Sports
January 1, 1975
The Toughest Nine in Texas
Ben Crenshaw picks his favorite golf holes.
Arts & Entertainment
Music
January 1, 1975
Sound Thinking
How to tell a tweeter from the Dolby, and other hi-fi mysteries explained.
Sports
January 1, 1975
Diamond in the Rough
Will success spoil Ben Crenshaw?
Books
December 1, 1974
A Child’s Christmas in Tales
Bringing back the Ghost of Christmas Past.
Music
September 30, 1974
Growing Old at Willie Nelson’s Picnic
What is it like to miss the sexual revolution (and some others) by a mere handful of years?
Style & Design
September 30, 1974
The Sweet Smile of Success
In some cases beauty is not even skin deep.
Sports
August 31, 1974
Coming of Age in the Locker Room
What football does to its people.
Sports
August 31, 1974
The Decline and Fall of the Southwest Conference
When was the last time you went to an SMU-Baylor game?
Business
July 31, 1974
King of the Hobbyists
What kind of man would establish a museum which exhibits a bottle of dust from the wings of model airplanes and 250,000 three cent stamps?
Sports
June 30, 1974
James Helwig is the Heavyweight Champion of Texas
Boxing is the real school of hard knocks. James Helwig, the Texas Heavyweight Champion, hopes he’ll be able to graduate in time.
Style & Design
May 31, 1974
Constructive Criticism
Once again a critical eye is cast on those irregularities along the skyline called buildings.
Arts & Entertainment
May 31, 1974
Rating the Major Dailies
Choosing the best features of Texas newspapers is a thankless job, hard on the spirit, and difficult for all the wrong reasons.
Arts & Entertainment
April 30, 1974
Houston TV Ratings War
Fade in, interior six p.m. news set, long shot. As the picture comes closer, the familiar anchormen are relaxed and exchanging easy glances, preparing to bring you the latest news, sports, and weather. If you are standing close to the producer, you can hear the purr of his ulcer as
Books
April 30, 1974
Texas Writers Recognized
Recently at a banquet at the Sheraton-Fort Worth, the Texas Institute of Letters announced its 1973 awards for literary excellence. Here are the winners:. . . The Carr P. Collins Award for the best nonfiction book: Lewis L. Gould for Progressives and Prohibitionists, Texas Democrats in the Wilson Era.. .
Arts & Entertainment
April 30, 1974
Touts
Some recommendations on what to do, see, and buy this month.
Film & TV
April 30, 1974
Maim!
Another big money musical is another disaster and cop stories are a too-familiar tune.
Style & Design
March 31, 1974
Touts
PEYTON PLACE COMES TO DALLAS Bill Peyton’s antiques, ranging from the most elaborate Louis XIV or Napoleonic pieces to funky wine presses, Coca-Cola mirrors, church pulpits, and pump organs, come from all over Europe in 40-foot containers, or from estates in Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. For 15 years he has
Music
March 31, 1974
He’s About a Mover
Doug Sahm’s music is his own, but what luck that he plays it for everybody.
Film & TV
March 31, 1974
Comic Cowboys and Other Heroes
Cops, sci-fi, and westerns get served up as leftovers, and only one still tastes good. Meanwhile, Robert Altman has another dazzling film.
Art
February 28, 1974
Touts
DEGAS IN DALLASBetter known for his paintings, the French Impressionist artist Edgar Degas saw only one of his seventy-three sculptures exhibited in his own lifetime. Admirers of his work today are more fortunate. Seventy pieces, on loan for the first time from New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, are currently
Arts & Entertainment
February 28, 1974
Up Against the Barre
After an aggressive ad campaign, attendance was up at the Houston Ballet; the performances were also up... and down.
Film & TV
February 28, 1974
Devil Without a Cause
Lots of spooky movies this month as a new reviewer takes the wheel.
Film & TV
February 28, 1974
Leavin’ McMurtry
Leaving Cheyenne, which may be Larry McMurtry’s best novel, is made into a miserable movie. This is how it happened.
Sports
February 28, 1974
Rodeo Madness
A rodeo is an anachronism, like javelin throwing: but its bumps, bruises, and brawls are real.
Books
February 28, 1974
Chariots in the Bedroom
Our reviewer, whose capacity for punishment is apparently boundless, reports on ten best-selling paperback books.
