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Issue: March 26, 2009
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  1. 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...

  2. 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...

  3. 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...

  4. 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...

  5. 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...

  6. 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...

  7. 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...

  8. 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,...

  9. 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...

  10. 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...

  11. 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,...

  12. 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...

  13. 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...

  14. 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?...

  15. 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...

  16. 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."...

  17. 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...

  18. 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...

  19. 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...

  20. 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...

Issue: March 26, 2009
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43 stories found - 1 through 20
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