Photograph by Justin Carrasquillo.
June 2012
Table of Contents
Features
Larry Hagman’s Curtain CallAs the man known to the world as Dallas's J. R. Ewing fends off throat cancer, he gears up to reprise the role that turned him into an icon and looks back on one of the most extraordinary—and eccentric—lives in show business. Trials and ErrorsOver the past two decades Texas has exonerated more than eighty wrongfully convicted prisoners. How does this happen? Can anything be done to stop it? We assembled a group of experts (a police chief, a state senator, a judge, a prosecutor, a district attorney, and an exoneree) to find out. Girls Love MeAustin Mahone is sixteen years old. He doesn’t have a record contract, a tour bus, or a backing band. But he does have more than 650,000 followers on Twitter and the email addresses of 2,000,000 fans. Meet San Antonio’s answer to Justin Bieber. Miles and Miles of TexasThe Hill Country Drive, the BBQ Market Drive, the Backwoods Drive, and thirteen other summer trips, from the mountains to the coast, that will take you down some of the prettiest, most picturesque, most wide-open stretches of asphalt Texas has to offer. Buckle up! |
Columns
Behind the LinesThe Party Never Ends!You might think they’re invincible, but Texas Republicans could soon find themselves in peril. At least that’s what Steve Munisteri says. And he should know. Letter From Corpus ChristiHannah’s PrayerFive years ago, Hannah Overton, a church-going Corpus Christi mother of five, was convicted of murdering her soon-to-be adoptive child and sentenced to life in prison. In April, she returned to court—and watched her lawyers put the prosecution on defense. |
Letter from RochesterThe SurvivorsOn November 5, 2009, Nader Hasan’s cousin Nidal Hasan killed thirteen people at Fort Hood. Kerry Cahill’s father, Michael, was one of the victims. Today, Nader and Kerry are unlikely allies. The TexanistOffering Fine Advice Since 2007Violent mockingbirds, farm-to-market roads, football versus lacrosse, and the incredible nerve of storekeepers who charge for spit cups. |
Reporter
Book ReviewIt’s Not About the GuvThere’s more to Texas politics than Rick Perry. Gail Collins's new book demonstrates that the Northeastern media establishment doesn't understand that. State of the ArtJames Turrell’s Skyspace, Houston |
The Filter
Pat’s PickUchi |
Miscellany
ContributorsJustin Carrasquillo, Sam Martin, and Joe Nick Patoski. |
Roar of the Crowd“And with that I threw in a big dip of Copenhagen, cracked open a cold Lone Star, and knew I was home.” Editor’s LetterThe Scales of Injustice |
Web Exclusives
A Q&A With Katy VineThe senior editor on her glimpse into Austin Mahone's rise to teen pop stardom in a world where YouTube and Twitter are making adults in the music business scratch their heads. Austin TweetsWhat a day in the Twitter life of Austin Mahone is like. A Q&A With Justin CarrasquilloThe Los Angeles–based photographer spent more than twenty days driving all across the state and tells us what he saw. The Drop Everything ListThe Homegrown Music and Arts Festival, Jimmie Vaughan, and the South Texas Heritage Center . . . Five New Albums You Shouldn’t MissIncluding new sets from Alejandro Escovedo, Rhett Miller, and more. The Drop Everything ListShuttlebration, the Lone Star Uke Fest, and A Tribute to Elvis . . . |
The Indie Film Scene of DallasThe city is home base for a growing community of young filmmakers, who are making their mark on the independent film scene. Shawn Colvin’s Survival StoryThe Austin-based singer-songwriter talks about her new autobiography, Diamond in the Rough, and her sixth studio album. The Drop Everything ListConcerto in Eight Courses, Rodney Crowell, and the Texas Blueberry Festival . . . The Drop Everything ListA Robert Johnson Tribute, International Surfing Day, Juneteenth, and Cocktail Week in Dallas . . . How to Beat the HeatWithout having to travel too far. |
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