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Big Cities Have a Glut of Lawyers While Small Towns Suffer

Everybody knows the Shakespeare quote, "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers." It's the stuff of T-shirts. But how many people know what it was about? In Henry VI, Dick the Butcher proposes killing all of England's lawyers as the first step toward accomplishing the treasonous plot of J ... More >>

Behn There, Done That: Echo Theatre Sets an Antique Farce in the Swingin' '60s

Hibiscus Executive Chef Takes Over at Whiskey Cake

Gastropubs everywhere! Just eight days after The Dallas Morning News published Leslie Brenner's guide to gastropubs, Whiskey Cake announces the gastro-blah blah based in Plano has a new chef. Brent Hammer, formerly of Hibiscus on Henderson, will take over as chef de cuisine. See also: - With a Name ... More >>

In Hyde Park on Hudson, it's Patriotic to Pleasure a President

Bobby Patterson Speaks About His Life Off the Airwaves

Lyric Stage's 1776 is a Star-Spangled Treat

Bobby Patterson On Life After KKDA, His New Inspirational Album and the Art of Entertaining

Not much has changed about Bobby Patterson since his dismissal from KKDA-AM 730 this past May. Strolling into a Pappadeaux in Duncanville for this interview with one of his favorite walking sticks in hand, the 68-year-old cracks jokes and flirts with all the women in sight. The one-liners come and g ... More >>

Shiny Around the Edges on Death Grips and Patti Smith

See also: Oil Boom on the magic of Donnie and Joe Emerson See also: Vinyl Fantasy's Nathan Johnson on Sunn O))) We've started poking around in locals' iTunes, iPods, Spotify playlists, CD players, cassette decks, turntables and brains with one question in mind: What are you listening to? We don't ... More >>

Gary Myrick on Working With Stevie Ray Vaughan, Wilson Pickett and Big Audio Dynamite

Born and raised in Dallas, Gary Myrick found his greatest success after moving to California and forming The Figures. In 1980, Gary Myrick & The Figures released a self-titled album that featured the new wave hit "She Talks in Stereo." The song, along with another Myrick original, ended up in the mo ... More >>

Where And How To Drink Like a Mad Man

Everyone's favorite booze-soaked, chain-smoking, adultery-laden television series is about to disappear until 2013; yes, Mad Men's season five finale airs this Sunday on AMC. (If you need to catch up, the first few seasons are on Netflix. You're welcome.) But there's no reason that your thirst for ... More >>

"Urgent" Vacancies at Dallas Animal Services Still Vacant, But More Pets Are Finding Homes

Just last month, we learned that Dallas Animal Services had around 30 vacancies in shelter and field operations that urgently needed to be filled -- this, despite a RIF process in October that saw 53 people laid off and replaced with temporary workers. At Thursday afternoon's Animal Shelter Commissi ... More >>

Despite RIF Process, Dallas Animal Services Still Has 30 "Urgent" Vacancies It Needs to Fill

Jody Jones​"It's mid-January," Dallas Animal Services Commission member Bonnie Matthias said emphatically. "And we're caught with our pants down again." As usual, there's good news and there's bad news at Dallas Animal Services. This week, shelter manager Jody Jones and head of Code Complianc ... More >>

100 Holidays Ranked By Deliciousness

Known: Thanksgiving is one of the best food holidays ever. So, where do the other 99 holidays we could think of rank? We're so glad you asked. 1. Day After Thanksgiving: All the food, none of the family. Plus you get Leftovers Sandwiches. Choose to deny that this is the best food holiday of all foo ... More >>

English Premier League Teams Kicking Around the Idea of Going After FC Dallas's Brek Shea

​Reports out of England have Liverpool and Manchester City of the Premier League taking a long, hard look at FC Dallas's Brek Shea, the 21-year-old College Station-born star just called to the U.S. National Team at September's end. Problem is, Shea -- a chief contender for MLS's MVP award -- is un ... More >>

When Should You Use Usted Instead Of Tu?

And these letters are making gringos look bad.

Do Mexicans Hate Puerto Ricans?

And do matanzas only happen in New Mexico?

Buddy Guy: "If [Clapton] Says That I Am The Greatest Guitar Player Ever, Then Maybe I Am."

