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The Way We Were

Two old Houston buildings stand in the way of what some people call progress.

Old Dogs, Old Tricks

Two well-known authors prove that knowing the subject matter doesn’t necessarily guarantee a good book.

Touts

A second anniversary selection of our best tips.

Roar of the Crowd

When Whiskey Sours

A new approach to an old problem.

An Offering You Can’t Refuse

Godfather II is one sequel that’s as good as the original.

Cuisine Down the River

The unfulfilled promise of San Antonio River dining.

Contest

Happy Valentine’s Day.

Tiptoe Through the Tutus

Some dancing schools are out of step.

Pacem In Terrors

There’s nothing wrong with sibling rivalry. Keep telling yourself that.

Touts

Of mice and menus.

Roar of the Crowd

Texas Monthly Reporter

The Plate is the Thing

Dinner theaters offer the roar of the greasepaint and the smell of the kraut.

The Year That Was

Awful. That’s what it was.

Talk on the Wild Side

Both human and natural eruptions inspire some disasters, but a quietly poetic film moves the most.

Oil in the Family

In Middle Eastern cuisine, oil is something that’s mixed with chick peas.

Contest

Wrong division.

Touts

Offbeat show and burgers to go.

Roar of the Crowd

Texas Monthly Reporter

To Beans or Not To Beans?

It takes guts to fool around with pork bellies and other commodities.

Fiends and Lovers

A love affair that is so real it hurts; and one that hurts so much it’s unreal.

The Perfect Speed Trap

The sign that says “Welcome to Selma” may mean more than you think.

Great Bowls of Fire

Menudo is one soup Campbell’s can forget about canning.

Contest

What’s in a name?

The Public Well Fare

The costs of being sick in Texas keep going up, up, up.

Touts

Western stew and a Chinese coup.

Roar of the Crowd

Texas Monthly Reporter

Fool’s Gold

In today’s market all that glitters is not gold.

Go West, Old Man

Gambling and growing old, odd subjects for films, odd films for those subjects.

The Pick of the Catalogs

Our choices from the best known Christmas catalogs.

The Texas Monthly Gift Guide

A cornucopia of unique Texas gifts and where to buy them.

So You Want to Buy a House?

What a homebuyer gets for his money, if he can get the money.

Children in Shadow

Some children need more help than they are likely to get.

Sweets from the Swedes

Holiday treats from the land where Christmas is always white.

Contest

Typographical errors.

Crossing into Thirty

One of the few things in life that may be more than it’s cracked up to be.

Touts

To the dogs, and for the birds.

Roar of the Crowd

Texas Monthly Reporter

Tight Money, Loose Talk

Belt tightening is in order; the present credit crunch may last and last.

Who’s Minding the Gore?

Blood-and-guts movies take a back seat to a film about a pushy kid on the way up.

The Texas Monthly Guide to Private Schools, Part II

Should your child go to a private school; if so, which one?

How Green is My Alley

Eating along the San Antonio River Walk is delightful or disappointing; here’s how to opt for delight.

Contest

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Tea for Texas

The ins and outs of drinking tea in Texas.

Touts

Biscuits, beer, and comic books.

Roar of the Crowd