2009 Archive
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January 2009
features The 2009 Bum Steer Awards » Holding Garmsir » The Idiot’s Guide to the Speaker’s Race » Children of the Storm » columns Baghdad, Mexico » [Letter From Juarez]The Long Goodbye » [Jerald Winakur]The New New Deal » [Michael Ennis]Poi Dog Pondering » [Kinky Friedman]Emergency! » [Behind the Lines]reporter Chamber Made » [In the Chute]Sheila Jackson Lee » [Texas Monthly Talks]We Shall Overreach » [Hollywood, TX]Washington Avenue, Houston » [Street Smarts]Roping a Calf » [The Manual]Offering fine advice since 2007 » [The Texanist]Chad Jistel » [The Working Life]Working on a Presidential Campaign » [The Horse’s Mouth]The Big Rich: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Texas Oil Fortunes » [Book Review]We Agreed to Meet Just Here » [Book Review]Robb Walsh » [Author Interview]Seasoned Wood » [Music Review]Haymaker! » [Music Review]Matter and Light » [Music Review]Erika Wennerstrom » [Artist Interview]miscellany Texas Vexes » [Roar of the Crowd]Contributors » web exclusives New and Noteworthy » Erika Wennerstrom » Robb Walsh » Governor Perry Chooses License Plates » ‘Twas the List Before Christmas » Straus of Representatives » The Science of Murder » Legalize It? » The Great Developer » Crossing the Line » multimedia Dispatches From Afghanistan » Kinky Friedman: Podcast » Behind the Lines: Podcast » The Texanist Unleashed » When It Snows » food Bar Steak Sandwich » Calamari Salad » Rotisserie Roasted Chicken Flatbread » Roasted Sea Bass »
February 2009
features The Thrilla in Vanilla » An Isolated Incident » Where to Eat Now 2009 » The Night the Music Died » columns Here Comes the Neighborhood » [Behind the Lines]Indivisible Man » [Oscar Casares]Game Changers » [Bryan Burrough]Dishing » [Sarah Bird]reporter Dancing Queen » [In the Chute]The Truth According to Ruthie Foster » [Music Review]Lobbying » [The Horse’s Mouth]Judith Bailey » [The Working Life]Offering fine advice since 2007 » [The Texanist]The Texas Two-step » [The Manual]Second Street District, Austin. » [Street Smarts]Bottoms Up » [Hollywood, TX]Dean Fearing » [Texas Monthly Talks]Cutting for Stone » [Book Review]Forty Tales From the Afterlives » [Book Review]Pratap Chatterjee » [Author Interview]The Tiffany Transcriptions » [Music Review]Changing Horses » [Music Review]Gurf Morlix » [Artist Interview]miscellany Cafe Klatch » [Roar of the Crowd]Contributors » web exclusives New and Noteworthy » Pratap Chatterjee » Music Man » Majority Rules? » The Last Pickens Show » Dreams from My Father » Gurf Morlix » Valentines and Vines » Being There » A Patchwork Heritage » Gone (Back) to Texas » She Got Gamed? » A Mother’s Words » Confessions of a Working Mom » A Friendship Hundredaire » Entrapped » Waiting for Matty Pickles to Come Out » Cole Case » Downsizing Houston » multimedia Not Fade Away » Sarah Bird: Podcast » The Texanist Unleashed » The Manual 2.0 » Behind the Lines: Podcast » Politics Roundup » Politics Roundup » food Prosciutto and Arugula Pizza » Miniature Lobster Corn Dog » Gingered Butternut Squash Soup » Spiced Coconut Butternut Squash Soup » Seared Sea Scallops » Seared Diver Scallops »
March 2009
