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Feature
The T. Boone Pickens Alternative Energy Show Rolls Across America
By Chris Vogel
Published: March 26, 2009
BLOWIN' IN THE WINDThe T. Boone Pickens alternative energy show rolls across America T. Boone Pickens looks tired. Standing in the sunken pit of a packed lecture hall at...
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You Said It
No Sympathy for Deserters|Dallas: A Great Place for Worship (And Titty Bars)
By Megan Feldman and Jim Schutze
Published: March 26, 2009
"Gimme Shelter," by Megan Feldman, March 12 Kids These Days I picked up the Dallas Observer yesterday because of the artwork on the cover. I am a product of the 1960s and was...
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Buzz
Buzz: Craig Holcomb Speaks the Truth. Gotta be a Mistake.
By Patrick Williams
Published: March 26, 2009
Truth hurts: A political gaffe, it's been said, is what happens when a politician accidentally says something honest. So, we figure former Dallas City Council member Craig...
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Schutze
Nyah, Nyah, Nyah: We Told You the Trinity Project Wouldn't Work
By Jim Schutze
Published: March 26, 2009
For 11 years the Dallas Observer has been reporting the existence of serious, fundamental life-and-death design errors in the Trinity River project, a huge public-works...
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Sports
Dwarfed by the Cowboys' New Stadium, the Rangers Spiffy Up Their Park
By Richie Whitt
Published: March 26, 2009
Texas Rangers fans attending games in Arlington this season will do something for the first time since their ballpark opened in 1994. Sorry, it has nothing to do with...
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Ask a Mexican
Dr. Mexlove, Or How to Stop Fearing and Learn to Love the Illegal
By Gustavo Arellano
Published: March 26, 2009
Dear Readers: In honor of April Fools' Day, I'm turning over the column this week to those who think America can stop the Reconquista. Following are the winners of my challenge...
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Music
At SXSW, The Bell Tolled For Thee
By Pete Freedman
Published: March 26, 2009
It wasn't supposed to be like this. Not at all. By most accounts, this wasn't supposed to be a strong year for the annual South by Southwest Music Conference and Festival in...
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Music
Salim Nourallah's New Record Could Also Be His Last
By Pete Freedman
Published: March 26, 2009
It's hard to believe him at first. Or maybe it's that you just don't want to believe him. So, reflexively, when Salim Nourallah offhandedly mentions that his newest record,...
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Critics' Picks
Eli Young Band
Friday, March 27, at House of Blues
By Chris Parker
Published: March 26, 2009
In eight years, the Eli Young Band has graduated from neighbors in the University of North Texas dorms to a major-label country act whose star is on the rise. Steady touring...
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playlist
U2
No Line on the Horizon (Interscope)
By Rob Harvilla
Published: March 26, 2009
The new U2 record is pretty lousy, and that's lousy news for us all—devout fans, professional detractors and the defiantly indifferent alike. Your personal emotional...
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Bsides
Chris Cornell's Made Some Missteps Along The Way To Stardom
By Cory Graves
Published: March 26, 2009
Chris Cornell's swing through town this week has us marveling at a successful career that has lasted for more than 25 years, earning him both commercial and critical success,...
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North of the Dial
Denton Acts Share Their SXSW Battle Scars
By Daniel Rodrigue
Published: March 26, 2009
Denton-based acts made quite the splash in Austin last week, with eight acts invited to play officially sanctioned showcases at South by Southwest 2009, and gobs more bands...
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Dish
DiTerra’s Urban Italian
It's always wise to eat where waiters eat
By Dave Faries
Published: March 26, 2009
I always wondered about the wisdom of that bit of advice that urges road-trippers to stop at diners with a bunch of trucks parked outside. Not that truckers don't know a good...
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Film
Monsters vs. Aliens: A One-Dimensional Story in Fantastic 3-D
By Robert Wilonsky
Published: March 26, 2009
At the end of 2008, DreamWorks Animation bossman Jeffrey Katzenberg embarked on a cross-country tour, toting 20 minutes' worth of Monsters vs. Aliens. The reason for his trek?...
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Night & Day
Eye-Opening
PAAP offers a photographic journey
By Alexa Schirtzinger
Published: March 26, 2009
Other Gen X/Yers may remember that classic of our youth, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. You may also remember--for me, they're positively indelible--the hairy-hoary...
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Night & Day
Ask A Lecturer
Gustavo Arellano is a Distinguished Mexican
By Jennifer Elaine Davis
Published: March 26, 2009
Gustavo Arellano spends his days as a writer, merrily answering questions asked by ignorant white folks and introspective Latinos in his renowned weekly column "Ask a Mexican."...
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Night & Day
Energy Matters
Centraltrak presents Setina's dark works
By Daniel Rodrigue
Published: March 26, 2009
Nothing makes me feel quite as insignificant as pondering dark matter and dark energy. Theoretical concept or not, the mere thought that 95 percent of the universe is made up...
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Night & Day
Design for Big Dimes
By Merritt Martin
Published: March 26, 2009
Who doesn't love raising some money for charity? Having lost a relative to HIV/AIDS, it, in particular, has always been an important cause to me. Being a fashion fanatic (due...
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Night & Day
Different Strokes
Afterimage features Horenstein
By Patrick Michels
Published: March 26, 2009
As you troll the weekly art listings, the words "highly divergent" might set off alarm bells, but don't worry. This is no lunatic, 12 Monkeys, "Tell me friend, are you also...
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Night & Day
Spiritually Sound
The Global Sacred Music Celebration tunes up
By Dianna Wray
Published: March 26, 2009
In times of trouble people turn to religion, and if you find yourself in the mood for a little religious shopping (and some pretty cool music) then head to the Global Sacred...
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