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August 1995

  • Features

    • Feature

      The Outer Limits

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      Combining the latest technology with an old-fashioned passion for her work, Austin astronomer Anita Cochran redefined the solar system. Now her star is on the rise.

    • Feature

      Santa Fête

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      When rich Texas hostesses want to put on the biggest charity bash of the summer, where do they go? New Mexico of course.

    • Feature

      Our Fair Lady

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      Texan Jerry Hall is a successful model, the mother of three healthy kids, the wife of a rich, sexy, world-famous rock star. She’s also quite refined. Or is she? Eliza Doolittle, meet your match.

    • Feature

      Hush, Little Baby, Don’t You Cry

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      Eleven years after the death of her youngest daughter, Tanya Reid sits in an Amarillo prison. Is she a murderess, or has she been railroaded by overzealous procecutors?

    • Feature

      ¡Viva Tequila!

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      How it’s made, the secret of cooking with it, the truth about the worm, and everything else you ever wanted to know about Mexico’s favorite drink—and ours.

    • Feature

      Silicone City

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      From invention to litigation, the breast implant has done more for Houston’s economy—and its psyche—than anything since oil.

  • Columns

    • Music

      LaFave Rave

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      Jimmy LaFave’s great new CD might propel him from Austin to the big time—if that were what he wanted.

    • Health

      A Perfect Mess

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      Can a suburban Dallas house-wife who suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder ever overcome her fears? She doubts it.

    • Film

      A Killer Sequel

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      Sorry, Bob Dole. Austin director Robert Rodriguez’s follow-up to El Mariachi may be violent, but it’s also art.

    • Behind the Lines

      Grounded

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    • Books

      Ripe Apple

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      Twenty years after he began critiquing modern society, Houston writer Max Apple is enjoying the fruits of his labor.

  • Reporter

  • Web

    • Recipe

      Grilled Swordfish Club Sandwich

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      Coyote Cafe, 612 W. Sixth Street, Austin. Sandwiches 4 four- to six-ounce swordfish filets 8 slices applewood-smoked bacon 8 to 12 thick slices brioche or other sweetish egg bread 1/4 pound arugula Season fish with chile rub (see below) and grill to desired doneness. Meanwhile, fry bacon, drain well, and keep warm. Toast brioche. Spread …

  • Miscellany

    • State Secrets

      Games of Chance

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    • State of the Art

      The Texas Kid, 1988

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      The late folk artist Willard Watson was a funky fixture of Dallas’ art scene. Better known as the Texas Kid, he was famous or his courly manners, cockammy yard art in his Love Field-area home, and eye-popping, Longhourn-crowned luxury cars. Watson often collaborated with other artists; in 1976, for example, he helped Bob “Daddy-O Wade …

    • Roar of the Crowd

      Surf’s Up

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    • State Fare

      State Fare

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      From Austin’s new Coyote Cafe (612 W. Sixth) comes the classiest club sandwich you’llever eat, and quite possibly the best. Offered as an occasional special at the Texas spin-off of Santa Fe’s original Coyote Cafe, the sandwich makes some key substitutions: Chile-seasoned grilled swordfish stands in for boring old turkey, arugula takes the place of …