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- Back of the Book
- Brad Tyer reconsiders Bud Shrake and the glory days of Texas Lit.
- by Brad Tyer
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- Review
- by David Theis
- Former student David Theis remembers writer Donald Barthelme, with a little help from biographer Tracy Daugherty.
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- Review
- by James E. McWilliams
- Contributing writer James E. McWilliams explores America’s love affair with fat.
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- Review
- by Steven G. Kellman
- Steven G. Kellman on Pete Seeger, the man with the golden hammer.
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- Commentary
- by Elroy Bode
- Elroy Bode remembers Texas writer Richard Phelan.
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- Dead Man Talking
- by Brad Tyer
- It’s been 15 years this month since the untimely passing of comedian Bill Hicks, an Austin favorite who launched his stand-up career in Houston. Managing editor Brad Tyer explores why “Mister Funnyman” is still such a riot after all these years.
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- The Man Without a Middle
- by David Theis
- Review of Che, directed by Steven Soderbergh
David Theis says this ambitious 4-hour biopic eschews the genre’s standard tropes. Most notably missing is any psychological insight into the characters. Still, the film shines in the quiet depth of Benicio del Toro’s portrayal of revolutionary Che Guevara and director Soderbergh’s craftsmanship.
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- Afterword
- by Alan Pogue
- After being assaulted, longtime Observer photographer Alan Pogue reconsiders the role of violence in his own past.
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- Afterword
- by Jesse Sublett
- Austin musician and writer Jesse Sublett recounts the recent health-care troubles of local rock legend Jon Dee Graham as an example of the fate of the self-employed and under-insured.
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- A Presidential Audience
- by Emily DePrang
- The prospect of a giant white concrete bust of Barack Obama leads contributing writer Emily DePrang into the rewarding world of Houston sculptor David Adickes.
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