Dick Cheney

Last Night: Merle Haggard and Kris Kristofferson at Bass Hall

Merle Haggard, Kris KristoffersonBass Hall, Fort WorthFebruary 17, 2010Better Than: Watching classic country performances on YouTube and thinking to yourself "damn, I wish I'd seen so-and-so before he died."Patrick MichelsJust a couple legends sharing a stage. No big deal. For a slideshow of shots f ... More >>

Pairing Off: Most Graphic Moments Of The Fourth Quarter

Patrick Michels​There were some punishing stretches over the three months past, where latkes from a box or a Snickers bar purchased from some convenience store were standout dishes.Plenty of suffering to go around: popcorn shrimp, candy corn, cranberry sauce from a can...At least I was favored by ... More >>

Houston Mayor Bill White is Running for Governor. Unless He Isn't. We Think.

Patrick Michels​There were some punishing stretches over the three months past, where latkes from a box or a Snickers bar purchased from some convenience store were standout dishes.Plenty of suffering to go around: popcorn shrimp, candy corn, cranberry sauce from a can...At least I was favored by ... More >>

Hutchison on Meet the Press: If Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner's Gotta Go, Then Congress "Shouldn't Keep Our Jobs Either"

NBCHutchison and Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) during the introductions. Could Kay look any more uncomfortable if she tried?​Kay Bailey Hutchison's appearance Sunday on Meet the Press could have been an opportunity to show potential voters why she kept her gig in Washington instead of resign ... More >>

Rick Perry and Kay Bailey Hutchison Are Locked In A Pitched Battle Over The Soul Of The GOP. They Are Also Running For Governor.

NBCHutchison and Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) during the introductions. Could Kay look any more uncomfortable if she tried?​Kay Bailey Hutchison's appearance Sunday on Meet the Press could have been an opportunity to show potential voters why she kept her gig in Washington instead of resign ... More >>

Guantanamo's Final Days

America prepares to shutter the infamous prison camp, and jihad looms

Steve Earle Continues Speaking His Mind Even When It Gets Him Into Trouble

America prepares to shutter the infamous prison camp, and jihad looms

Obama and Me

It was the year 2000, and I was a young, hungry reporter in Chicago with a young, hungry state legislator on my speed dial

Dubya: A Really Cool Dude

It was the year 2000, and I was a young, hungry reporter in Chicago with a young, hungry state legislator on my speed dial

Tube Boobs

American Dreamz's nation

of idiots lands a little close

to home

Rabbit Test

Jenny Lewis takes a Rilo Kiley break and invites fans over for Pinot Noir. Sign us up!

Keep it

Chug that Mad Dog before FEMA comes a-knockin'

SMU's Shame

Even people who like the president shouldn't want his library here

Dr. Disaster

When the world is falling to pieces, emergency doctor Paul Pepe makes order from chaos

Play Nice or Else

Plus: Unripe Banana Case

The Understudy

Avery Johnson will make a fine coach someday, but why today?

The Right's Stuff

A Texas-based band of conservative warriors tackles the left on its own turf--the street

It Hits the Fan

Plus: Doesn’tsuck.com; What’s in a Name

Restart the Insanity

Plus: Sack of kittens; Summer Reading List

Sandy and I

Dallas Summer Musicals takes something old and makes it old again

Deanie Babies

It's Howard's party; buy if you want to

War on War

Almost four decades later, The Fugs' Ed Sanders is still fighting

Everybody Loves Romano

How can Phil Romano, the "Steven Spielberg of the food business," become even more successful? By opening more restaurants, making more money--and feeding the homeless.

Rich Man, Poor Man

Dallas architect Tom Stanley crafted buildings that endure on city skylines across the country, but his fortune and family wouldn't survive their own shaky foundations

2001 Dallas Observer Music Awards

Narrow margins remind us that everyone's a winner

Buzz

Cold embrace; No free ride; Love fest

Events for the week

Cold embrace; No free ride; Love fest