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Feature
How the Feds Convicted Don Hill
By Sam Merten
Published: October 15, 2009
It's been described as the largest federal corruption case in the history of Dallas, but you wouldn't know it from the paltry number of people who observed the three-month...
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Buzz
Downtown Trolleys Are a Good Idea. So You Know It’ll Never Work.
By Jim Schutze
Published: October 15, 2009
Clang went the trolley: We've been following the plan to put streetcars downtown closely (see our story at left) because, being hippies, we think streetcars are a really cool...
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Schutze
What Don Hill's Conviction Means for Dallas
By Jim Schutze
Published: October 15, 2009
This terrible City Hall corruption trial we just went through—11 people either found guilty of federal crimes or pleading guilty to them—wasn't about black Dallas....
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Sports
The Cowboys' Wade Phillips is Deteriorating into a Bad Coach and an Even Worse Leader.
By Richie Whitt
Published: October 15, 2009
I've called him Stumbledoofus. I've labeled him Dead Man Coaching. I've questioned his moves, his non-moves, his dumpy demeanor and his illogical explanations for everything in...
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Ask a Mexican
Why Won’t Mexicans Get Auto Insurance – Or Just Take The Bus?
By Gustavo Arellano
Published: October 15, 2009
Dear Mexican: An uninsured wetback just hit my car and totaled his. He had no insurance and no license, but he did have a nice cell phone. I asked him if he was OK in my...
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Music
The Double Wide Celebrates Six Years With A Bang
By Pete Freedman
Published: October 15, 2009
The Double Wide is many things. Ultimately, that's the charm of the space. There's the bar itself, where regulars stop by to hang in the authentically Texas environment with...
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Critics' Picks
Buddy Guy
Thursday, October 15, at House of Blues
By Alan Ayo
Published: October 15, 2009
"Aww, y'all got to shut the fuck up, now!" he said while playing The Red Jacket in 2002. "Shut the fuck up!" He said it with a smile, sure, but he meant it. Every once in a...
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playlist
Mission of Burma
The Sound The Speed The Light (Matador)
By Doug Wallen
Published: October 15, 2009
With the release of The Sound The Speed The Light, the Boston post-punk heavyweights in Mission of Burma have now released three times as many albums since reuniting in 2002 as...
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Bsides
Vivian Girls Turn And Face The Hype
By Daniel Hopkins
Published: October 15, 2009
When Vivian Girls rolls into town this week, the band will be fighting an uphill battle. Sure, many bands that gain instant notoriety in the blogosphere come and go quicker...
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North of the Dial
NX35 Gets Things Ready For Year Two
By Daniel Rodrigue
Published: October 15, 2009
Before last week's sold out David Bazan show at Dan's Silverleaf, Chris Flemmons sat at the end of the patio bar smoking a Marlboro Light and sipping on a margarita. He'd just...
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Dish
In a City of Gaudy Prime Beef Palaces, Dragonfly Has No Problem Laying Claim to "Best Steaks in Dallas."
By Dave Faries
Published: October 15, 2009
Batman is suspended over the ocean waves with a shark clinging to his leg. Beating the beast on its nose fails to knock the 6-foot monster loose, so the Caped Crusader takes a...
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Cheap Bastard
John’s Seafood & Chicken: Don’t Drive Through. Just Keep Driving.
By Alice Laussade
Published: October 15, 2009
When it's raining balls all week, the "Let's stay dry" part of me starts saying drive-through is the only way to go. And driving down Buckner Boulevard, I came across a...
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Film
Spike Jonze Can't Quite Get the Spirit of the Wild Things Onscreen
By J. Hoberman
Published: October 15, 2009
Directed by Spike Jonze from a 400-word children's picture book first published in 1963, Where the Wild Things Are may be the toughest adaptation since Tim Burton fashioned...
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Short Cuts
The Baader Meinhof Complex
By J. Hoberman
Published: October 15, 2009
Founded by self-described urban guerrillas Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin and Ulrike Meinhof, the Red Army Faction were the Weather Underground, Symbionese Liberation Army and...
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Night & Day
Gonzales Gets Lucky
By Jesse Hughey
Published: October 15, 2009
You've seen "Blind Love," right? It's the purple and black mural of a woman peeking out from under a blindfold--with brunette hair that looks like octopus tentacles and a...
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Night & Day
Smothered and Covered
By Jayme Rutledge
Published: October 15, 2009
Honestly, before I was asked to write this, I'd never heard of the Smothers Brothers. But my mother, who grew up in the '60s, sure had. Luckily there's a wealth of clips on...
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Night & Day
Moes Aplenty
By Melissa Crowe
Published: October 15, 2009
Five guys who all happen to be named Moe will be singing and grooving at Casa Manana Theatre in Fort Worth for an exclusive run of five nights. A favorite at the Tony Awards,...
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Night & Day
Wider Than A Mile
By Dianna Wray
Published: October 15, 2009
"Moon River" was never a chart hit, but it's been Andy Williams' signature song ever since he sang the Breakfast at Tiffany's theme song at the 1964 Oscars. Now you'll have the...
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Night & Day
The Other Piano Man
By JENNIFER MEDINA
Published: October 15, 2009
Billy Joel is the jam, plain and simple. It's hard to not love the Piano Man but, I'll admit, he's made some mistakes in his life. No, I'm not talking about his automotive...
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Night & Day
Gallery of the Dead
By Jayme Rutledge
Published: October 15, 2009
On November 1, El Dia de los Muertos (or The Day of the Dead) unites the living and the dearly departed through remembrance. Altars are stacked with offerings, or ofrenda, of...
