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As temperatures dip into the low 80s, providing a brief respite from the searing September heat, a crowd of people enter the side entrance of the Jewish Community Center in...
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"Dive In," by Jesse Hughey, November 12
Diving Veterans
Great article. I love the dive bar, but one thing is missing—the VFW or American Legion bars scattered all over...
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Stick it: The last time the Dallas Observer wrote about the troubles facing a local political party trying to draft a solid field of local candidates, it was August 2006, and...
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Supposedly we just had ethics reform at Dallas City Hall. Let's talk about ethics. But let's talk about the real world.
There's this thing in Dallas I call death by a thousand...
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Let's face it, SMU picked a bad year to have a good year.
Coming off consecutive 1-11 seasons and without a bowl game since flight attendants were stewardesses, Danny White...
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Why do Mexicans put lard in their beans? I don't know any fit 'n' trim Mexicans. Even the skinny ones have a li'l belly. I just made some excellent refried beans with Goya...
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Before we (and the rest of the world) start counting down our favorite albums, songs and trends of 2009, let's get this out of the way right now: Far as electronic music is...
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When the critically acclaimed dream-pop band Absinthe Blind broke up in 2003, four of its members started a band called Orphans that would ultimately become Headlights. Under...
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Those proclaiming this album the Booker T. grad's "departure" have clearly listened to their Norah Jones solely whilst sipping frappucinos between penning fan fiction in a...
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Neko Case seizes one's imagination with a voice so arresting, escape's all but impossible. And while her rich, smoky alto has long reaped new listeners with its...
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Last Saturday night, at Hailey's Club in Denton, The Slow Burners celebrated the release of the band's debut full-length, This Is Where We Fight. And in doing so, the band...
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Like so many Asian restaurants, Geisha House sets its tables with disposable wooden chopsticks, the kind you break apart before using. The things are everywhere, so it's hardly...
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Ate a cold slice of pizza for breakfast, which, apart from immediately causing nightmare flashbacks to epic college hangovers (Seriously, Everclear. Is there a toilet on any...
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Another poor, massive, uneducated black teenager lumbers onto screens this month, two weeks after Precious and obviously timed as a pre-Thanksgiving-dinner lesson in the Golden...
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Too often, writers--even good writers--ignore the subtle intricacies of the landscape, time period and human interactions in favor of producing heavy-handed blockbusters. In...
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It's not for nothing that the visual arts are often perceived as being pretentious--it's hard not to roll your eyes when some mouthy street punk decides to call his...
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Despite the fact that he brought upon our fair city what was easily its darkest moment, Lee Harvey Oswald continues to be the subject of much fascination for Dallasites. One of...
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Hank Hill, propane salesman and main character of King of the Hill, always seemed flummoxed by his encounters with the Texas artist crowd. Turns out they were equally...
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It happens every year. Winter approaches and brings cooler but shorter days. While you may appreciate the chance to sport a stylish fall jacket, coming home to a dark apartment...
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I need you to do something for me. First, if you're sitting down, stand up. Now throw your arms up and yell, "The Beaujolais is here!" On the third Thursday of every November,...
