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2007 Stories by Mark Hughes

• Forgotten No More

  published September 13, 2007

  A photograph only has a flat page on which to work its mystery. How good must a photograph be to grab our attention and change the world then?... More >>

• Smothered in Cool

  published August 30, 2007

  So you think you're cool, huh? Been going around hijacking scenes from everyone that's old and out of it? Well, Mr. Hipster, think about this:... More >>

• Let's Play Dolls

  published August 16, 2007

  Look! Up on the stage! Is it a Russ Meyer film? The life story of Kitten Natividad? No, it's the Valley of the Dolls regional... More >>

• Dirty Hippies

  published August 9, 2007

  It's tough to say anything new about the 1969 Woodstock music festival. We have so much perspective (after almost 40 years!) that everyone pretty... More >>

• Grunts and Giggles

  published August 2, 2007

  Defending the Caveman is the longest running solo play in Broadway history at two years. It's about male/female relations with... More >>

• Yours Truly

  published July 19, 2007

  First, caller ID and cell phones ruined drunk dialing forever. Now, networking sites allow exposure to ridicule and embarrassment without even... More >>

• Memories of Mayhem

  published July 12, 2007

  Jeffery "Mayhem" Thompson was a Renaissance fair enthusiast, a television actor, a radio personality, a musician, a bouncer, a personal bodyguard... More >>

• Sport Eating

  published July 12, 2007

  We like to eat. Not only do we like to eat, but we like to eat in such a way as to make the body a battleground. We're talkin' breakfast tacos and... More >>

• VH-D

  published July 5, 2007

  Compared to other arts, video art is relatively new and is still an open field without a set definition. Defined or not, the Dallas Video Festival... More >>

• Ooh, Aah

  published June 28, 2007

  Everybody likes things that go BOOM, right? How 'bout food, music and historic military airplane flyovers? Well, Addison holds a crowd pleasing... More >>

• We All Fall Down

  published June 21, 2007

  Despite spirited efforts from some spirited folks, developers won in the end (is anybody surprised?). The deconstruction of buildings at Fry and... More >>

• Care to Dance?

  published June 7, 2007

  Ah, the honky-tonk dive is a great source for storytelling. A rich mine of characters, relationships, problems and story arcs await and are... More >>

• Tune Me Up, Scotty

  published May 31, 2007

  As much as I'd like to think that all the best music happened in the '60s, it has to be conceded that one or two good things happened after the... More >>

• Powerful Stuff

  published May 17, 2007

  Tower of Power released their first album in 1970. They have upward of 18 releases so we haven't heard all their music, but we've heard... More >>

• Stoner Symphony

  published May 10, 2007

  Have you ever thought that the solar system is just like one big molecule and...oh, you haven't? Maybe it's just us. What was I saying? Oh, yeah.... More >>

• River Town

  published May 3, 2007

  At last recollection the Trinity River in Fort Worth doesn’t smell like an overflowing cesspool. Good ol’ Panther City can actually... More >>

• Supersize Me

  published May 3, 2007

  Although we're no strangers to the phrase "better living through chemistry," our take on it is probably a little different than the approach... More >>

• Jazz Masters

  published April 26, 2007

  If you want to start a fight (not that we'd condone it), head to Denton this weekend and proclaim loudly how lousy the arts scene is there. Be... More >>

• Texas Pride

  published April 26, 2007

  Here's an idea: Have an event featuring a couple of days of rodeo topped with a bull-riding invitational. Feature music from Jason Boland and the... More >>

• Top Design

  published April 12, 2007

  A panel of scientists, intelligent design experts and authors will discuss no less than the development of life at this weekend's "Darwin vs.... More >>

• DEAF Kids

  published April 5, 2007

  I love festivals, and the Deep Ellum Arts Festival is one of the good ones. I know because I've been somewhat of a connoisseur since the... More >>

• Roll Call

  published March 15, 2007

  In college lingo, "101" translates to "for beginners." Generally, one doesn't learn much in a 101 (due to sleeping late and skipping), but they... More >>

• Hot Burrito No. 2

  published March 8, 2007

  Like many of us, Chris Hillman was introduced to music by his older sister. Unlike most of us, his songs have been recorded by Beck,... More >>

• Green Energy

  published March 1, 2007

  They say that since its inception in 1983, the North Texas Irish Festival has always been centered on the music, dance and culture of... More >>

• Culture Connection

  published March 1, 2007

  Even during the worst of the Cold War, Americans never lost respect for the arts we received from Russia. Unfortunately they lived up to the "evil... More >>