Marlboro Cigarettes

Cancer Happens (Or: You Could Be Next)

Echoes & Reverberations: Van Halen’s “Almost Infamous”

Pony Up

Mustangs star Jeryl Sasser is back at SMU to increase his net worth

Scene, Heard

A flood of inaugural party invites hits our mailbox

Jay Farrar

January 16

Events for the week

January 16

True believers

After Oklahoma City, angry white men gather at a Dallas motel

A managers memories

Red Sox skipper Kennedy remains bitter about turn with Rangers

Love is a Killer

The brutal murder of Adrianne Jones has left Mansfield teens feeling dazed and betrayed

Events for the week

The brutal murder of Adrianne Jones has left Mansfield teens feeling dazed and betrayed

Stopped short

Kevin Elster was through with baseball once, but it was not finished with him

Robbing 'em blind

For burglar Carnell Johnson, willing fences, indifferent neighbors, and friendly dogs ame for an easy living

Smoke-filled room

When Dan Morales brokered Texas' $17.3 billion tobacco settlement, he blew away Governor Bush. He also made sure his friends got a few puffs.

The spring of our discontent

Raphael Palmeiro is hurt. Johnny Oates is grumpy. Pudge Rodriguez is acting like a spoiled brat. Lee Stevens just wants to play baseball. Welcome to Texas Rangers spring training.

Best Place to Smoke

Mockingbird Station steps

Big Deal Johnson

See Don play with his dog

Chains of Evidence

How did Dallas convict so many innocents? With faulty eyewitnesses, sloppy police work and overzealous prosecutors.

As Downtown Struggles Back To Life, It’s Survival Of The Fittest For Urban Pioneers

How did Dallas convict so many innocents? With faulty eyewitnesses, sloppy police work and overzealous prosecutors.

Tavern Noir

Victory Tavern is stylish without being smug

Capsule Reviews

Our critics survey the local art scene

Capsule Reviews

Our critics survey the local art scene

Still the One

Reeves is back in black (trench coat), and there's more hell to pay

Puff Tank

New eatery Jaden's Restaurant & Bar coming in November

Last Call

XPO Lounge closes its doors

A Swinger and Four Drunks

Jon Favreau serves up Dinner for Five

Cheatin' Situation

What do you call a reality TV show that's not always real? Cheaters.

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.

He Pee Freely

Bryan Higgins, test technician, Lone Star Park

Camera Obscura

Ordinary Grandeur takes you on an odyssey through the elusive world of contemporary photography

Family man

Dallas restaurateur Dale Wamstad portrays himself as humble entrepreneur and devoted father. The family he abandoned in New Orleans has a bone to pick with that.

Bad track record

Scandal taints the career of another Dallas athlete -- this time it's a horse, not a Cowboy

Horsefeathers

What do you get when you cross a horse with a white elephant? The Las Colinas Equestrian Center.

Overdue charges

You get a little late, and you land in jail under Texas' little-known rental services law

Slouching toward Hollywood

Can four young Dallas filmmakers sell their dream-and still keep their souls? Matt Zoller Seitz follows the trail of Bottle Rocket

Mr. Retardo

The making of a messiah: David Koresh's twisted road to Waco

NX35 Gets Things Ready For Year Two

The making of a messiah: David Koresh's twisted road to Waco

Dallas's Most Authentic Dive Bars

Pull up a stool, order some cheap whiskey and don’t forget to duck when the beer bottles fly

Rick Perry and Kay Bailey Hutchison Are Locked In A Pitched Battle Over The Soul Of The GOP. They Are Also Running For Governor.

Pull up a stool, order some cheap whiskey and don’t forget to duck when the beer bottles fly

Get To Know Your DOMAXXIII Nominees: Best Male Vocalist, Best Female Vocalist

​Welcome to our 2011 Dallas Observer Music Awards breakdown, wherein we'll use the weeks leading up to the DOMA showcases on Saturday, October 15 (which is also when voting ends), to explain the nominees in each category Today, we look at the nominees in the Best Male and Best Female ... More >>