D Magazine September 1996

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BUSINESS Wisdom from the East
Sun & Star ’96 will bring the best of Japanese art and culture to Dallas-and maybe help us figure out Japan, Inc.
By JIM HENDERSON
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DINING OUT NEW RESTAURANT REVIEWS At Toscana, “Food from the Earth” Soars to New Heights
Also: Daddy Jack’s Wood Grill and Uncle Chow
By D Magazine
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EDITOR’S NOTE Say It Ain’t So, Troy
Has America’s Team Become Dallas’ Disgrace?
By Chris Tucker
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FAMILIES HAPPILY EVERY AFTER
The divorce rate is down-slightly-but more than half of all marriages still end in divorce. In order to keep your marriage, you may have to fight for it-literally. Here’s why and how.
By Mary Candace Evans
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GIANT and that Texas State of Mind
The “national movie of Texas” is back. Forty years later, what does it tell us about who we are-and who we used to be?
By KIRBY F. WARNOCK
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HEALTH Nothing to Sneeze At
Never had any trouble with allergies-until you moved to Dallas? Here’s why our city is home to more than its share of the 50 million allergy-afflicted Americans.
By Mary Candace Evans
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IS YOUR HOME REALLY YOUR CASTLE?
Tap Into America’s Hottest Lifestyle Trends at the 13th Annual Fall Dallas Home and Garden Show Presented by The Home and Apartment Builders of Metropolitan Dallas, September 20-22, Only at Market Hall.
By Susan Lefevre
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Little Things About GIANT
Think you know the national movie of Texas?
Well, pardner, tie up your pony and give our trivia quiz a try.
Well, pardner, tie up your pony and give our trivia quiz a try.
By K.W.
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NOW & THEN
The ongoing revival of the ’70s has us itching to know: Where were you in the ’70s and-tell the truth-what were you wearing?
By Kimberly Goad
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OUT FRONT Creating Wealth
Why conservatives should support the new arena.
By Wick Allison
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SIDEBAR MIDNIGHT COWBOYS
From Bob Hayes to Lance Rental to Michael Irvin, there’s always been a dark side to this team.
By SKIP BAYLESS
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SIDEBAR THE AFFAIR
How it started, how it ended, how it changed me-one woman’s story.
By CLAIRE JOHNSON
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THE ART Museum at a Crossroads
With a new breed of leadership and a chance to land Ray Nasher’s fabulous sculpture collection, the Dallas Museum of Art faces unprecedented opportunities. Can the DMA forge ahead to greatness-or is it doomed to opulent mediocrity?
By Christine Biederman
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THE FIRST ANNUAL Highland Park Village Wine & Food Festival
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1996
By D Magazine
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The Real “Hidden Agenda” at City Hall
Why you don’t know how your council member voted.
By Jeff Siegel
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TIME & AGAIN
As the ’90s continue to reinterpret the ’70s, can the decade that brought us hip-huggers and hot pants finally redeem itself?
By Kimberly Goad
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WHAT’S KILLING AMERICA’S TEAM?
The feud between Troy Aikman and Barry Switzer is worse than anyone suspected. Not even another Super Bowl could heal these wounds.
By SKIP BAYLESS