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  • Blogs

    March 22, 2011

    SMU Advances in the CBI While the Final Four Comes to SMU. Wait, What?

    ​Last night the SMU Mustangs quietly tip-toed into the semifinals of something called the CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT) with a seven-point win at Northern Iowa. It's not exactly March Madness - more like March Mediocrity - but considering the Mustangs and head coach Matt ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2010

    Tomorrow, a Rangers Rally. Better Late Than Never? Also: A Look at the Low, Low Ratings.

    ​On the other side are details for tomorrow's Rangers Rally, scheduled for 6 p.m. outside the Ballpark in Arlington. Long story short: Chuck Greenberg, Nolan Ryan, Jon Daniels, Ron Washington and a few players will get together for an hour to remember the "magical" season that was. Because, see, t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2010

    Cowboys v. Giants: Win Tonight. Or Else.

    ​October victories: Texas Rangers 8, Dallas Cowboys 0. This is better be the week the Cowboys stop making mistakes and start salvaging their 2010 season. In going 1-4 they have committed 62 penalties and forced only four takeaways. (Giants' defensive lineman Osi Umenyiora has forced ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2010

    Craft's Jeff Harris: A Chef you Can Bank On

    Photos by Robert BostickCraft's Jeff Harris​(This is the first part of a three-part look at Jeff Harris, executive chef at Craft. Tune in tomorrow for a Q&A with Harris and Friday as he demonstrates how to prepare one of the restaurant's dishes.) Jeff Harris was raised in a small town in East ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2010

    East Texas Town Seeks World Record For the Biggest Bowl of Salsa; Chips May Be In Short Supply

    Jacksonvilletexas.comYou eat tomato, I ate tomahto​Jacksonsville, the tiny Cherokee County town that 1930s Wall Street traders used to ring up when they needed to know the price of tomatoes, is taking aim at the world record for the biggest bowl of salsa this weekend. "We're going to make 2000 p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2009

    Days Gone Bite: Howard Johnson's Fried Clams

    ​In the '60s and '70s it was almost impossible to travel any distance without spotting a bright orange roof and that Simple Simon weathervane. There were close to 1,000 Howard Johnson's restaurants back then, each of them serving 28 flavors of ice cream and platefuls of fried clams.The clams were ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2009

    American Baseball, the European Way

    ​Even if European soccer owner Tom Hicks convinced Major League Baseball to inject the same screwy tables that govern soccer into America's pasttime your Texas Rangers wouldn't be a playoff team. But, alas, they wouldn't be relegated, either. If baseball were run according to European soccer ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2009

    The Food Shows You Should Be Watching

    The Paulas and the Bobbys and the (ugh) Rachaels better watch their beaters. A new crop of food stars are shaking up the old "if you cook it, they will watch" formula with new concepts, insider tips and sheer, unadulterated gluttony. Oh, and one of these up-and-comers is even giving that blond guy ... More >>

  • Music

    July 9, 2009

    How To Succeed As An Indie Rock/Dance Punk Duo, With Matt And Kim

    The Paulas and the Bobbys and the (ugh) Rachaels better watch their beaters. A new crop of food stars are shaking up the old "if you cook it, they will watch" formula with new concepts, insider tips and sheer, unadulterated gluttony. Oh, and one of these up-and-comers is even giving that blond guy ... More >>

  • News

    April 23, 2009

    Get lost with Jim Schutze while canoeing the Neches River and find the wildlife refuge Dallas wants to dam to secure its water supply

    The Paulas and the Bobbys and the (ugh) Rachaels better watch their beaters. A new crop of food stars are shaking up the old "if you cook it, they will watch" formula with new concepts, insider tips and sheer, unadulterated gluttony. Oh, and one of these up-and-comers is even giving that blond guy ... More >>

  • Music

    April 23, 2009

    Black Kids Contradict Themselves

    The Paulas and the Bobbys and the (ugh) Rachaels better watch their beaters. A new crop of food stars are shaking up the old "if you cook it, they will watch" formula with new concepts, insider tips and sheer, unadulterated gluttony. Oh, and one of these up-and-comers is even giving that blond guy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2009

    "An Unfilled Hole": CBS Dallas VP Explains Movin' From Dance Music to Spanish Pop

    These have been busy days over at CBS Radio Dallas: First, it turned chatty Live 105.3 into the sportsy The Fan. Then, mid-song yesterday, all-day dance party Movin' 107.5 became the puro Español Mega 107.5, described by Kurt Johnson, VP of programming for CBS Radio Dallas, as "Dallas's first and o ... More >>

  • News

    February 12, 2009

    Bob Hayes’ Family Feud Tarnishes a Long-Awaited Hall of Fame Entry for the Cowboys Great

    These have been busy days over at CBS Radio Dallas: First, it turned chatty Live 105.3 into the sportsy The Fan. Then, mid-song yesterday, all-day dance party Movin' 107.5 became the puro Español Mega 107.5, described by Kurt Johnson, VP of programming for CBS Radio Dallas, as "Dallas's first and o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2009

