D Magazine July 1988

While other mainstream churches decline, one of Dallas’s oldest congregations thrives by blending racial and cultural groups.
Its motto: “Out of many, God makes us one.”

The new enfant terrible at the Dallas Times Herald has sharpened her pen on Walker Railey, Ross Perot, DART, and the county jails.
Who will columnist Laura Miller aim for next?

American Airlines hired Patt Gibbs to serve peanuts with a smile, but when the feisty union leader faced the likes of Robert Crandall, she couldn’t play nice anymore.

Also: Ajanta Palace, Hao’s, Inaka Inn, Brazos

Learning From Atlanta, A City “Too Busy To Hate”

LONG-RUNNING FAVORITE BEGINS ITS NINETEENTH SEASON ON PUBLIC TELEVISION THIS MONTH.

I’M AN OFFBEAT KINDA FELLA … WHO WOULD RATHER HAVE A LAUGH THAN A ROLEX WATCH
– SPANKY McFARLIN

Astrology and So Much More! Pigging Out at the Smorgasbord of Belief

Four fledgling filmmakers learn that even Lou Diamond Phillips isn’t enough. To get a clean, wholesome movie released, you’ve got to live-or die-in L.A.

If all the world’s a stage, Rowena Powell’s life has been one grand performance. She’s posed as Christina Onassis, Barbara Woolworth Hutton, and others. Even in jail, she plays a persuasive part.