Girl Scouts of the United States of America

Girl Fight: Girl Scout Cookies versus Keebler's Knock-Off Girl Scout Cookies

Have you been complaining that Girl Scout cookies aren't available year-round? Have you hidden boxes from yourself in secret cabinets, cut cookies in half to save more for later and frozen Thin Mints and Samoas just to stretch out your supply until "next Girl Scout Christmas?" Well, those jackass e ... More >>

Could a Conspiracy Be Responsible for my Thin Mint Binge? Nope, They're Just Good Cookies.

They're here. I'm sure you've seen them. Colorful rectangular boxes touting Tagalongs, Thin Mints, Samoas and more are taking over households all over America as we speak. Three boxes made their way into my kitchen, and last night while sitting on my couch I was horrified to discover that an entire ... More >>

The Right Predicts that Lifting Gay Ban Will Turn Boy Scouts into Horny Gay Molestees

The board of Irving-based Boy Scouts of America won't discuss a possible end to its longstanding ban on gays until next week, but the news that it's up for discussion has been condemned as another step in the nation's march toward moral ruin. The pronouncements, many of which have been chronicled b ... More >>

The Mango Creme: New Girl Scout Cookie or STD?

It's known that I love Girl Scout cookies pretty hard. But, seriously Girl Scouts? Mango Creme NutrifusionTM cookie with vitamins in it? You thought that would please the masses?

Cronies on the Bench

Vonciel Hill and our feckless mayor combine to let two ousted judges stay on the payroll.

Texas Girl Scouts Want to Fry Some Cookies at This Year's State Fair. We're Thinking Samoas.

It was only a matter of time. First corn-batter dipped hot dogs and funnel cakes went into the frier. They tasted good, so vendors at the State Fair of Texas thought they should fry other things. Next thing you know, brownies, cookie dough, marshmallows, biscuits and gravy, salsa and chicken-stuffed ... More >>

I Fucking Love Girl Scout Cookies

It's Girl Scout Cookie Time, bitches! I heard them say it on the radio, so it must be true. And it is! If you go to the Girl Scout cookies website, you can type in your ZIP code and they will tell you exactly how many minutes and miles you are away from shoving two sleeves of Thin Mints into your fa ... More >>

Look Out, Belo: Amidst Solicitation Ordinance Chat, Talk of Fines Over Unwanted Papers

At this morning's Quality of Life Committee meeting, we finally got to hear about that proposed new home solicitation ordinance with which we wrapped last week. We know what you're thinking, and let us reassure you right away: Your Girl Scout cookies should be unaffected. Exhale. As City Attorney ... More >>

Girl Scout Cookies: Leave It to Us to Dig Up
A Murder Angle

​The Girl Scouts' cookie sales season starts this week. And while there aren't any new cookies on the roster this year, the scouts are celebrating the 35th anniversary of Samoas -- a caramel-coconut concoction that debuted in a year the organization might otherwise wish to forget. Girl Scouts ... More >>

Top Alternatives to Milk & Cookies for Santa

Photo by popofatticus via Flickr​On Christmas Eve across Santa-revering areas, many little tykes put on their jammies and set out a plate of treats and (usually) a glass of wholesome milk (or perhaps, cider) for Mr. Claus to nibble on. This, of course, is in appreciation of the gifts he'll stuff i ... More >>

Big Dallas Players, On The Field And Off, Celebrate Super Bowl Community Service

Photos by Andrea GrimesLaura Bush poses with Girl Scout Troop 92, who painted the library in Bryan's House and organized the books.​Late yesterday afternoon, Laura Bush joined former Dallas Cowboy Daryl Johnston and members of the North Texas Super Bowl Host Committee to celebrate a project comple ... More >>

This Year's Bath House FIT Fest Will Be Extra Cool. (The New Air-Conditioner Helps.)

Churchmouse ProductionsJoey Folsom and Stephanie Hall star in Churchmouse Productions' Georgie Gets a Facelift and Thank U Berry Munch​Each summer the Festival of Independent Theatres puts Dallas' hottest stage actors in a bunch of short one-act plays in rotating rep over four weekends. The 12th a ... More >>

Fa-La-La-La-La

Dallas Hearts Etsy

10 Questions: Meghann O'Leary

Meghann (left) and Erin O'LearyAfter graduating from SMU with a degree in Markets and Culture, Meghann O'Leary went to work for a local law firm. Her sister, Erin, headed to New York, degree in Fine Arts in hand, to pursue a dance career.But they had always baked cookies.So two years ago, Erin began ... More >>

Dr. Mexlove, Or How to Stop Fearing and Learn to Love the Illegal

My Own Personal Girl Scout Cookie Taste Test

Yes, it's that time of year again. Within a few days, obedient parents begin toting order forms around the office for boxes of Thin Mints, Do-Si-Dos Trefoils and other life-affirming treats. As far as those who delve into the history of Girl Scouts can figure, cookie sales began with a troop in Mu ... More >>

Jesus, Lisa Garza, Just Win This Goddamned Thing Already

Scout's Honor (or Not)

Hit It With Your Best Shot

Theater Critics Camp Diary, Days 3 through 9

Various artists

Assassination City Derby: Watch Your Head, Vol. 1 (Crow)

The Right Films

Black Cinematheque Dallas screens true gems

This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

Sacramental Beer

Plus: Backhanded Apology

Modern Art

MoMa's extreme makeover

Good Riddance

The Dallas Music Festival is over. Thank God.

Old Gold

Best Free Stuff

Freecycle

Try Cycle

See the master of Cremaster

Think Pink

How Mary Kay got its groove back

Hello, Goodbye

John Graves said farewell to the Brazos and howdy to a career

God Bless Dubya

Plus: Laura-blanca, Color Coded

For Our Homies

Plus: Kaboom, Edited for Content

Best Samosa

India Grocers

Homies

Home Movie looks inside some eccentric domiciles

"Today, a Generation Died."

Revisiting the story of the 1937 New London gas explosion--the worst tragedy involving schoolchildren in American history

Sects and Lies

Did the isolated, unhappy life of an Arlington family of Jehovah's Witnesses breed false charges of sexual abuse? Absolutely, says a family member who never got a chance to tell her side of the story.

Good fences

Don't always make good neighbors, especially in exclusive Flower Mound, where a nasty feud between the mayor and a newspaper publisher has blossomed into all-out war

Late Bloomer

When Pat Stone learned her daughter was a lesbian, she helped start a support group for parents of gay and lesbian children. Then, after 35 years of marriage, Stone realized she had her own journey to make.

Hot Dish

Virgin Academy

At Dallas' old Ambassador hotel, Mr. Gothard's good girls learn the virtues of remaining pure