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April 20, 2012
How America Fell in Love with the Chicken Breast, and Why We're Finally Falling Out of It
Earlier this week the Wall Street Journal published an article noting the increased demand for chicken legs at grocery stores. The story claims that shoppers have been driven by TV cooking shows that celebrate dark meat's richer flavor and softer texture. Finally, people have realized: It tastes bet ... More >>
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January 10, 2012
Hostess Is Going Bankrupt. Again.
Hostess, the Irving-based maker of beloved school-lunch snacks like the Twinkie and the Ho-Ho, is in financial trouble, according to the Wall Street Journal. A source tells the paper that the processed food giant will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as soon as this week. Hostess also owe ... More >>
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July 18, 2011
There's One Borders Left in Dallas. If a Savior Doesn't Step Up Tuesday, There May Be Zero.
Courtesy Paula BosseByron Nelson signing copies of his 1993 book at the Preston Royal BordersA few weeks ago, my old friend Paula Bosse posted to her Facebook page a collection of random photos taken over the years at the Preston Royal Borders, which, of course, is on its way to becoming a Centra ... More >>
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July 6, 2011
WSJ Climbs Inside DFW's Control Tower
As it turns out, according to an article that just appeared on the Wall Street Journal's website, life inside the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport air traffic control towers -- otherwise known as the Terminal Radar Approach Control facility, or TRACON -- is sort of a cross between Airplane! and Pushing ... More >>
Blogs
March 29, 2011
It's a Film! It's an Infomercial! Actually, It's Both. WSJ Sneaks One Dallas Film Fest Entry.
Saturday afternoon's screening of Cooper & The Castle Hills Gang at NorthPark Center, among the handful of family-friendly offerings at the Dallas International Film Festival, is nearly sold out; all that remain are rush tickets. But if you're desperate to see the 50-minute short about kids w ... More >>
Blogs
March 17, 2011
New York Times' Pay-Per-View Plan Is Much More Generous Than Dallas Morning News's
The New York Times this morning revealed its long-expected plans to erect a pay wall (again) around some of its content: Starting March 28, visitors to the paper's website will be able to access 20 articles every month without paying. After that, it'll cost $15 a month to keep reading. But there ... More >>
Music
March 3, 2011
Young The Giant, Kitten
Sunday, March 6, at The Loft
Blogs
January 27, 2011
Dallas City Hall's Really Not Worried About Taxi Drivers' Threat to Boycott the Super Bowl
Patrick MichelsFrom the cabbie protest at Dallas City Hall last SeptemberA couple of days back, a Friend of Unfair Park asked, via e-mail: "Have you noticed the number of cabs in Dallas recently? We drove home last night from Cole and Armstrong to the Lakewood area and counted 20 cabs. It looked ... More >>
News
November 25, 2010
Send us Your Earmark: Could Congress Turn off the Tap on Trinity Money?
Patrick MichelsFrom the cabbie protest at Dallas City Hall last SeptemberA couple of days back, a Friend of Unfair Park asked, via e-mail: "Have you noticed the number of cabs in Dallas recently? We drove home last night from Cole and Armstrong to the Lakewood area and counted 20 cabs. It looked ... More >>
Blogs
November 20, 2010
What Two Sentences in The WSJ Suggest About the Future of the Trinity River Project
U.S. Army Corps of EngineersFrom the Dallas Floodway Extension Project Description, this 1989 photo: "US175 blocked by water backed up into White Rock Creek. Normally, this is a busy traffic artery leading to the central business district."Wilonsky sent me an interesting Wall Street Journal artic ... More >>
Blogs
October 28, 2010
Let's Get High With Newy Scruggs
I felt like I was watching Dazed and Confused last night -- though, to be honest, the whole Tim Lincecum-as-Mitch Kramer meme's been around for a good long while, well before The Wall Street Journal asked Wiley Wiggins about it during Giants-Braves. And speaking of pot -- well, I was -- Newy Scru ... More >>
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October 18, 2010
Mark Cuban, Joule's Tim Headington Sink Millions Into Company That Tracks Devices
Mark Cuban has taken the $5 million he intended to invest in Turtle and tequila and put his dough-re-mi elsewhere: in something called BlueCava, which tracks every single device you've got hooked up to the Internet, which doesn't sound too Minority Report at all. From the how-it-works: "No two de ... More >>
