April 2011
Table of Contents
Features
Home PlatesThe heritage, splendor, and proper preparation of the ten dishes every Texan should be able to cook from scratch, from smoked brisket and migas to fried catfish and bacon-wrapped dove. Skillet and shotgun not included.
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Tusk!For as long as I can remember, I've been fascinated by mammoths, those giant, prehistoric creatures that once roamed Texas. So I decided to go looking for them. The Last BlastFew things are as majestic as the launch of the space shuttle. But after nearly thirty years, NASA is sending up its final orbiters. Here's the view from up close.
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Columns
Kinky FriedmanMy E-piphanyIf Tahitian sailors could find Hawaii using only their testicles, I ought to be able to survive the modern world without a computer. But, hell, it looks like I can't. Letter From MatamorosDead LineAs the Mexican drug cartels have waged war along the border, they have also developed a disciplined approach to managing the press.
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The TexanistOffering fine advice since 2007Nicknames, parental discretion, summer camp, and the best way to talk about breast enlargement. |
Reporter
The Horse’s MouthSelling High-end Women’s FashionMickey Rosmarin on selling high-end women's fashion. Street SmartsHistoric Downtown AbileneYou can eat a good steak here in cowboy country—and take in some fine art while you’re at it. |
Music ReviewApocalypseArtist InterviewLos Lonely BoysBook ReviewSwamp ThinkJoe R. Lansdale has made a career out of a hard-boiled vision of East Texas. |
The Filter
Pat’s PickNew and Noteworthy |
Miscellany
Editor’s LetterHoly FrijoleRoar of the CrowdPower of Attorneys |
ContributorsJune Naylor, John Burnett, and Al Reinart |
Web Exclusives
Taste of TexasRead a Q&A with Patricia Sharpe. The Drop Everything ListThe Texas Tornados, the Festival of Ideas, Becoming Kinky: The World According to Kinky Friedman, and the Texas Pinball Festival . . . Elizabeth Taylor’s Summer in MarfaOne Texan’s tribute to Liz Taylor.
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The Drop Everything ListThe Ennis Bluebonnet Trails, the Llano Fiddle Fest, the Poteet Strawberry Festival, and the Kilgore Rangerettes . . . Kitchen ConfidentialJosh Watkins, the chef at the Carillon, in Austin, on Dana Cowin, doughnut holes, and what makes a perfect dish. The Drop Everything ListTed Nugent, Fiesta San Antonio, the Texas Open, and the Prairie Chicken Festival . . . The Drop Everything ListBuffalo Gap Wine & Food Summit, George Saunders, the Old Settler’s Music Festival, and the Main Street Fort Worth Arts Festival . . . |
Multimedia
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