Behind the Lines
In their hearts, these conservative writers knew they were right. Now the rest of us know it too.
Fair, faucet, and F major.
For years, liberals have been the biggest critics of Austin city government. What happened when the got the power to do something about it?
Why are Houstonians starting to talk about the Alley Theater again?
We thought that after Earthquake, Los Angeles was gone for good. But no, here it is, back again and the same as ever.
Profile of a society murder and the woman who lived to tell about it.
Our man-about-restaurants finds some old friends on the border of disappointment; other old friends just keep getting better.
Foreign aid.
Art for your sake and no one else’s.
The Mexican pyramids are an open book compared to Peter Tompkins’s rambling account of them.
Let it rain, let it rein.
South Texas has had a revolution, but itÃs not the one José Angel Guttiérrez planned.
A total stranger may be the best friend you ever had.
Barbara Streisand, that is. King Kong was better off dead.
Leftovers don’t have to be left out.
File 13.
The Oranging of America is not about the Longhorn football team taking over the government, but Max Apple’s book is only slightly less bizarre.
What has two legs, antennae, and is covered with sequins?
Now year this!
Surprise! There may be hope for Southwest Conference basketball.
These bureaucrats belong in a zoo.
Some thoughts on why swimming is its own reward.
F. Scott Fitzgerald has better luck with Hollywood (this time) than Woody Guthrie.
Enjoy a tropical eat wave in the Valley this winter.
Occupational hazards.
Somewhere L.M. Boyd has an index card for everything.
Being Watergate special prosecutor was hard; writing a book about it was harder.
Eat it up, hang it up, or live it up.
You can’t tell a Frenchman that football’s the wave of the future. But then, you can’t tell a Frenchman much.
New, authentic recordings of Messiah prove that less is more.
A child’s feelings about Christmas can pretty well be summed up in one word: loot.
Is it safe to fool with Mother Nature?
Sylvester Stallone proves that a boxer‘s rebellion still makes a good story.
Recipes to keep you on the sauce.
Casting about.
Poetry is in motion in Texas.
Turn a few new leaves this holiday season.