Photograph by Wyatt McSpadden and Stuart McSpadden.
November 2012
Table of Contents
Features
Git Along, Lonesome RanchersCattle ranching in Texas has been endangered almost since its inception. Has the harsh economic reality finally caught up with our most iconic business? The Innocent Man, Part OneMichael Morton came home from work one day in 1986 to find that his wife had been brutally murdered. What happened next was one of the most profound miscarriages of justice in Texas history. Where to Stay Now 2012A glass-bottom rooftop pool. A hike through a 210-acre pristine nature preserve. A 1,035-square-foot space-travel-themed suite. Whatever you're looking for, our ten favorite new (or improved) Texas hotels have you covered. My Name Is CásaresAnd the story of how I started spelling it that way (with the accent) begins with a kidnapping. |
Columns
Reporter
CritterThe Mexican Free-Tailed BatJuanita, a Mexican free-tailed bat, tells us a little about herself. |
BusinessCon, Baby, ConWhat Joseph Blimline's oil and gas Ponzi scheme tells us about financial regulation. MusicSix Degrees of Will JohnsonA new album from the Centro-Matic front man—and indie rock's one-man social network. |
Touts
DatebookNovember’s must-attend concerts, shows, and festivals. Cast IronRugged, refined, and heavy as hell. Swine TimeGoing whole hog at Austin's Salty Sow. |
Venison BackstrapA recipe for when the hunters get home. It’s Fine BayouPatrolling the placid waters, historic B&Bs, and treasure-filled antiques shops of Jefferson. |
Miscellany
Web Exclusives
Reign of ThoughtContrary to our self-mythology, ideas—and the people who wrote them down—have always been central to Texas history. The Paul Sadler InterviewAs the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate prepares for his final debate against Ted Cruz, he discusses why he thinks he can win, the state of the Democratic party, and what the word "troll" really means. The Drop Everything ListCryptopalooza, the Rothko Chapel Poem, Norah Jones, and the Chocolate & Wine Festival . . . The Drop Everything ListA Victorian sèance in Galveston, the Spurs v. the Thunder, Roky Erickson, and the Texas Custom Bicycle Show . . . Jacqueline Kelly Returns to the WillowsThe Austin-based writer's love of Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows inspired her to write a sequel to the 1908 classic. The Artist's TransformationHow Trenton Doyle Hancock is reinventing his work. The Drop Everything ListDobie Dichos, Marfa Architecture and Design Symposium, the World Championship Wild Hog Cook-Off, and Farm Fest . . . |
Why Mack Brown Won’t Lose His JobBecause DeLoss Dodds, the University of Texas's athletic director, has a long memory. Election PlightIn which Joshua Treviño and Harold Cook swap emails (and opinions) about the 2012 election, political trends, and what happens next in Texas. The Drop Everything ListTesla v. Edison, the East Texas Pipe Organ Festival, Nick Curran's posthumous CD release party, and the Ferrari Festival . . . Another Tale of Wrongful Conviction?Richard LaFuente, who was convicted of murder in 1986, has steadfastly proclaimed his innocence for more than twenty years. Now he has some unlikely support in one person—the victim's own sister. The Drop Everything ListLyle Lovett, a trip to the King Ranch, and a talk about "ancient Rome’s equivalent of a celebrity sex tape" . . . One Man’s Mission to Help Heal SoldiersDarden Smith finds that music therapy can help soldiers with PTSD. |
Multimedia
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Recipes
Roasted Beets With Goat Cheese and Pistachio VinaigretteFrom the Salty Sow, in Austin. |
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