Puzzle
January 1, 1987
Puzzle
Take a Seat
1987 – Page 5 of 5
Health
January 1, 1987
The Coronary Bypass
In Texas, survivors of this life-and-death operation wear their scars like medals of honor.
Movies
January 1, 1987
The Three Sisters
Crimes of the Heart is a warm spill of sunshine, but Betty Blues is a mindless lump of misery and ¡Three Amigos! isn’t friendly at all.
Food & Drink
January 1, 1987
The Left Side of the Menu
Admit it. The first courses always seem more interesting than the entrées. Why not make a meal of them?
Being Texan
January 1, 1987
No Promises
For eight years, I had a love affair with Houston. When the good times ended, we drifted apart. But while it lasted, we had the time of our lives.
Bum Steers
January 1, 1987
1987 Bum Steer Awards
A year of anguished Arabs, bigshot bankrupts, crazy cookbooks, despoiled dinosaurs, exhibitionist editors, foiled fugitives, greens-eating graduates, half-cocked hashish, in flagrante inmates, jolly jailers, kinky kilocycles, late lobsters, moistened mayors, and northbound Nicaraguans.
Classical Music
January 1, 1987
Enter, With Trumpets
A series of world premieres commissioned by the Houston Symphony Orchestra has brought a dash of fanfare to Jones Hall.
Behind the Lines
January 1, 1987
Behind the Lines
The law that changed nothing.
Books
January 1, 1987
Science Marches On
UT historian William Goetzmann traces America’s belief in endless possibilities to the boundless curiosity of its earliest explorers.
Art
January 1, 1987
Art of the People
An innovative folk art exhibition at the San Antonio Museum of Art affirms the irrepressible spirit of the Mexican people.