Some TEXAS MONTHLY Stories on Entertainment
The Show Goes On »
The Texas Ballet Theater; Olafur Eliasson; Art Guys in Abilene.
by Jordan Breal [December 2008]
Marley and Him »
Owen Wilson’s new movie is no dog.
by Christopher Kelly [December 2008]
Suggested Reading »
Texas Book Festival; Latin Grammy Awards; San Antonio Opera.
by Jordan Breal [November 2008]
Dude! »
Yes, yes, new baby and new movie— but what Matthew McConaughey really wants to talk about is the cushion of the flip-flop, the skooching of hoodie sleeves, the proper thickness of koozies, and his coming career as the arbiter of redneck-Buddha chic.
by John Spong [October 2008]
Return of the King »
Tut’s treasures; aural art; the poetry of Laurie Anderson.
by Jordan Breal [October 2008]
What Are The Odds? »
My little gambling problem.
by Kinky Friedman [September 2008]
Music, Maestro »
The Dallas symphony; The Color Purple; the Nasher at five.
by Jordan Breal [September 2008]
Heart’s Home »
LBJ at 100, Beachcomber’s Museum, The Black List Project.
by Jordan Breal [August 2008]
Dallas, Our Dallas »
Dallas in Austin; base ball in Buffalo Gap; gorging in Canyon Lake.
by Jordan Breal [July 2008]
A Modern Addition »
A McNay makeover; welcome to Shangri La; show us the Monet.
by Jordan Breal [June 2008]
A Dark Visionary »
5/16 Throckmorton’s Rocky Mountain oyster fest 5/24 Samuel Colt exhibit Thru 6/22 John Alexander retrospective
by Jordan Breal [May 2008]
Let There Be Light »
J. M. W. Turner in Dallas; Discovery Green in Houston; Fiesta in S.A.
by Jordan Breal [April 2008]
Child’s Play »
Summer vacation is right around the corner, but that doesn’t mean you should panic. We’ve rounded up 68 of our favorite things to do with your toddlers, teens, and every kid in between. Dance the hokey pokey. Rope a horse. Eat way too many hot dogs. Zip down a waterslide. And yes, feed the animals.
by Suzy Banks, Jordan Breal, Paul Burka, David Courtney, Michael Hall, Skip Hollandsworth, Mimi Swartz and Brian D. Sweany [April 2008]
Child’s Play Directory »
68 Awesome Things To Do With Your Kids
[April 2008]
Long Time Coming »
The Long Center performs; FotoFest flashes; Diboll gets husk-y.
by Jordan Breal [March 2008]
Charlie Jones »
38, concert promoter, Austin
[February 2008]
Tim and Karrie League »
Both 37, cinemaphiles, Austin
[February 2008]
Keep Art Here »
Katrina Moorhead; Teatro Dallas; Design Life Now.
by Jordan Breal [February 2008]
Straight Strait »
Strait talk; Fort Worth takes stock; MLK in S.A.
by Jordan Breal [January 2008]
Out of Sight »
Houston
[December 2007]
Dickens on The Strand »
Galveston
by Jordan Breal [December 2007]
Hallowed Ground »
El Paso
[November 2007]
Fashion at The Park »
Dallas
by Jordan Breal [November 2007]
Museum With a View »
[October 2007]
Holding Court »
[September 2007]
Conversion Table »
Blanco is cooking. So am I.
by Suzy Banks [September 2007]
Long Live The King »
Austin, Los Fresnos
[August 2007]
Kenney Rocks »
My hometown sings a new song.
by Suzy Banks [July 2007]
East Meets West »
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston curator of contemporary art talks about this month’s new exhibit, Red Hot: Asian Art From the Chaney Family Collection.
by Jordan Breal [July 2007]
Going for the Old »
In with the old.
by Suzy Banks [May 2007]
The Punch Line »
Anna Nicole Smith died as she lived: as a bit of tabloid ephemera, sandwiched between a love-crazed astronaut and Britney Spears’s new do. And that’s exactly where she belonged.
by Mimi Swartz [April 2007]
Forty Acres in Forty Hours »
Forty Acres and a school.
by Suzy Banks [March 2007]
Home Girl »
Most people from Dallas who make it big in the music business get out of town as soon as they can. “That’s what celebrities do,” Erykah Badu says. “I never wanted to be a celebrity.”
by Michael Hall [January 2007]
Turn, Turn, Turn »
Suzy Banks hits the roads less traveled.
by Suzy Banks [January 2007]
Ron White Gets the Last Laugh »
Thanks to the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, he’s richer than all get-out, and you’re not.
by John Spong [December 2006]
Cold Comfort »
What’s loony about the beach in winter?
by Suzy Banks [November 2006]
Cosmic Wonder »
A starry-eyed getaway.
by Suzy Banks [September 2006]
Free for All »
Eighty-five incredibly fun things, from movies to museums, that won’t cost you a red cent.
by Suzy Banks [August 2006]
School Of Pop »
To Addison they come, tweens and teens with talent in abundance, so Linda Septien can teach them how to be the next big thing. Jessica Simpson is her most famous success story, but there are many others. And more in the making.
by Skip Hollandsworth [July 2006]
Zip It »
How to zip across the Hill Country.
by Suzy Banks [July 2006]
The Path of Yeast Resistance »
Suzy Banks goes out for a beer.
by Suzy Banks [May 2006]
Rocket Man »
Richard Garriott wants to experience space travel because it would be cool—and because his dad did.
by Jan Reid [January 2006]
Flipping Out »
The letter-sweater-wearing, pom-pom-shaking, pep-rally-leading girl next door has been a beloved Texas icon for generations. So why do so many people today— lawmakers and lawyers, preachers and feminists—think cheerleading is the root, root, root of all evil?
by Pamela Colloff [October 2005]
Six Brothers »
The tragedy of the Von Erichs—the state’s first family of pro wrestling—is well known not just to fans of the sport but to the many groupies who oohed and aahed at the matinee-idol athletes over the years. Still, you haven’t really heard the story until it’s told by the sole surviving sibling, whose eldest son may be the next one to step into the ring.
by John Spong [October 2005]
Mid-century Memphis »
Former Texas Monthly senior editor Robert Draper on assembling an Eisenhower-era time capsule, including the memories of a teenage calamity and the recollections of the Panhandle town that still bears its scars.
Interview by Ryan Vogt [October 2005]
They Came. They Sawed. »
And they most definitely conquered. The inside story of how a ragtag bunch of hippies made the wildest Texas movie ever (and spilled no more fake blood than was absolutely necessary).
by John Bloom [November 2004]
Heard the Buzz? »
Writer John Bloom, who wrote this month’s “They Came. They Sawed,” talks about slasher flicks and horror-movie audiences.
Interview by Kimberly Jeffries [November 2004]
All-American Girls »
Associate editor Katy Vine, who wrote this month's cover
story, "Alive and Kicking," talks about getting inside
Rangerette culture.
Interview by Claire Canavan [September 2004]
Image Maker »
Associate photography editor Leslie Baldwin discusses assigning photographers, editing pictures, and researching George W. Bush
Interview by Ingrid Grobey [February 2004]
Talk To Me »
Associate editor John Spong talks about Hollywood types, drinking beer, and a typical high school scene.
Interview with John Spong [October 2003]
45 Years (Sat Nov 22 at 5:28 PM)
Can You Spare Some Change I Can Believe In? (Sat Nov 22 at 4:10 PM)
Even Worse, They're Cutting Back on Monocles (Fri Nov 21 at 8:39 AM)
