goodbye to a River: PodcastListen to author John Graves read his favorite chapter from Goodbye to a River. The Glorie of DefeetWhat Samir Patel learned in five years of not winning the national spelling bee (other than the root words of “eremacausis”). Plus:The Glorie of Defeet: VideoSamir Patel is the world’s most famous speller and he’s never won the national spelling bee. Katy Vine tells us why. Keep it Simple“This Isn’t Hell, You Bloody Yobs. This Is Only Texas.”Exclusive: The first three chapters of Custer’s Brother’s Horse, the new novel by Edwin “Bud” Shrake. |
Columns
Michael EnnisModern ProblemsWhat Dallas has in common with Beijing—and why their shared vision of the twenty-first-century world must carry the day. |
Kinky FriedmanReform Follows FunctionWhen I ran for governor, I saw firsthand everything that was wrong with our state’s political system. That’s why I know how to fix it. Plus:Reform Follows Function: VideoThe former candidate talks with Evan Smith on Texas politics, and why he may run next time as a Democrat (if he runs). |
Reporter
The Filter
Pat's PickTrioThe Filter: DiningNew and NoteworthyCasa Colombia, Austin and Grooves Restaurant And Lounge, Houston |
Jordan's PickFashion at The Park |
Miscellaneous
Web ExtraA Man and a RiverExecutive editor S. C. Gwynne talks about running the Brazos River just as legendary author John Graves did fifty years ago. ContributorsKaren Olsson, Kenny Braun, and Edwin “Bud” Shrake. Web ExtraBill CunninghamInspired by the popularity of a panel on Texas crime literature hosted by the Southwestern Writers Collection in 2004, editors Bill Cunningham, Steven L. Davis, and Rollo K. Newsom have compiled Lone Star Sleuths: An Anthology of Texas Crime Fiction, with thirty excerpts from the likes of Rick Riordan, David Lindsey, Mary Willis Walker, and Joe R. Lansdale. Roar of the CrowdPortrait of a LadyWeb ExtraStar PowerTennis great and celebrity Anna Kournikova talks about retirement, working with kids, and coming to Texas. |
Editor’s LetterThe Center HoldsWeb ExtraMe and Tommy LeeNo Country for Old Men is Tommy Lee Jones’s new movie. I don’t think he’ll be granting me an interview anytime soon. Web ExtraNet GainsTexas Monthly Intern Kyle Adams talks to A&M Coach Mark Turgeon and UT Coach Rick Barnes about what fans can expect in the upcoming season. Books That CookGrazing Across Texas: Rod, Gun & Ranch Cooking |
Small ball (Thu Aug 28 at 9:05 PM)
Ratings! (Thu Aug 28 at 3:32 PM)
For Once, Someone Asks Bob Schieffer Questions (Wed Aug 27 at 9:07 PM)
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