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January 2008
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Features
The 2008 Bum Steer AwardsIt was a year of angry Aggies, Baptist bravado, confused Cheney, death row drollery, enemas in evidence, fetid feet, ghetto gobbledygook, helicopter hunts, insurance idiocy, jerk judges, kin kidnappers, lawbreaking Longhorns, meshuggener misfires, NASA nimrods, Oswald online, pooped-on presidents, quick quarrels, requested roaches, scrotum-scarring Sooners, taped teenagers, unhinged urinators, visible Virgins, weaselly Whole Foods, X-rated x-classmates, yuletide yikes, and zeroed-out zebras. Plus:Bum Steers: VideoDonkeys in the courtroom, sexy chicken, and holy pizzas make for one weird year. Sometimes the jokes just write themselves. But sometimes they need a little help. “I Think We Got Blown Up for Nothing”What happened to the brave men of Bravo Troop is everything, writ small, that’s gone wrong in our nearly-five-year fiasco of a war in Iraq. |
The Fabric of Our LivesI know her as my mother, whose womb I emerged from more than fifty years ago. They—the million or so quilting fanatics, mostly women, who spend hours a day with needle, thread, fabric, and sewing machine—know her as a celebrity. She can’t believe it either. Plus:Being There: International Quilting ConventionA look inside the world of quilting at the International Quilting Festival—the largest convention in Houston. Fabric SoftenerA quiltmaker’s musings on yards of fabric, windmill patterns, and the stories behind the quilts. The Unpublished Dan WintersAs one of the country’s top photographers, he’s captured on film hundreds if not thousands of people over the past quarter of a century. These ten portraits have never before been seen, but they’re among his favorites. Ours too. The Devil and Bob BullockWhatever else you could say about him, he was who he was. He enjoyed a drink or three in daylight hours and had a tendency to grope first and ask questions later. But he was as revered as any pol before or since. Plus:The Devil and Bob Bullock: VideoDave McNeely discusses his book on the former lieutenant governor. |
Columns
Behind the LinesThe Capitol Press CorpseIs it really time to pronounce the body? Plus:Behind the Lines: PodcastPaul Burka reads January’s Behind the Lines: The Capitol Press Corpse |
Reporter
The Filter
Pat's PickNorthThe Filter: DiningNew and NoteworthyRebecca’s Table, Fredericksburg and So Vino Wine Bar & Bistro, Houston |
Miscellaneous
ContributorsC. F. Payne, Cecilia Ballí, and Gregory Curtis Editor’s LetterBum Rap |
Roar of the CrowdTwin Peaks |
More Trouble for Republicans (Mon May 12 at 3:53 PM)
There's Two I's in "Bonnie Richardson" (Sat May 10 at 11:45 PM)
Mother's Day Gift That Keeps on Giving (Thu May 1 at 10:55 AM)
Re: The Hillary Clinton Death Watch (Tue May 13 at 12:08 AM)
The TEXAS MONTHLY Podcast: Rodney Ellis on Guilt, Innocent, and the Death Penalty (Thu May 8 at 1:43 PM)