Food
January 31, 1974
Touts
Everybody, Sing! If you always wanted to sing with an orchestra but no conductor ever asked you, plan to be at “The Sing,” Houston’s bright new community sing-along.“The Sing” is for anyone who wants to sing the world’s great choral favorites (yes, of course, the Hallelujah Chorus is included). No less
Film & TV
January 31, 1974
Of Nebbishes and Kings
Whether evading the law, loosening the bonds of marriage, or traveling to the future, escape is the watchword for this group of films.
Sports
January 31, 1974
Go You Wildcats, Go!
Even though Wheatley High's last teamful of stars got snapped up by eager colleges, winning is such a habit there that they just might keep on doing it.
Art
January 1, 1974
Touts
Modern Art In HoustonSince its establishment in Dallas 6 years ago, the Janie C. Lee Gallery has been known for showing the most celebrated of contemporary American artists. In mid-December, they opened a Houston branch that promises more of the same.The initial show is a group exhibition which includes most
Film & TV
January 1, 1974
Classics Illustrated
Neither fish nor fowl, filmed theater is a whole new art form.
Style & Design
January 1, 1974
Temple of Cloth
The Apparel Mart in Dallas clothes Middle America. Their merchandise may not win many fashion awards, but it sells, and sells, and sells.
Arts & Entertainment
December 1, 1973
Opera Goes Public
The path to haute culture in Texas is regularly trodden by opera buffs in four cities. Although no La Scalia or Bayreuth, the opera companies of Texas are offering some unique and innovative productions.
Art
December 1, 1973
Touts
Future-Shocking ExhibitionHouston’s Contemporary Arts museum takes the prize again for the new and different in experimental art. Beginning sometime in mid-December (the opening date had not been selected at press time) the museum will present the combined efforts of the futuristic-oriented Ant Farm, NASA, and the Texas Medical Center, in
Sports
December 1, 1973
The Wizards of Odds
In Texas the bookies go where the action is and in Texas the action is with football.
Music
November 1, 1973
Touts
Some recommendations on what to do, see and buy this month.
Film & TV
November 1, 1973
Hi Ho Silver, Olé!
Jaded film buff? Try spending next Saturday night at the movies. The Spanish language movies.
Sports
November 1, 1973
Tom Landry: Melting the Plastic Man
Behind the mask is a man of God, a man devoted to the all-American goal of winning the all-American game as few have done before him.
Arts & Entertainment
September 30, 1973
Armadillos In Toe Shoes
Austin does it again, an exciting new pas de deux for balletomanes: ballet and beer.
Books
September 30, 1973
Touts
Some recommendations on what to do, see and buy this month.
Style & Design
September 30, 1973
Suit Yourself!
From underwear to trenchcoats, everything you never knew about men's fashions answered.
Style & Design
September 30, 1973
In Search of Style
Two women on a shopping trip in Dallas and San Antonio reveal the fashion secret rarely told--how to develop your own style.
Books
August 31, 1973
Touts
Some recommendations on what to do, see and buy this month.
Sports
July 31, 1973
Inside the World Series of Poker
Big-time poker players don't worry about luck; they don't need it.
Film & TV
July 31, 1973
What’s Up Documentary?
Fantasy finds it hard to compete with reality.
Sports
July 31, 1973
The Pinball Wizard
What to do with your quarters.
Style & Design
July 31, 1973
Touts
The Real ThingWhile billows of smoke encircle the Holmes Road dump, the City of Houston atones somewhat for its ecological sins by its production of Hou-Actinite, a remarkable 100 per cent organic fertilizer which is recycled at the Northside Waste Water Control Facility from city waste water and raw sewage.
Film & TV
June 30, 1973
Variations on the Confidence Game
Ryan O'Neal, Adolph Hitler and Tom Sawyer have a lot in common. Trust us, you'll see.
Art
June 30, 1973
Letitia Goes to Town
Another Texan stuns the New York art and theater world.
Books
June 30, 1973
Five Odd Books for Summer Reading
Turn off the T.V. and read a spell. These books are fun.
Sports
May 31, 1973
The World’s Fastest Automobile Race
In which nice guys finish last, if they finish at all.