features My Life » Saturday Night » Sweet 15 » The 10 Best Buildings in Texas » Styles and Styles of Texas » columns Rhinestone Cowboy » [Kinky Friedman]Hostile Makeover » [Gary Cartwright]The Grand Gesture » [Behind the Lines]Going Out In Style » [Letter From Houston]reporter Golden Oldies » [In the Chute]No Bull » [Hollywood, TX]Alamo Heights » [Street Smarts]Planting A Southern Magnolia » [The Manual]Offering fine advice since 2007 » [The Texanist]Updating Your Closet » [The Horse’s Mouth]Neal Shudde » [The Working Life]Todd Oldham » [Texas Monthly Talks]The Caryatids » [Book Review]It Will Come to Me » [Book Review]In memoriam: David “Fathead” Newman » [Artist Interview]Tell ’Em What Your Name Is! » [Music Review]Willie and the Wheel » [Music Review]Tracy Daugherty » [Author Interview]Angelbert Metoyer’s_Desk » [Object Lesson]Doyle Bramhall II and Charlie Sexton » [Artist Interview]miscellany Contributors » Southern Discomfort » [Roar of the Crowd]web exclusives Tracy Daugherty » Wrongfully Imprisoned » Crime Scene » Oh, the Places I Go » Pillow Talk » No Ordinary Girl » By Design » Meet Jane » All in the Family » Our Very Own Bernie Madoff » Scenes From a Mall » Overexposure? » Street Cred » Energy Spike » The Long, Low Texan » Art in a Bottle » Star Power » Let’s Talk About Sex » Hunger Next Door » Gossip Girl » Life After Ike Matt LawsonVote for Kinky (the film)! » New and Noteworthy » multimedia The Bush Years » Politics Roundup (Friday, March 13th 2009) » Politics Roundup (Thursday, March 5th 2009) » Politics Roundup (Friday, February 20th 2009) » The Texanist Unleashed » Behind the Lines: Podcast » Rhinestone Cowboy » Big Night Out » Politics Roundup » Tom Schieffer » Street Cam: San Antonio’s Alamo Heights » Street Cam: San Antonio’s Alamo Heights » Street Cam: San Antonio’s Alamo Heights » Street Cam: San Antonio’s Alamo Heights » food Chocolate Fondue » Ceviche de la Casa » Guacamole con Tostadas » Ahi Tuna Cru With Toasted Poppy Seeds » Chicory Frisee and Bacon Lardon Salad » Grilled Calamari Salad » Dijon Mustard Red Wine Vinaigrette » Provencal Arugula Fennel Salad » Moules Frits (Black Mussels Marinier with French Fries) » Classic Escargots in Puff Pastry with Parsley Lemon Garlic Butter » Assiette de Fromages » Grand Seafood Plateau »
April 2009
features How to Eat Well in Hard Times » Across The Line » Ghosts Of War » Regular Joe » columns Manic Suppression » [Behind the Lines]Hack Like Me » [Sarah Bird]Capitol Affairs » [Karen Olsson]Cold Case » [Jan Reid]reporter Running Hot » [In the Chute]Real Estate » [The Horse’s Mouth]The Color of Lightning » [Book Review]Hills and Valleys » [Music Review]Action Heroes » [Hollywood, TX]Catherine Hardwicke » [Texas Monthly Talks]Alameda Street, Corpus Christi » [Street Smarts]Down the Line: Rarities and Memorial Collection » [Music Review]Tyson Cole’s Kitchen Cabinet » [Object Lesson]Chasing a Tornado » [The Manual]Hector Saldaña » [Artist Interview]Instead the Forest Rose to Sing » [Music Review]Sister María P. Sánchez » [The Working Life]Offering Fine Advice Since 2007 » [The Texanist]Rupert Isaacson » [Author Interview]Go Down Together: The True, Untold Story of Bonnie and Clyde » [Book Review]miscellany Contributors » Low Blow » [Roar of the Crowd]web exclusives New and Noteworthy » Behind Bars » Street Savvy » Hysteria » Ace of Cakes » The Witches of Garland » Shed a Little Light » Kinky Uncut » Making the Grade » Charlie Wilson’s War Plan » All in the Family » About a Guy » The American Dream » Feeling the Burn » Under the Weather » Kindergarten Cop-Out » Confessions of a Shopaholic » multimedia Politics Roundup (Friday, April 17th 2009) » Politics Roundup (Friday, April 3rd 2009) » Politics Roundup (Friday, March 27th 2009) » Politics Roundup (Friday, March 20th 2009) » The Green Room: DEE DEE MEYERS » The Accused » On the Media » On the Cheap » Sarah Bird: Podcast » Riders on the Storm » Innocence Lost » The Texanist Unleashed » food Vuelva-a-la-Vida “Come Back to Life” Ceviche » Easy Maytag Blue Cheese Chips »
