Email Author Nick Rallo

2012 Stories by Nick Rallo

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  Pizza Hut Just Goes Ahead and Releases Garlic Bread Pizza

  published Jun 26, 2012

  Just a few weeks after announcing the P'Zolo, which is a Pizza Sandwich the size of The Rock's forearm, and then being hosed by The Black Keys, Pizza Hut has gone ahead and announced their newest Pizz... More >>

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  Louis C.K. Coming to Dallas' Majestic Theatre on October 20. With New Material.

  published Jun 25, 2012

  Update 11:07 a.m.: Louis C.K.'s show sold out in nearly twelve hours. Read more in our followup: Louis C.K.'s Plan Worked, and You Can't Buy Your Way Out Of It. Update 2:06 p.m.: A second show has ... More >>

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  Mark Cuban's Doing a Google+ Hangout on Thursday. What Would You Ask Cubesr

  published Jun 20, 2012

  This Thursday at 2 pm CST, Mark Cuban'll be hanging out on the intertubes. OK, fine, more specifics are needed: Cuban's holding a Google+ Hangout. What does that meanr It's means your computer box wil... More >>

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  Here's Dallas Getting Pummeled By Hail

  published Jun 13, 2012

  Reports of smashed car windows, skylights and pretty-expensive-art exhibits rolled on Twitter this evening, as egg-to-baseball sized hail fell in Dallas. The storm hit right around the time the Dallas... More >>

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  Here's What The Omni Looks Like on 'Shrooms

  published Jun 12, 2012

  Speaking of Dallas as one massive Lite Brite... Photographer Mike Mezeul, who may or may not be at home right now painting some cats, forwarded along this shot taken two nights ago of the Omni lookin... More >>

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  And Now, a Spectacular Lightning Photo from Denton

  published Jun 12, 2012

  WFAA reported yesterday that "explosive t-storm development" was possible in North Texas. Not sure what an explosive thunderstorm was, but it sure as heckfire didn't sound good. Plus, Delkus was telli... More >>

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  Failed Food Truck Ideas

  published Jun 11, 2012

  It's tough work starting a food truck. There's the prep work, the broken knee after Jimmy "The Bag" hobbles you for falling behind on the Meat Tax, and managing Twitter. When the concept works, it can... More >>

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  All of the Lights: Dallas Edition (Photo)

  published Jun 10, 2012

  Photographer Stephen Masker, whose work you may remember from such sites as this one, sent us this sharp, sensational photo that he nabbed from Dealey Plaza on Friday evening. Not sure if it's the buz... More >>

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  R.I.P. Ray Bradbury: Remembering a Moment with the Science Fiction Great

  published Jun 06, 2012

  Four years ago, Ray Bradbury was scheduled for a book signing at the Barnes and Noble in Los Angeles for his short story collection, We'll Always Have Paris. I was in LA at the time working, and had s... More >>

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  The Ten Best Fan Photos from A-Kon 23

  published Jun 04, 2012

  Not long ago, Dallas was graced with the fascinating costumed-innovations of the fans of Comic Con. Thanks to an adorable partnership between Master Chief and the Sand People of Star Wars, it was near... More >>

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  Pizza Hut Fights Subway With New, Fascinatingly-Named Sandwich: The P'Zolo

  published Jun 01, 2012

  It's sandwich wars. Plano-based Pizza Hut is making a pass at sandwiches again, as The New York Times reported yesterday, with the three new designs bearing the name P'Zolo. Aside from the name soun... More >>

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  Let's Take a Moment to Appreciate This Sriracha Spray Bottle

  published May 31, 2012

  OK, stop what you're doing. Just stop for a moment and revel in Sprayracha. As you can see from the above, some brilliant hero has transformed his innocuous Sriracha bottle into a wide-radius, flavor-... More >>

