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Las Vegas' Heart Attack Grill Claims Another "Spokesvictim"

If I hadn't recently reviewed Ellen's Southern Kitchen, which took over the defunct Heart Attack Grill space, I might not have written about the H.A.G. ever again. It's hard to believe the temple to excess is still in the news at all. Unless, of course, more people die while eating burgers in the re ... More >>

Oink And Moo Barbecue Will Kill Us All, But Especially Me

The concept of a mobile barbecue food truck, which may appear next to me at any moment in any situation, is a health danger on a par with snakes, shoddily constructed buildings and being fired out of a cannon into the sun. Especially snakes. I really hate snakes. Previously, I would have had to driv ... More >>

Jason Villalba Wants to Clear Some Things Up About His Plan to Arm Texas' Teachers

Freshman state Rep. Jason Villalba has spent much of the past couple days scrambling to respond to the sudden media attention sparked by his announcement that he would file a bill for the coming legislative session allowing teachers to carry guns. He talked to the Morning News yesterday, and yesterd ... More >>

Dallas' Homeless Say the City Tore Down Their Camp, Trashing Meds, Clothes in the Process

"They came by the other day and swept some of our stuff up," Michelle complained. She's a petite black woman in her mid 40s, with chin-length hair partially hidden under a black and orange knit cap. On a recent weekday morning, she was perched atop an upside down bucket, blowing on her hands to keep ... More >>

Franklin Davis, Accused of Raping and Murdering a Carrollton Teen, Took Police on a Wild Ride Last Night

On the afternoon of September 6, Franklin Davis drove away from Hebron High School with Shania Gray, a 16-year-old student there. Davis, 30, had arranged the meeting using a fake Facebook profile featuring a picture of a teenage boy. Otherwise, Gray might not have agreed to meet. Davis is accused o ... More >>

Happy Opening Day. Let's Predict Some Stuff.

Oh, it's a Good Friday alright. Maybe the best Friday, if you happen to have a job that allows you escape the cubical farm and head to the nearest TV-and-frosty-beer-equipped bar with your fellow farmers. (For bar suggestions, mosey here.) Going to the game? Well, then, it's an Even Better Friday. ... More >>

Smoke's Tim Byres Tapped to Keep High-End DC Restaurant Rogue 24 Running

When Tim Byres visited Washington D.C. last summer in support of Share Our Strength, a non-profit seeking to end hunger and improve nutrition for American children, he bumped into R.J. Cooper, who was then the chef at Vidalia, a high-end concept devoted to Southern cooking. The two hit it off and ha ... More >>

Dollar Signs and EKG Lines: Dallas Heart Disease Study "Striking" For Poor Young People

​We hear a lot about income inequality these days, as we do about our collectively clogged arteries. But it's less often that we're reminded of how one affects the other. A study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal does just that, tracking the connection between cardiac arrest and ... More >>

The Slow, Weak Pulse of the Heart Attack Grill

Sexy service and a media blitz won't make up for a terrible burger

Will You Bet On 21?

Cowboys Bring Back Jody Dean, Ponder Game-Day Presentation Tweaks for 2011

​The Cowboys are on the verge of making the final decision to relocate their 2011 training camp from San Antonio to Cowboys Stadium in Arlington because of the ongoing NFL lockout. But one change that apparently won't be made this season is the voice of Cowboys Stadium. That sa ... More >>

Revolving Doors: Restaurants Come In, and They Go Out

​The month of May has proven to be an eventful one. The Californian mega-chain In-N-Out Burger made its Texas debut in Frisco and Allen, The Cedars Social finally celebrated its grand opening, and plenty more new culinary establishments have popped up along the way. Not to mention, a few have clos ... More >>

Five Diets Just as Bad as The Heart Attack Grill

Tic Tacs and copious amounts of coke are all you need to have a body like a super model. And beriberi.​I have spent about 17 minutes of my entire life dieting. I did it to teach myself healthy eating habits so my body doesn't explode on my 25th birthday, when my metabolism is supposed to scree ... More >>

