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How Medicare Became a Thieves' Bazaar

In Dallas and across the country, hospitals, doctors and dealers have made Medicare the nation’s sweetest crime. The feds are now trying to shutter the door.

Race For Her Approval

Dallas Parole Officer Nichelle Derricks Took Bribes To Overlook Alan Todd May's $7 Million Oil Scam, Feds Say

It's hard to forget Alan Todd May. He's the Texas con man who, until his phone privileges were revoked, used to sell spaces in made-up trade shows from his Harris County prison cell, not to mention any number of more pedestrian financial misdeeds. His boldest scheme started in 2008, when he formed ... More >>

Brooke Humphries: The Party Starter

In this week's Dallas Observer we profile 30 of the metro area's most interesting characters, with new portraits of each from local photographer Mark Graham. See the entire Dallas Observer People Issue here. Brooke Humphries is standing outside the entrance of It'll Do Club on Elm Street a few week ... More >>

It's Good To Be The King

Thurston Moore Demolishes Notes at the Texas Theatre

Thurston Moore The Texas Theatre Friday, February 10 After re-listening to last year's Demolished Thoughts a few weeks ago, there was an added psychic layer to the experience. When I heard Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon had divorced a few months ago after close to three decades of marriage, I felt c ... More >>

Tower Heist: Lobby vs. Penthouse

Stealing from the rich to ... oh, whatever. Funny is the message.

Neiman Marcus Debuts Its 2011 Christmas Book With Another Showcase of Absurd Stuff

Photos by Anna Merlan​This morning the Dallas Contemporary was closed to the public, but a bunch of reporters were inside taking first looks at the most exorbitantly priced, publicity-getting items, otherwise known as the Fantasy Gifts from Neiman Marcus's 2011 Christmas Book. Eight of t ... More >>

Cheap and Charitable

2011 NBA FINALS -- South Beach: My Top 10 Observations

​10. Ate dinner last night at Prime Italian on South Beach. In the midst of ridiculous opulence in the form of $20 valet parking and $100,000 cars, it was relatively affordable. $125 for a steak and a couple drinks. Thumbs up. 9. They also offered prime Kobe steak for $30 an ounce. Ou ... More >>

Package Deals Readied to Fill You Up for Super Bowl. Antacids Not Included.

​Unless you're spending Super Bowl Sunday with Dennis Rodman in a hot tub at the Silver City parking lot or joining the throngs of obnoxious drunks at Hooters, you'll probably be watching the game in the comfort and safety of your home or a friend's house. For those hosting a watching party o ... More >>

Whitt's End: 1.14.11

​Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Jerry Jones is desperate to break the Super Bowl attendance record, set at the Rose Bowl back in 1980. To do so, he needs to pack 104,000 into Cowboys Stadium. Or around it? He wants to sell ticke ... More >>

Somewhere: There's a Downside to Celebrity Living.

From Party Girl to Oscar Winner, Sofia Coppola's Journey to Somewhere.

Viking: A Little Lesson in How the Other Half Cooks

Woman, where's my meatloaf?​I don't own any kind of Viking appliance. But if I did, now I know what I would do with it. I didn't realize that the "Experience the Viking Difference" cooking class at the Viking Cooking school referred to the difference a Viking appliance can make in a cook's li ... More >>

Alan Todd May Admits to Mail Fraud and Ripping Off Investors to Tune of $7 Million

Alan Todd May's sham company's website is still up and running, unlike Alan Todd May​Back in June, you may recall, downtown oil man (coughnotreallycough) Alan Todd May was caught in San Francisco, to which he'd fled following a filing by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that said his Pr ... More >>

Lettuce Wrap Up: Puck Wolfgang! and Frozen Ghost Vodka

The Fair's left us...​As the State Fair roller coaster eases back into the station, the setting sun is casting a clichéd orange glow and Dallas bloggers are beginning to reminisce about what they wish they'd seen. Five Sixty initially wanted to see a gaggle of veterans in pressed khakis and past ... More >>

Hash Over: SMU Foodjects, Dollar Day at Lone Star Park, Free Appetizers at Ferrari's, and More

Meadows Museum​Who wants to celebrate Spanish culture and gastronomy during the month of July? The Meadows Museum at SMU will be presenting "Foodjects: Design and the New Cuisine in Spain" from Tuesday, July 6, to Monday, July 26. A collaboration of Spanish designers and chefs will display mo ... More >>

Alan Todd May, Who Feds Say Ran Ponzi Scheme From Downtown, Caught in S.F.

