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In October 2007, Katherine Olson was looking for work. Since graduating summa cum laude from St. Olaf College with a dual degree in theater and Hispanic studies, she'd mostly...
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"Off Course," by Jim Schutze, April 23
till it's gone
Building reservoirs to feed Dallas' growth is Texas' version of paving paradise to put up a parking lot.
Jim R. from...
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Screen cred: Buzz couldn't help but wince a bit when we got the advance DVD copy of Dallas DNA, Investigation Discovery's new six-part series that adds to the growing legend...
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New stadium. New station. Same starters.
Lots of reasons to be excited about the Dallas Cowboys in 2009. Jonestown Coliseum will be the world's coolest sports venue. The team...
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It's been five years now since Slow Roosevelt decided to end its run as Dallas' perennial Next Big Thing that never quite was.
The band, which for most of its seven-year...
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On the long-out-of-print 1998 Criterion Collection release of This Is Spinal Tap—the only DVD version of the 1984 film on which Michael McKean, Christopher Guest and...
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Dear Readers: As you drinko por Cinco this May 5, please take this column around listing songs that mariachis will gladly play instead of having to glumly strum through the...
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2009 marks 15 years since Cake debuted Motorcade of Generosity, an album that carved the band a niche with its low-key style and quirky lyrics. To celebrate, the band's...
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Being a privileged white guy from the Philly suburbs doesn't disqualify Asher Roth from legitimate hip-hop MC status. But not being able to spin an interesting yarn does.
The...
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In 2000, the movie O Brother Where Art Thou? set events in motion that were unprecedented at the time: All of a sudden, there was a revival of old-timey string band music....
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"Thanks," Aaron White says to the crowd gathered in the living room of Dust Congress' Nick Foreman. "We're The Make Believers, and that was our last song,"
White's remarks,...
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There are a couple of things you should know before heading to Inca's, the Peruvian hangout in Carrollton. First, on a recent Friday night visit, the not-quite-dog-whistle...
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There are literally hundreds of places you can get yourself a burger in Dallas. So, it shouldn't come as a surprise that there's a Back Yard Burgers restaurant right across the...
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Two weeks after jowly Matthew Perry transformed into pretty Zac Efron to relive his adolescence in 17 Again, Warner Bros. releases Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, another backward...
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I've learned a lot from books. From Sarah, Plain and Tall, I learned the words "squall" and "ayuh" and that storybook stepmothers aren't always evil. The Newbery Medal-winning...
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If there's one term in music that doesn't always live up to the hype it's "rock opera." Sure, The Who and Bowie pulled off their versions pretty well, but for every Tommy...
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Yes, it's Cinco de Mayo again. No, we still don't fully understand the fact that it isn't Mexico's Independence Day (that's in September). Regardless, we still love a reason to...
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Celebrate the birthday of the awakened one. Buddha, that is. There are more than 350 million Buddhists worldwide, making it the third most practiced religion, and now it's time...
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We know what you're thinking, right-wing worrywarts, but it's cool. Frog and Toad are just really good friends. Your marriage is safe, and no one is "indoctrinating" your...
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The smell of turkey legs wafts through the air. In the distance you hear the tones of a hammered dulcimer conjuring hazy musical memories. The playful sounds of children...
