Harvard University

Americans Under 30 the Most Cynical Bunch Ever. Good for Them. And Us.

Took a few days off to go canoeing on the Buffalo River in Arkansas -- always a fine way to clear the mind and ease the soul -- and came home to wonderful news: The Harvard Institute of Politics released its 23rd "Survey of Young Americans' Attitude Toward Politics and Public Service" today, finding ... More >>

Don't Stop Renewable Energy Subsidies. Just Make Them Better.

Every week, managing editor Patrick Williams disappears into his office and reemerges a cranky, nicotine-addicted, third-person-referring superhero we like to call Buzz. OK, everybody relax and just breathe easy (though not too deeply). That whole global-warming, energy-supply, sooty-air thing is t ... More >>

Ted Cruz Stands By His Claim That Harvard Law Was Crawling With Pinkos

It's an impressive feat to show up in The New Yorker as a freshman Congressman, and kudos to Senator Ted Cruz for pulling it off. Cruz has been facing widespread criticism for, among other things, his aggressive questioning of Chuck Hagel, President Obama's nominee for Defense Secretary. Jane Mayer ... More >>

Hooray for Dallas' Big, Dumb Ideas Like Fancy Bridges. They Stir Up the Smart Kids.

So, back to the new fake suspension bridge we're building at enormous cost over the Trinity River, and, in fact, let's go back and review the whole Trinity River project. In fact, let's go back and review everything. Here is my question: Why are huge, obviously stupid projects the best thing that e ... More >>

FRIED BREAKING NEWS: Fried Jambalaya, Fried Bacon Cinnamon Roll Win Big at State Fair of Texas

See also: The Fried Food Finalists Coming to the State Fair of Texas 2012 Last Wednesday, the eight finalists of the Big Tex Choice Awards were announced. Today, they gathered for an epic fried battle. Three judges (1310 The Ticket's Donovan Lewis, Representative Eric Johnson from the Texas House o ... More >>

Now We're Really Screwed: Asians Are America's Fastest-Growing Immigrant Group

Oh, damn. Now white people are going to have to defend themselves on a second front. First it was the Mexicans swarming into the country and out-working us. Now the Asians are coming here in droves and out-smarting us. What's left for whites? Bowling? The big news in immigration today is a new Pew ... More >>

From Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber to the SMU Rowing Team, Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" Has Been Around

See also: The problem with Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" is one of those songs that tricks you. You only have to hear it once to know all the words. Not just the chorus, ALL OF THE WORDS. Who knows where you even heard it the first time? The problem is you ... More >>

We knew it! Porn is Good.

A pro-porn column in the News doesn't get a rise out anyone.

Goals for Dallas, or: A Look Back at When a Mayor Dreamed The Possible Dreams

While we await confirmations and return calls, let's take a look at this short film I just found (again) featuring one John Erik Jonsson and, specifically, the former mayor's creation of something called Goals for Dallas, which I really never knew much about till coming across a copy of a close-to- ... More >>

Early Valentine's Gift Idea: Get Le Whif of Breathable Chocolate

Think GeekPersonally, we prefer Chocolate Marlboro.​Avoiding sweets is difficult enough without second-hand chocolate smoke. Well, "smoke" is not technically accurate. Thanks to Le Whif, however, with the "first prototype of the food inhaler" you can pretty much smoke your way through a six pa ... More >>

He Is Legend

The Curious Price-Fixing Case of Kay's Kloset Makes a Return to the Supreme Court

Harvard prof Einer Elhauge ​A couple of years back we noted that the price-fix was back in, thanks in large part to a 2007 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that eventually put a Flower Mound business out of business. Perhaps you recall that case: Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. v. Kay's Kloset -- ... More >>

The Social Network: With Friends Like These...

