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Four-ring circus

Errol Morris' new documentary brings you so close to these nutty eccentrics, it's almost unnerving

Tea for Two (Hundred) at the Intersection of Misguided and What-the-Fuck

I got $50 in bailout cash that says they're clueless about Socialism. Or for that matter, Democracy.Driving down Eldorado Parkway in McKinney last night I happened upon a slew of sign-holding, flag-waving folks staging themselves a protest thinly disguised as a "tea party." Embarrassingly lam ... More >>

Don Schutze | Idiot Kickers | Ellum Resurrected

I got $50 in bailout cash that says they're clueless about Socialism. Or for that matter, Democracy.Driving down Eldorado Parkway in McKinney last night I happened upon a slew of sign-holding, flag-waving folks staging themselves a protest thinly disguised as a "tea party." Embarrassingly lam ... More >>

Teen Spleen

Talking smack wreaks high school havoc in Mean Girls

Strange Days

Errol Morris gets history right by recognizing that it's usually all wrong

Backup Plan

No. 3 QB Tony Romo is just happy to be here. Seriously. No, seriously.

MFFL

Derek Harper calls the game--and one day, he hopes, the shots--for the Mavs

Machinations

The sun will explode in 5 billion years, and robots are humanity's best hope to escape. Three guys are working on a plan. In a garage. In Heath, Texas.

Broad band

Dennis Quaid and James Caviezel ham it up as a father and son reuniting via radio in Frequency

Mommy's little angel

Marshall Ball can't talk. So he listens to God. Everyone else listens to Marshall.

Death becomes him

Execution specialist goes Nazi-partying in Errol Morris' disturbing new documentary

Buzz

Buzz's holiday gift guide; Another way to suck; R.D. explains it all

Watson + Young = Exhibition

Buzz's holiday gift guide; Another way to suck; R.D. explains it all

The Top 10 Things I Don't Get About These Kids Today

​Went to my son's 7th grade football scrimmage yesterday afternoon and - it's official - I'm effin' old. Uncool. Dweeby. Dorky. And totally outta touch. These two boys - I dunno, maybe 13 or 14ish - were talking underneath the bleachers. At least I think it was talking. To my ancient ears it ... More >>

And The Winner Is...

​Well, the big weekend is here. That's right, Mizzou vs Oklahoma State.My brother earned his Ph.D from OSU (although I hear they practically give those things away in Stillwater) while I, um, attended doctoral classes at the Sorbonne of the Midwest (where, I believe, Stephen Hawking flunked out b ... More >>

Today In Music News: Kele Okereke Goes Solo, Weird Al Joins The Pixies And Carl Sagan Rocks

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, April 29, 2009...Bloc Party's Kele Okereke is recording his first solo album.Apparently Weezer aren't the only band into weird collabos: Weird Al will sing the Pixies' "I Bleed"... with the Pixies. Jack White's Third Man label is going to release ... More >>

Is the Reconquista Spreading to England?

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, April 29, 2009...Bloc Party's Kele Okereke is recording his first solo album.Apparently Weezer aren't the only band into weird collabos: Weird Al will sing the Pixies' "I Bleed"... with the Pixies. Jack White's Third Man label is going to release ... More >>

Charmageddon

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, April 29, 2009...Bloc Party's Kele Okereke is recording his first solo album.Apparently Weezer aren't the only band into weird collabos: Weird Al will sing the Pixies' "I Bleed"... with the Pixies. Jack White's Third Man label is going to release ... More >>

A New Identity

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, April 29, 2009...Bloc Party's Kele Okereke is recording his first solo album.Apparently Weezer aren't the only band into weird collabos: Weird Al will sing the Pixies' "I Bleed"... with the Pixies. Jack White's Third Man label is going to release ... More >>

Richardson ISD Boys and Girls Go Guinea Pig for Same Ol' Same Ol' Gender Study

​Competition: bad for girls, good for boys. Girls, delicate flowers that they are, get sad and mopey when they don't play nice, while boys become robust like bear. This is science, per SiFy News (which is I think where Stephen Hawking gets most of his science news), not to be confused with Syfy, t ... More >>