Homer Simpson

A Toast to Lena Dunham’s Panties

McKinney Can Fight the Future All it Wants, But the Future's Coming, and It's Sockless

OK, we start with a cartoon on the web site of the McKinney Tea Party, depicting President Obama as a high-stepping, vaguely simian character dressed as a trumpeter in a marching band. The headline is "McKinney Sustainability Plan." A label over the president identifies him as, "Dear Leader Obama." ... More >>

The Best of the Worst in Pizza Dipping Sauces, Including a Sauce Cocktail

Recently a few of us at the Observer gathered with the task of testing pizza-dipping sauces from five major chains. As we often do around here, we like to embrace food shame and, if the stars align, maybe discover a hidden gastronomic gem. Not everyone was up for this particular test though. Some ... More >>

The Sad State of the Dallas Doughnut

Like many food writers I'm sure, I've been watching Pulitzer-winning Jonathan Gold's transition from the LA Weekly to the Los Angeles Times closely. The death of the star system at the daily publication has gotten a lot of attention, too, but it's Gold's first blog post that has invoked deep introsp ... More >>

Russell Allen of Symphony X Talks Classic Literature's Connection to Star Wars and How Social Media Is Enslaving the Population

Purveyors of heavy metal always seem to be obsessed with epic literature.Take Russell Allen of Symphony X. He's fronted New Jersey's progressive metal act for nearly 20 years, and in that time, Symphony X has released albums based on both The Odyssey and Paradise Lost. Last year, they released Icono ... More >>

Denton Square Donuts: Baked That Way. Maybe Stewed, Too.

Anthony MarksBear and Monica Cahill and Jeremy and Kristen Villeneuve are bring a mix of doughnuts and booze to Denton Square. God bless those crazy kids.​Normally, a new doughnut shop isn't exciting to anyone except for shareholders of the "diabeetus" testing supply company that Wilford Briml ... More >>

It's National Doughnut Day. UPDATE: Homer Simpson Weighs In. Seriously.

No specials on bacon doughnuts? Anyone?​UPDATE 1:53 p.m.: We called FOX Broadcasting Company to see if Homer Simpson wanted to weigh in. We got a response. This is what Homer (THE Homer Simpson) had to say:"In honor of National Donut Day I will take a moment to remember all the brave donuts that ... More >>

The More Doughnuts, The Batter: Five Music Videos for National Doughnut Day.

​The first Friday of June marks National Doughnut Day, folks. True story. Our co-workers over at City of Ate even got Homer Simpson to comment on it.Anyway, since we love foodie holidays here at the Observer -- especially ones celebrating sweet, deep-fried, ring-shaped balls of dough -- we thought ... More >>

Denny's Maple Bacon Sundae: When You're Ready to Throw in the Towel

​Recently I took the chickens out to Denny's to try their new Maple Bacon Sundae. When I was a kid I went to Denny's on occasion, but in the past 15 years I think I've been twice, and I had no idea what I'd been missing. From customers to the menu, Denny's keeps it real. This is no place for t ... More >>

More Things To Fry At Next Year's State Fair

Patrick Michels​Maybe you flipped through this week's Top 10, a countdown of foods to fry next time the state fair rolls around.We put together what we thought was a pretty unassailable list--Pop Rocks, Jello shots, vegan cupcakes and the like. Hard to beat, right?Ah, but then you lot chimed in.Th ... More >>

Pairing Off: Bacon

Patrick Michels/inyuaki.com via Flickr​Ah, bacon. Nature's most perfect food.If only--and I don't mean this to sound like a prayer--some higher being could improve on the flavor of pork belly, cut into rashers and fried in an old pan. Yeah, I know all about the chocolate covered stuff. But that's ... More >>

Senior Senior James

Whitt's End

Welcome to my dark, dank, little out-of-the-way catch-all corner.In here every Friday  afternoon you'll find those cumbersome little pieces parts, fleeting thoughts and mind crumbs I couldn't crowbar into other posts. It's where I'll come to clear my head, and to clean out my notebooks.Whether ... More >>

A Rasher Act: Bacon Brings Families Together

It Doesn't Suck!

Breathe easy, Simpsons fans. The movie is eeeexellent.

Hairspray, Get Back to Your Roots!

Movie musical of the musical of the movie is nowhere near divine

Willy and Wailin'

Classical Acting Company sells mixed messages in Death of a Salesman

Feelin' groovy

...and ineffectual

Pitt and the Pabulum

Brad's ripped and The Iliad's shredded in the scintillating spectacle Troy

Brave New Combo

D'oh! The Simpsons animate Dallas' favorite polka band

Hang Around

This circus is dreamy

At Any Cost

How do restaurants set their prices?

Off the Hizzle

Plus: Double D'oh, Bolly Wanna Poppadum?

The Colonel's Other Recipe

Chicken-fried steak...why?

Pinball Wizards

Rock and roll all weekend with the Texas Pinball Festival

Cut Rate

The intentions outweigh the execution in Ice Cube's Barbershop

Born to Run

Ferré could add a little kick to the Dallas restaurant scene

The Hole in the Doughnut

Carrollton missed the boom, but still hopes to attract restaurant business

Shearer Delight

The voice of Flanders is the voice of reason, absatively posilutely

The Hole Truth

Doughnut chains barely glaze the Dallas market

Critics' Picks

Pat Green

Night & Day

April 30 - May 6, 1998

Ed Hagan, 1919-1996

Another true original leaves us

Inside the pocket

Champps Americana provides a comfortable den for families of armchair quarterbacks