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Armed and Loquacious

Shakespeare Dallas updates the look but not the language (or length) of Macbeth.

McDonald's Is Going Vegetarian. Seen Wearing Skinny Jeans.

McDonald's purists (yes, they are a people), you may want to sit down. The fast food giant is set to open not one, but two of their first entirely vegetarian concepts in India next year. The first location will be in the holy city of Amritsar, near the Golden Temple. The vegetarian menu is a somewha ... More >>

We Resolve to be Better in 2012

Hah. We kid. C'mon, you didn't really buy that did you?

Declaring War on the War on the War on the War on the War on Christmas

​Man. I cannot believe it. Just got back in the house. Catching my breath. Had to wade into the crowd out there on the street. Major neighborhood squall. We've been waiting 20 years for the city to patch our street. They have big crews out there now doing it -- and a bang-up job from what I h ... More >>

Top Chef: Texas Claims Some More Public Money, This Time for a Slick Tourism Web Site

​We're still waiting to see whether a judge thinks we're entitled to more details on how the producers of Top Chef will spend the estimated $400,000-plus the state paid to see its brand integrated into the show, which the show has thus far accomplished with lots of boots, Texas flags, and dish ... More >>

Gang Gang Dance Laughs It All Off

Cowboys Stadium Getting Two New Voices in 2011

Roger Emrich: New 'Boys Voice​While the Cowboys cut familiar faces in an attempt to reshape their team on the field, the organization has also decided to give its stadium an audio makeover. Out as Cowboys Stadium public address announcer is Jody Dean, to be replaced by local award-wi ... More >>

Whitt's End: 6.17.11

​Whether you've reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Jason Terry's voice is still hoarse from all the partying and cigars, but yet we're already peeking at 2012. Problem: The Mavs aren't a team built for the future, but rather the here-'n-now ... More >>

All the Way from D.C., Dallas Opera Imports a Force of Will for Production of Romeo & Juliet

Michael Kahn​Dallas Opera's Romeo & Juliet opens tonight at the Winspear. Staging the piece by Charles Gounod (sung in French with English supertitles) is Michael Kahn, the highly respected Shakespeare expert from the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C., where he's brought the work ... More >>

35 Conferette Adds More Acts, Including New Sub Pop Supergroup Featuring Michael Cera

If nothing else, Michael Cera is cooler than Danny Masterson, right?​After announcing last week the addition of another 135 bands to its bill, you'd think the folks up at Denton's 35 Conferette might need a breather -- or, I dunno, maybe some time to focus on the actual logistics of the fest, sinc ... More >>

35 Conferette Adds A Whopping 135 More Bands To Bill, Including A Whole Slew of Locals

Big things happening today in the world of 35 Conferette -- bigger news, even, than the fact that the-festival-formerly-known-as-North-by-35 now has an actual website to call its own (!). Bigger, too, than the really awesome web teaser/advertisement that the fest's organizers have created to promote ... More >>

Tonight, Tonight: GWAR at House of Blues, Of Montreal at the Granada Theater, Lifehouse at the Palladium Ballroom, Jacob Metcalf at City Tavern

Another Tuesday rolls around and it's another intriguing collection of musical options. A great night to drown those baseball sorrows.

Tonight, Tonight: Interpol at the Palladium, Widespread Panic at Verizon, Don Williams at the Majestic and Bones Thugs-N-Harmony at the House of Blues

What a packed Wednesday evening. And that's not even counting Your Texas Rangers playing in their first ever World Series game. Crazy, right?

Tonight, Tonight: We Are Scientist at The Loft, Powerman 5000 at Trees and Cory Morrow at The Aardvark. LATE ADD: The Fresh & Onlys and Royal Baths at The Nightmare.

A couple of nice triple-bills, plus some hardcore country, makes for a pleasant Tuesday evening of music, no?

Bollywood Lysistrata Puts An Indian Spin On A Greek Classic With Mixed Results; Kitchen Witches Places Comedy On Slow Boil

Any Extra-Virgins In The House?

Filling up with the good stuff.​Flavors From Afar 6712 Snider Plaza 214-696-2327 Try: Conte Pucci Della Genga extra virgin olive oil (now 50 percent off) Don't try: leaving without taste-testing something We were out of extra virgin olive oil. (No, I don't mean E.V.O.O. I will never abbrevia ... More >>

You Think It's Easy Being in of Montreal?

Digital Energy

The Mavericks' French Misconnection Marks More of the Same on Draft Day

Yet Another Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Filed Against Former "Father Nick"

Ticket to Paradise

Booka Shade |Henrik Schwartz |Ricardo Villalobos

DJ Kicks (!K7)|Live (!K7)|Fabric 36 (Fabric)

Roy Tarpley Returns, This Time to Sue the Dallas Mavericks

Joy of Sects

CTD's Shadowlands chronicles the unlikely love between C.S. Lewis and a brash American

Heavy Medal

For her next trick, Carly Patterson attempts to trade in somersaults for singing

America's Past Prime

"Exuberantly shallow"

Suspension bridge of disbelief

Over the Edge

Already dogged by mental illness, Paul Bear ended his life after a mean-spirited outing by a small-town newspaperman

Steel Wheels

Murderball, a doc about quad rugby players, absolutely kills

Boy Meets Whirl

A lost lad longs for life in I Am David

This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

Irish Eyes

It's about learning heritage, not getting hammered

Biting the Appellation

Is it right to produce alcohol in the wrong country?

'Cocks, Rock

Buzzcocks still kick ace, in case you've forgotten

Food to Go

Dallas chefs learn their trade here, there and everywhere

Local Yokels

Photographer Ann Stautberg walks the razor's edge of a good regional artist

Game boy

Sure, Troy can throw a ball, but can he shoot an ion cannon?

It takes a script

Despite strong performances, Global Village doesn't connect all the emotional dots

Out There

Hole-in-the-wall treasure

Tasty Greek is disheveled, but the food cleans up

And the winners are

Presenting the 1997 Jimmys--like the Tony, but without the boring awards show

From a shiver to a whimper

Teatro Dallas' Lamia could use a few more screams

Mommie deadest

Gryphon Players cut through the Greek in Euripides' Electra

Events for the week

Soul Power

The city's future is in the hooves of a winged horse--and in the New Age musings of the Dallas Institute of Humanities.

From nude to naked

Dallas pair explores frontiers of erotic art

Joe Bob Briggs

Drive-In Movie Critic of Grapevine, TX

New frontier

North Dallas' Cafe Mediterranee goes boldly across many borders

Burger of a different persuasion

Johnny's makes its claim to greatness with a Greek flourish