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September 24, 2010
Liverpool Fans' Hatred of Tom Hicks Makes Page One of The Wall Street Journal
The picture of Tom Hicks Jr. and his old man that spurred this morning's front-page story in The Wall Street Journal.That Reds fans loathe Tom Hicks -- and have almost from the moment he bought Liverpool FC in August 2007, then began making promises he couldn't afford to keep -- is certainly no s ... More >>
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September 21, 2010
A Year After Dallas Federal Judge Booted SEC's Case Against Mark Cuban, It Lives Again
Sam MertenIn July 2009, U.S. District Judge Sidney Fitzwater dismissed the Securities and Exchange Commission's complaint that Mark Cuban violated insider-trading laws when, in 2004, he sold off $750,000 in Mamma.com stock. Cuban, of course, poo-poohed the claim when originally brought by the SEC ... More >>
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August 31, 2010
Texas Rangers' Latest Court Filings Reveal That It Sure Does Pay to Be in First Place
Patrick MichelsThe Texas Rangers are out of Chapter 11 and Tom Hicks's hands, but that website devoted to the prepackaged bankruptcy remains alive and well weeks later. New filings are being added to Texas Rangers Baseball Partners Information Site every day, including two docs detailing how well ... More >>
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August 2, 2010
News & Notes With Tom Hicks, Mark Cuban, Luke Wilson and The Wyly Bros' Broker
Kit NelsonOne of Liverpool FC supporters' myriad posters advertising their disgust with Tom Hicks's asking price for the clubSome start-o-the-week news and notes while I roll a few fat blunts in preparation for this afternoon's Public Safety Committee meeting ...Remember when Tom Hicks said, why, ... More >>
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May 19, 2010
SMU's Paying Would-Be Employers To Take Their Law School Grads On a "Test Drive"
John Attanasio, SMU Dedman School of Law's deanA Friend of Unfair Park asks that we take a long look at this item posted a few days ago to the legal-eagle blog Above the Law: "SMU Will Pay You To Hire Their Graduates." You read that right: The SMU Dedman School of Law has started a program called ... More >>
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March 17, 2010
Oy Vey: As It Turns Out, My Rabbi's Tweeting the Passover Story
Passover, which I like to call the Jewish St. Patrick's Day, is almost upon us. And while my parents and I argue over who's smoking the brisket this year, this much is certain: Our formerly extravagant seder will continue to inch further toward becoming just a pain-in-the-tuchus dinner with a few ... More >>
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March 11, 2010
Q&A: The Great Bucks Burnett Lets Us Inside His Eight-Track Obsessed Mind In Anticipation of His NX35 Museum Opening
Sl. BurnettBucks BurnettIf there's one man on the planet poised to make 8-track collecting cool, it's Bucks Burnett. Not that collecting cartridges wasn't "cool" before--I mean, you can't even buy a new player for them at your neighborhood indie record store. How snobby-cool is that? And, it's no ... More >>
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January 28, 2010
PISD Off: How Redistricting Fight Was Both a Look Back and a Preview of What's to Come
This morning, The Wall Street Journal takes up the issue of newcomers filling up the Plano Independent School District -- specifically, "a flood of poor, minority students" whose entry into the district prompted the contentious fight over redistricting. The district voted on a feeder alignment pl ... More >>
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August 31, 2009
On Tuesday, State Law Will Allow Prosecutors, Parole Board Access to Suspects' DNA
Former Observer-er Ann Zimmerman has a piece in The Wall Street Journal today concerning a new state law that takes effect tomorrow -- one that allows Texas prosecutors and parole boards to "see DNA evidence that links a suspect to an old sexual assault, even though the statute of limitations has ... More >>
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August 11, 2009
Tithe is Tight
This morning, The Wall Street Journal goes to church -- Bent Tree Bible Fellowship Church, specifically, on International Parkway in Carrollton, where membership is high (4,000-plus pray at the arena-rock-sized megachurch) and shekels are low. Which has necessitated a few cuts superficial (lawn c ... More >>
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July 2, 2009
Going Green While Making Green? WSJ Ponders Bush Turnpike's Toll Collection.