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  Your Memorial Day Weekend Food Porn

  published May 29, 2012

  Last week, we asked you to send in your Memorial Day Weekend food dishes. Holy lime-infused guacamole people!: you delivered. From gorgeous steaks to fancy tacos, Dallasites (and beyond) ate well this... More >>

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  The Best Music Photos from Memorial Day Weekend

  published May 28, 2012

  Let the wild rumpus begin, Dallas. You had a buzzing, humming, sexy weekend of music. Like, a real luxury yacht of fiery shows. There's more to come to this summer, of course, with KXT's Summer Cut up... More >>

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  published May 25, 2012

  No doubt this Memorial Day weekend you will skewer, scoop and toss foodstuffs on the bright flames of your awesome grill. We sure will. Maybe we'll throw some snappy Jimmy's sausage on there too. Mayb... More >>

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  Study: Dallas Diners Eat Out More Than Any Other City. Like, A Lot More.

  published May 24, 2012

  Speaking of Dallas being unfit to walk from here-to-there without grasping a building ... According to a study on Bundle, which attempted to break down the stats on dining out in American cities, Da... More >>

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  Watch the Invention That Will Solve All of Our Stubborn Ketchup-Bottle Problems

  published May 24, 2012

  Apocalypse reversed. Stuffed in a lab for a couple of months, a few Really Smart People (it's fair to imagine the crisp white coats and twirling test tubes at this point) have discovered an innovati... More >>

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  Earth (the Planet) Now Has a Stuffed Crust

  published May 22, 2012

  Just like everything Pizza Hut makes, Planet Earth now comes with a stuffed crust, after 300,000-plus wheels of gorgeous and delicious Parmesan and Grana Padano cheese were lost in a 6.0 Earthquake th... More >>

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  The Ten Best Damn Costumes from Dallas Comic Con. Plus, Stan Lee!

  published May 21, 2012

  It's so hard to choose. What displays better showmanship: zombie Spider-Man or Phone Call Juggalor This is one of the many questions that persisted following Dallas' fantastic Comic Con, which is pres... More >>

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  Taste Addison 2012: The Food Porn

  published May 21, 2012

  One of the many events the weekend was Taste Addison. The fest, which celebrated its 20th birthday, served up bites from sixty-plus restaurants in the metroplex. Rhett Miller and his Hair was on hand... More >>

• Carl's Jr. Scientists Finally Shaped Ice Cream into a Burger. What Took So Long, Guysr

  published May 18, 2012

  Carl's Jr., which has a location within a terrifying-close range to Observer headquarters, is testing the "Ice Cream Brrrger." Now, now: keep calm. A "brrrger" isn't actually an ice cream-flavored bu... More >>

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  Here's All The Crazy Food of The Box in One Place

  published May 18, 2012

  The Box, if you haven't been following along, is the Cheap Bastard's brainchild, wherein chefs turn a box full o' crap and turn it into foodstuffs. Between Brian C. Luscher's weird-ass terrine of spam... More >>

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  Van Halen Postpones Handful of Concert Dates: Dallas Is Still On, Though

  published May 18, 2012

  Better grab tickets for Van Halen's June 20 show at the American Airlines Center while you still can. The band's North American tour just got significantly lighter. Turns out the group (David Lee Ro... More >>

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  Ruffles is Going to Rock the Eyes Out of Your Skull With Hot Chicks and Ultimate Ruffles

  published May 17, 2012

  Bros, aren't you pumpedr Let's get effing pumped, bros. Whyr Because Ruffles Ultimate Fucking Ruffles is "giving guys their first taste of the Ultimate party." Whose biceps undulated when you heard ... More >>

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  The Lie of IMAX Digital: The Dark Knight Rises Problem

  published May 07, 2012

  UPDATE 7/16: Turns out, The Dark Knight Rises will be showing in 15/70 format at the Cinemark 17. One caveat: the theater is a digital IMAX retrofit. Which means it's big and badass, but the Omni thea... More >>