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Edible Dallas & Fort Worth The Cookbook Coming This Fall

If you shop at Whole Foods or any number of specialty shops like Scardello or Dude Sweet Chocolate around the Dallas area, you've likely seen a stack of Edible Dallas & Fort Worth on display for the taking. The free magazine is part of a network of more than 60 publications distributed around the co ... More >>

Ten Awesome Food Items That Aren't Food

We think about weird shit sometimes. This is one of those times. 1. Pizza Sleeping Bag (above) This why-the-eff-didn't-I-think-of-that idea from B Fiber and Craft combines the unique pizza passion that exists inside us all with our desire to sleep outside. For a mere 250 American dollars (plus ship ... More >>

City of Ate's Holiday Gift Guide

Get lit with this drinking fountain from Nostalgia Electrics. ​It's getting late. There are only eight shopping days left before Christmas. If you're doing your shopping online, you should blow off work the rest of the day and get to it. We've compiled a list to guide you. These unique items w ... More >>

Record Store Day Comes Early This Year as Record Stores Celebrate Black Friday

​If you're reading this blog, it's likely you frequent a record store, and there are several good ones in the area to choose from.  But, if you didn't realize that purchasing music online is a mild sin, and if your record store of choice is the iTunes store or Amazon.com, you might be out of ... More >>

Famed Producer and Musician Brian Eno Helps Build a 10,000-Year Clock in Texas

The Colbert ReportGet More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video ArchiveFor many who watched the interview with Brian Eno on the Colbert Report, there was interesting news about Eno's current project. No, it's not a reunion for Roxy Music, his band in the '70s, or pro ... More >>

Yes, We Kindle: Now You Can Check Out an Amazon Title From a Dallas Public Library

​I've yet to make the transition to Kindle; I was reminded of yet another reason why over the weekend, which I'll explain later. But when a colleague, peeking over my shoulder, saw the news release in the in-box late yesterday -- the one from the city titled "Kindle e-book downloads now available ... More >>

In Anticipation of Record Store Day, A By-The-Numbers Look at Dallas-Area Record Stores

​Record Store Day -- you know, the day when everyone puts down their laptops, logs off of Amazon or iTunes (or, uh, MediaFire), and heads off to support their local brick-and-mortar record store -- is fast approaching. Just two days off now, even. In this week's paper, Daniel Hopkins purveys your ... More >>

Young The Giant, Kitten

Sunday, March 6, at The Loft

(Trail Safety) Signs o' the Times

​Exactly two months ago, Angela Hunt spoke to Unfair Park about the work the Friends of the Katy Trail had done to put on paper "a really thoughtful, long-term plan for how to deal with safety needs" along the city's hike-n-bike trails system following the death of Lauren Huddleston in October, wh ... More >>

Amazon Says That Frisco Is For Lovers ... Of Crappy Books and Movies

Click to embiggen. And em-heart-en. ​The people of Frisco buy so many romantic comedies, romance novels, relationship-help books and Barry White albums on Amazon.com that the website has ranked it the 20th "most romantic" city in the United States.Amazon's methodology was to ask a bunch of 12-year ... More >>

Sarah Jaffe Continues Earning Impressive Year-End Nods, As Kirtland Records Confirms New "Early 2011" Release From The Rising Star.

Melanie GomezSarah Jaffe​In their just-released edition focusing on 20 things to look out for in 2011, D Magazine takes the stance that Sarah Jaffe is in store for a big 2011. Which, OK, she probably is. But let's not forget how big Jaffe's been in 2010. As the year's winding down and more and mor ... More >>

Meat Loaf Dicks Around On His Latest

Dicking Around

Woot Now In Bed With Amazon

​Everybody loves Woot. Everyone I know and everyone you know has bought something from Woot (hmmm, I don't really need that fifth-gen 8G iPod Nano, but, still ...).  Not for nothing did it top Inc.'s list of the Top 100 Retail Companies a couple of years ago. Or, if nothing else, maybe you ju ... More >>

News & Notes: The Wasteful, Print It Out and Throw It Away Edition

Dallas likes to save rubber bands. That's according to those who responded to the America's Least Wasteful Cities survey, anyway.​Some news and notes on this thank-God-it's-Friday:I've been told that everyone loves lists. So, then, with that in mind: Mazel tov, Dallas! Last year, we came in at No. ... More >>

The Grim Pragmatism Contained Within Blockbuster's Latest Annual Report

The NYSE is threatening to delist Blockbuster's stock come May 26's shareholders' meeting in Dallas.​Stayed up way too late last night reading all 148 pages of Blockbuster's latest annual report, which was submitted yesterday to the Securities and Exchange Commission and is full of dire warnings t ... More >>

What's On Your Christmas Wish List?