One day after the President George Bush Turnpike went to all-electronic toll collection, The Wall Street Journal's Environmental Capital blog takes note of one of the North Texas Tollway Authority's reasons for ditching the quarter-catchers: "Air Quality and Fuel Efficiency." As in: "Transitioning t ... More >>
Calendar
June 26, 2009
Addison's Blowin' Up
One day after the President George Bush Turnpike went to all-electronic toll collection, The Wall Street Journal's Environmental Capital blog takes note of one of the North Texas Tollway Authority's reasons for ditching the quarter-catchers: "Air Quality and Fuel Efficiency." As in: "Transitioning t ... More >>
Blogs
June 15, 2009
Flying High With Southwest
Back in March, CNN and The Wall Street Journal profiled David Holmes, at right, otherwise known as the rapping Southwest Airlines flight attendant -- and one of the stars of Saturday night's SWA employee banquet at the downtown Sheraton, where, from all appearances, the airline spent far more than p ... More >>
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June 12, 2009
What the Frack?
This morning's Wall Street Journal investigates the cause of the 18 earthquakes that have rattled the Dallas-Fort Worth area since 2008 -- from just east of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport down to Cleburne most recently -- and concludes, well, ya know, not really sure. Because on the one han ... More >>
Blogs
June 11, 2009
Taking It Off the Top for the Economy: What The Lodge and Neimans Have in Common
Observer contributing photographer Brandon Thibodeaux landed himself quite the gig: shooting local strip joints for today's Wall Street Journal story about how gentlemen's clubs are "striping down" (hawhawhaw) their upscale offerings to lure in customers afeared of dropping major coin in a down econ ... More >>
Blogs
April 14, 2009
WSJ Says Tom Hicks "Could Eventually" Lose Control of Texas Rangers, Dallas Stars
At some point, no doubt, we'll get an official statement. Till then, well, here's what the Wall Street Journal (subscription-only, sorry) has to add to the story of Tom Hicks's refusal to pay off Hicks Sports Group's debt:Creditors to Texas financier Tom Hicks's Hicks Sports Group have declared the ... More >>
Blogs
February 20, 2009
Speaking of Former Dallas Journalists ...
... a Friend of Unfair Park directs our attention to D.L. Hughley's interview with ex-Dallas Morning News-er Michael Precker, whose move to The Lodge was mentioned twice last week in the Wall Street Journal. Precker now has a new nickname: "The Wolf Blitzer of Thongs."Embedded video from CNN Video
Blogs
February 3, 2009
Are You Too a "Bewildered and Angry Flier"?
The Wall Street Journal this morning examines airlines' inconsistently, almost arbitrarily enforced rules and regulations -- you know, the kind that result in "bewildered and angry fliers." As a prime example, the paper checks in with a frequent flier who found himself subject to the whims of an Ame ... More >>
Blogs
November 6, 2008
The WSJ Polices Insurance Companies' Image Scanning Police
The Wall Street Journal this morning examines airlines' inconsistently, almost arbitrarily enforced rules and regulations -- you know, the kind that result in "bewildered and angry fliers." As a prime example, the paper checks in with a frequent flier who found himself subject to the whims of an Ame ... More >>
Blogs
November 5, 2008
These Are Grim Times for the Hotel Business. But, Shhh, Say Nothing.
The Wall Street Journal this morning examines airlines' inconsistently, almost arbitrarily enforced rules and regulations -- you know, the kind that result in "bewildered and angry fliers." As a prime example, the paper checks in with a frequent flier who found himself subject to the whims of an Ame ... More >>
Blogs
October 23, 2008
That Ain't Cartwright, Hoss: Bonanza Chain Might Meat its Maker
The Wall Street Journal this morning examines airlines' inconsistently, almost arbitrarily enforced rules and regulations -- you know, the kind that result in "bewildered and angry fliers." As a prime example, the paper checks in with a frequent flier who found himself subject to the whims of an Ame ... More >>
Blogs
August 21, 2008
GameStop Makes a Fistful of Money, Then Watches Stock Plunge
The Wall Street Journal this morning examines airlines' inconsistently, almost arbitrarily enforced rules and regulations -- you know, the kind that result in "bewildered and angry fliers." As a prime example, the paper checks in with a frequent flier who found himself subject to the whims of an Ame ... More >>
Blogs
August 18, 2008
Price-Fixing: Legal and Lovin' It!