You Couldn't Make This Stuff Up

The Dallas News's Architecture Critic, David Dillon, Has Died at the Age of 68

​During our server outage of the last hour, several Friends of Unfair Park wanted to make sure we noted David Dillon's death at his home in Amherst, Mass. He suffered a massive heart attack at the age of 68. Dillon, who was among those who took a buyout from the paper in '06, continued to contribu ... More >>

Says Mayor, Thanks to UNT Dallas Is Finally About to Become a College Town

Get to know the University of North Texas at Dallas from UNTD Webmaster on Vimeo.That video above was just posted to Vimeo by the University of North Texas at Dallas -- but says here it was sent out a couple of weeks ago to "the Board of Regents, potential donors, the Texas legislature, and elected ... More >>

Friends May Through December

Let's Be Business Brief

Don't mince words, Richard Fisher, what do you really think?​Some Tuesday morning odds and sods:First, from The Wall Street Journal, this op-ed from Richard Fisher, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, who tells the Senate to lay off his boy Ben Bernanke as he tries to re-up his positi ... More >>

Tuesday's Unverified Fact About Oakland

​The 'Boys host the team from the wrong side of the bay on Thanksgiving. Another "fact" about the witless rabble...When traveling, the Raiders go to restaurants as a team--not as a show of unity, but because only defensive lineman Desmond Bryant, a Harvard grad, knows how to read.**Source: The Rai ... More >>

Angels & Demon Speeds Down the Track Laid by The Da Vinci Code

Dude Food: The Idle Rich Pub

The Idle Rich Pub2614 McKinney Ave.214-965-9926Dude Factor: 7, or "Mr. Burns," on a scale of 1 ("Donald Trump") to 10 ("Bruce Wayne")As much as I love The Old Monk, I hadn't really thought of it or its sister bars (The Dubliner, Blackfriar Pub and The Idle Rich Pub) as Dude Food destinations--partic ... More >>

Handshakes And Sissy Slaps

People we'd like to shake hands with:Jason Williams, from the cradle of NFL superstardom and Harvard of the Midwest--yep, Western Illinois University. Home of the fighting Leathernecks. WIU is many time almost-champion of 1-AA (they tend to falter in the playoffs, even when ranked #1), the team that ... More >>

Live Up and Closer

Enter Stage Left presents Marber's edgy tale

However You Slice It What's up with thin Mexican beef?

How now, brown cow?

Giveaway: Two Pairs Of Tickets To Catch Bishop Allen Tonight At Hailey's

Just What -- And Who -- is Behind "The Great Immigration Panic"? You Name It.

Tommy Lee Jones on the "Fascist Madness" of a Border Fence

Sued and Expelled: The Battle Over the Battle Over Evolution

Because Dumb Ideas Are Still Dumb, Even After You Voted For 'Em

Land of Opportunity...

...For many skilled immigrants, it's not here, it's home

SMU and A&M are Damned Liberal Anti-Bush Bastions. Sure, Prof, Whatever You Sez.

Passing the Candle

Swift Kick

Elijah Wood as a soccer thug in Britain? Not bloody likely.

New releases available this week

Trip to Bountiful

Oh, the talent given us at this year's remarkable Dallas Video Festival

Letters

Hamming It Up

Walk the mall to help the hungry

Best Excuse for Exercise

Rowing on White Rock Lake

"Nice Kid, But..."

To get into the right college, sometimes you have to be better than perfect

Exposed

Snap of the imagination

Barely Passing

All's not Wellesley when Julia cracks a Mona Lisa Smile

Pointless Exercise

How they got the media to miss the point on the Trinity River

Grain of Terror

Why do we drink beer while watching sports?

Pi in Your Face

Director Darren Aronofsky makes films that resemble himself: smart and abrasive

Met Memories

Sure, this column is full of cuss words and self-indulgence. So was my old paper.

Blowing down the walls

Joshua Redman is a young lion primed to become a jazz king

Blood sport

There are two to blame for the Kirk-Fielding feud

Getting real

Clinton's plans for fixing affirmative action are sensible and moderate

An ass and a banjo

If you haven't seen Just Cause, don't read this article

Rape of the forest

Indonesia is home to one of the world's worst ongoing environmental tragedies