May 2009
features Texas Monthly Brainstorm » Still Life » Holy Smoke » The Dark Knight » columns Elephant Dung » [Behind the Lines]High Plains Snifter » [Letter From Lubbock]Green Star State » [Michael Webber]Gomer And Me » [Kinky Friedman]reporter Everything You Love Will Be Taken Away . . . » [Music Review]Little White Lies » [Music Review]Ryan Bingham » [Artist Interview]Nobody Move » [Book Review]Woodsburner » [Book Review]SQUINT: My Journey With Leprosy » [Author Interview]Unreality Show » [Hollywood, TX]Selling Vodka » [The Horse’s Mouth]Offering Fine Advice Since 2007 » [The Texanist]Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle » [Music Review]Tony Garza » [Texas Monthly Talks]Juan Muñoz » [The Working Life]Tenth Street, McAllen » [Street Smarts]Dan Branch’s Bookcase » [Object Lesson]Making Peach Preserves » [The Manual]miscellany Contributors » Fashion Faux Pas » [Roar of the Crowd]web exclusives New and Noteworthy » Eyewitness News » Singin’ the Blues » Testing My Patience » Circle of Influenza » TEXAS MONTHLY Receives National Magazine Award for General Excellence » The Color of Sustainability » The C-List » Remembering the Fallen » In Treatment » Last Call at Poodie’s Bar » Mad to Play » Risk Reduction » The Lost Boys » Texas Monthly Brainstorm » multimedia What’s the Big Idea? » Smokin’ » Politics Roundup (Friday, May 15th 2009) » Politics Roundup (Friday, May 8th 2009) » Politics Roundup (Friday, May 1st 2009) » Politics Roundup (Friday, April 24th 2009) » The Texanist Unleashed » A Life Worth Living » How to Make Texas a Better Place » The Green Room: DOUGLAS BRINKLEY » Street Cam: McAllen’s Tenth Street » Street Cam: McAllen’s Tenth Street » Street Cam: McAllen’s Tenth Street » Street Cam: McAllen’s Tenth Street » Street Cam: McAllen’s Tenth Street » The Green Room: SONNY ROLLINS » food Grilled “Mongolian Style” Lamb Chops » Crab Cakes With Red Pepper Ginger Sauce » Sautéed Salmon in Macadamia Crust and Coconut Curry Sauce » Salmon With Roasted Squash and Sweet Onions » Rosemary Chicken » Green Chile Pork Stew »
June 2009
features Endless Summer » Flesh and Blood » Rain, Rain, Go Away » This Man Is Having So Much Fun! » columns Risky Business » [Letter From Tomball]The Secret of My Secession » [Behind the Lines]Game Over » [Gary Cartwright]Ready, Set, Go-Go! » [Sarah Bird]reporter Coiffing Socialites » [The Horse’s Mouth]Jennifer Love » [The Working Life]Offering Fine Advice Since 2007 » [The Texanist]Spitting Watermelon Seeds » [The Manual]Becca Cason Thrash’s Desk » [Object Lesson]Downtown El Paso » [Street Smarts]Mist Opportunity » [Hollywood, TX]Cecil Cooper » [Texas Monthly Talks]Dim the Aurora » [Music Review]Townes » [Music Review]Sewn Together » [Music Review]St.Vincent » [Artist Interview]How to Sell » [Book Review]The Exchange-Rate Between Love and Money » [Book Review]Ignore Everybody (and 39 Other Keys to Creativity) » [Book Review]Zac Crain » [Author Interview]miscellany Cheap Thrills » [Roar of the Crowd]Contributors » web exclusives Go Texan Wine » New and Noteworthy » Game On? » Stripped Down Bill? » For the Love of Wine » The Ring » Choose. Click. Cook. » Road to Perdition » Righting a Wrong » Paper Trail » Higher