D Magazine February 1980

John McPhee finds fascina-tion in small things; Edward Hoagland publishes his first reader.

They may be worthless now, but in 25 years they’ll be memorabilia.

So long, Old Sparky. Meet your replacement, Spike.

Some clothes are lovelier the second time around.

The men who police the police: We need them, but can we trust them?

The movies tackle marriage, divorce, and parenthood this month, and surprisingly, do well by all three.

How Dallas’ oldest black church battled the developers, and won. And lost.

It’s still there, and it’s costing Arlington $1 million a year.

Kosher on Forest Lane, steaks and longnecks on McKinney, health food in East Dallas

Slow boats to China and other fantastic voyages