Some of the very generic imagery featured on Alan Todd May's company's Web site​Alan Todd May spent the better part of 1983 to 2002 in and out of prison, having been arrested for such things as credit card abuse, check fraud, theft ... well, you name the hustle, he hustled it. There were 14 convic ... More >>

Let My Cameron Go

10 Questions: Our Favorite Answers Thus Far

Who knew Megan Henderson liked to suck down whipped cream, straight from the can?We began the 10 Questions series early in the new year, so it seems like a good time to pause and look back.Over the past few months, we've interviewed some interesting characters, including chefs, waiters, managers, ba ... More >>

10 Questions: Wolfgang Puck

Just about everyone with an abiding interest in food knows the name Wolfgang Puck.The Austrian born superstar helped to usher in the era of celebrity chefs after he opened the Beverly Hills destination Spago in 1982. What followed was a series of media raves, television appearances and the creation ... More >>

Party...For A Change

Today, the words "political party" have double meaning. And, forget partying like its 1999. Ten years later, America is celebrating the here and now, and a few local restaurants are joining the fun. Lakewood's Café Lago hosts an Obama Bash from 6 to 9 p.m., tonight with a buffet, live jazz, TV co ... More >>

10 Questions: Judd Fruia

Fruia thinks big--and no wonder.His tenure includes Pappas Bros. Steakhouse (big steaks, big wines and, once, the world's biggest cigar) and a stint with Consilient Restaurants (big buzz), while his newly opened Tre Amici fills the old Rick Stein's spot...making it perhaps the largest restaurant ope ... More >>

Burning Question: What Should You Do When You Have No Cash For The Valet?

Photo By: Patrick Michels Set aside for now the question of whether valet parking represents an indulgence leftover from the pre-collapse heyday or a convenience necessary in congested parts of town. There are larger issues at stake. For instance, there we were at The Mansion on Turtle Creek wai ... More >>

To Hear Jaap van Zweden Play Violin for the "Final" Time, It'll Cost Ya

Review: The Club Dining & Drinks

Shake, baby, shake

Survival Skills

Park Cities Prime tickles the umami receptors

Drop Head Gorgeous

Brotherly Love

New Super Mario Bros. scores by plumbing old ideas.

Who Is That Guy?

He plays golf with George Clooney. He clowns around with Chris Tucker. He's best buddies with Peri Gilpin. He's a pasty white dude named Steve Stodghill.

Wize Guys

Here's your chance to get rich quick -- or lose your shirt, in which case, GlobalTec disavows all responsibility for, well, anything

Kowtow to Cacao

Chocoholics unite at Gourmet Showcase 2005

Piece of Her Heart

Image by the Glass

What’s the deal with bottle service?

Burning Question

The Living End

After two decades, the West End is a pale shadow of its former self. Will it rise again?

Pair o' Dice

If this restaurant is really heavenly, then let's go commit some sin

Best Reason to Self-Park

Javier's

Alphabite

There's everything from bull's-eyes to wild tosses at restaurant "a"

Frenchie Flash

Loosen up and enjoy the ride at Paris Vendôme

Party's Over

Dallas restaurateurs weather a year of many valleys, few peaks

Eyes Half Open

Cameron Crowe takes Jerry Maguire on a dizzy trip through dreamland

Fun and Justice

Ten years later, the Dallas Times Herald is still missed

Stink Kink

Italian Cowboy has pooped out

Ten-Gallon Lasagna

Italian Cowboy's fare ranges from good, to bad, to ugly.

Go West for Wine

There are plenty of surprises at Sapristi!

Going, Gone

Someone take the wheel, 'cause Cage don't know where he's going

Greed is very, very bad

Boiler Room serves up the sons of Gordon Gekko

Out Here

Scattergun Reflex