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The Postal Service are Coming to Dallas: Presale Starts Tomorrow

Update, 2/20, 9:50 a.m. The pre sales have started for East Coast dates. The link goes live to the right of the date, where it currently says On Sale Soon. Once you click, you get put in a queue for tickets, so I'd try and click as close to 10 a.m. as you humanly can. As in, start refreshing your br ... More >>

Get Up, Stand Up, Bark Like a Dog

166-Year-Old Oak Cliff Cabin, One of Dallas' Oldest Buildings, At Risk of Being Lost

Last night at the Turner House, the Old Oak Cliff Conservation League unveiled its 2012 Architecture at Risk List, its annual enumeration of properties in danger of being demolished, neglected, and otherwise relegated to the dust bin of history. They offered a sneak peek of the first item on their l ... More >>

Cathedral of Hope, the World's Largest Gay Church, Will Change the World. If It Can Just Get This Camera To Work.

Cathedral of Hope on Cedar Springs has been doing what you might call God's work for 40 years now, ministering to the spiritual needs of LGBT Christians who have historically been shunned by mainstream churches. In 1993, CoH cobbled together a makeshift TV studio and eventually began broadcasting th ... More >>

The Feds Attack Online Poker

On Black Friday, The Justice Department killed a $2.5 billion industry.

The Balls Keep Rolling

Back in December, we pointed out a podcast posted on NPR, which declared meatballs the next big trend. At that time meatballs were taking New York City by storm, and a standalone ball shop had taken root in D.C.'s Chinatown. Then in January, The New York Times reviewed a place called Parm. Pete Well ... More >>

Play Me Back Home: A Playlist For Rick Perry

​After what literally felt like four years, Rick Perry has finally ended his campaign for President, thrown his support at Newty G., and is returning to Texas. He said it best himself: "I know when it's time to make a strategic retreat." Ah, but he's given us so many amazing moments. Who co ... More >>

The Nodding Donkey Turns One, Which Means You Get Free Snacks and a Slice of Donkey Cake

A donkey with his pet pony at The Nodding Donkey.​The not-so-new-anymore uptown sports bar, The Nodding Donkey is celebrating its one-year anniversary tomorrow with a free buffet from 4 to 7 p.m., drink specials and an appearance from their real-life mascot donkey, Willy. Penelope Carlton, i ... More >>

Whitt's End: 7.15.11

​Whether you've reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Derek Holland looked unusually sharp from the first pitch last night. Seattle's woeful offensively. I had a feeling, so I Tweetcalled for a no-hitter in the bottom of the 1st. Holland took ... More >>

More Thoughts on Saturday Night's Electric Daisy Carnival at Fair Park in Dallas...

Kevin TodoraMost people at EDC Dallas seemed to be having a good time. For more images from the event, check out the slideshow of attendees.​ Still waiting on a lot of news this early afternoon in regards to Saturday night's Electric Daisy Carnival at Fair Park. All morning long city officials -- ... More >>

Amazon Says That Frisco Is For Lovers ... Of Crappy Books and Movies

Click to embiggen. And em-heart-en. ​The people of Frisco buy so many romantic comedies, romance novels, relationship-help books and Barry White albums on Amazon.com that the website has ranked it the 20th "most romantic" city in the United States.Amazon's methodology was to ask a bunch of 12-year ... More >>

Once Back in the Pack, Dallas Now the Top Destination for "Young People" After Austin

​There was a piece in this morning's New York Times about how Austin's now the top destination for the young American, all right. So notes Brookings Institution demographer William Frey, who adds Dallas to the list of Top Five destinations for the highly coveted 25-to-34-year-old. Only a few years ... More >>

If I Was Jason Garrett ...

​The new/interim head coach of the Dallas Cowboys made some changes on his first day in charge at Valley Ranch. Mostly, players were met by this message -- in all caps, and in red -- on the daily grease board when they arrived: FULL PADS. "I was like 'Whoa'," says lineback ... More >>

A Chinese Twist

Leaps And Bounds

In Irving, Former Radio Shack and Sprint Bosses Want Your Old Cellphones. Now.

