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  • Blogs

    March 14, 2012

    Sensitivity Alert: DeSoto Principal Called Racist for Emailing Video of Arby's Dancing Apes

    So Kevin Dixon, principal of West Middle School in DeSoto ISD, is apologizing for emailing "a video of dancing chimpanzees to his staff last week that a school board trustee found racist," the Morning News' Matthew Haag writes in today's Metro section. For some reason, the News didn't see fit to emb ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 15, 2011

    Science Wins In Evolution Denier's Campaign To Scrub Evolution From Texas Textbooks

    ​In July we told you about Dr. David Shorrman, author of The Exchange of Truth: Liberating the World From the Lie of Evolution and a member of the state biology panel making recommendations to the Texas Board of Education. Turns out, Shorrman (pictured to the right) was riding in the vanguard ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 17, 2011

    Ladies Night, All Month Long

    ​In July we told you about Dr. David Shorrman, author of The Exchange of Truth: Liberating the World From the Lie of Evolution and a member of the state biology panel making recommendations to the Texas Board of Education. Turns out, Shorrman (pictured to the right) was riding in the vanguard ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2011

    35 Conferette Will Affect Denton's Economic Future, Says Music Geographer Michael Seman

    It's actually Michael Seman's job to figure out how indie rock and economic development are intertwined.​Try this out. Let's say we project the future of indie rock out into the future as a straight line disappearing way off over the horizon of time. Everything that's ever going to happen in indie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2011

    Race to the State's New Census Map

    IFRAMES not supportedThe U.S. Census Bureau sent to the state Legislature today the map you see above, along with details about the latest population count intended to assist with redistricting -- including numbers related to racial make-up and voting age.Per the latest tally, since the 2000 Census ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2010

    Where Does Dallas Stand on the Human Development Index? Let's Go to the Report!

    American Human Development Project of the Social Science Research CouncilClick to embiggen​Just spent the better part of the morning browsing the The Measure of America 2010-2011: Mapping Risks and Resilience, a report released this morning by the Brooklyn-based nonprofit Social Science Research C ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 4, 2010

    Mummies R Us

    American Human Development Project of the Social Science Research CouncilClick to embiggen​Just spent the better part of the morning browsing the The Measure of America 2010-2011: Mapping Risks and Resilience, a report released this morning by the Brooklyn-based nonprofit Social Science Research C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2010

    Look Out: Census Says Everyone's Coming to Dallas (and Fort Worth and Arlington)!

    Click to expand the population change map posted by the U.S. Census Bureau today.​The CNN headline, just posted, says it all: "Census Bureau: Dallas posts biggest population gain." That's based on July 1, 2009, population estimates released today, which say that Dallas and Houston gained about 140 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2009

    Hutchison's Press Secretary on Perry's $9 Billion "Rainy Day" Claim: "It's Hypocrisy at Its Finest and Clearly Politically Motivated."

    Sam Merten​As mentioned earlier, Governor Rick Perry gave us the Heisman when we tried to get a response to his boasts this afternoon about balancing the state's budget and tucking away $9 billion for a "rainy day," conveniently leaving out that nearly all of that $9 billion and the dough used ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 19, 2009

    But Does He Hate Snakes?

    Sam Merten​As mentioned earlier, Governor Rick Perry gave us the Heisman when we tried to get a response to his boasts this afternoon about balancing the state's budget and tucking away $9 billion for a "rainy day," conveniently leaving out that nearly all of that $9 billion and the dough used ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 22, 2009

