March 2009 Cover

Photograph by Adam Voorhes.

March 2009

Table of Contents

Features

Trade secrets and true tales from Lynn Wyatt, she of the famously fabulous parties, glamorous couture gowns, rich and entertaining pals (e.g., Liza Minnelli, Andy Warhol), and legendary whiskey laugh.

From a honky-tonk in Odessa to a Catholic church in Houston, there’s one night of the week when you’re guaranteed to find Texans at their snappiest.

Jordan Breal narrates a slide show of images of revelers out and about on a Saturday night.

For the longest time, quinceañeras were simple, down-home celebrations held in parish halls and backyards. Then along came the stretch Humvees, the carriages and thrones, the choreographed dance routines, the smoke machines, the climbing walls, and the dinners for four hundred bedazzled guests. One thing remains the same, though: It’s all about the girl.

A tour of our greatest architectural master-pieces—from the Alamo to the World Birding Center—shows how the collision of the Old World and the New forged a unique style on the Texas frontier.

The thirty Texans with the most iconic, unforgettable, eye-popping looks, from Davy Crockett to Beyoncé.

Columns

Kinky Friedman

Or how I came to be known as “the man who put the glitter on Loretta Lynn’s titter.”

Kinky Friedman reads his latest column.

Gary Cartwright

Nobody told me an eyebrow plucking would hurt this much!

Behind the Lines

Why Texans stand out in crowds.

Mimi Swartz reads “The Grand Gesture.”

Letter From Houston

A Houston funeral home where the dead do not go modestly into that good night.

Reporter

In the Chute

Afghan artifacts in Houston; Texas Biennial.

Hollywood, TX

Urban Cowboy’s indelible imprint on menswear.

Street Smarts

San Antonio.

The Manual

How to plant a Southern magnolia.

The Texanist

What’s the best way to break in new boots?

What’s the best way to break in a pair of boots?

The Horse’s Mouth

Ken Downing on updating your closet.

The Working Life

54, Hatter.

Texas Monthly Talks

Todd Oldham on his life of design.

Book Review

Book Review

Music Review

Author Interview

The Filter

Pat’s Pick

San Antonio.

The Filter: Dining

Grady’s, Fort Worth and ROCC, Dallas

Miscellany

Kristie Ramirez, Michael Ennis, and LeAnn Mueller.

Roar of the Crowd

Editor’s Letter

Web Exclusives

Reginald Kennard tells of his life without his big brother.

Read classic Skip Hollandsworth on serial killers, bank robbers, drug dealers, gangs, and more.

When I want to know what’s new, what’s out, what’s it, I visit my five favorite blogs. 

Kate Hersch and Lance Avery Morgan, the principals behind August Morgan, know how to throw a great party. Just mix champagne with friends and toss in some vintage needlepoint pillows. 

The Prom Shop Project doles out more than three thousand dresses a year, along with shoes, accessories, and a healthy dose of confidence.   

Every piece of jewelry Zoltan David makes is hand-forged—and he doesn’t make copies. 

How a teenager from Trophy Club became an “It Girl.”   

A new film presents a never-before-seen look at Dominique de Menil in her curatorial element.

Maybe the collapse of the Stanford Group isn’t Enron, but Houston wasn’t about to be left out of the financial scandals.

The Dallas Police Department’s posting of photos in its “indecency” section on its Web site is probably constitutional—the fact that prostitution cases are also listed means that gay men as a class are not being singled out—but is it responsible?

Camera, blog, action. A production by 25-year-old Rachel Youens.

The environment, green economy, and job creation goes from “eco-chic” to everyman.

When Stump the Sussex spaniel took home the trophy at the 2009 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, he carried on the legacy of top dogs in Texas.

Yes, Virginia, there is some art in Austin.

Dine at one of the six fine restaurants in Dallas that have earned our elusive star status.

Ninety-four percent of Texas high school students receive abstinence-only education. More than half of these teens are losing their virginity. So what do the majority of Texans really want their kids to know about sex? 

A ride along with the Capital Area Food Bank’s mobile food pantry.

The Grande Dame of Dish is far from retired.

Texas Monthly and Rice University hosted a panel discussion on the effects of the devastating hurricane that changed Houston and Galveston forever. 

Koi Lantern's executive chef talks about living in Dripping Springs, being a young chef, and making customers happy. 

Multimedia

From KUT news and Texas Monthly, a special report on the legacy of President George W. Bush, “The Final Exam: Grading the Bush Years.”

March 13: KVUE political reporter Elise Hu joins Evan Smith, Paul Burka, and Patricia Kilday Hart to discuss the week in politics.

March 5: Democratic consultant and activist Glenn Smith joins Evan Smith, Paul Burka, and Patricia Kilday Hart.

February 20: Peggy Fikac of the San Antonio Express-News joins Evan Smith, Paul Burka, and Patricia Kilday Hart.

What’s the best way to break in a pair of boots?

Mimi Swartz reads “The Grand Gesture.”

Kinky Friedman reads his latest column.

Jordan Breal narrates a slide show of images of revelers out and about on a Saturday night.

February 27: Christy Hoppe of the Dallas Morning News joins Evan Smith, Paul Burka, and Patricia Kilday Hart.

March 3: The former Ambassador and (potential) Democratic candidate for governor talks with Texas Monthly about President Bush and Perry versus Kay.

Take a virtual tour of LeeLee.

Take a virtual tour of AMAR.

Take a virtual tour of Violet Hour.

Take a virtual tour of sloan/hall.

Recipes

Recipe from Chef Scott Cohen, Pavil, San Antonio

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