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The Ten Douchiest Guitar Players of All Time

Hey, we can all appreciate a quality guitar god. Anyone who considers themselves a fan of music knows the joy of watching their favorite axeman/woman go on a tear and destroy the crowd with their fast-fingered prowess, signature style and lush mane of flowing hair. It's the textbook rock & roll sexy ... More >>

Self-Important and Overstuffed, The Dark Knight Rises Feels like Batman Forever.

Thar She Blows: A Great Idea Rises at City Hall. Fetch the Harpoons.

Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute. A huge idea turned up at City Hall yesterday. Huge. This is like a Blue whale beaching itself on the banks of the Trinity River. I'm afraid City Hall is going to send a crew out there and chop it into cat-food. We need to stop and take a big look at this ... More >>

Wassail out the Wahzoo with Three Holiday Plays

A Christmas Carol, Greetings! and Dick Whittington deck the stages.

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 >>

Leaving on a High Note: Rangers-Cardinals World Series Game 5 Preview and Open Thread

Texas RangersSouthpaw Derek Holland exits last night's masterpiece in style -- something C.J. Wilson and the Texas Rangers hope to emulate tonight.​I expected Derek Holland to finally realize his potential as a top-of-the-rotation arm in the American League Championship Series. That, of course ... More >>

Gypsy Comes Up Roses

Lyric Stage's production has brassy bawls; lots to see at Uptown Players' Pride Fest.

Rangers Partying Like it's, well, June 2010

​Your Rangers have done what good, potentially great teams do: Beat shitty opponents. When the Rangers begin their series in Anaheim against the second-place Angels Tuesday night, it will be their first opponent with a winning record in a month. Amazing. Since playing the Brav ... More >>

FedEx is the Way to Go and Other Shipping Lessons From the Big North Texas Drug Bust

Don't trust him. He might be a drug mule.​Late yesterday, our local feds got to brag up a good half-decade's worth of sleuthing when they announced charges against more than a dozen people in connection with a multi-state cocaine- and heroin-trafficking syndicate based in Forth Worth. The acc ... More >>

Super Disappointed: NYT's Praise for Mac's BBQ Gets Chilly Reception

​The mess of wintry weather that roared through Dallas this week couldn't have been worse timed for Billy McDonald, the legendary pit master whose Deep Ellum joint made the highlight reel of New York Times restaurant critic Sam Sifton's four-day DFW eating tour. In a story outlining area eats ... More >>

Dallas CVB Gives Green Bay Homeless Couple Home for Four Days ... and Super Bowl Tix Too

Ouida Wright, right, and the DCVB's "mystery man" in Green Bay​'Round this time Friday morning we tuned into the Green Bay FOX affiliate to find Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau honcho Phillip Jones promoting the city and a Super Bowl prize-pack giveaway, which included two tickets to the g ... More >>

You Haven't Made It Until You've Been Mashed Up by Girl Talk.

Once Back in the Pack, Dallas Now the Top Destination for "Young People" After Austin

​There was a piece in this morning's New York Times about how Austin's now the top destination for the young American, all right. So notes Brookings Institution demographer William Frey, who adds Dallas to the list of Top Five destinations for the highly coveted 25-to-34-year-old. Only a few years ... More >>

Pegasus Theatre pays comic tribute in black and white to vintage movie thrillers

Ron Washington, Once a "Teacher," To Remain Rangers' Leader. At Least For Two More Years.

Sam Merten​Texas Rangers GM Jon Daniels and skipper Ron Washington hopped on a conference call late this afternoon to discuss Wash's two-year contract extension -- "a formality as much as anything," as Daniels put it. The general manager said it was "clearly the first order of business" in the pos ... More >>

Wiz Khalifa Gets Higher and Higher

Tum Tum's Latest Mixtape Is Smoking.

FBI Nabs Wedding Expo Scammer in Boston, Too Late for Some Dallas Businesses

​If you've been looking forward to the Dream Wedding Bridal Expo slated for mid-December at the Gaylord Texan, well, bad news this morning from the U.S. Attorney's Office.While Karen Tucker, the 47-year-old Pittsburgh woman behind the Gaylord event, is indeed a veteran convention planner with expe ... More >>

Greenberg Expects Some Creditors to React "In a Noisy Fashion" To Rangers' Bankruptcy

Photos by Sam MertenLeft to right: Chuck Greenberg, Tom Hicks and Nolan Ryan​Shortly after the Texas Rangers announced the team's plans to resolve its ownership situation in federal bankruptcy court, Tom Hicks said he and his lawyers agreed "about a month ago" that this was the best way to han ... More >>

What It Was Like: Twelve More Bands To Close Out SXSW 2010 in Style

Pete FreedmanWashed Out played the Fader Fort on Saturday, backed by Brooklyn's Small Black.​Another year, another grueling sprint to South by Southwest's end--only, this year, well, things seemed a little different than in year's past. Especially on Saturday night.More so than on any previous nig ... More >>

With Shifting Attitudes and a Burgeoning Medical Marijuana Movement, the Future Looks Rosy for Legalized Weed

Jenn Gooch Warbles Her Way Into Denton's Heart

The Rangers May Be Out But They Are Not Down--Not Come Next April

Whitt's End: 10.2.09

​Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Former Carter High School star Michael Crabtree may not be a bad guy, but he's following some horrible advice. Friend of a friend of Crabtree tells me that he and the 49ers remain $10 million ... More >>

Angela Hunt Says She's Going to Ask Mary Suhm to "Investigate" 311 iPhone App

Engadget​Speaking of the city and technological advancements involving one's talking box ...This morning on her ever-active Web site, Angela Hunt wonders why in the heck Dallas doesn't have an iPhone app that lets residents "snap photos of nuisances and code violations and send them off to city ha ... More >>

Kevin Smith Blows his Wad with Zack and Miri Make a Porno

Cowboys 27, Packers 16

Embarrassment of Riches

Were there 10 great shows in 2007? More like 11—no, make it 12.

They Am Smart

Mean Guys Finish First

Us vs. Us

Hated Spurs have beloved Dallas roots

Train in Vain

Lothar Baumgarten's "Carbon" offers a subtle lesson on manifest destiny

Something to Sneeze At

Theatre Three blows a big one with Tale of the Allergist's Wife; RTC rolls on Secrets

In a Drood Mood

Dickens murder mystery satisfies at WaterTower; Fully Committed fizzles at DTC

Lizzie Does Dallas

Plus: Oh, My Aikman Balls

Being Ray Liotta

Plus: Finding Himself

Catch 88

Antonio Bryant has Michael Irvin's talent, brashness--and he's played one game

Tour the Factory

Andy Warhol is honored as the poppa of Pop Art

Mason Jarred

Mason Jennings spent a decade chasing a dream. Now he's finally waking up.

Metal Meltdown

Marky Mark becomes a Rock Star, but he doesn't get to enjoy it

Native Son

The children of an American Indian hero fight for his body's return home

Scene, Heard

The hiatus is over for The Legendary Fritz

Push the Panic Button

The Rangers have their worst season in years. The reaction? Ho hum, wait till next year.

Listen to the Movie

Almost Famous rings in your ears--and heart--long after it's over

Solex

Gimme gimme

City Hall has $22 million in federal funds to fix your neighborhood. Instead, it's spending the money on barrels of pork.

As the Worm turns

Rodman TV biopic is as Bad as it can be

Joe Bob Briggs

Drive-In Movie Critic of Grapevine, TX

Events for the week

A Metroplex mega-autoplex?

Buckle your seat belts, Dallas: NASCAR is coming