Photograph by Dan Winters.
October 2009
Table of Contents
Features
Climb Every MountainWhether you want to ride a horse, bomb down a mountain-bike trail, hike up a hill, relax in a hot springs, scale the face of a giant granite boulder, or just sit on your tailgate and look at a pretty sunset, there’s a lot to do on and around the peaks of West Texas. So strap on your pack and go!
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Texas High WaysA growing chorus of unlikely voices, from the El Paso City Council to the Arizona attorney general, has called for a serious look at legalizing marijuana. Why Texas should lead the way. Snap JudgmentRaise a Pearl beer to our ten greatest college football plays. Ever.
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Columns
Behind the LinesWhat I’ve LearnedNine years as editor of this magazine taught me a few things, like failure is always an option, the writers are usually right, and whatever you do, stay far, far away from postcoital astronauts. Gary CartwrightLast RightsThe tragic case of Lloyd and Kim Yarbrough raises an old question: Why doesn’t the decision to die belong to the person who is dying? |
Letter From CampRock of UnderagesHow to take five dozen girls and turn them into eleven rock bands in one week. Sarah BirdRats!Turns out being a test subject for a dermatology research lab is not the best thing that could ever happen to a girl.
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Reporter
The TexanistOffering Fine Advice Since 2007Can I unfriend a Facebook friend?
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Book ReviewLying with the DeadBook ReviewFever ChartAuthor InterviewNeil SheehanMusic ReviewToo Much LivingMusic ReviewOne Foot in the EtherMusic ReviewRevolutionArtist InterviewTom Russell |
The Filter
Miscellany
ContributorsWilliam Martin, Katy Vine, and Todd Hido |
Web Exclusives
Nature TripWhatever I do in them, Texas mountains have a way of clearing my mind. A Prayer (and a Recipe) for CowgirlsThe queen of the rodeo may not have been mother of the year but her pecan pralines were to die for. Don Yarborough’s TexasIt was an era when segregation and civil rights were still issues and liberals had a base from which to run. That Texas is gone. The Crown Jewel of Costa RicaThe Nicoya Peninsula has some of the best wildlife seeking, bird watching, and hiking in the hemisphere. Waiting for MotmotWhile traveling in Mount Arenal, I ponder the Costa Rican tourist slogan, “Pura vida.” Memo to KayEven someone who supports the death penalty, as you do, can and should be up in arms over the Cameron Willingham case. Parent TrapI’ve read more articles on overscheduled children than I care to count, and I like to think that I’m very in tune with trying to balance school, free play, and scheduled activities. But am I? |
Family PortraitsAustin-based and independent filmmaker Andrew Bujalski talks about Beeswax, relationships, working with friends, and the allure of documentaries. Texas PaletteTexas City–native Opie Otterstad discusses painting sports figures, being a Texan, and signing bats.
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Multimedia
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Recipes
Carrot Soup With Shrimp PicoRecipe from Chef David Garrido, Garrido’s, Austin |
Ruby’s Pecan PralinesRecipe by Donna Xander. |
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