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Scene 1: Enter the prince
It's the first hour of the first day of rehearsal for Dallas Theater Center's first production of its 50th season. The show is The Who's Tommy, the...
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"Low-Bid to No-Bid," by Jim Schutze, August 14
Shaky Construction
Jim Schutze's article "Low-Bid to No-Bid" is long on sensationalism and short on substance.
Schutze's main...
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Facts are slippery: Do we really know enough about John McCain to elect him president? For instance, have you heard that the man spent five and a half years of his youth...
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You may or may not read blogs. I'm not sure which way to advise you. Some local politics, news and sports blogs do provide a better window on the city than what you get from...
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June cometh!
Justin goeth?
Entering his junior season, Justin Willis already holds SMU's all-time record with 51 touchdown passes. Last year, in which he was voted...
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Dear Mexican: Why do Mexicans paint stripes on their donkeys in Tijuana?
—Avenida Revolución Reveller
Dear Gabacho: Same reason we put worms in tequila bottles,...
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At first blush, George Steel doesn't seem like a man known for taking risks.
He wears round glasses, his hair is cut in the floppy style of an English choirboy, and one of...
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Well, it happened again.
Sarah Jaffe upstaged yet another touring act pulling through town. This time—just like the last time it had me scratching my head—it...
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Jerry Wexler, one of the greatest record men of the 20th Century, passed away on August 15.
But, before that, I flew to Sarasota, on June 12, for one last visit with him. And...
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Even if you've never heard of Sunny Day Real Estate, you've undoubtedly heard countless groups that have been heavily influenced by the band's sound. Dubbed "emo-core" by Sub...
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Symbolyc One, aka producer and rapper S1, keeps a busy schedule as part of Waco's Strange Fruit Project and Erykah Badu's funky electronic production crew The Cannabinoids....
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A wise man once said that those who "really, really like Wu-Tang think Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx is the greatest solo album the Clan ever released; those who...
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I've never made a crêpe. Well, I'd never made a crêpe until recently, that is. Often, I go into restaurants to review them and I can say, "OK, I've made that." I...
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People eating fried whole catfish with tails and everything count: 4
Cop count: 3
When you're driving around Dallas looking for a place to eat lunch on the cheap, you've...
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In its final 10 minutes, Hamlet 2 is little more than chaos, noise and nonsense, and those are 10 perfectly enjoyable minutes. It's hard to knock any sequence that climaxes...
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The idea of the faculty art exhibition is as old as the idea of art school. After all, perhaps the best way to teach a student about visual art is to show them the myriad...
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Considering that we've never "made it" by anyone's definition, the phrase "fake it till you make it" has become a way of life. Some things are tough to fake, though, like...
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He spent 24 years in the U.S. Congress, famously co-leading one of the largest CIA covert operations ever. He holds the Afghan Freedom Medal and is the only civilian to hold...
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We don't really want to see a dinosaur eat a child. That would be wrong. Entertaining? Perhaps. Be that as it may, if the Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary...
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Nice to see that The Granada Theater is continuing the tradition of honoring one of the most influential musicians associated with the city. Freddie "The Texas Cannonball"...
