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Night & Day
He's An Asshole
But we love him anyway
By Jesse Hughey
Published: April 9, 2009
Denis Leary and Bill Hicks were friends until Leary's No Cure for Cancer, which featured jokes suspiciously similar to Hicks' material. That prompted Hicks to steam, "I stole...
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Nuts For Carver
The African-American Museum salutes An Extraordinary Man
By Dianna Wray
Published: April 9, 2009
We all remember George Washington Carver's work with peanuts--he invented 105 recipes employing peanuts, and made peanut-based cosmetics, dyes, paint and nitroglycerin. But...
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Man Of Many Faces
The Webb Gallery shows the strange work of Gordon Carver
By Patrick Michels
Published: April 9, 2009
There are a few schools of thought on how to fill empty walls in a new house. You can go dark and moody, with an auction piece from some little-known Serbian painter, or hang...
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Ride 'Em, Cowgirl
The Women's Museum salutes the women of the West
By Katey Margolis
Published: April 9, 2009
Tall in the Saddle: Cowgirls, Ranch Women and Rodeo Gals collects black and white photographs by Ann Meredith that span 17 years and provide an intimate glimpse into the lives...
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A Feast For The Eyes
Craighead Green offers art stimulus
By Erin Waters
Published: April 9, 2009
The word "stimulate" is a contender for the most popular term in today's political jargon. Stimulate the economy. Stimulate growth and opportunity. Stimulus packages. For some,...
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Bunnies And Blooms
The Arboretum throws an Easter party
By Kelly Knickerbocker
Published: April 9, 2009
Even though 450,000 spring flowers are in bloom at the Dallas Arboretum, don't go questioning your green thumb skills. After all, they are professionals. Bring your kids, your...
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The Nervebreakers To Reunite For Austin, Club Dada Shows
By Pete Freedman
Published: April 9, 2009
The original lineup of Dallas punk rock legends The Nervebreakers have reformed (just as had been suggested on DC9 by an anonymous commenter a few weeks back). But it's not...
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Playing The Ponies
Lone Star Park kicks off another season
By JENNIFER MEDINA
Published: April 9, 2009
Known as the sport of kings, Thoroughbred horse racing has a devoted following, but for real fans, it's about more than just the Triple Crown. Sure, you want to get started on...
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All Mixed Up
By Noah W. Bailey
Published: April 9, 2009
Everywhere we look these days, we're constantly bombarded with mixed messages, whether they're about alcohol, body image, economic bailouts or clean coal. Appallingly, artist...
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The Horse Whisperer
Rupert Isaacson tells his son's story
By KAITLIN INGRAM
Published: April 9, 2009
I was watching Animal Planet the other day when this show called Cats 101 came on. It was a segment about short-haired Orientals, and it focused on a woman with a 10-year-old...
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The River Wild
By Alexa Schirtzinger
Published: April 9, 2009
In case you're still of the opinion that the Trinity River and its surrounding forests are kind of a dump, the Sun to Moon Gallery's latest photography exhibition, Great...
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Aliens, Plural
You mean there's more than one?
By John Freeman
Published: April 9, 2009
The 1986 science fiction classic Aliens is a rare treat, one of the few sequels that may be as good or even (gasp!) better than the original. We all know that Ridley Scott's...
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Barr None
Nevada Barr signs her latest thriller
By Michelle Mathews
Published: April 9, 2009
While exploring the great outdoors, we have encountered drunkards with loud speedboats, a-holes who pump their window-shaking bass late into the night, screaming children on...
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The Hunt For Red Tearjerker
See Russia's 12 at the Modern
By Noah W. Bailey
Published: April 9, 2009
The movie 12 is a Russian adaptation of the classic 12 Angry Men, with 12 jurors deciding the fate of a Chechen boy accused of murdering his Russian stepfather. Directed by...
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Web On Strings
By Sarah Johnson
Published: April 9, 2009
Growing up, I never once attended a puppet show, unless you count our school counselor using stuffed animals to teach us about self-esteem and saying no to drugs and bullies....
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I-45 Showdown
The Mavs and the Rockets square off
By Sarah Johnson
Published: April 9, 2009
Sometimes I think Texas is too big, and I feel bad for those unfortunate smaller states that are the size of our largest city. I mean, we do have at least four major theme...
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Don't Make Me Turn This Car Around
By Kimberly Thorpe
Published: April 9, 2009
A new musical promises to entertain the whole family despite its title--Are We There Yet?--a question that generally signals the beginning of boredom. However, a local blogging...
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Stage
The History Boys earns top grades at Uptown Players
Apt Pupils
By Elaine Liner
Published: April 9, 2009
The least important theme in Alan Bennett's wonderful play The History Boys is that a great teacher can also be a bad person. Hector, an overweight, 60ish instructor at a...
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Music
Ticketmaster and Livenation Merger Hearings Reveal a Hell of a Secret: Bands Get a Cut of Service Fees
By Randall Roberts
Published: April 9, 2009
The service charge. Is there any more ridiculous and utterly transparent lie in American commerce? It's like telling us that a toaster is $20, but then, at the register,...
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Critics' Picks
Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Flavor Crystals Monday
April 13, at the Granada Theater
By Lance Lester
Published: April 9, 2009
When people think of Brian Jonestown Massacre, the band's music isn't necessarily the thing that immediately comes to mind. Which is quite unfortunate. But, alas, despite the...
