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  • Blogs

    November 3, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2011

    Rais Bhuiyan, Victim of Post-9/11 Hate Crime, Calls for Forgiveness for His Attacker

    Photo by Alex ScottRais Bhuiyan speaking to a group from Amnesty International at SMU earlier this spring​On September 21, 2001, Rais Bhuiyan, then 27 years old, was working behind the cash register of a Texaco station in Pleasant Grove when a man wearing a bandanna, sunglasses and a baseball ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2011

    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 >>

  • Film

    February 24, 2011

    Four Lions: The Funny Side of Terrorism.

    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 >>

  • News

    November 11, 2010

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

    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 >>

  • Culture

    November 4, 2010

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

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2010

    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 >>

  • Film

    July 15, 2010

    Restrepo: Capturing Men at Work at War.

    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 >>

  • Dining

    January 28, 2010

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

    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 >>

  • Calendar

    December 3, 2009

    Peace, Man

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2009

    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 >>

  • News

    February 26, 2009

    Guantanamo's Final Days

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

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2008

    Ain't No (Apollo) Sunshine

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2008

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

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2008

    U.S. Government Doesn't Want to Talk About Detaining Plano Imam

    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 >>

  • Music

    April 3, 2008

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

    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 >>

  • Dining

    March 6, 2008

    Review: Afghan Grill

    At Afghan Grill, the fortunes of war pay delicious dividends

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2008

    Local Musicians Give Democracy The Finger

    At Afghan Grill, the fortunes of war pay delicious dividends

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2007

    The Heat of the Moment

    At Afghan Grill, the fortunes of war pay delicious dividends

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2007

    Moore From Pakistan, Courtesy CNN

    At Afghan Grill, the fortunes of war pay delicious dividends

  • Film

    December 20, 2007

    Moolah for Mullahs in Charlie Wilson's War

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

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2007

    "We Fight the Good Jihad"

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

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2007

    In Dallas, a Muslim Writer is Asked a Difficult Question

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

  • News

    May 31, 2007

    ¡Ask a Mexican!

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

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2007

    The Pentecostal Circus

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

  • Calendar

    August 3, 2006

    What's Up Doc?

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

  • Film

    August 3, 2006

    To Hell and Back

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

  • Film

    May 18, 2006

    Troubled Water

    Deepa Mehta completes her trilogy amid outrage from Hindu fundamentalists

  • Calendar

    September 8, 2005

    This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

    Deepa Mehta completes her trilogy amid outrage from Hindu fundamentalists

  • News

    June 3, 2004

    First-String Divas

    Girls in underwear playing football. Nice.

  • Film

    March 11, 2004

    From Bad to Worse

    An Afghan girl faces the terror of life under the Taliban

  • News

    February 12, 2004

    Wheel Skills

    Plus: Painting Miss Violet; Pontius Pilot

  • News

    January 22, 2004

    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.

  • News

    August 21, 2003

    Warm Welcome

    A model mid-cities immigrant education program takes hold

  • Calendar

    June 26, 2003

    Sisterly Love

    Arlington and German artists cross The Bridge

  • Dining

    May 22, 2003

    Tasty Diplomacy

    The buffet table sings at Dawat

  • News

    February 6, 2003

    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

  • News

    December 5, 2002

    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?

  • Culture

    November 14, 2002

    Brits in Snits

    Echo Theatre's fine Cloud Nine offers a sly glimpse at sexual politics past and present

  • Music

    July 18, 2002

    Hip-Hop Family Feud

    Legendary Fritz, Headkrack square off

  • News

    January 3, 2002

    Look Back in Confusion

    2001 brought out the best and worst in local media

  • Film

    December 7, 2000

    Snow Job

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

  • Best of Dallas

    September 21, 2000

    Best ethnic jewelers

    Aarti Jewelers

  • Film

    March 23, 2000

    Cloak and dagger

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

  • Calendar

    July 23, 1998

    Night & Day

    July 23 - 29, 1998

  • Film

    February 13, 1997

    Joe Bob Briggs

    Drive-In Movie Critic of Grapevine, TX

  • Film

    August 1, 1996

    Joe Bob Briggs

    Drive-In Movie Critic of Grapevine, TX

  • Film

    June 27, 1996

    Joe Bob Briggs

    Drive-In Movie Critic of Grapevine, TX

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