Five Ways To Get Unlucky By Eating On Friday The 13th

​If you haven't already been reminded by 90 coworkers today, we're happy to tell you that today's Friday the 13th. According to Wikipedia, fear of Friday the 13th is called friggatriskaidekaphobia. So now you know that. Nerd. Since today's already unlucky, in the spirit of getting screwed by ... More >>

The Heart Attack Grill is Open, and It's Even More Terrible Than We Imagined

All photos by Jenny Block The 1 pound Double Bypass burger...for $9.24. For $1.85: 8 more bacon slices!​A neon sign hangs in the window of a new Dallas burger shop. "Taste worth dying for," it reads. The neon in the window confirms your suspicion that some less-than-subtle gimmickry is at play: "O ... More >>

Tractor's Death An Eye-Opener: To Mavs Fans and a Former Mav Star

While we anxiously await the Mavs' NBA Western Conference Final opponent -- looks like the Thunder -- a couple of matters that get, well, right to the heart of the matter. Was talking to Mark Aguirre last week in the wake of his recent health scare. Aguirre, the first overall pick i ... More >>

Stoney Burns, Co-Founder of Underground Paper Dallas Notes and Buddy, Has Died

Stoney Burns as seen in Mickey Grant's documentary about the so-called Lee Park Massacre of 1970​Angus Wynne just called with the sad news: Stoney Burns -- who, in 1967 co-founded The Dallas Notes and then The Iconoclast and would go on to publish Buddy Magazine -- died early this morning at Baylo ... More >>

Bait & Switch: Have You Ever Been Conned by Good Restaurant Review?

Horne & Dekker proves it: You can't trust the media.​You know the feeling you get when you read a music review, and the critic is all "You gotta hear this one song, it'll change your life, I swear!" and then you go buy the CD and it sucks and you feel like a chump? I had that feeling at Horn ... More >>

Heart Attack Grill Opens In May. Yay?

Heart Attack Grill is scheduled to open in the West End on May 13. This video, posted in 2010, features Blair River -- the 575-pound guy who used to be the spokesperson for Heart Attack Grill's location in Arizona until he died in March at the age of 29. And here's a clip from Nightline. My favo ... More >>

Have a Cow: Heart Association Lines Up With Producers to Support Healthy Beef-Eating

Et tu, American Heart Association?​Animal rights activists may disagree, but beef is delicious. It's primal and earthy and packed with protein, which is probably why many Americans eat more red meat than they should. But the Texas Beef Council's aggressively pushing another rationale for red ... More >>

An Immigrant's Heart

To survive the ordeal of escaping Guatemala, Julia needed a big Heart. But not this big.

He's The King Of The Old World

Run For Your Life

Cheap Bastard Goes to the State Fair and Gets Her Fry On

Scott Shipley Has Heart Attack; Tonight's Show at Poor David's Pub Is Canceled

​Sad news comes today from a spokesperson for Poor David's Pub: Seems that folk/singer-songwriter Scott Shipley has had a heart attack and his show scheduled for tonight has been canceled. The 45-year-old Shipley tours regularly, but hasn't played our area for some time.The rep at Poor David's did ... More >>

Today In Music News: Jim Carroll Dies, Ms. Jackson Releases Surprise Single and Jack White Is A Giver

Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, September 15, 2009... Author and punk rock legend Jim Carroll has died of a heart attack. Janet Jackson released a surprise song "for her fans" after the VMA's on Sunday night. Those crazy Jacksons know how to exploit a moment don't they? Jack W ... More >>

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Heart to Heart

Stay Hungry, Live Longer: the Science Behind the Calorie Restriction Diet

An SMU biologist thinks the secret to the fountain of youth may be found by putting fruit flies on a diet.

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Disease awareness gets fashionable

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Neander-Guy

Ray Audette hunts with a hawk and eats like a caveman. He says his meaty diet stopped his hair from falling out, cured his diabetes--and will make you healthy too