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My Name Is Rachel Corrie's Politics are Controversial, but Second Thought's Production Trumps Them

Baring Teeth's Andrew Wiggins On Cannibal Corpse, Being Bitten in the Face By a Dog

Local metal trio Baring Teeth have a few great shows coming up, including one at Tapatio Studios tomorrow, with Gaza, Code Orange Kids and Full of Hell. We talked to guitarist/vocalist Andrew Wiggins about his musical firsts. What did you own first, a cassette or a CD? Regardless of the format, wh ... More >>

Here's The 411 On The JFF

The Long and Short of FIT

New plays feel long and come up short on ideas at ongoing FIT fest.

During Friday's Rally for Flotilla Casualties, A Reflection of Gaza Down at Dealey Plaza

Patrick MichelsA pro-Palestine rally at Dealey Plaza on Friday afternoon ended with a march to Memorial Park, a show of solidarity with activists trying to break Israel's blockade of Gaza. You'll find more photos in our slide show. The long war over Gaza played out in miniature down at Dealey Plaza ... More >>

Show Announcements: Jackson Browne, Maxwell, Jill Scott And More

Jackson Browne comes Here in August.​The line that connects dots as seemingly disparate as Nico, The Eagles and Spiccoli makes its way to Grand Prairie this summer as singer-songwriter and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Jackson Browne makes a North Texas stop on his world tour with collaborator David ... More >>

Sharing a Smoke and a Cuppa Joe With Kinky Friedman, Who Doesn't Turn on His Friends

Sam Merten​Prior to his gig tonight at the Granada, Kinky Friedman made a campaign stop at Urban Dog Coffee as he continues his bid for the Democratic nomination for agriculture commissioner. Given his close relationship with gubernatorial candidate Farouk Shami, who had five key campaign aide ... More >>

Local Activists' Response to Egypt's Ban on Gaza March: We're Going Anyway

Roger Kallenberg and Diane Baker of the Dallas Peace Center​On Tuesday, the Egyptian foreign ministry warned activists planning to march across its border into Gaza to mark the anniversary of last year's conflict that they'll be "dealt with by the law." But that isn't stopping Roger Kallenberg ... More >>

Daughter of Convicted Holy Land Foundation Leader Determined to Clear His Name

Mike MazuloNoor Elashi is the 23-year-old daughter of Holy Land Foundation co-founder Ghassan Elashi, who found out only today that he will be sentenced in May following his conviction last November; he's looking at 15 years to life in prison, after having been among those convicted of donating to H ... More >>

Today In Music News: Hear New Eminem, Save Amy Winehouse, See Jane's Addiction And Smile At Kanye's Karma.

Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, January 8, 2009... The alleged final version of Eminem's Dr. Dre-produced, "Crack a Bottle" has hit the world wide interweb. It features Fitty and Dre, each contributing a verse. The reclusive rapper even takes a jab at himself in reference ... More >>

Trolling Right-Wing Political Blogs Proves That November Can't Come Too Soon

Digging Daniel Day-Lewis

The enigmatic leading man reveals the method behind his onscreen madness

A Different Animal

Polk presents her own Gaza Zoo

Holy Land Family Fights Terrorist Label

Despite a hung jury, the trials are far from over

U.S. Magistrate Forces News Reporter to Testify in Holy Land Trial

DHL Slow To Deliver

Iraq's Cinema of Longing

A conversation with director James Longley

Give Peace a Dishtowel

Think peace protesters are lame? So, what are you doing with your life?

Old School

DISD trustee Ron Price does everything you expect from a politician. These days that's a problem.

Feeling Real Frolic

Dallas hip-hop represents in our first-ever mixtape round-up

Beyond the West Bank

Laray Polk's book is rich in suggestion and charged with intellectual fire

Zoo Keeper

Dallas artist Laray Polk explores Gaza

The Real World

The Dallas Video Festival shows all the news not fit for print

Comics From the Front

How Joe Sacco learned to stop worrying and love war

This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

Gaza Strippers

August 29

Bang to Hype

At SXSW, it's all about the buzz, not the Buzz Band

Strong Stuff

Time of Favor's look at Israel is fascinating and powerful

The A-Team

Love it when a plan comes together? Not so fast. Sure, they've got A-Rod and I-Rod, but what about Rusty Greer hitting leadoff, Tim Crabtree closing, and Johnny Oates acting human? John Gonzalez goes to Texas Rangers spring training to look for answers.

War of words

Morning News reports of a charity's ties to terrorism spur Muslim protests

Scene, heard

Fawning Pumpkins; Audio LUXURY; Door dates; And a ton of Rubber Gloves

Letters

Why, baby, why?

In other words, the return of ? and the Mysterians

1998 Dallas Observer Music Awards Nominees

Letters

Charity Gall

Crippled children are the latest fund-raising ticket for a controversial Palestinian foundation