Email Author Jennifer Medina

2006 Stories by Jennifer Medina

• Building Dallas

  published February 2, 2006

  Driving the High Five every day, it's hard to imagine the awesomeness that is modern architecture in your rearview mirror. For such an established... More >>

• Them's Fightin' Words

  published March 2, 2006

  When Kermit the Frog sang, "It's not easy being green," he obviously wasn't talking about being a transplant in Dallas. Every hockey season since... More >>

• Cold Jelly

  published January 19, 2006

  These days, entertainment is not just about the show anymore. With hundreds of cable channels and special feature-packed DVDs, we want more than a... More >>

• Dog Days

  published January 26, 2006

  For the record, let's just set one thing straight: Chinese New Year rocks. It very well could be the best holiday in the world. It lasts 14 days... More >>

• Paint It White

  published January 5, 2006

  Once upon a time, Robert Ryman worked as a guard at New York's Museum of Modern Art. Day in and day out he watched people admire the works of art... More >>

• Zed Again

  published January 12, 2006

  You know it. You love it. You own every special edition DVD, action figure and promo poster ever released. And, for a brief while, you pissed off... More >>

• Dancing King

  published January 12, 2006

  A couple of years ago I was treated to a dance recital at a local institution of higher education. Maybe it was my closed-minded nature (or the... More >>

• Stage-old Question

  published February 9, 2006

  Love is a four-letter word. Probably the most used subject in all of the arts, people just can't get enough of it. There's even a holiday for... More >>

• Desperadoration

  published February 23, 2006

  Once, while in the throes of a Sunday morning hangover, I agreed to go to a Dallas Desperados football game with a friend. To me, football... More >>

• Hello, Sugimoto

  published September 14, 2006

  My favorite building in the metroplex is, hands down, the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. I'll use any excuse under the sun for a visit, and... More >>

• It's Dream Time

  published March 16, 2006

  Here's a tried-and-true fact—every girl in America (including myself), will always love Jake Ryan. Damn that Sammy Baker Davis Jr. girl. In... More >>

• Bloomin' Sunday

  published March 23, 2006

  With such a mild winter this year, it's hard to imagine seasons at all. You always hear that Texas weather can change on the turn of a dime, but... More >>

• Sample Shop

  published March 30, 2006

  When I was a kid, Mom would sometimes insist that I go grocery shopping with her. Since she wasn't big on impulse buys, there was little... More >>

• Around the World in 24

  published April 6, 2006

  There were always the kids that had a bit of nerd in them. They had more books than your mom, and you could see them coming a mile away with their... More >>

• Gone to the Dogs

  published April 13, 2006

  These days, holiday observance has given way to social fun, and this weekend is no exception. You'll be likely to find more people celebrating... More >>

• Call to Arms

  published April 20, 2006

  Once, this guy I dated called me "a big bag of apathy." I would have been pretty offended had I actually taken the time to care, but like many... More >>

• Table Talk

  published April 27, 2006

  Has your love of IKEA abated yet? You haven't been there in a couple of weeks, but that could just be because your only friend with a truck has... More >>

• Bagged, Not Bored

  published May 4, 2006

  With comic books and graphic novels making the leap from the page to the screen so often now, you're just going to have to admit it. You like the... More >>

• 'Saur Feet

  published May 11, 2006

  Everything I ever needed to know about science I learned by watching Jeff Goldblum. Some of the lessons I've picked up along the way: When working... More >>

• Barely Passing

  published June 22, 2006

  Did you hear about Dakota Fanning's rehab stint last year? Of course it was a joke, though some people didn't find it all that funny. E! learned... More >>

• On a Bender

  published May 18, 2006

  Chances are you already know everything there is to know about The Breakfast Club, so there's nothing I can say that hasn't been... More >>

• Gotharinas

  published May 25, 2006

  Fusion is a concept I've never been comfortable with. No one can deny the greatness that is the spork, but the skort? Come on. The problem with... More >>

• Playing Games

  published June 1, 2006

  There's something to be said about men in skirts—especially if they can toss 100- to 120-pound cabers (those giant, heavy wooden poles)... More >>

• Junior Varsity

  published June 8, 2006

  Your experience with theater in high school was limited to a shoddy adaptation of Twelve Angry Men. Or Our Town. Or any other play... More >>

• Illustrating the Theater

  published June 15, 2006

  Here's one more reason to eschew the cineplex down the street: The Magnolia Bar Gallery (located inside the Magnolia Theatre in the West Village)... More >>