Buddy Guy​At 75, guitarist Buddy Guy remains as nimble of a string-bender as he was when his career started over 50 years ago. And what a career it's been: Eric Clapton calls Guy the greatest player ever, and, clearly, Guy has influenced generations of blues guitarists. He still makes gr ... More >>

Breakfast Worth Waking Up Early For, With a Side of Premier League Soccer and Beer

​The Premier League kicked off this weekend, lulling Dallasites out of the summer doldrums with the promise of cooler weather, hearty breakfasts, and lots of beer. For the uninitiated, the big games in England are piped into a handful of pubs early on weekend mornings. The games make for an i ... More >>

Here's a Cure for the Summertime Blues: The Who at Memorial Auditorium on July 23, 1967

Via.​Earthquake. "Today may end up being the coolest day thru the middle of the upcoming week." Sun storms. "U.S. drought may persist for another year." Pastor Perry.But, amidst all that awful news, there's this reprieve posted just Thursday: "The Who - Live at Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, 23 July ... More >>

Cheerio! McDonald's Tests "English Pub" Burger

Clean Plate Charlie​Like Clark Griswold, McDonald's is making a bold trip to Europe by testing a new burger: the English Pub Burger. Burger Business reports that Her Majesty's burger will have hickory-smoked bacon, white cheddar and American cheeses (?), grilled onions and steak sauce on an "a ... More >>

Giveaway: Five Pairs of Tickets to See British Sea Power Tonight at The Loft

The last time British Sea Power toured the U.S., it was shortly after the release of 2008's Do You Like Rock Music?, an album that took itself only slightly more seriously than its title. Now, three years and two albums later, the British band is back and touring the States once more, this time in p ... More >>

It's the Bean-bonic Plague!

The King's Speech: How Therapy Saved the Monarchy.

Watch: Midlake Performed "Acts Of Man" on Later...With Jools Holland Last Night.

Midlake's Tim Smith looking forlorn on Later... With Jools Holland last night.​Seems we've been in the business of posting video's of Midlake playing all over England recently. But, hey, we promise that this one's really worth your time. See, performing on Later...With Jools Holland is kind of a b ... More >>

Q&A Giveaway: Johnny Flynn Talks America, Roadside Bears, and Overproduction in Advance of His Monday Night Show at The Prophet Bar

London's Johnny Flynn released his debut album, A Larum, in 2008 when he was just 24-years-old -- although you'd never guess it. Though credited as a release from Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit, that disc saw Flynn at the far and away front-and-center, his flair for traditional British folk music ... More >>

Giveaway: Five Pairs of Tickets to See We Are Scientists Tonight at The Loft

The New York-based, Berkeley-formed We Are Scientists have been around for a decade at this point, although, really, their big break didn't come until 2005 when the band released With Love and Squalor, which included its biggest hit to date in "Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt." The consummate "big in E ... More >>

Staff Trax: Suuns, Bobby Bare Jr., Phil Selway, Puscifer, Disfear, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yelstin

Welcome to Staff Trax, the weekly feature here on DC9 where we shed some light on the music we've been enjoying of late, regardless of the touring or album release schedules that tend to bear the focus of most of our coverage. Consider it a chance for you readers to get some more insight into ou ... More >>

My Fair Lady Lifts Lyric Stage To New Heights; DFW Theater Critics (Who Include Elaine) Honor Top Actors And Shows.

Regarding Henry's Son

What's Eating Gilberto Gil?

Stage West's Copenhagen Makes Physics Into Fizzy Drama; CTD Stages A Sassy Sisters Rosensweig

Footie Film

If They Build It...

Oh Yeah, That Football

Dinner And A...Play

Theatre Three stages a dressed-down affair

Gangsta Lean

Queen Bitch

Bowen tells the story of A Royal Pain

Scared of Snakes?

Better to fear conniving relatives

Taking Pride In It

GCT tackles Jane Austen

The Science Guy?

Glass Slipper Follies

Spooky Boots

Be Gay!

Flaming Lens

Martin-Coyne's Sun Surely Shines

Drama, Just Hatched

Deeds Redone

The Burning Question crew's year in review

Hip Hop

Naan wants to bring "edgy" to Plano

Cheap Panache

Urbano Paninoteca is a fast-food vacation

Monk Spunk

The Old Monk is mostly about beer, but its mussels aren't bad either