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January 1987
features
1987 Bum Steer Awards
Between a Hard Rock and a Place
Total Hit
The Coronary Bypass
No Promises »
The National Tour of Texas
columns
The Left Side of the Menu [Food]
Behind the Lines
Science Marches On [Books]
You May Not Need It, But You Gotta Have It [Shopping]
What’s the Sound of One Texan Meditating? [Religion]
The Three Sisters [Movies]
Enter, With Trumpets [Classical Music]
Art of the People [Art]
miscellany
Roar of the Crowd
The Quidnunc
Touts
Puzzle
State Secrets
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter] | February 1987
features
The Empress of Fort Worth
The Nuevo Frontier
The Last of the Border Lords
Madonna of the Maquiladora
The Prophets
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Texas Primer: The Rose Window »
Undertakers of the Oil Patch
Momus to Remember
columns
Burger Joint Venture [Food]
Behind the Lines
The Apple Version [Books]
You Can’t Get There From Here [Popular Music]
miscellany
Roar of the Crowd
Touts
The National Tour of Texas
The Quidnunc
Puzzle
State Secrets
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter] | March 1987
features
Top Gun
Hey, Mom, Have I got an Assignment for You
My Sister is Missing
Petticoat Junction
The Inside Story
It’s a Dirty Job, But?
C. W. Post
A Human Focus
columns
The Bullock Alumni [Politics]
Behind the Lines
Home Ain’t Where My Heart Is [Lifestyle]
Epic Embroidery [Movies]
Pardon Me, Boy, Is That Tex Beneke? [Jazz]
Staying in Line [Texana]
Slim Pickens [Books]
miscellany
Roar of the Crowd
Touts
The National Tour of Texas
The Quidnunc
Puzzle
State Secrets
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter] |
April 1987
features
Alison Cook’s Modern Texas Manners
The Deadly Doctor »
The Man Who Understands Horses
Cabin Fever
The Flash Flood »
High Noon at the Capitol
columns
The Prince of Pumps [Shopping]
Behind the Lines
¡Howdy, Señor! [Mexico]
Tuned Out [Movies]
The Next Picture Show [Books]
miscellany
Roar of the Crowd
Touts
National Tour
Puzzle
State Secrets
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter] | May 1987
features
Every Good Boy Does Fine
The Longest Ride of His Life
Coots: A Field Guide
Home, Home on the Road
Blind Justice
Heads, We Win, Tails, You Lose
All Aboard for Copper Canyon
columns
The Old Man and the Vines [Business]
Behind the Lines
Trailer Trash [Movies]
Romancing the Stone [Art]
Fruit of the Vinyl [Popular Music]
miscellany
Roar of the Crowd
The National Tour of Texas
Puzzle
State Secrets
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter] | June 1987
features
The No Decade
The Party’s Over
The Jeffrey Show
Culture Club
Clint Murchison, Jr.
Sombreros of the Gods?
The Little Black Suit
columns
Extra! Penguin’s Alter Ego Wins Pulitzer! [Lifestyle]
Behind the Lines
New Kid on the Block [Art]
Extreme Imitation [Movies]
Good Vibes [Jazz]
miscellany
Roar of the Crowd
The National Tour of Texas
Puzzle
State Secrets
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter] |
July 1987
features
Drug Lord
I’ve Been Rich and I’ve Been Poor
Hold the Ants!
The Best and the Worst Legislators »
¡Arriba! Lou Diamond Phillips?
Donald Curry vs. the World
columns
Go Up, Young Man [Travel]
Behind the Lines
Sorry, Mom » [Food]
New Age Cyrano [Movies]
Oil Gluttons [Books]
Singing All the Way [Classical Music]
miscellany
Roar of the Crowd
The National Tour of Texas
Puzzle
State Secrets
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter]
food
Rex Hale’s Shortcake » | August 1987
features
The Sleaziest man in Texas
The Time It Always Rained
The Booming Business of AIDS
Texas Primer: The Tar Ball »
Cities in Bondage
Who Says Never Trust a Skinny Chef? »
What the Stranger Saw
columns
Hollywood on the Rio Grande [Mexico]
Behind the Lines
Subjects of the Realm [Art]
Revenge of the Retrorockers [Popular Music]
What’s in a Name? [Business]
miscellany
Roar of the Crowd
The National Tour of Texas
Puzzle
State Secrets
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter] | September 1987
features
The Time of His Life »
Shark!
Guilty Until Proven Innocent
The Fantasy World of Victor Costa
Cowboys and Iranians
Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses Yearning for Lunch Period
Unsportsmanlike Conduct
A Texan Looks at Lyndon
columns
The Book Stops Here [Business]
Behind the Lines
I, Piscivore » [Cooking]
miscellany
Roar of the Crowd
The National Tour of Texas
State Secrets
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter]
food
Southwestern Crab Cakes »
Oyster-Parmesan Popovers » |
October 1987
features
The Double Life of Finis Crutchfield
A Cross to Bear
Oh, Give Me a Home Where the Naugahyde Roams
Every Bar But Hershey’s
Famine, Pestilence, Destruction, and Death
Paradise Lost
Coming Soon to a Theater Near You: Dwarf
The World According to Coach
Autumn Leaves
columns
Cuisine de Campfire [Food]
Behind the Lines
Beating the Elusive Red Drum [Sports]
Around the Clock Rock [Lifestyle]
From the Wyeth House to the White House [Art]
Novel Approach [Books]
miscellany
Roar of the Crowd
The National Tour of Texas
State Secrets
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter] | November 1987
features
In Praise of Cowgirls
Head, Heels, and Heart
Paper Boy
Old Times
Dear Mum
Sold!
Every One a Victim
Texas Primer: The Chilipiquin »
columns
Spur of the Moment » [Sports]
Behind the Lines
E.Z. Goes Crazy [Business]
Just This Side of Heaven [Lifestyle]
Father, Son, and Wholly Confused [Fatherhood]
miscellany
Roar of the Crowd
The National Tour of Texas
State Secrets
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter] | December 1987
features
Power »
Growing Up With George and Martha
Most Likely to Succeed
All Choked Up
The Balcones Escarpment
The Trip to Paradise
This Can’t Be Happening to Me
columns
Behind the Lines
Go East, Young Man [Business]
One Man, One Oat [Lifestyle]
Lost Horizons [Art]
Poison Pen [Books]
That’s Entertainment [Classical Music]
miscellany
Roar of the Crowd
The National Tour of Texas
State Secrets
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter]
domain
What’s Good For the Goose » [Domain Story]
Sweet Potato and Tortilla Cake » [Domain Recipe]
Zinfandel Mole Sauce » [Domain Recipe]
Quick Cuisine: Winter’s Bounty » [Domain Story]
Roasted Acorn Squash Soup » [Domain Recipe]
Scallop Saute With Winter Vegetables » [Domain Recipe]
Baked Chocolate-and-Hazelnut Mousse » [Domain Recipe]
A Grande Finale » [Domain Story]
Bread Pudding Souffle With Whiskey Sauce » [Domain Recipe] |