    Lucille Hester: Half the Truth is a Total Lie

    As Bob Hayes' entangled family tree goes under the microscope and as the newspaper that for years has thrust Lucille Hester out front finally joins the investigation into the validity of her branch, one thing - and one thing only - has become clear: The world's fastest human is quickl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2008

    Feds Offer to Help Grow Small Businesses in Dallas's Inner-City

    Good news this afternoon for small businesses in the inner-city: The U.S. Small Business Administration has placed Dallas on its burgeoning list of cities tapped to participate in its Emerging 200 initiative, which IDs companies "that show a high potential for growth" and shows 'em how to, ya know, ... More >>

  • Music

    October 16, 2008

    Astronautalis and The Riverboat Gamblers Return to Town

    OK, so we have a pretty expansive definition of "local"

  • Music

    February 7, 2008

    Astronautalis' New Disc Features Sea Chanteys and Patriotic Tunes

    OK, so we have a pretty expansive definition of "local"

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2008

    Former Richardson Preacher's Privates Get Him Into Trouble Again

    OK, so we have a pretty expansive definition of "local"

  • Music

    October 18, 2007

    The Melvins, Big Business

    Thursday, October 18, at the Granada

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2007
  • Music

    July 12, 2007

    Ryan Adams

    Easy Tiger (Lost Highway/Universal)

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2006

    "Can You Pray the Gay Away?"

    Easy Tiger (Lost Highway/Universal)

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2006

    Pity Parcells

    Easy Tiger (Lost Highway/Universal)

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2006

    Impatience is a Virtue

    Easy Tiger (Lost Highway/Universal)

  • News

    September 14, 2006

    Duane's Debacle

    Cowboys' quarterback quandary is Parcells' latest, greatest blunder

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2006

    Little Ball of Huh?

    Cowboys' quarterback quandary is Parcells' latest, greatest blunder

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2006

    Crystal (Foot) Ball

    Cowboys' quarterback quandary is Parcells' latest, greatest blunder

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2006

    Instant Replay

    Cowboys' quarterback quandary is Parcells' latest, greatest blunder

  • Blogs

    September 5, 2006

    We Never Say "Told Ya So." Never.

    Cowboys' quarterback quandary is Parcells' latest, greatest blunder

  • Blogs

    August 29, 2006

    Owens' Sausage

    Cowboys' quarterback quandary is Parcells' latest, greatest blunder

  • News

    August 10, 2006

    Ready to Blow

    With Terrell Owens, which comes first--the Super Bowl ring or the explosion?

  • Music

    December 15, 2005

    Ryan Adams

    29 (Lost Highway)

  • Music

    October 6, 2005

    Ryan Adams and the Cardinals

    Jacksonville City Nights (Lost Highway)

  • Music

    July 21, 2005

    Good Ideas

    When SMU alum Astronautalis stopped rap-battling, he finally figured out how to win

  • Music

    February 3, 2005

    Astronautalis

    Friday, February 4

  • News

    December 9, 2004

    Dear Santa

    A certain state representative needs some coal in his stocking

  • News

    September 25, 2003

    Friday Night Lite

    Far away from big cities, big stadiums and big offensive lines, six-man football keeps the game pure

  • News

    January 16, 2003

    Red Scare

    Dallas County is setting up a surveillance system a Commie would love

  • News

    January 2, 2003

    Upon Further Review

    Our human blooper reel looks back at some questionable calls

  • News

    November 28, 2002

    Offensive Foul

    Bruce Coslet's offense has had two good games out of 11. He's done well, ah?

  • News

    May 17, 2001

    Dead Wrong

    How consummate con artist Henry Lee Lucas resurrected the dead and went looking for a sucker. He almost found one.

  • News

    March 1, 2001

    Forget Me Not

    Harrison Ocie Jones born 1920 – lynched 1951

  • Culture

    September 14, 2000
  • News

    July 15, 1999

    Innocence lost

    Prosecutors lied and cheated to put Kerry Max Cook on death row for 16 years. He's out of prison now, but still not quite free.

  • News

    March 18, 1999

    No place like home

    Thousands of Texans say they can do a better job teaching their children at home. But some local truant officers claim parents are using a massive loophole in Texas law to skip school altogether.

  • Culture

    November 26, 1998

    A fan's sour notes

    Were yesterday's heroes better than today's?

  • News

    January 22, 1998

    Letters

    Were yesterday's heroes better than today's?

  • News

    December 25, 1997

    Letters

    Were yesterday's heroes better than today's?

  • Music

    December 18, 1997

    Lex and Terry's wet dream

    Can two transplants from the land of Lynyrd Skynyrd and fart smells find the key to radio fame at Dallas' Q102?

  • Film

    December 14, 1995

    Joe Bob Briggs

    Drive-In Movie Critic of Grapevine, TX

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