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Amy Corbin

“I have no idea what I’m going to cook!” says well-known C3 Presents music promoter, Amy Corbin. “But I pride myself on being able to

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Seela Misra

You’d never know it from her masterful stage presence—which somehow manages to be simultaneously beatific and witty—but Seela Misra gets a little anxious when she

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Wendy Davis

Walking into former Texas State Senator Wendy Davis’ kitchen is like walking into light—wide windows, her breathtakingly brilliant smile…it’s a moment to savor. And watching

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Ray Benson

Ray Benson has a great kitchen. It’s not fancy, mind you, yet it’s admirably equipped. He also has nine Grammys—ranging from best instrumentals to best

The Seer

Filmmaker Laura Dunn has been reading and following Wendell Berry since she was in high school. Her new documentary, “The Seer,” is about Berry’s life

In the Service of Royals

by Layne Lynch Nearly 20 years after Princess Diana’s death, the world is still captivated by her, the “People’s Princess.” During her short life, fans

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The Quesadas

by Claire Cella • Photography by Kate LeSueur The Quesada family is prismatic. Not because of the rainbow-striped skirt that greets me at their front

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Jim Spencer

by Robin Chotzinoff • Photography by Kate LeSueur “I never cook,” says KXAN weather forecaster Jim Spencer. “It’s embarrassing. I like to blame it on

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Kathie Sever

by Robin Chotzinoff • Photography by Kate LeSueur On a hot evening in early June, Kathie Lebeck Sever starts dinner by making a fire in

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Chief Art Acevedo

by Robin Chotzinoff • Photography by Kate LeSueur Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo arrives home with his 8-year-old son Jake and a load of groceries,

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Barbara Chisholm

by Robin Chotzinoff • Photography by Kate LeSueur At 3 p.m. on the afternoon of a 7 p.m. dinner party, actress Barbara Chisholm is as