Hinty hint hint.​That question, of course, is a trick 'em, dick 'em way of telling you - psst! - here's what's on my list. What I don't want in my stocking this Christmas: Coal. A Snuggie. Tiger Woods' sloppy seconds. Swine Flu. Wade Phillips' resume. What has caught me eye this season - ot ... More >>

Today In Music News: MGMT Says No To Jay-Z, Amazon.com Is In A Year-End Rush And Aerosmith Considers Replacing Steven Tyler

Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, November 6, 2009...Even Jay-Z isn't cool enough for indie bands: MGMT said thanks, but no-thanks to a collaboration. At least he still has 30-something white dudes to lean on.Even though it's not even December yet, Amazon.com has named Neko Case's M ... More >>

The Future of Used MP3 Sales

Got St. Vincent's Actor? OK. But Do You Have Its Two Bonus Tracks?

If there's one thing not to adore about St. Vincent's just-released sophomore release, Actor, it's that the album includes two bonus track in addition to its listed 11 songs. Only, they're not available on the CD.Instead, the songs "Bicycle" and "Oh My God" are exclusive bonus mp3s that come with th ... More >>

Could Cell Phones Topple iPods?

Could your cellphone's ability to stream music render the iPod obsolete? Quite possibly.

The Best Albums In Dallas Music, 2008: Erykah Badu Starts A War At No. 3

Editor's Note: Over the next 10 days, I'll be presenting my favorite local records of the year, counting down from No. 10 to No. 1, one album a day. Keep checking back to see how the list pans out, and, in the meantime, click after the jump to see albums No. 20-11 in the Top 20 list that will update ... More >>

More Gift Ideas: 'Tis the Season for Reissues

Still looking for that perfect gift for the music lover in your family? Well, the holiday season is traditionally a time when compilations, box sets and reissues flood the marketplace--and this year is no exception. What is exceptional, however, is the surprising high quality of this year's re-issue ... More >>

Cynthia Dunbar's Gone From Crazy Online Essays to Actual Book Writin'

Texas State Board of Education member Mavis Knight, a Democrat whose District 13 includes part of Dallas and Tarrant Counties, had no idea till reached by Unfair Park this afternoon that her fellow board member Cynthia Dunbar has published a book. But, sure enough, there it is on Amazon: One Nation ... More >>

Wanna Be MySpace Music's CEO?

Rupert Murdoch's toy is trying to go legit; mayhem may ensue, and success may not

How Many Illegal Mexican Immigrants Are There?

Somewhere between one and a whole bunch

For One Man, At Least, Hating American Airlines Can Be High Literary Art

The Death of Desire

Why do Mexicans like the Doors?

Heck, why does anybody?

Cinema Weirdité

Sean Kirkpatrick

Turn on the Interference (Gutterth Records)

Mark Gimenez Knows About How Dallas Does Bidness

¡Ask a Mexican!

Cock Blocking

The Doom Patrol

Maybe Angels

Wells signs the next in her Day of Evil series

Without Prejudice

Berdoll signs her Austen fanfic follow-up

Go On, Sistah

Da Vinci, Da Jackpot

Various Artists

Future Soundtrack for America (Barsuk Records)

To Find Religion

Blood Brothers and These Arms Are Snakes

July 31

Best Bookstore (New)

Borders

Poison

June 2

Best Bookstore (New)

Barnes & Noble SMU Bookstore

Best Bookstore (Used)

Half Price Books

Scene, Heard

Manson takes on Weathermen

Code of Conduct

Dave Thomas' book offers workplace philosophy for more than just computer freaks and geeks

Scene, Heard

Smirnoff sucks them in; The Rocket Summer waits 'til fall; Jeff Buckely's mom; North Texas Music Festival jab; Plus, much, much more

Scene, heard

New New Bohemians, Tomorrowpeople part with manager, The Eagle does fashion, and more

Joe Bob Briggs

Drive-In Movie Critic of Grapevine, TX