Subject: Franklin

• Monday Morning Meanderings

  May 5, 2008

• Take a Progressive Tour of Dallas, More or Less

  May 20, 2008

• Weekend Roundup: Vans Warped Tour, Much?

  July 7, 2008

• Vaught Says of Keffer's Immigration Mailer: "It's Insanity, Absurdity."

  October 31, 2008

• Breaking Down The Grammy Nominations (Or: Hey, Some Love For DFWd!)

  The 2009 Grammy nominations were announced last night, which means, yep, we're being INUNDATED with press releases from ecstatic and eager publicists touting their clients' successes.Like we have any say in the matter. Yeah, right.But, by my count, DFWd's doing OK here. Here's a breakdown of area artists who received Grammy nominations last night...Erykah BaduKinda shocking to see Ms. Badu only get one nomination for her excellent New Amerykah Pt. 1: 4th World War disc--especially since the sole

  December 4, 2008

• Breast Inauguration Ever? (Or, How Obama Became The "Magic Man" At The Lodge This Morning.)

  At, oh, about 11:15ish last night, Robert gave me a call. Earlier in the day, we'd half-kidded about going to a strip club to watch the inauguration--surely, it was the most inappropriate place we could think of for watching the festivities (without putting ourselves in harm's way, at least). But now, on this phone call, the joking was out the window; Robert wanted me to cover the inauguration. From The Lodge. Formally.Fine, I said. Why not? It's only history.What follows is a running diary of

  January 20, 2009

• Soul survivor

  March 20, 1997

• The Race Not Run

  October 15, 1998

• Barnes, Hokkanen & Rubin

  August 19, 1999

• Failure Plus

  April 11, 2002

• What a Dick

  My March Madness bracket has long been in shambles. But my pick to win it all - UConn - is alive, well and poised to win the title next weekend in Detroit. If you called Michigan State over Louisville, kudos. If you predicted UConn, Villanova, North Carolina and the Spartans as your Final Four, your powers creep me out a little bit. Turned on ESPN this morning for some rehash and some insight. I wanted to hear from an expert about how we got here and what we can expect. I wanted some x

  March 30, 2009

• Be Your Own Pet Flips Off "Mom-Approved Punk"

  May 15, 2008

• Love Yourself

  Rosemary Meza's Masturbation Session

  October 21, 2004

• See Saw

  Tobe Hooper hosts his own massacre

  October 30, 2003

• Drug Crazed

  September 6, 2001

• Not So Special

  DISD's special education program is anything but, say parents and state officials, and it too often abandons the children who need attention most

  December 28, 2000

• Mock Speed

  Spinal Tap is still on the right side of the fine line between stupid and clever

  September 7, 2000

• Public defenders

  A surprising number of parents are shunning the 'burbs, pulling their kids out of private schools, and embracing DISD

  August 3, 2000

• A cut above

  American Psycho gets all chopped up, thank God

  April 13, 2000

• Buzz

  Make nice; Hacked off; Party hardly

  October 21, 1999

• Innocence Lost

  Railroaded onto death row, Kerry Max Cook endures rapes, beatings, and suicide attempts while waiting for justice

  July 22, 1999

• Whitt's End: 9.11.09

  ​Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *As for August's PPM radio ratings - surprise! - 1310 AM The Ticket continues to dominate. Among men 25-54, The Ticket remains No. 1 in the market leading every hour from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. In the distant battle for second place 105.3 The Fan continues to gain on 103.3 FM ESPN, leading in about half the day. To avoid those "Hey, quit tooting your own horn, asshole!" accusation

  September 11, 2009