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Man Outside: The Devil and Daniel Johnston

The last year has proved a film boon for Texas music’s cult legends, with a pair of films. First Margaret Brown’s brittle documentary Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt shed light on the story of a life hard-lived by the troubled late troubadour of its title, and now The Devil and Daniel Johnston, which offers a look deep into the mind of a manic depressive, child-like, middle-aged man who has been heralded as one of the world’s premier outsider artists and a musical genius.



Not Normal, but Nice: The Notorious Bettie Page

You might not be able to buy thigh-high, lace-up stiletto boots and leather garters at J. C. Penney’s (or maybe you can: I haven’t checked recently), but they’re hardly uncommon. I wouldn’t be surprised to find that the upstanding, civic-minded publication you are now holding contains an advertisement or two for local boutiques that sell such garb.





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