Photograph by Randal Ford.
December 2008
Table of Contents
Features
The Republic of ChadEight years ago, the closest presidential election ever was settled in a political street fight. In this oral history of the Florida recount, the victors recall the unbelievable twists and turns that put George W. Bush in the White House. The 40 Best Small-Town CafesOur exhaustive, exhausting, strictly scientific (and lamentably fattening) survey of the finest home cooking around, from Maxine’s on Main, in Bastrop, to El Paraiso, in Zapata.
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He Saw the LightWyman Meinzer takes the most amazing pictures of Texas skies you’ve ever seen. Here are seven unforgettable shots from his new book.
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Columns
Behind the LinesTwo-Party AnimalWhy November 4 was a good day for everyone.
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Sarah BirdThe Goodbye BoyMy only son is leaving for college, and I’m weeping through Mamma Mia! Lord help me.
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Reporter
Texquisite CorpseTwin WellsThe final chapter of “Twin Wells,” by Elmer Kelton.
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Music ReviewThe Soul of Rock and RollMusic Reviewhommage à NesuhiArtist InterviewBruce Robison and Kelly WillisBook ReviewThe MessengerBook ReviewMission: Black List #1Author InterviewJeff Guinn |
The Filter
Miscellany
Editor’s LetterIn With the NewRoar of the CrowdDazed and Confused |
ContributorsPatricia Sharpe, Oscar Casares, and Adam Wiseman |
Web Exclusives
Jeff GuinnAn extended interview with Jef Guinn, author of The Christmas Chronichles. Bruce Robison and Kelly WillisAn extended interview with Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis. She Gets ItThe past two administrations have appointed women to the most prestigious position in the cabinet, no longer relegating those of the female persuasion to the thankless roles of First Lady. Slow to EvolveThe reason so many Texans testified in favor of strong language supporting evolution in the TEKS is because they’re having to play defense and they’re losing. |
Auto PilotWith the Big Three teetering on the brink, it’s worth noting that the Toyota plant in San Antonio is still motoring. Oh, what a feeling! What’s in Your Wallet?If you decided that 2008 was the year for you to cut yourself off from society, shed all material belongings, live off the land, and grow your own food, then you’ve got a pretty good head start. Thy Rod and Thy StaffHow the Illinois governor got caught with his pants down. The Regents RespondScott Caven, chairman of the University of Texas System Board of Regents, writes in response to Mimi Swartz’s column on UTMB. The Mysterious Case of the Coat Tree and the Handsome ManA week before Thanksgiving, I arrived home after work to find a coat tree standing in my front yard. |
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