    Etruscan Fun

    The Meadows honors the ancient peoples

  • Calendar

    October 9, 2008

    Rockin' Tut

    People stand in line to see the boy king

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2008
  • News

    November 1, 2007

    The Ex-Gay Way

    People stand in line to see the boy king

  • Film

    September 20, 2007

    Lifestyles of the Rich and Heinous

    The wealthy are just another savage tribe in Fierce People

  • Calendar

    March 8, 2007

    Holy Mother Lode

    Fair Park is full of Ancient Treasures

  • News

    March 1, 2007

    Jesus Junk

    Professor scoffs at Lost Tomb of Jesus documentary

  • Blogs

    January 2, 2007

    PETA Tells Dallas Company to Stop Monkeying Around

    Professor scoffs at Lost Tomb of Jesus documentary

  • Calendar

    August 31, 2006

    Going Bananas

    Professor scoffs at Lost Tomb of Jesus documentary

  • Calendar

    April 27, 2006

    Show Me the Path

    Professor scoffs at Lost Tomb of Jesus documentary

  • News

    March 16, 2006

    Bois and Grrls

    Genderqueer: Straight or gay, these kids refuse to play dress-up by the rules

  • Culture

    February 16, 2006

    Ankh Around the Clock

    At Uptown Players, Elton John's Aida does the crocodile rock on the Nile

  • Culture

    June 30, 2005

    Veni, Vidi, Vici Venice

    The Venice Biennale offers a slice of art life in the age of globalization

  • Calendar

    February 5, 2004

    It's Greek to You

    Pillsbury's treasure hunt

  • Calendar

    March 27, 2003

    Lots of Fun

    The Ballpark's new recruits are really young

  • Calendar

    March 27, 2003

    Paradise Lost

    Letting the Yanomamö speak for themselves

  • News

    March 27, 2003

    The Dead Zone

    Thanks to TV, crime scene investigating is the new hot profession, but Max Courtney knows it's more science than art

  • News

    January 30, 2003

    Dig This

    Amateur archeologist Alex Troup has some advice for those who would bring life back to downtown Dallas: The answers are under your feet.

  • Best of Dallas

    September 26, 2002
  • News

    September 19, 2002

    Bag o' Bones

    An ancient Indian skeleton has local officials trying to pass the buck

  • Calendar

    May 23, 2002

    Balk Like an Egyptian

    Come see the "Pharaoh at the Bat"

  • Calendar

    November 8, 2001

    The Lost World

    Some of the world's greatest discoveries are complete accidents

  • Calendar

    October 11, 2001

    Going Ape

    As Jane Goodall will remind you, chimps don't make good pets

  • Culture

    October 4, 2001

    Cowboys and Indians

    Charting the not-so-grand endeavors of Frank Reaugh and Edward Sheriff Curtis

  • News

    February 22, 2001

    Buzz

    Paging Mr. Gerry Mander:

  • News

    September 28, 2000

    Seeker of the Lost Ark

    Vendyl Jones says he's a crusading archaeologist searching for long-lost biblical treasures. His critics sya he's more worried about self-promotion than science.

  • News

    August 3, 2000

    American psycho-babble

    From beerhalls to boardrooms, personality tests claim to be a window into the soul. Are they a valid tool, or just psychological window dressing?

  • News

    April 13, 2000

    Analyze this

    From his seat on Oprah, Dallas' Dr. Phil McGraw reigns as the king of quick fixes for troubled relationships. But what about his own?

  • Calendar

    February 24, 2000

    Honor thy mummy

    Digging up the facts behind Egyptian excavations

  • News

    August 26, 1999

    Romeo's head

    A would-be Indiana Jones reopens the debate over who got to America first

  • News

    August 19, 1999

    Breaking up is hard to do

    Headed for divorce court? Act nice, or the judge will send you to psychologist Barry Coakley, Dallas' official referee for bickering couples.

  • News

    June 17, 1999

    Disturbing personality

    An unsolved string of cat mutilations in North Dallas leaves police and residents wondering who could do such a thing

  • News

    October 8, 1998

    Trash heap of history

    A Dallas archaeology buff is forced to the sidelines as the city's past makes way for the new arena

  • News

    December 12, 1996

    Footprints of Fantasy

    Creation scientist Dr. Carl Baugh claims he's found evidence that will explode the 'myth' of evolution. But the biggest myth is Baugh himself.

  • News

    November 21, 1996

    Dig 'em up, move 'em out

    Columbus Realty races to move paupers graves

  • News

    December 14, 1995
  • Film

    October 19, 1995

    Joe Bob Briggs

    Drive-In Movie Critic of Grapevine, TX

  • News

    July 20, 1995

    Photo finish

    Investigator in Ashley Estell case says Plano cops drove him out of department

  • News

    July 6, 1995

    Neander-Guy

    Ray Audette hunts with a hawk and eats like a caveman. He says his meaty diet stopped his hair from falling out, cured his diabetes--and will make you healthy too

  • Film

    November 10, 1994

    Joe Bob Briggs

    Drive-In Movie Critic of Grapevine, TX

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