Learning » Clothes Encounters » Sticky in Houston » X Marks the Spot » Can Anyone Save the Aggies? (Hint: It won’t be Rick Perry.) » multimedia The Green Room: JEFFREY TOOBIN » A Springtime Feast in Chef David Bull’s Backyard » Love and Murder » Wildcatter Ranch » The Texanist Unleashed » The Manual 2.0 » Sarah Bird: Podcast » Behind the Lines: Podcast » Bull’s Eye on Food » Street Cam: Downtown El Paso » Street Cam: Downtown El Paso » Street Cam: Downtown El Paso » A Springtime Feast in Chef David Bull’s Backyard » The Green Room: JODY CONRADT » Politics Roundup (Monday, June 22nd 2009) » Politics Roundup (Friday, May 29th 2009) » Making Texas Better » A Session About Nothing » The Making of Barack Obama » food Meyer Lemonade Shooters With Maple Sugar » Chilled Pea Soup With Horseradish Cream » Coral Sea Prawns » Green Been and Prosciutto Salad »
July 2009
features Ted or Alive » The Best and Worst Legislators 2009 » That’s the Spirit » Walking on the Moon » columns Failing Darla » [Behind the Lines]Sleeping Booty » [Letter From Refugio]Theodore Tex » [Douglas Brinkley]Members Only » [Sarah Bird]reporter Living Off The Grid » [The Horse’s Mouth]Susie Q. » [The Working Life]Offering Fine Advice Since 2007 » [The Texanist]Packing a Cooler Tube » [The Manual]Josh Hamilton’s Locker » [Object Lesson]Henderson Avenue, Dallas » [Street Smarts]Dreamgirl » [Hollywood, TX]Julián Castro » [Texas Monthly Talks]Vanilla Ride » [Book Review]The Crack in the Lens » [Book Review]David Liss » [Author Interview]Song Up in Her Head » [Music Review]Coconut Rock » [Music Review]Beautiful Day » [Music Review]Rhett Miller » [Artist Interview]miscellany Think Again » [Roar of the Crowd]Contributors » web exclusives New and Noteworthy » And That’s The Way It Is » Cool Cocktails » Angel Heart » Remembering Farrah (1947-2009) » Sweater Weather » This Film Is Not Yet Rated » A Life’s Work » Going Gruene » Searching for Truth » The French Way » Unhealthy Living » multimedia The Texanist Unleashed » Under Cover » Street Cam: Henderson Avenue, Dallas » Street Cam: Henderson Avenue, Dallas » Street Cam: Henderson Avenue, Dallas » Apollo 11 » Texas:Uncut—Space Exploration » Fly Me to the Moon » Behind the Lines: Podcast » Sarah Bird: Podcast » A Springtime Feast in Chef David Bull’s Backyard » The Manual 2.0 » Vive La France » food Cucumber Mintini » The Trinity River Project » Alamo Fizz » 2900 Sangria » Sweet Texas Heat » Basil Julep »
August 2009
features The 50 Greatest Hamburgers In Texas » The Judgment of Sharon Keller » Bringing Down the Dogmen » Pitch Perfect » columns Hullabaloo » [Behind the Lines]White Elephant » [Letter From Houston]Therapy Room » [Oscar Casares]Ranch Blessing » [Sarah Bird]reporter Being a Multimedia Journalist » [The Horse’s Mouth]Jim Adler » [The Working Life]Offering Fine Advice Since 2007 » [The Texanist]Brewing Sweet Tea » [The Manual]Liz Lambert’s Office » [Object Lesson]Historic Downtown Jefferson » [Street Smarts]Angel Heart » [Hollywood, TX]C. Andrew Doyle » [Texas Monthly Talks]Trust Me » [Book Review]Rhino Ranch » [Book Review]Cecil Kuhne » [Author Interview]Double-Booked » [Music Review]Octahedron » [Music Review]Nina Diaz » [Artist Interview]miscellany The Fifth Horseman of the Apocalypse: Gary Cartwright » [Roar of the Crowd]Contributors » web exclusives Celebrity Cravings » The Biggest Burger Ever » New and Noteworthy » Burger King » Thrill of the Grill » Making Burgers » Living the Dream » G-L-O-R-I-A » Fashion Forward » Mayor League » The Young and the Restless » Mismanaged Care » Fight Club » Life Coach » Sex, Lies, and Videotapes » Soul Food » Cold Cash » Rising in the East » Mobile Eats » Eunice and Me » An Open Letter » multimedia The Texanist Unleashed » Street Cam: Historic Downtown Jefferson » Street Cam: Historic Downtown Jefferson » Street Cam: Historic Downtown Jefferson » Music Makers » The Manual 2.0 »
