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American Girls Crossing between American and Egyptian cultures, he Said girls made one deadly misstep: They fell in love
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The Man Who Would Be King Freddy Haynes seemed a shoo-in to lead the NAACP. Then Obama's ex-pastor came to town.
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Bless Us, Oh Lard Damn fajitas and health-conscious eaters. They're killing traditional Tex-Mex.
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For Whom the Bell Tolls Electronic monitoring may dramatically curb truancy. So why isn't DISD interested?
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Sexy Town Imagine a city with flowing creeks, walkable neighborhoods and greenery. No, not Seattle, dummy.
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Broward-Palm Beach New Times
Sexual Healing
For Florida's sole remaining sex surrogate, love is a many splintered thing.
By Michael J. Mooney
City Pages
Your Friendly Neighborhood War Profiteer
It's not just giant companies cashing in on America's defense industry.
By Jeff Severns Guntzel
The Pitch
Supersizing Sonic
How a throwaway idea at the Barkley ad agency became the "Sonic Guys."
By Justin Kendall
Houston Press
Temples of Tex-Mex
A diner's guide to Texas's oldest Mexican restaurants.
By Robb Walsh
En Mass
By Laurie Dent
Published on February 07, 2008
Some people pretend to read books. I corner these poseurs at parties, asking pointed questions about symbolism and character development, refusing to back down until I've exposed the lies. Or run out of cocktail weenies. But if you really want to be entrenched in the world of books, listen to the people who know best at an in-person discussion called "Critical Mass: Writers and Critics in Conversation." Critical Mass is the blog of the National Book Critics Circle Board of Directors, and the online forum offers a profusion of literary delights such as discussions on reviews, cultural topics and more. The blog comes to life at Barnes & Noble with author Ben Fountain, book editor Mike Merschel, NPR commentator Tom Dodge and others. The discussion starts at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the bookstore's 7700 W. Northwest Highway location. Call 214-739-1124.
Tue., Feb. 12, 7 p.m., 2008
Tue., Feb. 12, 7 p.m., 2008
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