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Feature
Are the Plans To Build A Green, Sustainable Building of Tomorrow Smack in the Heart of Downtown Dallas Some Pipedream or A Reality?
By Robert Wilonsky
Published: October 1, 2009
Imagine, if you will, a utopia smack in the heart of downtown Dallas. In this green, sustainable building of tomorrow, you might roll out of bed, take a shower and find your...
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Buzz
Governor Rick's re-election campaign has the feel of an infomercial as he multi-level markets for paid volunteers
By Patrick Williams
Published: October 1, 2009
"Perry sets up pay for recruiters"—headline in The Dallas Morning News about Governor Rick Perry's Amway-like campaign program that pays cash incentives to "volunteers"...
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Ask a Mexican
Is it time to close the border to immigrants? No, not that border. The other one.
By Gustavo Arellano
Published: October 1, 2009
Dear Mexican: As a Mexican-American, I've lived in St. Louis for about 17 years and have seen a substantial influx of my brethren. Nevertheless, I'm for border...
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Music
Does ACL Actually Hurt Dallas?
By Pete Freedman
Published: October 1, 2009
Seems every year, right around this time, we start to notice the same thing: the abundance of impressive shows on the upcoming concert calendar. This year's no different. In...
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Critics' Picks
Wye Oak, Cotton Jones
Friday, October 2, at The Cavern
By Lance Lester
Published: October 1, 2009
Two-man rock groups generally fall into one of two types of rock: blues and hard-rock. Then there is Maryland's Wye Oak, a duo that is far from the blazing guitar work of...
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playlist
Circulatory System
Signal Morning (Cloud Recordings)
By Doug Wallen
Published: October 1, 2009
Though its heyday has passed, the legacy of the psych-pop collective Elephant 6 has been preserved through classic records by Neutral Milk Hotel, The Apples in Stereo and The...
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Bsides
Sunny Day Real Estate Reunites At Just The Right Time
By Eric Grubbs
Published: October 1, 2009
Looking at an extended hiatus from The Foo Fighters, bassist Nate Mendel considered a couple of options. He considered playing again with The Fire Theft, a band he was in with...
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North of the Dial
Our NOTD Scribe Looks Back At One Year At The Helm
By Daniel Rodrigue
Published: October 1, 2009
It honestly doesn't feel like it's been more than a year since the music editor of my hometown alt-weekly asked me to "think over" whether or not I wanted to take over the...
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Dish
Tea Thyme & Tisane offers a taste of ’70s small-town Texas--and a big helping of 2009 Internet promotion
By Dave Faries
Published: October 1, 2009
As a kid, my parents subjected our family to a couple different themed meals on a regular basis. One was Dad's weekly catfish and hushpuppies fry-fest. Others involved dinners...
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Cheap Bastard
Cheap Bastard is all about the sausage calzone at Primo Brothers Pizza and Pasta.
By Alice Laussade
Published: October 1, 2009
I've had Primo Brothers' big-ass pizza delivered to my house, but I had never gone over to the actual restaurant to check out their lunch specials. Until today. They're in the...
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Film
Attn: Wall Street. Michael Moore is a Marxist (but he's still selling the same old shtick in his Capitalism: A Love Story).
By ELLA TAYLOR
Published: October 1, 2009
The ushers at a packed screening of Michael Moore's latest movie, Capitalism: A Love Story, came proudly decked out in T-shirts bearing slogans like "Make Love, Not Capitalism"...
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Night & Day
A Little Night Stylin'
By Jayme Rutledge
Published: October 1, 2009
Three hours of nonstop shopping, eating and drinking sounds like a great night out--but add in a trolley shuttle and it's near perfect. A shopper gets tired hauling around all...
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Night & Day
It's A Family Affair
By JENNIFER MEDINA
Published: October 1, 2009
When you hear of a theater company that emphasizes plays "by, for and about women," you probably imagine something a little like the Hallmark Channel or the Lifetime Movie...
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Night & Day
Dirty Diamond
By Jesse Hughey
Published: October 1, 2009
If only Dustin Diamond had chosen the path taken by Jaleel White. Both '90s child stars were hopelessly typecast as endearing nerds thanks to the success of their respective...
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Night & Day
It'll Be Good Times
By Katey Margolis
Published: October 1, 2009
I have a great mom, but I was always jealous of J.J. Evans, the character played by Jimmie Walker on Good Times. He had Florida Evans, and there was no finer mom. If you were...
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Night & Day
Look Out For No. 1
By Carli Baylor
Published: October 1, 2009
Every family has dirty laundry and dark secrets. Siblings pull hair, throw punches and argue over who used up all the shampoo. Even the Huxtables had their fair share of...
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Night & Day
True Body Art
By Merritt Martin
Published: October 1, 2009
British contemporary artist Marc Quinn
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Night & Day
Big Top Classic
By Melissa Crowe
Published: October 1, 2009
The last circus I went to was not much of a circus at all. Whoever decided throwing laser lights, near naked bimbos and gruesome tricks under a striped tent equaled...
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Night & Day
Scout It Out
By Carli Baylor
Published: October 1, 2009
If you weren't required to read Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird at some point in your childhood education, let's hope you've at least seen a glimpse of the 1962 film...
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Night & Day
Get A New lease On Life
By Stephanie Daniels
Published: October 1, 2009
With the weather finally cooling off, outdoor exercise is possible again without worrying about a heat stroke. Every year, people have the chance to choose from hundreds of...
