Pakistan

The Feds Say a Dallas Clothing Store Was Actually a Front for Jet-setting Drug Dealer

There was just something that didn't add up about Debonaire Bros, the retail menswear business Kristian Fitz had registered with the Texas Secretary of State. For one, there didn't seem to be any clothes. Federal agents staked out the store's supposed address, a Red Bird home belonging to Fitz's par ... More >>

Hitting the Streets of Bombay for Spring Break -- Well, Actually, Just Hitting the Food Truck

I tracked down the Bombay Street Food food truck yesterday. It's as close as I'll get to any type of interesting travel or cultural experiences this spring break. Not that Port Aransas in the early 1990's was a hotbed of cultural experiences, but you know, we play the hand we're dealt. I was exci ... More >>

Zero Dark Thirty Reports and You Decide

Knowing the ending doesn't kill the thrills in the hunt for Bin Laden.

Mughlai's Gem

A North Dallas Indian restaurant captures the spirit of home.

Nora's Mix And Match

A Familiar Tapestry of Dishes Seduce an East Dallas Crowd.

Can Mormons Be Trusted? A Shallow Guide to Managing Your Most Ill-Informed Fears.

Mitt Romney CampaignConcerns have been raised over Mormonism's decision to move to Cleveland. Because, you know, it's Cleveland.​Last month evangelical leaders gathered in D.C. for the Values Voter Summit, where disciples of the Pissed-Off Jesus harrumphed and yammered about how much America sucke ... More >>

Ten New Pro-America Toby Keith Songs Now That Osama bin Laden's Been Killed

Once news began circulating that Osama bin Laden had been killed in a gunfight at his safe-house outside Islamabad, it wasn't long before America's cultural taste-makers got to work. News anchors got their makeup on. Pundits nuanced. Poets cried. But, like they did almost 10 years ago, in the deep ... More >>

Four Lions: The Funny Side of Terrorism.

The other six MasterMinds Awards finalists are so good, the tough part was picking only three winners.

Dallas Observer Names Nine Dallas Artists as Finalists in Its First Annual Masterminds Award

Ten Food Commercials Featuring...Pandas?

Never Say No to Panda's stares​Seems everybody loves a big tubby panda. Like, everybody. All over the world. They pop up in commercials for many kinds of cuisine and with all sorts of attitudes. They can be lovable, they can be stoners, they can be full on bullies. But it seems like panda bears ar ... More >>

Restrepo: Capturing Men at Work at War.

India West Is Really Just An Upscale DNA Copy of Its Sister Restaurant, Kebab N Kurry.

Peace, Man

Q&A: Titanmoon Travels The World, Gets Treated Like Heroes, Shares an MP3.

Patience SteltzerTitanmoon​DFW's own Titanmoon just arrived home from its first international tour--a whirlwind trip that took the band through Japan, Pakistan and Dubai and found the band being treated like heroes. And though a couple of bombings canceled a couple of shows, the indie rock outfit ... More >>

Food For Thought 6.9.09

Last week I wrote about slipping standards of service. Most readers blamed lax management and training. But we also received a number of, shall we say, interesting comments from people claiming to be wait staff or former wait staff. Their take? Diners are to blame.Before I point out the obvious, her ... More >>

Guantanamo's Final Days

America prepares to shutter the infamous prison camp, and jihad looms

At a Remote, Dangerous Base in Afghanistan, a Soldier From Mesquite Was Killed Monday

Sgt. 1st Class Raymond J. MundenYet again, a North Texas native has been killed while serving in Afghanistan. The Department of Defense announced today that 35-year-old Mesquite native Raymond Munden, who enlisted in the Army in August 1991, was killed on Monday in Paktika Province near the Afghanis ... More >>

Ain't No (Apollo) Sunshine

Without Explanation, ICE Wants to Deport a Well-Regarded Local Imam

Radio Salaam Namaste Signals the Growth of Irving's Desi Community

Review: Afghan Grill

At Afghan Grill, the fortunes of war pay delicious dividends

Local Musicians Give Democracy The Finger

The Heat of the Moment

Moore From Pakistan, Courtesy CNN

Moolah for Mullahs in Charlie Wilson's War

All aboard the '80s way-back machine for Mike Nichols' good time Charlie

"We Fight the Good Jihad"

In Dallas, a Muslim Writer is Asked a Difficult Question

¡Ask a Mexican!

The Pentecostal Circus

What's Up Doc?

To Hell and Back

Michael Winterbottom puts a face--and a hood--on the suffering at Guantanamo

Troubled Water

Deepa Mehta completes her trilogy amid outrage from Hindu fundamentalists

First-String Divas

Girls in underwear playing football. Nice.

From Bad to Worse

An Afghan girl faces the terror of life under the Taliban

Wheel Skills

Plus: Painting Miss Violet; Pontius Pilot

Return of the Black Widow

Death and rumors have followed Sandra Bridewell for decades. But no one could predict the strange turn her life has taken today.

Warm Welcome

A model mid-cities immigrant education program takes hold

Sisterly Love

Arlington and German artists cross The Bridge

Tasty Diplomacy

The buffet table sings at Dawat

Get on the Bus

For one fellow traveler, the road to an anti-war protest in Washington is paved with good intentions and bad politics

Green Giant

Nobel laureate Norman Borlaug is credited with saving the lives of 1 billion people. So why is a small cadre of activists bent on tarnishing his legacy?

Look Back in Confusion

2001 brought out the best and worst in local media

Snow Job

Vertical Limit isn't a "relationship" flick--it's a numbing Die Hard on ice

Best ethnic jewelers

Aarti Jewelers

Cloak and dagger

A bank scheme is the McGuffin in an Indian film about political intrigue and human nature

Night & Day

July 23 - 29, 1998

Joe Bob Briggs

Drive-In Movie Critic of Grapevine, TX

Joe Bob Briggs

Drive-In Movie Critic of Grapevine, TX

Joe Bob Briggs

Drive-In Movie Critic of Grapevine, TX