​The wireless world's in Las Vegas at this very moment for the CTIA confab -- where, just this morning, a former Radio Shack boss (David Edmondson) and ex-Sprint president (Ron LeMay) announced the creation of eRecyclingCorps. Which is, put simply: "The company will help carriers buy back used han ... More >>

Mazel Tov, Ron Chapman

Texas Psychedelic RockIf you'd like to read more about Ron Chapman's teevee gig back in the 1960s, dig this.​The National Association of Broadcasters has announced the latest inductee into its hall of fame: the former Irving Harrigan, as he was known to listeners of KLIF waaaay back in the day. Th ... More >>

In a City of Gaudy Prime Beef Palaces, Dragonfly Has No Problem Laying Claim to "Best Steaks in Dallas."

Mavs-Nuggets: Irrationally Optimistic Game 5 Preview

Stay classy, Kenyon Martin's girlfriend. Stay classy.Let's keep this short and sweet, as I'm scurrying off to Las Vegas this morning to accept a CLIO Award. (No, check that, they're whispering in my ear that my schedule actually calls for an Observer staff meeting in Uptown.) Guess the a ... More >>

The DFW's Still All Smogged Up

Justin CozartThe view from Las Colinas toward downtown Dallas last DecemberThe American Lung Association released its annual State of the Air report this morning -- and, sorry, Dallas, Collin, Tarrant and Denton counties, but when it comes to smog, the report card still reads "F." Indeed, notes the ... More >>

10 Questions: Rip Esselstyn

He's a former professional triathlete and current Austin firefighter. But Esselstyn is also the author of a vegan cookbook. The Engine 2 DietBut he doesn't call it vegan. He's eating "plant strong"--and has been for more than a decade. Then, when a fellow firefighter found out his cholesterol was d ... More >>

The Killers

Day & Age (Island)

Vinnie Paul Abbott Came to Rock Best Buy, and Totally Succeeded

Most nights, try shouting, "Can I get a hell yeah?!" in a Best Buy and all anyone will give you is a mean staredown from the washing machine aisle.When it happened Thursday night at the store along LBJ Freeway, though, with a whole line of Dimebag Darrell fans waiting to meet the late Pantera founde ... More >>

Before the Election, Feeling a Little Hanxious

RA Sushi in Plano

The attitude's served up raw, but the execution is half-baked

Victory Park Continues Getting All Sporty

It's a Hard Knocks Life

Laughcast: Robert Hawkins, Steve Hirst, Backdoor Comedy Club

Scattershooting … While Wondering Whatever Happened to Blackie Sherrod

You Betcha: Week 3

But, Mom, Why Can't We Have One?

Missing Joules

Downtown resort shifts gears

Tavern Noir

Victory Tavern is stylish without being smug

Love Love Field

Blame Canada

Music Club of Doom

Nobody is safe from Sheryl Crow--not even herself

Barley House Tabernacle Choir

Sunday, March 27, at the Barley House

A Bug or Two

Ama Lur has bold ambitions, but the results are mostly mediocre

Photos Already Bent

The kids are alright

Best Knock-offs

Sam Moon Trading Co.

Made on the Margins

For 15 years, the Dallas Video Fest has flickered on the fringe

Ocean's Eleven, Give or Take

Soderbergh and Clooney knock over Vegas without much to show for it

Girl Power

The Gals of the Big "D" Jamboree remain the sweethearts of the wrestling ring

Bite this

Mangia e Bevi has good little mouthfuls

Kids watch the darnedest things

USA Film Festival honors icons from the golden age of kiddie program during KidFilm

Hash Over

The Crystal Method

Out Here

Events for the week

Paradise lost

With Casino, Scorsese brilliantly leads us down the primrose path to heaven--and hell--on earth