Film
April 30, 1980
Southern Discomfort
John Huston makes the sinners and saviors of Flannery O’Connor’s fiction eerily real in Wise Blood; Little Miss Marker falls short; Nijinsky falls flat.
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Classical Music
April 30, 1980
Chief of Staff
A Dallas composer is reviving medieval music in a modern context, while two new classical groups attempt a chamber music renaissance.
Cityview
April 30, 1980
The Late Reign of Francois Huybrechts
When the San Antonio Symphony fired its brilliant and popular young conductor, it produced a cacophony of artistic and political discord.
Church
April 30, 1980
Foreign Service
In France you can commune with the angels at Chartres or mingle with the home folks at the American Church in Paris.
Politics & Policy
April 30, 1980
Behind the Lines
Democracy in America
Books
April 30, 1980
Angle of Reflection
Wallace Stegner’s love of the West and respect for its history make his works as distinctive as the region that inspired them.
Art
April 30, 1980
Animal Magnetism
Horses of different colors leapt from the bright, bold palette of German abstractionist Franz Marc.
Politics & Policy
April 1, 1980
The Tragedy of Bob Bullock
Bob Bullock, in his flamboyant style, built a powerful state agency. Then Bob Bullock, in his flamboyant style, was seduced by its power.
Health
April 1, 1980
Little Boy Lost
Being autistic nearly ruined Michael Shipley’s life, but his parents sent him to a state mental hospital. Then Michael’s life was ruined for good.
Parks & Recs
April 1, 1980
On the Edge of Texas
For hundreds of years man—from the Comanche to the backpacker—has tried to conquer Big Bend. Still, it remains wild, stark, and pristine.
Art
April 1, 1980
Would You Pay $2.5 Million for That Painting?
‘The Icebergs’ is the most expensive American painting in history, but it is also the center of an art-world mystery with a trail leading from an English boys’ school to a Dallas millionaire.
Touts
April 1, 1980
Touts
Cowgirls and dougboys.
Travel & Outdoors
April 1, 1980
I Want to be a Star
You do? There are some people right off Dallas’s Central Expressway waiting to help.
State Secrets
April 1, 1980
State Secrets
Nebraska scoundrels are absconding with West Texas water; adding grist to the Murdoch rumor mill; the old Dallas City Council was never like this.
Roar of the Crowd
April 1, 1980
Roar of the Crowd
Love and death.
Reporter
April 1, 1980
Texas Monthly Reporter
Rice University is up in arms; God is indicted for murder; Blackboard Jungle becomes a political thicket; the golden arm of Nolan Ryan.
Puzzle
April 1, 1980
Puzzle
Penalty for icing.
Music
April 1, 1980
Let the Good Times Roll
Filmmaker Les Blank focuses on foot-tapping music, down-home cooking, and the vanishing art of having a good time.
Jazz
April 1, 1980
Jazz Salad
Some old greats forged ahead in 1979, but young musicians kept up.
The Inside Story
April 1, 1980
The Inside Story
Music lover.
Health
April 1, 1980
The Finish Line
As a doctor, Tony Seidenberg has become accustomed to death. Only this time it is different: he is the one who is dying.
Film
April 1, 1980
Lode Star
Coal Miner’s Daughter hits true and false notes; Cruising goes sadly astray.
Dining Out
April 1, 1980
All Show and No Souffle
While the Pyramid Room in Dallas relies on pomp, two of its rivals in French dining are putting foot before pretension.
Classical Music
April 1, 1980
Putting On the Don
One man’s lifelong quest for the perfect recording of Mozart’s masterpiece.
Church
April 1, 1980
Cross Examinations
Adventurous Methodists try the case against the Church; pallid Seventh-day Adventists try the worshiper’s patience.
Politics & Policy
April 1, 1980
Behind the Lines
Forgetting free trade, scrapping our factories, and other modest solutions to our economic troubles.
Books
April 1, 1980
Gonna Take a Sedimentary Journey
Roadside Geology of Texas makes traveling a rocky road fun. In the Shining Mountains finds nature tarnished, but The Spawning Run shows it unspoiled.
Sports
March 1, 1980
Termite Watkins and the Fatal Pancakes
In a big fight you can outwit, outhit, or outlast your opponent. But you’d better not try to outeat him.
Touts
March 1, 1980
Touts
Docs, rocks, and flocks.
Theater
March 1, 1980
Theater in a Suitcase
On its Houston stop, the Acting Company unpacked performances for Texas theaters to live up to. Austin’s Center Stage is in the know but lacks the how.
Travel & Outdoors
March 1, 1980
Alias Miss Moonlight
For Maxine, Texas’ leading gossip, life is all work and no playcation.
State Secrets
March 1, 1980
State Secrets
Texas witches need regulation; the Killer Bees sting again; a cloud hangs over the Contemporary Arts Museum; the feds insist that minority rules.
Roar of the Crowd
March 1, 1980
Roar of the Crowd
Baby boom, bum rap, race trap.
Reporter
March 1, 1980
Texas Monthly Reporter
Del Monte gets steamed up over spinach; an entrepreneur’s scheme goes up in flames; Marlin takes the geothermal plunge; football is hot stuff in Mexico.
Puzzle
March 1, 1980
Puzzle
Ticket to write.
The Inside Story
March 1, 1980
The Inside Story
Black and brown.
Film
March 1, 1980
Brains, Beauty, and Braun
The Marriage of Maria Braun marks a second honeymoon for the New German Cinema; it’s hard to see your way through The Fog; this American Gigolo is overpriced and underwhelming.
Business
March 1, 1980
Hustlers and Fortune Hunters Beware!
When the cable TV salesman comes calling, you should fully expect your city council to sell you down the river. Not that they mean to do it. It’s simply that history shows most city councils don’t know the first thing about cable. People who can barely figure out the briefs
News & Politics
March 1, 1980
The Law West of the Trinity
Justices of the peace, maligned since the days of Roy Bean, don’t operate like other judges. But if lawyers want to get ride of them, they can’t be all bad.
Border & Immigration
March 1, 1980
An American Family
Pedro Martínez, with only his Mexican heritage, a determination to work hard, and a desire for a better life, brought his family across the Rio Grande to find a home in a new land.
Critters
March 1, 1980
Horse Power
Horses are expensive, finicky, and a pain to groom. They are also irresistible.
Business
March 1, 1980
Invasion of the Cable Snatchers
In Texas the best way to get rich in cable television is to know just a little about TV and everything about politics.
Country Notes
March 1, 1980
One Man’s Music
Harmony begins at home.
Cityview
March 1, 1980
The Egg War
Getting a memorial for Austin’s Viet Nam War dead began as a noble venture but ended in a trivial skirmish.
Church
March 1, 1980
Amens and Imams
Pentecostal revivalists bask in the Spirit of the Holy Ghost; Muslims find solace in the will of Allah.
Politics & Policy
March 1, 1980
Behind the Lines
No news is bad news.
Books
March 1, 1980
The Secret Life of Chester Seltzer
Gordon Baxter’s Village Creek is just barely navigable. Amado Muro was a bohemian before it was fashionable.
Art
March 1, 1980
Russian Orthodox
The USSR today wouldn’t tolerate the radical art that was nurtured during the Russian Revolution.
Music
February 1, 1980
Rock ’N’ Roll’s Wizard of Oz
How Gordon McLendon stormed Texas with Top 40 . . . da doo ron ron.
Travel & Outdoors
February 1, 1980
Down in the Depths
The intricate underwater passages and pristine water of Jacob’s Well fascinate divers. Too often, the fascination proves fatal.