Email Author Nick Rallo

2012 Stories by Nick Rallo

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  FEATURED STORY

  Here's the Updated, Official Beer List for BrewFest

  published Sep 14, 2012

  See also: Buy Tickets to BrewFest It's happening tomorrow, rain or shine. Over 250 beers will be flowing for our BrewFest beer party in the Arts District. ICYMI, doors open at 6:00 p.m. for VIP and... More >>

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  McDonald's to Add Calorie Counts to Menus To Remind You You're Eating McDonald's

  published Sep 13, 2012

  This coming Monday, McDonald's will let you know just how many calories you're throwing down. (If you read that sentence like the movie trailer voice-over guy it gets more ominous). According the rele... More >>

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  A Dispatch From the Untapped Beer and Music Festival

  published Sep 10, 2012

  See also: The people of Untapped Festival Listen: Dallas, Texas has become unstuck in time. At least that's how it felt in the short break between the shot glass full of beer and the guy in front of... More >>

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  Candy Corn Oreos Will Enter Our World on September 10

  published Sep 07, 2012

  See also: *Candy Corn: The Worst Halloween Candy in the History of Ever Buzzfeed is reporting, brace for it, that Monday, September 10, will be the day the twist-off cookies officially jump the shark... More >>

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  Extreme Pizza Offers Great Deal for Cowboys Fans, and a Terrible One for Giants Fans

  published Sep 05, 2012

  Extreme Pizza has really great deals on a slice of pizza, you know, if you're a Cowboys fan. Over on Dallas' Reddit page, user Brett_Knows_Best, perhaps on his way to celebrate National Cheese Pizza d... More >>

• 45 Movie Trends That Need to Die Right Now (A Sequel)

  published September 6, 2012

  Somewhere on Earth right now, an More >>

• Untapped Festival

  published September 6, 2012

  After Hospice, a concept album that chronicled the death of a woman from terminal bone cancer, it was hard to imagine The Antlers... More >>

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  Photos: The State Fair Food That Will Be Clogging Your Arteries This Summer

  published Aug 31, 2012

  See also: 2012 Big Tex Choice Awards: Did Someone Say Fried Bacon Cinnamon Rollr The 2012 Big Tex Choice Awards, which is a sophisticated way of saying All That Fried Goodness at the State Fair of Te... More >>

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  45 Movie Trends That Need to Die Right Now (A Sequel)

  published Aug 28, 2012

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  Lockhart Smokehouse Will Compete on an Upcoming Episode of BBQ Pitmasters

  published Aug 24, 2012

  If you haven't seen the show, Destination America's BBQ Pitmasters is a reality show designed to challenge flame wizards in a barbecue showdown. Each week, teams burn their proteins' ends, and occasio... More >>

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  Brad Paisley Show Postponed Due to Weather, Will Be Rescheduled Will Not Be Rescheduled

  published Aug 24, 2012

  Update 8/24: Live Nation sent word earlier today that Saturday's canceled Brad Paisley show at Gexa Energy Pavilion "will not be rescheduled due to scheduling conflicts." All Virtual Reality World... More >>

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  New Heatmap Shows How Much Dallas Said "Fuck you" on Twitter

  published Aug 22, 2012

  Holy fucking shit, Dallas! We sure do say fuck a shitting lot. How the hell do we know thatr A Ukrainian-based web development firm, known as Vertaline, finally fucking developed a heatmap that scans ... More >>

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  Twisted Root Gives Receipt with Discounts for "Best Butt," "Best Looking"

  published Aug 22, 2012

  So, here's what happened: over on Reddit, someone posted "A friend of mine got complimented rather sneakily at Twisted Root Burger" with the above photo attached. After frontpaging shockingly quickly,... More >>

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  Movie Versions of College Assigned Readings That Don't Suck

  published Aug 21, 2012

  It's happened: We've blown another summer. America's future leaders are piling back to their schools, and we're honoring them with how-to's, survival guides and personal stories of failure from Obser... More >>

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  Tom Hanks is Producing a JFK Assassination Drama Called "Parkland"

  published Aug 17, 2012

  Tom Hanks, who once met John F. Kennedy after downing several Dr Peppers, is currently developing a feature film with his production company Playtone about the JFK assassination. The film will be scre... More >>

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  Here's an Awesome Photo of the Perseid Meteor Shower from Muenster, Texas

  published Aug 13, 2012

  If you saw cascading streaks in the sky this weekend: don't panic. It wasn't the beginning of a Spielberg film. It was just the annual Perseid meteor shower sending space rocks through Earth's atmosph... More >>

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  Here's What People Look Like Riding Six Flags' Mr. Freeze Ride, Texas' Fastest Reverse Coaster

  published Aug 08, 2012

  Back in March, Six Flags introduced the Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast, which is not, contrary to popular belief, an adult film version of Batman & Robin. It's actually the fastest reverse coaster in Texas... More >>

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  Wendy's Japan Just Goes Ahead and Adds $16 Lobster and Caviar Sandwich

  published Aug 07, 2012

  Not to be out done by French Laundry's sauteed fillet of Atlantic hake, or Noma's tartar and sorrel with juniper and tarragon, or Carl's Jr's Big Carl, Japan Wendy's has added a burger with lobster. A... More >>

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  A Scene from National Same Sex Kiss Day at Chick-fil-A in Dallas

  published Aug 03, 2012

  Two days ago, on the Mike Huckabee-chosen Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day, supporters of the Chicken Sandwich Chain Against Gay Marriage cause flooded locations across the country. Some carried signs; so... More >>

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  Lady Gaga Will Make Her Film Debut in Robert Rodriguez's Machete Kills

  published Jul 27, 2012

  Robert Rodriguez is shooting Machete Kills, the sequel to the 2010 film Machete (which was a feature based on the fake trailer used in Rodriguez' Grindhouse). The film will feature two important thing... More >>

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  The Dark Knight Rises in Dallas: Where to See it in Full IMAX, with Fellow Geeks, Etc.

  published Jul 16, 2012

  See also: The Lie of IMAX Digital: The Dark Knight Rises Problem In a few days, Christopher Nolan's cheek-clawingly anticipated final installment to his Batman saga will be unleashed. If you've been ... More >>

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  Jack in the Box Waffles Your Buns with Breakfast Waffle Sandwich

  published Jul 05, 2012

  Surely after the recent news of Pizza Hut threading a hot dog into their pizza crust, and KFC air-dropping a slice of shitty cheese on top of their "burger," you were wondering: what's nextr Well, he... More >>

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  Killer Photo Alert: Neiman Marcus Parking Garage

  published Jul 05, 2012

  Perhaps you're like me: First thing I thought when I saw this wondrous photo was, "Stephen, have you--by any chance--shrunk down to the size of a quarter after a mysterious ray gun zapped you, and ar... More >>

• Nicole Stewart: The Memoir Wrangler

  published Jun 29, 2012

  In this week's Dallas Observer we profile 30 of the metro area's most interesting characters, with new portraits of each from local photographer Mark Graham. See the entire Dallas Observer People Issu... More >>

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  Bravo, KFC Philippines: Cheese On Top of The Burger Bun. Bravo.

  published Jun 27, 2012

  Years back, we'll look to June 27 as the day when fast food broke free of its physical constraints: It's now totally cool to melt cheese in illogical places. I know, I know this has nothing to do Texa... More >>