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John Candy

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2011

    What Do "Voluntary" Mean? It Means Dallas Wants Us to Cut Back on Yard Watering. Now.

    Dew, the city's water-conservation mascot, is no Perry the Pipe.​Last week, you may recall, I asked Frank Librio, Dallas City Hall spokesman, if Dallas had any plans to follow its neighbors' leads and clamp down on water use. To which he responded: "The lakes are currently 84% full and we continue ... More >>

  • News

    October 14, 2010

    Competitive eater “Nasty” Nate Biller chases the dream of athletic glory, one distended stomach at a time.

    Dew, the city's water-conservation mascot, is no Perry the Pipe.​Last week, you may recall, I asked Frank Librio, Dallas City Hall spokesman, if Dallas had any plans to follow its neighbors' leads and clamp down on water use. To which he responded: "The lakes are currently 84% full and we continue ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2010

    Into the Great Outdoors and Back in Time for a Proper Sub Sandwich

    Patrick MichelsNo big-city ad executive signed off on this one. But it sure makes you want a cookie.​The Great Outdoors Sub Shop 6918 Greenville Avenue 214-739-1928Dude Factor: 7 (or Smokey the Bear) on a scale of 1 (Winnie the Pooh) to 10 (this guy)In 1988, John Candy and Dan Aykroyd finally unit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2009

    Top 10 Thanksgiving Dinners in Movies (And TV)

    When it comes to movie holidays, Thanksgiving usually takes a back seat to that overplayed holiday in December. The one with the elves. The one that rhymes with "isthmus." (Sort of.) But why the second-class status, Thanksgiving? The holiday's got all the same potential for family chaos, waxing mor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2009

    Chewing the Fat: Gettin' Friskie(s)

    When you're pouring out Fluffy's daily ration of Meow Mix, have you ever been tempted to try a bite? If the fancy does strike you, you'll be happy to know that Popular Science declares cat food safe for human consumption, though not exactly the basis for a nutritious diet. The ingredients--meat by ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 4, 2008

    Chip Off The Old Clive

    Meet the Cusslers at Barnes & Noble

  • Calendar

    November 6, 2008

    Chicago Wisecracks

    The Second City comes to Dallas

  • News

    June 5, 2008

    Bigots Here, Bigots There, Bigots Everywhere

    The Second City comes to Dallas

  • Film

    June 7, 2007

    Geekology 101

    Judd Apatow explains himself

  • Calendar

    December 28, 2006

    Virgin Alarm

    Spaceballs goes off at the Inwood

  • News

    May 9, 2002

    She Got Game?

    Rose Farley is 5-foot-2, 110 pounds. If she makes the all-new Dallas Diamonds professional women's football team, she's gonna take some suckas out.

  • Culture

    August 2, 2001

    Money Men

    Five years after Swingers, Jon Favreau just wanted to get a movie Made

  • Film

    June 7, 2001

    Old Ghosts

    Evolution ain't afraid of no aliens, but you should be

  • Calendar

    March 29, 2001

    Second to None

    The famous Second City alumni may be missing, but their wit isn't

  • Culture

    October 5, 2000

    Train Dreck

    The Boxcar Children serves up a saccharine treat only a parent could love

  • Film

    August 24, 2000

    Sexy Dex

    Donal Logue's fat, stoned, loveable lothario steals hearts and the show in The Tao of Steve

  • Culture

    July 31, 1997

    Har-de-har-har

    Even Louda, Fasta, Funnya! needs more of all three

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