March 2008
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Features
The Valley of The Shadow Of DeathDid Kari Baker, despondent over her daughter’s passing, commit suicide? Or was she killed by her husband, Matt, a Baptist preacher in Waco and an alleged sexual predator? He says he didn’t do it, but her family insists otherwise—and they say they’ll keep after him until justice is done. Plus:Internet SleuthA Waco housewife tracks the Matt Baker case. The Valley of the Shadow of Death: VideoWhere To Eat Now 2008Yes, the setting is ritzy and the food remarkable. But what really makes the state’s best new restaurant sizzle is something less tangible: the (Dean) Fearing factor. Plus:The Dean of Fearing’s |
Untitled Mike Flynt ProjectA veteran Hollywood screenwriter couldn’t have come up with a better narrative arc: Seeking redemption, 59-year-old reenrolls at university he was once asked to leave, tries out for football team, makes it, becomes one of oldest-ever players in NCAA history. Or at least that’s how the hero wants it to be told. The full story may not be quite so neat and tidy, but . . . aw, hell, roll cameras anyway! Plus:Untitled Mike Flynt Project: VideoThe full Mike Flynt story may not be quite so neat and tidy, but...aw, hell, roll cameras anyway! Wyatt’s WorldThirty years after he took his first photograph for us—of charming kook Stanley Marsh 3—contributing photographer Wyatt McSpadden looks back on his extraordinary career and tells the stories behind some of our favorite images. Plus:Wyatt’s World: Slideshow |
Columns
Antonya NelsonThe Easier LifeMy Mexican housekeeper’s son had the troubles of many American teens. If only I could have helped him more. Michael EnnisBear MarketThe historic showdown between Texas and California has been a cold war, a simmering ideological feud between two great powers. And the winner (for now) is . . . |
Reporter
The Filter
Pat’s PickThe GroveThe Filter: DiningNew and Noteworthy |
Miscellaneous
ContributorsKinky Friedman, Andi Beierman, and Brent Humphreys. MultimediaWyatt’s World: SlideshowMultimediaThe Valley of the Shadow of Death: VideoRoar of the CrowdBum RapWeb ExtraInterview with Bun B |
MultimediaUntitled Mike Flynt Project: VideoThe full Mike Flynt story may not be quite so neat and tidy, but...aw, hell, roll cameras anyway! Web ExtraInterview with Terry MooreWeb ExtraSen. Clinton on Texas Monthly TalksMultimediaThe Dean of Fearing’sMultimediaSmoke Gets In Your Eyes: PodcastRecipeDeviled EggsRecipeTurkey Salad |
The Hill Without Hills (Mon Dec 1 at 6:12 PM)
Rick Riordan on Texas Monthly Talks (Mon Dec 1 at 6:43 PM)
