October 2008
Table of Contents
Features
Dude!Yes, yes, new baby and new movie— but what Matthew McConaughey really wants to talk about is the cushion of the flip-flop, the skooching of hoodie sleeves, the proper thickness of koozies, and his coming career as the arbiter of redneck-Buddha chic. Everybody Must Get StonedPolitically motivated hit job or serious work of art? That’s the looming question about Oliver Stone’s W., his new movie about the life and presidency of George W. Bush. To answer it—or more accurately, to speculate about the answer—we convened a discussion between two Hollywood pros, an eminent historian, an ex-Bushie, and a film critic who learned all he knows about the Kennedy assassination from watching JFK . Plus:“W.”: Video RoundtableDouglas Brinkley and Matthew Dowd discuss the president and Oliver Stone. The Reluctant ProsecutorAfter Randy Reynolds sat on his hands as the Texas Youth Commission scandal exploded, everyone wanted the district attorney of Ward, Reeves, and Loving counties bounced from his job. Everyone, that is, except the people of Ward, Reeves, and Loving counties. |
Flying AwayI’ve always had a connection to bees: I bought my first hive in 1971, and I raised them for honey all through high school. That’s why the disappearance of colonies across the U.S. has hit me so hard. Plus:Hive Talkin’A narrated slide show of Dan Winters’s photo essay on the plight of the vanishing honeybees. How Well Do You Know Your State Board of Education?Find out by taking our quiz. |
Columns
Behind the LinesInflexible FliersBoth parties have wrapped themselves in the mantle of change this year. Only one appears capable of making it happen. |
Letter From West TexasAccess DeniedWhy the closing of a footbridge to Mexico is bad for Candelaria. |
Reporter
The Filter
Miscellany
Roar of the CrowdIn the HeadlightsContributorsJill Greenberg, Dwight Romanovicz, and Katy Vine. |
Editor’s LetterOnward |
Web Exclusives
Darlene Harbour UnrueAn extended interview with Darlene Unrue. 10,000 Barstools AgoA tribute to the celebrated author and crime novelist James Crumley, who died at the age of 68 on September 17, 2008. Crumley was a native of Three Rivers, Texas. |
W. of Mass DestructionI attended the premiere of Oliver Stone’s "W." at the Austin Film Festival. Hopefully I can spare you the same fate. Plus:Crawford: The DocumentaryWhen W. came to town, as told by Producer/Director David Modigliani. Left to deal with the aftermath, the real people of Crawford are changed forever. The film, which just made the first online premiere in history, can be seen in full below. (Courtesy of Live Action Projects. To purchase the just-released DVD, click here.) |