Sarah Bird: Podcast
» The Battle of the Burger » On the Grill at Cover 3 »
Behind the Lines: Podcast
» Oscar Casares: Podcast » food Grady’s 3M Burgers » Chop-House Burger With Parmesan Chive Fries » Grilled Caprese Salad »
September 2009
features Mike Leach Is Thinking ... » Fairest of the Fair » Dream of a Common Language. Sueño de un Idioma Común. » Why Are Tortilla Chips So Damn Good? » columns Lowe and Behold » [Behind the Lines]The End of The Affair » [Letter From San Angelo]No Man’s Island » [Letter From Galveston]Mammary Dearest » [Sarah Bird]reporter Teaching Yoga » [The Horse’s Mouth]Dawn Cockrell » [The Working Life]Offering Fine Advice Since 2007 » [The Texanist]Dove Hunting » [The Manual]Tina Knowles’s Handbag » [Object Lesson]Marfa » [Street Smarts]King of The Hilarious » [Hollywood, TX]Tanya Tucker » [Texas Monthly Talks]End the Fed » [Book Review]Just Food: Where Locavores Get It Wrong and How We Can Truly Eat Responsibly » [Book Review]Benjamin Moser » [Author Interview]They Know What Ghost Know » [Music Review]Acquired Taste » [Music Review]Somedays the Song Writes You » [Music Review]Kris Kristofferson » [Artist Interview]miscellany Letters to The Tedator » [Roar of the Crowd]Contributors » web exclusives New and Noteworthy » Shelley Calton » Queen of Hearts » Exchange Rate » Being a Super Model » High Society » Revolutionary Kind » Talk Rodeo » The Time of His Life » Widespread Panic » Web Exclusive » multimedia Under Cover » The Manual 2.0 » The Texanist Unleashed » A Springtime Feast in Chef David Bull's Backyard » Long Live the Queens » Behind the Lines: Podcast » Street Cam: Marfa » Street Cam: Marfa » Sarah Bird: Podcast » food Farmer’s Market Tomato Salad » Grilled Salmon With Spring Onions and Brown Butter Cauliflower »
October 2009
features Climb Every Mountain » With God On Their Side » Fear Factor » Texas High Ways » Snap Judgment » columns What I’ve Learned » [Behind the Lines]Last Rights » [Gary Cartwright]Rock of Underages » [Letter From Camp]Rats! » [Sarah Bird]reporter Being a Grammarian » [The Horse’s Mouth]Doug Ables » [The Working Life]Offering Fine Advice Since 2007 » [The Texanist]Building a Barbed Wire Fence » [The Manual]Ty Murray’s Saddle House » [Object Lesson]Downtown San Angelo » [Street Smarts]Skating By » [Hollywood, TX]Jerry Jones » [Texas Monthly Talks]Lying with the Dead » [Book Review]Fever Chart » [Book Review]Neil Sheehan » [Author Interview]Too Much Living » [Music Review]One Foot in the Ether » [Music Review]Revolution » [Music Review]Tom Russell » [Artist Interview]miscellany Contributors » Got a Beef? » [Roar of the Crowd]web exclusives New and Noteworthy » Nature Trip » A Prayer (and a Recipe) for Cowgirls » Don Yarborough’s Texas » The Crown Jewel of Costa Rica » Waiting for Motmot » Memo to Kay » Parent Trap » Family Portraits » Texas Palette » Texas Tailgate » High Society » The Champs » Oh, the Horror! » multimedia Go Texan Restaurant Round-up With Chef James Robert of Eddie V's » The Manual 2.0 » Get in the Game » Weird Science » The Texanist Unleashed » Spirits of Texas » Under Cover » Mountain High » Cattle Drive » Lost in Lajitas » Sarah Bird: Podcast » Cooking With Chef David Garrido » Texas Tailgate » food Carrot Soup With Shrimp Pico » Ruby’s Pecan Pralines »