The Wall Street Journal this morning examines airlines' inconsistently, almost arbitrarily enforced rules and regulations -- you know, the kind that result in "bewildered and angry fliers." As a prime example, the paper checks in with a frequent flier who found himself subject to the whims of an Ame ... More >>
Blogs
August 8, 2008
Good Times Are in the Bag! Or Not, As Ice Investigation Continues.
The Wall Street Journal this morning examines airlines' inconsistently, almost arbitrarily enforced rules and regulations -- you know, the kind that result in "bewildered and angry fliers." As a prime example, the paper checks in with a frequent flier who found himself subject to the whims of an Ame ... More >>
Blogs
August 5, 2008
The Shock Wave Felt 'Round the Amusement Park Business
The Wall Street Journal this morning examines airlines' inconsistently, almost arbitrarily enforced rules and regulations -- you know, the kind that result in "bewildered and angry fliers." As a prime example, the paper checks in with a frequent flier who found himself subject to the whims of an Ame ... More >>
Blogs
July 29, 2008
Home Prices Down (Slightly) in Dallas; So Too is Housing Stock
The Wall Street Journal this morning examines airlines' inconsistently, almost arbitrarily enforced rules and regulations -- you know, the kind that result in "bewildered and angry fliers." As a prime example, the paper checks in with a frequent flier who found himself subject to the whims of an Ame ... More >>
Blogs
June 11, 2008
Bad News Idea Makes Gawker
The Wall Street Journal this morning examines airlines' inconsistently, almost arbitrarily enforced rules and regulations -- you know, the kind that result in "bewildered and angry fliers." As a prime example, the paper checks in with a frequent flier who found himself subject to the whims of an Ame ... More >>
Blogs
April 16, 2008
Wall Street Journal Wonders if American Airlines Might Be in Play
The Wall Street Journal this morning examines airlines' inconsistently, almost arbitrarily enforced rules and regulations -- you know, the kind that result in "bewildered and angry fliers." As a prime example, the paper checks in with a frequent flier who found himself subject to the whims of an Ame ... More >>
Blogs
January 4, 2008
A Different Kind of Social Security Card
The Wall Street Journal this morning examines airlines' inconsistently, almost arbitrarily enforced rules and regulations -- you know, the kind that result in "bewildered and angry fliers." As a prime example, the paper checks in with a frequent flier who found himself subject to the whims of an Ame ... More >>
Blogs
May 1, 2007
Nellie and Cuban and the Love Lost
The Wall Street Journal this morning examines airlines' inconsistently, almost arbitrarily enforced rules and regulations -- you know, the kind that result in "bewildered and angry fliers." As a prime example, the paper checks in with a frequent flier who found himself subject to the whims of an Ame ... More >>
Blogs
November 27, 2006
ACS Loses CEO and CFO. Wuh-O.
The Wall Street Journal this morning examines airlines' inconsistently, almost arbitrarily enforced rules and regulations -- you know, the kind that result in "bewildered and angry fliers." As a prime example, the paper checks in with a frequent flier who found himself subject to the whims of an Ame ... More >>
Blogs
November 22, 2006
And Qantas Never Crashed
The Wall Street Journal this morning examines airlines' inconsistently, almost arbitrarily enforced rules and regulations -- you know, the kind that result in "bewildered and angry fliers." As a prime example, the paper checks in with a frequent flier who found himself subject to the whims of an Ame ... More >>
Blogs
August 25, 2006
Statute Stomp
The Wall Street Journal this morning examines airlines' inconsistently, almost arbitrarily enforced rules and regulations -- you know, the kind that result in "bewildered and angry fliers." As a prime example, the paper checks in with a frequent flier who found himself subject to the whims of an Ame ... More >>
Calendar
November 17, 2005
Bells Will Ring
Designers add high-fashion baubles and bows to DIFFA's annual charity event
News
November 27, 2003
Letters
Designers add high-fashion baubles and bows to DIFFA's annual charity event
Dining
April 16, 1998
Fat is where it's at
NorthSouth's taste suffers from weight loss
News
February 15, 1996
Surplus labor
The fashion for corporate downsizing cuts into the economy in many ways
News
December 7, 1995
True crime story
Forget the usual tales of rape and pillage--consider the sins of corporate America
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