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December 18, 2008
Dallas Fed Head: "It Does the Economy No Good When Creditors Curl Up in a Ball and Clutch Their Money."
Dallas Federal Reserve president and chief executive officer Richard Fisher, pictured at right, spoke today in front of the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth and the Dallas Committee on Foreign Relations. As always, the text of his speech -- titled, hysterically, "Historical Perspectives on ... More >>
Film
February 12, 1998
Tiny mistakes
The Borrowers is fun enough, but gives nothing back
Blogs
February 10, 2009
Dallas Fed Head Richard Fisher May Be the Best Economics Professor in the Country
Rube Goldberg's "Self-Operating Napkin"As noted here several times in the past, Richard Fisher, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, gives mighty good speech -- full of literary references, song lyrics and the assorted accumulated detritus collected in a bright mind. He was down ... More >>
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February 11, 2009
There Are Worse Ways To Spend Your Sunday Morning, I'd Say
Today, Southlake-based Kari Jobe's first solo CD will hit the shelves of Christian music stores around the country. The self-titled debut is being released by Gateway Create Publishing and Integrity Music (where Jobe's currently featured on the homepage). And the first sing ... More >>
Film
November 26, 1998
Making a mountain out of an anthill
The craftsmen at Pixar delight with the inventive and enchanting A Bug's Life
Blogs
April 1, 2009
On The Range: Tortillas
Corn or flour?Depends on the filling. This comes from Alison Cook, author of "Taco Capitol, USA," a groundbreaking Texas Monthly cover story on the subject of Tex-Mex cuisine, who notes that while flour tortillas are better suited to Northern Mexico-style grilled meats and to breakfast tacos, "certa ... More >>
News
January 10, 2008
Skirting The Zoning Laws
At City Hall, common sense goes down for a dirt nap
Calendar
March 29, 2007
Suspicious Minds
Duncanville gets caught in a trap
Home Entertainment
January 4, 2007
A Legendary Outing
Twilight Princess is the best Zelda ever.
Film
September 28, 2006
Playtime
Throwaway gags and mad obsessions in Gondry's wondrous fantasy
Home Entertainment
February 16, 2006
Grind It Out With Pam
Throwaway gags and mad obsessions in Gondry's wondrous fantasy
Film
February 9, 2006
Dead Funny
Final Destination 3 stares death in the face...and laughs
Film
March 10, 2005
Talkin' 'Bot Love
Like Big Fish for little kids, Robots works hard to please everyone
Film
December 23, 2004
Focking Wonderful
Streisand and Hoffman save a family--and a movie, too
News
November 4, 2004
Dear Congress
Dallas is telling a big, fat fib about the Trinity River project
Calendar
October 28, 2004
Reefer Sadness
Dazed and Confused has a flashback
Culture
September 30, 2004
New Reviews
Dazed and Confused has a flashback
Film
June 17, 2004
Sure Feels Like 80 Days
Jackie Chan takes a long trip, and it feels like déjá vu
Film
February 22, 1996
Body slam
Jackie Chan puts his life on the line again in Rumble in the Bronx
Blogs
November 18, 2009
"Jurassic Park Comes to Victory Park": Breaking Ground at the Perot Musuem
Photos by Patrick MichelsRoss and Margot Perot enjoy the party alongside museum president Nicole Small.When the city began work on the Woodall Rodgers Deck Park, they didn't just break ground -- there's no ground there to dig up -- they held a "ground-making" ceremony instead. When they invited g ... More >>
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January 28, 2010
Caught In A Trap
Photos by Patrick MichelsRoss and Margot Perot enjoy the party alongside museum president Nicole Small.When the city began work on the Woodall Rodgers Deck Park, they didn't just break ground -- there's no ground there to dig up -- they held a "ground-making" ceremony instead. When they invited g ... More >>
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May 18, 2010
Giveaway: Two Pairs of Tickets to Tonight's Sold-Out OK Go Show at the Granada Theater
In this week's paper, Eric Grubbs catches up with OK Go frontman Damian Kulash and talks, among other things, about the band's DIY approach to its music videos (like the above, recently released, Rube Goldberg-inspired "This Too Shall Pass" take)--and its former label's issues with the band's ideals ... More >>
Film
August 11, 2011
It's All in the Delivery
Despite promise in its pizza boy premise, 30 Minutes or Less plays it too safe
Blogs
August 18, 2011
Dallas Fed Head Attempts to "Separate Fact from Fiction" When It Comes to Texas Jobs
Federal Reserve Bank of DallasSeveral Friends of Unfair Park, including a grumpy one below, have asked if we'll make mention of Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President and Chief Executive Officer Richard Fisher's speech given in Midland yesterday. Sure, absolutely, happy to. Because, first, I'm ... More >>
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November 15, 2011
New Lay's Vending Machine Makes Real Potato Chips Right Before Your Fat-Ass Eyes (Update: Actually, That's Not True At All)
PSFK(UPDATE: This is actually just a really cool vending machine. A really cool machine with a fancy screen that shows a VIDEO of a potato being made. But hey, you have to admit, it looks cool. I am an idiot, and I hate the internet). (Editor's note: I also am an idiot.) File this under Ho ... More >>
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January 12, 2012
Who Wants a Comedian When They Can Have a Psychopath?
PSFK(UPDATE: This is actually just a really cool vending machine. A really cool machine with a fancy screen that shows a VIDEO of a potato being made. But hey, you have to admit, it looks cool. I am an idiot, and I hate the internet). (Editor's note: I also am an idiot.) File this under Ho ... More >>
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January 24, 2012
Girls Rock! Doc Screens at LaGrange on Wednesday, Benefits Girls Rock Dallas
So I fell down one of those Internet rabbit holes a few nights ago -- you know, when YouTube proves itself to be a Rube Goldberg machine -- and ended up at this clip, which I very clearly remember watching on 120 Minutes as a 13-year-old, and knowing then that it would be a formative experien ... More >>