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Dining
October 12, 2000
Good Sports
Forget chicken wings. The modern sports bar serves sautéed artichoke hearts--God help us all.
News
September 5, 1996
The Stink Bomber
From his raccoon-infested headquarters, Phil Thomas besieges enemies by fax and phone. He says he's fighting for ghetto kids. His targets say he's just bizarre.
News
February 20, 1997
Losing by Decision
The good ol' boys are winning their fight to keep Courtney Barnett and other girls out of high school wrestling
Blogs
January 26, 2009
Sleuthing The Sleuths
Last evening I stopped by the SPCA's Paws Cause event--not only for the free wine, but also to show support...and glance at silent auction items from afar.One must live in a world other than journalism to bid on, well, pretty much anything--including rusted radiator parts.At one point in the evening ... More >>
Film
May 28, 1998
The Voice, The Spark, The Image
On film, on vinyl, and in print, the late Chairman of the Board offers pleasurable surprises
News
July 30, 1998
The "Doctor" Is In
School board candidate Richard Evans has a checkered past, a mail-order degree, and a confrontational manner. But many city leaders think he's the best man for the job.
Dining
June 13, 2002
Fancy Shooting
What are our favorite shots?
Dining
October 28, 2004
A Phrase That Pays
Do pickup lines really work?
News
June 26, 2003
Final Score
Plus: Dumb Muggles; Tom U.
Dining
October 31, 2002
Democracy Inaction
Rotgut responses to questions from the discard pile
News
January 11, 2001
Hello, My Name is Pervert
Outcasts among us, sex offenders struggle to find treatment and lead normal lives in a justice system that gives them little of either
News
June 22, 2000
From Russia, with bugs
Scientists from the former Soviet Union's top-secret biological weapons lab join with Dallas researchers to fight a common enemy: the deadly Ebola virus
Blogs
September 10, 2009
Marble Slab vs Braum's: Cone Confrontation
Alex FloresIn the parlor, no one can hear you scream...Thanks to all the ruckus over frozen yogurt, some people might have forgotten about the stuff that doesn't contain active cultures. But ice cream has suffered through a number of indignities over the past two or three decades: Chunky Monkey, ... More >>
News
April 1, 2010
Would-Be Owner Chuck Greenberg has the Money and Moxie to Lead the Texas Rangers Back to Relevancy and into the Playoffs
Alex FloresIn the parlor, no one can hear you scream...Thanks to all the ruckus over frozen yogurt, some people might have forgotten about the stuff that doesn't contain active cultures. But ice cream has suffered through a number of indignities over the past two or three decades: Chunky Monkey, ... More >>
Blogs
September 6, 2011
College Football Uniforms Are Outta Control: My Top 10 Observer-ations
10. We've sorta become desensitized to Oregon's smorgasboard of uniforms with different helmets featuring gray, green, yellow and white and neon-green outlined numbers. Blame Phil Knight and Nike for those. But what about the rest of ya? The opening weekend of college football delivered some gr ... More >>
Blogs
December 19, 2011
Dale Hansen on Last Night's Confessional and What He Hopes Parents Learned From It
If, by some chance, you have not seen Dale Hansen's annual "Thank God for Kids" segment that aired last on Channel 8, it's above. It began making the rounds early this morning, in large part because of what Hansen acknowledged a few minutes into his essay abo ... More >>
Blogs
December 22, 2011
TicketCity Bowl Execs Acknowledge: Sure, They Won't Sell Out Cotton Bowl. But They'll Do OK.
Saw a piece in the Penn State paper this morning about how sales for the TicketCity Bowl in the Cotton Bowl are "struggling," at least when it comes to dispensing with Penn State's allotment of 6,000 ducats for the January 2 face-off against Houston. So I called over to the game's Las Colinas Bou ... More >>
Blogs
February 8, 2012
Maybe It's Time for Komen to Change Those Pink Ribbons to GOP Red
We still have to read between the lines to glimpse the bottom line on the Komen Foundation's attack on Planned Parenthood, but the slowly emerging truth of the matter doesn't bode well. Karen Handel, the Komen executive who resigned yesterday, has a weird talent for letting the cat out of th ... More >>