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Why Does John Wiley Price Keep Calling Guys Who Hire Prostitutes "Sponsors"?

In 2007, Dallas County began a prostitution diversion plan in which people caught selling sex are often funneled into treatment programs rather than simply locked up. The idea -- a fairly progressive one -- is that prostitutes are most often victims who become trapped in a vicious circle rather than ... More >>

Dallas Arboretum and City Hall Want You to Know: Winfrey Point Ain't Paradise, And They're Not Paving it Anyway

After an agreement was reached earlier to let the city mow the wild grass at Winfrey Point, both City Hall and the Arboretum have come out firing PR-wise, trying to turn the tide of support for keeping cars off of the "prairie." Below you'll find releases sent by both City Hall, which swears it's g ... More >>

Yu Darvish's Deb-Yu: Five Observations of Last Night's Game from a Mariners Blogger

We asked Seattle-based sports blogger and A.L. West obsessive Brian Elsner to review Yu Darvish's Major League debut from a division foe's perspective. These are his thoughts. 1. Darvish Needs to Rely on All Those Other Pitches Everyone raves about the number of pitches Darvish can throw; I've hear ... More >>

Collecting Internet Sales Taxes -- What a Great Damn Idea, Mofo

Well, crap. Look, I'm generally pro-government. You know, down with Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., who said, "I like to pay taxes. With them I buy civilization." And like any good leftie hippie-type, I just love kitschy Main Street shops that I'd definitely ride my bike to if it weren't so damn ... More >>

That Round-Headed Kid

Share a Drink With That Guy

Whitt's End: 8.19.11

​Whether you've reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End:Talked to the family of Shannon Stone for next week's Observer column. Wait until you hear their other sad story involving a souvenir ball from a Rangers' game. Sorry, you have to wait.Not ... More >>

Since It's Never Too Early, Dallas International Film Festival Announces Its First 12 Titles

The Indonesian Blood of Eagles is among the first dirty dozen titles selected for this year's Dallas International Film Festival.​While in the middle of dealing with some South by Southwest film fest logistics, this announcement arrived from the Dallas International Film Festival: It's ready to de ... More >>

2010 World Series GAME 2 - Giants 9, Rangers 0: My Top 10 Observer-ations

​ 10. Is there anything more hopeless - more frustrating - in all of sports than watching a baseball reliever not be able to throw a $%#@^&* @&^%ing strike?! Right before our very eyes the World Series deteriorated into a Little League game where incompetent, intimidated pi ... More >>

The Perfect Game

Last Night in Washington, Republicans Needed More than "Candlesticks" from Joe Barton

Patrick MichelsRep. Joe Barton, doing his best La RussaWASHINGTON, D.C. -- With Arlington's own Rep. Joe Barton at the helm last night, the Republicans suffered a tough defeat in Washington, out-fielded and out-hit 15-10 by Democrats in the annual Congressional Baseball Game.Barton, a 22-year vetera ... More >>

Don't Make Me Turn This Car Around

Discounting Super Sunday

Are you ready for some football? You better be, because you're going to get some! Sunday is Superbowl XLIII, and the Pittsburgh Steelers square off against the Arizona Cardinals in Tampa Bay, Fla. Assuming you don't socialize with NFL sponsors and thus can't make it over to the Sunshine State yet ... More >>

Intergalactic Dance Party

What Boobs

What Boobs

Cheaters Never Win?

Don't whisper a word to the children, but hell yeah, of course they do

Darrell Jordan's Law Firm is Being Sued. His Sworn Response: "I Know Nothing."

Splitsville

No border fences make for mad neighbors in Farmers Branch

Fight Club

The first rule about Evander Holyfield's age is that you do not talk about Evander Holyfield's age

Kids Play. Parents Compete.

The Texas Tornadoes

Doogie Howser, G.M.

A young dog teaches the Rangers to forget old tricks

Cock of the Walk

Di Paolo is the patron saint of unfunny

Bad News

One more awful remake strikes out

Skin Crawls

Gregg Araki's latest is more icky than mysterious

Gut Blast From the Past

Cheeburger Cheeburger captures the essence of the greasy spoon--not in look, but in bloated regret

Life, Death and Money

Will Texas pony up bucks to lead in stem cell research? Pro-lifers hope not.

Car & Driver

It's the feel-bad movie of the week

The Unnatural

Jamey Newberg's a major-league hit with his minor-league reports

Singing Fuels

At CTD pump jockeys and pretty waitresses fill 'er up; theaters announce season lineups

This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

Letters

Magic and Gloss

Producer of geniuses Daniel Lanois whips out his pedal-steel and goes it alone on Shine

Sex in the Kitchen

Why are most chefs male?

Paul Faaaaag!

The creator of TV's Freaks can't stop talking about being a geek

Best Live Music Venue

Gypsy Tea Room

Jerk the Jerk

At long last, Mayor Miller and the city council give Tom Hicks' chain a good hard yank

Ball Boys

The return on this Bonds: a lot of interest, very little payoff

Fallen Star

A small town turns away from a football hero convicted of drug crimes

Love unlimited

KRNB-FM's Rudy V is the smoothest operator on the air, whether you're a man in trouble or a woman in love

Maverick rides again

Democratic media whiz Mark McKinnon left partisan politics behind until George W. Bush swept him off his feet

Buzz

Night & Day

April 15-21, 1999

Senor baseball

Luis Mayoral's job with the Rangers isn't all brown and white

Accidental scam

Little League officials meant well, but their raffle was a crime

Arlington Metro (Part II)

Wednesday, April 3, 1996 Arlington, Gateway to Pantego

Old friends

Negro League ballplayers recall game's shameful, glorious past

Joe Bob Briggs

Drive-In Movie Critic of Grapevine, TX

Pickup Games

How a giant lawsuit against General Motors could leave lawyers with millions - and Texas truck owners breathing fumes