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Paper Tigers

These bureaucrats belong in a zoo.

Water Log

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Tender Is the Plight

F. Scott Fitzgerald has better luck with Hollywood (this time) than Woody Guthrie.

Little Big Man

Is it worth being a United States senator when you’­re on the losing side all the time? Ask John Tower.

There Ought Not To Be a Law

There are two things you should never see being made: sausage and legislation. All in all, we’­d rather watch sausage.

Howard Hughes Lives!

In pursuit of the elusive billionaire’­s final mystery: who’­ll get his money?

How to Be Southern

Southwestern is out, Southern is in. Here’­s how to renew our charter membership.

Cafe Accompli

Enjoy a tropical eat wave in the Valley this winter.

Contest

Occupational hazards.

Minutia Man

Somewhere L.M. Boyd has an index card for everything.

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Prosecution Complex

Being Watergate special prosecutor was hard; writing a book about it was harder.

Touts

Eat it up, hang it up, or live it up.

Demi-Tough

You can’t tell a Frenchman that football’s the wave of the future. But then, you can’t tell a Frenchman much.

Roar of the Crowd

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Handel with Care

New, authentic recordings of Messiah prove that less is more.

Biz Kids

Balcones Fault is a show band with a head on its shoulders.

It’s Better to Receive

A child’s feelings about Christmas can pretty well be summed up in one word: loot.

The Gene-ing of America

Is it safe to fool with Mother Nature?

Rock’s Road to Success

Sylvester Stallone proves that a boxer‘s rebellion still makes a good story.

In the Bin

A schizophrenic’s own story of his tour through asylums from Bellevue to Texas.

One for the Book

Meet the people who can eat, leap, kick, and talk more, better, higher, and faster than anyone else in the world.

Friday Night Heroes

In some towns, high school football is still a way of life.

Who Killed Redneck Rock?

Love beads are out at rock concerts these days.

By Jan Reid

Jan Reid

Jan Reid was a senior editor at Texas Monthly and also contributed to Esquire, GQ, Slate, Men’s Journal, Men’s Health, and the New York Times.

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Out of the Closet

Texas fashion is not exactly a rags-to-riches story.

Candy

The life and times of Candy Barr—the woman who made headlines by always being in the wrong place at the right time.

Grin and Bearnaise It

Recipes to keep you on the sauce.

Contest

Casting about.

Write ‘Em, Cowboy

Poetry is in motion in Texas.

Behind the Lines

Presents of Mind

Turn a few new leaves this holiday season.

Touts

Sitting in the catbird seat.

Orange Peril

Don’t blame Darrell Royal for all those orange toilet seats.

Roar of the Crowd

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Saints Alive

New records, old musicians, and all that jazz.

Buying Power

The new campaign financing law takes all the fun out of fund raising.

Taylor Made

Blues singer Johnnie Taylor worked long and hard to get where he is today—namely Dallas.

Thanks for the Memory

Two rotten apples don’t spoil a good bunch.

A Texas Christmas

We invite you to look our gift guide in the mouth.

Vanity Fair

The Greenhouse is where the rich and the chic go to play I spa.

The Best Gamblers in Texas

Not all Texans make lousy gamblers.

Why Texans Make Lousy Gamblers

This information may come as news to you, but casino owners have been banking on it for years.

Weirdo Paper Plagues S.A.

In San Antonio, some people feel that no News is good news.

Whatever Happened to the New Generation?

What are the sixties’ radicals doing for an encore?

Chefs of State

Restaurateurs Guy Calluaud and Camille Bermann can stand the heat.