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Urbandale is a surprise, a tidy, easily missed neighborhood bordering Pleasant Grove in southeast Dallas. There are liquor stores and tattered strip malls not far away, but...
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Let's check back in, shall we, on our county's "homeland security" program by which it is supposed to protect us from terrorist attack, massive flooding, tornado, pandemic,...
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The unofficial turning point for local hip-hop came with the late 2009 release of Sore Losers' Free Loaders, a free mixtape that gave Dallas artists like The Mohicans, A.Dd+,...
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The last time I went to a King Khan & the Shrines show, I was sprayed with at least three different fluids and burned myself with a cigarette on purpose. Don't you want that...
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Listening to any effort from Eleven Hundred Springs, including latest Midway, is like having your cool uncle pull out his favorite albums. Matt Hillyer and crew have that...
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Recalling the post-punk and hardcore bands that frequently played Rubber Gloves in the late '90s, Denton four-piece Bad Design just released a new self-titled album on...
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Billed as Carrollton's Koreatown, the Furneaux Creek Village Shopping Center is packed with Korean restaurants, a karaoke lounge and a pool hall featuring pocketless tables....
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Ti West, the 34-year-old writer-director of The Innkeepers, has spent the past several years steadily toiling his way through the ranks of horror filmmaking. His little-seen...
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The Stiletto Stampede for the Cure, a 100-yard dash in heels, is coming to Dallas next month for its first stampede. Before you go out and maybe break a heel or two, dash over...
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According to weatherman (and stone cold fox) Pete Delkus, Canada has ruined our chances of having an actual winter this year by refusing to play nice and send us a heaping...
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You there in the Snuggie. Stop sitting on the couch just a few degrees too warm watching SoapNet/Military Channel. Rather, prepare to get off your ass this Saturday, February...
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When LA street artist, DJ, and all-around Rad Dude, Shepard Fairey comes to town, Big D lights up brighter than the Omni Hotel and that crazy bridge, combined. Paired up with...
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In a few weeks, while your friends are bemoaning the annual holiday of red roses and heart-shaped boxes of waxy chocolates, you can brag that you've already treated your...
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Boats are fun. For the friend of the boat owner, that is. The friend just shows up, puts a can of Bud Light Lime in a koozie, then himself into a life jacket , and enjoys...
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Going to see a concert at the Granada Theater is a fine way to spend an evening. But, there are plenty of folks who remember that, before the proliferation of movie grills and...
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The Dallas Burlesque Festival is back and this year it’s a four-night, multi-multi-multi-boobied event. Seventy-five acts will be performing, including some of the...
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It’s time to get out of music class and into a real-life scenario. Educate yourself on the finer aspects of cadenzas, chord progressions and classical history with...
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Did the Super Bowl do you dirty? Are you feeling the punishing aftermath of all-day drinking? Do you feel like an injured athlete, limping off of the field? Don’t worry,...
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Amy Chua, bestselling author of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, nursed her two daughters in a strict Chinese upbringing. This cost her a few pounces and wrestling matches in...
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Despite his name, Dan Savage is not barbaric or uncivilized. He doesn’t have war paint smeared across his cheeks. (Does he?) Yet, most would agree he is harsh, honest...