November 2009
features Ring of Fire » Pecan Artists » Below the Surface » Gone to New York » columns Cap and Tirade » [Behind the Lines]Seeing Red » [Letter From King County]Newspaper Days » [Books]One Angry Woman » [Sarah Bird]reporter Covering Football » [The Horse’s Mouth]Randy Goode » [The Working Life]Offering Fine Advice Since 2007 » [The Texanist]A Día de los Muertos Altar » [The Manual]Tony Rancich’s Recording Studio » [Object Lesson]Downtown Llano » [Street Smarts]Apocalypse Now » [Hollywood, TX]Peter & Max » [Book Review]The Kennedy Assassination: 24 Hours After » [Book Review]Steven L. Davis » [Author Interview]Fits » [Music Review]The Fall » [Music Review]Bob Schneider » [Artist Interview]The Rose Hotel » [Music Review]miscellany Arrrrr! » [Roar of the Crowd]Contributors » web exclusives New and Noteworthy » The Art of Getting Groomed » Aggie Muster » Fundamental Arguments » Fly Away Home » Big Surf » TRANSCRIPT: “Very Few People Get off of Texas Death Row Alive” » The Reaper Doth Protest Too Much » The Real McCoys » Brain Storm » Warning Shot » Getting Lost » Finding Texas at the Film Festival » From the Hip » Tomorrow People » Don’t Back Down » It Takes a Texas Village to Raise Spinach » Louis, Louis » multimedia Short Cuts: Episode I » Bonfire Revisited » The Manual 2.0 » Sarah Bird: Podcast » Behind the Lines: Podcast » There but for the Grace of God » Bonus Scenes » Home of the Brave » Capital Punishment » food Almond-Crusted Brie » Fancy Pecan-Fig Goat Cheese “Log” » Turkey With Deviled Pecan—Sausage Cornbread dressing » Frisée-Pomegranate Salad With Pecan Vinaigrette » Savory Butternut Squash—Gruyère Bread Pudding With Spiced Pecans » Brown Sugar Ice Cream Sandwiches » Fortune House Special Lobster » Fresh Oysters With Cilantro-Lime Caipirinha Granita » Vanilla Sand Dollar Cookies » Butternut Squash Pot Pie With Smoked Bacon, Swiss Chard, and Goat Cheese » Bourbon-Pumpkin Cheesecake » Cranberry Stuffing »
December 2009
features Step Right Up » The Great White Hope » People We’ll Miss—2009 » Perversion of Justice » columns The Terminator » [Behind the Lines]Wealth Care » [Patricia Kilday Hart]Separated At Death » [Letter From Midland]Hedda Garbler » [Sarah Bird]reporter Gift Giving » [The Horse’s Mouth]Adam Ohler » [The Working Life]Offering Fine Advice Since 2007 » [The Texanist]Barrel Racing » [The Manual]Red McCombs’s Office Mini-Fridge » [Object Lesson]Main Street, Salado » [Street Smarts]You Lost Us at Hello » [Hollywood, TX]Literary Life » [Book Review]Cleaving: A Story of Marriage, Meat, and Obsession » [Book Review]Tinsel: A Search for America’s Christmas Present » [Book Review]Joan Schenkar » [Author Interview]Natural Forces » [Music Review]It’s Not As Bad As It Looks » [Music Review]Looking for a Party » [Music Review]Danny Barnes » [Artist Interview]miscellany Yes, We Cannabis » [Roar of the Crowd]Contributors » web exclusives New and Noteworthy » The Bernadette Babies » A Beautiful Mind » Window To the World » The Case for Keenum » Coastal View » multimedia The Manual 2.0 » Behind the Lines (Podcast) » Sarah Bird: Podcast » Kick Up Your Heels » food Fatoush » Almond Cake With Raspberry Sauce » Pear and Thyme Crisp With Goat Cheese Mousse and Lavender Honey »
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