Eastern Europe

In No, It's the Ad Man vs. the Dictator

After Chest-Thumping Over International Election Observers, Greg Abbott Admits Texas Sovereignty In No Danger

In an exercise in states' rights fetishization, the Texas Legislature tasked Attorney General Greg Abbott with figuring out whether international organizations are usurping Lone Star sovereignty. If you'll recall, there was an ugly scene leading up to the 2012 presidential election, wherein Abbott, ... More >>

Zebra Mussels Find Their Way to Lake Ray Roberts, Part of Dallas' Water Supply

Zebra mussels, the innocuously named but virulent mollusk, were first discovered domestically in the Great Lakes back in the late 1980's, having spread westward from their native Eastern Europe and hitched a ride in the ballast of U.S.-bound ships. Since then, they have spread through the nation's w ... More >>

Travel the World and Stay at Home

Dallas ISD Names Mike Miles, Reform-Minded Military Vet from Colorado, Lone Finalist for Superintendent Job

Prediction: The next few weeks may not be a ton of fun for Mike Miles. Miles, the superintendent of Harrison School District Two in Colorado Springs, was named the lone finalist for the top job in Dallas ISD at a meeting this afternoon. The board, which voted 8-0 (with Carla Ranger abstaining), now ... More >>

The Mayor's $20 Million Plan for Southern Dallas is Just Another Drop in the Bucket.

Henk's European Deli Splits a Polish Sausage and Pairs it with Eggs, Just So You Know

Alex Nham travels the globe, mainly the part with Dallas on it, in search of new places to eat breakfast. I wasn't in search of anything particular to eat this week; the days were long and I just wanted some eggs and fat. I could have gone to some diner down the street to quell my urges with some b ... More >>

Taste Europe in Arlington. Guy Fieri Did.

A few weeks back, when Guy Fieri and the Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives crew stencil-painted the metroplex, tracking their movements was sort of like tracking a spiky-haired, loud-mouthed Santa. But when I heard they filmed an episode at a spot that I've driven by no less than 100 times and never once ... More >>

DJ Cyberina Flux Celebrates 10 Years on KNON With a Big Anniversary Party at Dada

DJ Cyberina Flux​When it comes to the ups and downs of Dallas' electronic music scene, DJ Cyberina Flux, host of KNON-89.3 FM's "Rocket Radio," has seen it all. Her industrial/gothic/electronica show has graced the KNON airwaves every Friday from midnight until 4 a.m. for a decade now. And, hey ... More >>

Q&A: Dimmu Borgir's Silonez On English Being Metal's Official Language and Listening to Lady Gaga When Drunk

Dimmu Borgir​Norway's Dimmu Borgir is named after a volcano in Iceland and specializes in a symphonic form of black metal that is as fun as it is pretentious. Hugely popular in Eastern Europe, the band has been around for nearly two decades but has yet to make major inroads in the American metal m ... More >>

Jack Hammers Another Nail in Rye's Coffin

​"Hey, are they happy we got rid of the rye bread?," Jack in the Box's mascot asks a fictional focus group leader in a recent commercial for the chain's new pastrami sandwich. "Totally," the researcher assures him. Customers may be pleased with Jack in the Box's decision to simplify its ingr ... More >>

Brave Combo

Kikiriki (Dentone)

From the Basement

Five Pickles That Should be More Popular

Ok, just one bite.​With so many restaurants now doing their own pickling, there's a great opportunity for fruits and vegetables besides cucumbers, onions and carrots to enter the favorite pickle pantheon. We present here five terrific pickles that surely deserve a spot in the nation's culinary mai ... More >>

His Vision Is Pure

The Search for an English Pub in North Texas is Over. We've Found the Holy Grail.

U.S. Attorney Sends Word of 19, Most Locals, Indicted For "Massive Cybercrime Conspiracy"

​After the jump, in its entirety, is a release we just received that offers sketchy details involving 19 people -- most of them locals -- who were indicted by a federal grand jury this week for their involvement in what the U.S. Attorney's Office calls a "massive cybercrime conspiracy." We will fo ... More >>

The Year/The Decade: Things We Don't Miss But Thought We Would

​You're sitting in a place and time thinking it could never get more interesting.Recall, for example, the start-up dating service for good-looking people only. Can't remember the name, but they evaluated your photo and decided whether or not you could join. The idea seems mean-spirited, but in the ... More >>

There Was...But What Now?

Calexico Takes Its Music South of the States and Across the Pond

Whiskey Folk Ramblers

Midnight Drifter (Ravenkaw)

The Hunchback of PDNB

See the work of Igor Malijevsky

Super, Thanks for Asking

Holiday Leftovers

Theaters never sicken of Dickens, so expect season's repeats

Czech Mix

You want eclectic? We got your eclectic.

MumboJumbo Gets Itself a Russian Bride

Get Real

The competition for true love is stiff, especially during prime time

Meshugge and Spice

Jewish holidays, Dixie-style, in Ballyhoo; love's crazy in Theatre Quorum's Lights

Brown Study

Aqua doesn't impress-doesn't even try

God Save the Queen

A talented rapper narrowly survives another lousy movie

Blanking the Slate

What’s a weekend with the Burning Question crew like?

Innards and Outs

Which is more revolting: haggis, scrapple or head cheese?

From Russia, With Borscht

Taste of Europe is a treasure that requires digging

Biting the Appellation

Is it right to produce alcohol in the wrong country?

Deeds Redone

The Burning Question crew's year in review

Euro-Hash

Who has the worst cuisine in Europe?

Life is a Cabaret

BurlesqueFest busts out at the Gypsy Tea Room

Rising to the Occasion

Which establishments have the most provocative waitstaff?

Love You to Death

Two stages offer British accents; a fringe festival puts the accent on new works

Czech Marked

Sadly, in a Dark Blue World even war heroes can be treated like villains

Life in Pictures

Some Explicit Polaroids offers up snaps of the self-absorbed

All God's Children

When terrorists breed hatred among us, they've already won the war

Prague Rock

Uz Jsme Doma want people to listen to the whole story--in Czech

Best Place to Introduce Children to Theater

Le Theatre de Marionette

Letters

The turkey leg goes to...; Funny lady; Hanging on a KLIF; More epistles to the Jews; Dry summer days

Ha-Ha-Holocaust

Humor and hope emerge from the shtetl portrayed in Train of Life

Hey Yiddle Yiddle

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