Eileen Smith
Features
The 40 Best Small-Town Cafes
Our exhaustive, exhausting, strictly scientific (and lamentably fattening) survey of the finest home cooking around, from Maxine’s on Main, in Bastrop, to El Paraiso, in Zapata.
Columns | Miscellany
MEET the DePRESSed
The digital natives are restless, and traditional journalism just won’t cut it.
Web Exclusives
CSI: Anahuac
The John Doe case that continues to haunt a small town in Texas.
Brain Storm
The role of the cerebellum and underlying brain abnormalities in autism.
The Time of His Life
The original dirty dancer, Patrick Swayze, died Monday at the age of 57.
Sweater Weather
Yes, it’s summer in Texas. It’s the summer to end all summers (please, God), with record-breaking heat, triple-digit temperatures, and the uncontrollable urge to sit in your freezer, atop the Häagen-Dazs bars.
Art in a Bottle
Yes, Virginia, there is some art in Austin.
Dreams from My Father
How my dad learned to stop worrying and love a Democrat.
‘Twas the List Before Christmas
And my favorite Christmas present of all time is...
Governor Perry Chooses License Plates
Proving his conservative credentials, Gov. Perry held a press conference with the Texas Alliance for Life to express his support for specialized “Choose Life” license plates.
Thy Rod and Thy Staff
How the Illinois governor got caught with his pants down.
What’s in Your Wallet?
If you decided that 2008 was the year for you to cut yourself off from society, shed all material belongings, live off the land, and grow your own food, then you’ve got a pretty good head start.
She Gets It
The past two administrations have appointed women to the most prestigious position in the cabinet, no longer relegating those of the female persuasion to the thankless roles of First Lady.
Madame Secretary, I Presume?
Hillary Clinton has served on the Senate Armed Services Committee, visited troops in Afghanistan and Iraq, and successfully dodged hostile (as opposed to agreeable) gunfire in Bosnia.
Speaker Up
Candidates for Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives tell us why they think they should hold the highly coveted gavel.
The Day After
Journalists and other notables to give us their reactions to the long campaign and the election of Barack Obama.
The Chattering Class
Reader comments in the final days of the election.
W. of Mass Destruction
I attended the premiere of Oliver Stone’s "W." at the Austin Film Festival. Hopefully I can spare you the same fate.
Internet Sleuth
A Waco housewife tracks the Matt Baker case.
The Gritty Truth
A criminal justice reform activist in Texas on overcrowded prisons, Tulia, the Texas Youth Commission, and the criminalization of mental illness.
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