Betty Ford

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Scene, Heard

A flood of inaugural party invites hits our mailbox

Wrestling With Tragedy

As the sole survivor of his family's ring dynasty, Kevin Von Erich struggles to keep a painful past alive.

Too high. Period.

Curt Kirkwood, now living in Austin, is still a Meat Puppet. His brother Cris is a missing-in-action junkie

Last Call

The career of Dallas sportswriter Jim Dent was skyrocketing, then booze and bad behavior caused a hard landing

Metrosexual Cowboy

Keith Urban plays the AAC

Rock Star Olympics

Snoop Dogg vs. Bob Marley? Ike vs. Courtney? Let the games begin.

Hello, My Name is Pervert

Outcasts among us, sex offenders struggle to find treatment and lead normal lives in a justice system that gives them little of either

The Last Days Of Mickey Mantle

Booze, baseball, and broads: A tarnished hero's deathbed regrets--and final redemption Exclusive Observer excerpt from David Falkner's new biography

Too punk to f--

Ethyl Merman makes 'dance music for the poor'

Microwaveable Entrees Freeze Out Brown Bag Lunch Meetings

The Dallas Historical Society this week released a schedule for its upcoming "brown bag lunch" series, an institution some statistics suggest is rapidly becoming quaint. ​Brown bag lunches continue to thrive in academic settings, where professorial types are happy to have the chance to lunch ... More >>

A First (If Slightly Hungover) Look at RedFork Tavern's Weekend Brunch

​After a long night of doing shots in honor of the late Betty Ford (yeah, I'm going to hell. Window seat, please), brunch seemed like the best solution. So I picked myself up and went early Saturday morning afternoon to check out a new brunch spot, and get myself some bacon grease and a bit of ... More >>