Books
December 1, 1978
Days of the Hocus
Sleazy Holly inspires a book that is sleazier.
Columns
Art
December 1, 1978
The World on an Easel
The modern realist’s motto is what you see is what you paint.
Theater
November 1, 1978
A Hole in the Hip Pocket
Hip Pocket Theater keeps taking on challenges it can’t meet.
Music
November 1, 1978
The Sons of Buddy Holly
Wide-open spaces and prairie madness make the special music of Lubbock.
Media
November 1, 1978
Stop the Presses
That’s exactly what the Mexican government tries to do when journalists get out of hand.
Jazz
November 1, 1978
Bird Lives!
Once a year the ghost of Charlie Parker reigns in a Dallas lounge.
Film
November 1, 1978
Pomp and Happenstance
Custom wedding photography by Robert Altman.
Dining Out
November 1, 1978
Waiter, There’s a Tortilla in My Soup
Of course there is. It’s real Mexican food, not Tex-Mex.
Classical Music
November 1, 1978
Symphony of Errors
Music from the Dallas Symphony not to read Shakespeare by.
Politics & Policy
November 1, 1978
Behind the Lines
Good-bye to Main Street.
Books
November 1, 1978
Down on the Delta
Emma Blue spins lovely wheels in muddy issues.
Theater
September 30, 1978
The Taming of the Bard
A little touch of Shakespeare in the heat.
Politics & Policy
September 30, 1978
Ticket to Ride?
For the Republicans this fall, it may be a trip to oblivion.
Lifestyle
September 30, 1978
Gifts from My Father
All his life, the son learned from the father, but the most important lesson came at the end.
Film
September 30, 1978
Ms. Loves Company
“Make new friends, keep the old.” It’s not as easy as it sounds.
Dining In
September 30, 1978
Lettuce Entertain You
With feasts from the garden.
Classical Music
September 30, 1978
A Knight at the Opera
A look at Dallas Civic Opera’s Plato Karayanis, a man with a noble cause who’s selling tickets to a dream.
Citywise
September 30, 1978
There’s No Fuel like an Old Fuel
All you need to heat your home is a stove, firewood, and a match.
Books
September 30, 1978
Dixie Drag
Sexual secrets in the Piney Woods.
Art
September 30, 1978
Rainbow County
From China, with kid gloves.
Lifestyle
August 31, 1978
Love Thy Neighborhood
Soon it will be too late; the days of block parties and neighborhood stores are vanishing.
Theater
August 31, 1978
A Couple of Swells
Theatrical families find a foster home at the Dallas Theater Center.
Science
August 31, 1978
Laser Days
Lasers have been heralded as the greatest discovery since the computer, but they may be hazardous to your health.
Music
August 31, 1978
I Heard It at the Grapevine
At the Grapevine Opry the neighbors sing country music, and even your granny can have fun.
Politics & Policy
August 31, 1978
The Enemy Within
Remember the great campaign against drugs? Dueling enforcement agencies have turned it into a civil war.
Jazz
August 31, 1978
Quarter Time
How to lose you not-enough-jazz-in-Texas blues.
Film
August 31, 1978
California Schemin’
Who’ll Stop the Rain is like a stormy day—good for sleeping through.
Dining Out
August 31, 1978
Without a Trout
If you live in Texas, here’s one fish story you can believe.
Politics & Policy
August 31, 1978
Behind the Lines
Bringing it all back home.
Books
August 31, 1978
Baker’s Dozen
Bobby Baker tells all and then some.
Art
August 31, 1978
Of Mice and Mini
The large art of the very small.
Music
July 31, 1978
Notes from the Ground
Most pop festivals have moved into stadiums, but this summer two Texas musical events blossomed in the great outdoors.
Theater
July 31, 1978
In Praise Follies
A motley crew of actors, writers, and musicians are creating the most talked-about theater in Austin.
Lifestyle
July 31, 1978
Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
If you’re going bald, their’s only thing to do: blame mother.
Film
July 31, 1978
Grand Unction
Grease is about appealing as its name implies.
Country Notes
July 31, 1978
The Loser
When another farmer goes broke his neighbors thank God it wasn’t them; then they wonder when their turn is coming.
Classical Music
July 31, 1978
The Hills are Alive
Once a year in Fayette County sauerkraut and sausage give way to classical music.
Politics & Policy
July 31, 1978
Behind the Lines
Stalking elusive birds and energy czars.
Books
July 31, 1978
Apple Encore
Max Apple’s oddball touches make a zany and endearing novel.
Architecture
July 31, 1978
The Shape of Things to Come
The future’s over, and the past has just begun
Theater
June 30, 1978
A Little Spring Madness
Maybe There’s no cure for insanity, but two new plays offer some provocative treatments.
Music
June 30, 1978
Fiddler on the Loose
Back in the forties Gatemouth Brown took Texas blues uptown,. Now he’s taking C&W to New Orleans.
Lifestyle
June 30, 1978
Just Baby and Me
A mother’s job offers no vacations, no holidays, and lousy pay, but it’s a noble profession.
Food & Drink
June 30, 1978
Tots and Pans
So your kids struck out in baseball, tripped up in tap, and camp won’t take them back this summer? Try teaching them to cook.
Dealing
June 30, 1978
Asset Hound
When rusty Rose talks, people with money listen.
Dance
June 30, 1978
Hullabaloo In Ragtime
Mix together Scott Joplin, modern history, and the Prodigal Son and what do you get? A mess of pottage.
Country Notes
June 30, 1978
Building Fever
It’s a chicken coop. I built it myself.
Classical Music
June 30, 1978
The Seven-Year Hitch
Conducting the Houston Symphony, Lawrence Foster inspired respect. He didn’t know he needed love too.
Politics & Policy
June 30, 1978
Behind the Lines
The uselessness of college.
Art
June 30, 1978
Rhythm ‘N’ Hues
Riding a color merry-go-round with America’s first modern painters.