Patrick Michels, Author at Texas Monthly

November 15, 2021

Curl Austin’s Bet: If You Freeze It, They Will Come

The boozy winter pastime that Senator John Cornyn once deemed “the most obscure Olympic sport” is on the rise—even in Texas.

June 30, 2003

Platon, who photographed the former president for the cover, discusses portraiture and creating the perfect image.

June 30, 2003

Editor Evan Smith talks about interviewing George H. W. Bush.

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May 31, 2003

Three South Padre Island artists work on the beach, but don't call them bums.

May 31, 2003

Executive editor S. C. Gwynne talks about Al Gonzales, getting access, and Washington politics.

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May 31, 2003

Writer-at-large Cecilia Ballí describes what it is like to be in Juárez, where hundreds of women have been murdered in the past ten years.

April 30, 2003

Dan Winters, who shot this month's photo essay, "Cuts Above," discusses finding the right piece of meat.