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July 28, 2011
Mooney River: Once Again, D Magazine Misses the Trinity River Toll Road Story
Hey, I was out of town last week when the August issue of D hit the streets -- well, given the magazine's target demo, perhaps we should say it hit the winding lanes and parkways -- with an essay titled "Let's Ditch the Trinity River Toll Road." Wow. Pretty remarkable. From the time of the ... More >>
Blogs
June 24, 2011
Too Hot to Eat is Too Hot to Think Much About Eating, Apparently
Hungry burger fans mob the opening of Dallas proper's first In-N-Out. No, wait. They don't.Even though a new In-N-Out opened, the only things hot this week were Trinidad Scorpion "Butch T" peppers and the puzzling chains on Michael Costa's The Office Grill. Read on. City of Ate Welcome to ou ... More >>
Blogs
June 23, 2011
When It Comes to the Trinity Toll Road, For Some, "Sorry" Seems to Be the Hardest Word
It's just beginning to dawn on me. I should be in heaven right now. I don't know why I'm not. The sheer dumbness of the Trinity River toll road is now at long last apparent for all to see. It's blown sky high and is comin' down! And none of the people who foisted it off on the city can get o ... More >>
Blogs
June 17, 2011
It's Been Truly Inspiring to Watch D Apologize for Rah-Rah'ing Trinity Toll Road. Oh, Wait.
I'm sure at some moment in history, all of the people who had insisted the earth was flat went very quiet. After some centuries of debate, burnings at the stake and loud dinner-table arguments, the jury was in. Everybody knew it was round. The exponents of flat were suddenly extremely reticent o ... More >>
Blogs
March 17, 2011
A Look at the Layout For Dallas Arboretum's Children's Adventure Garden Opening in 2012
Click to embiggen, but of course.A couple of months ago, Tim Rogers provided a generous peek at the miniature version of the Rory Meyers Children's Adventure Garden scheduled to take root at the Dallas Arboretum some time next year. Says the Arboretum of the $50-million, seven-acre site, it'll be ... More >>
Blogs
March 4, 2011
Week of the Iguana -- And Other Stuff
Here are two things you haven't tried: taco-flavored chips and iguana tamales. For that, we have you covered. For all the things you might have tried (ie. Crossroads Diner, The Speedway Club, the wonder of vegan baking), Dallas blogs are happy to expand. Read on. City of Ate For Decanter in ... More >>
Blogs
February 9, 2011
Puttin' a DART in Tim Rogers' Comeback
Three weeks ago I did a smack-down on Tim Rogers, the editor of D, after he was the subject of a bad front-page story in The Dallas Morning News. The story was about phone calls Rogers made to the media relations department of the school district to get his kid into a special pre-K program. Yest ... More >>
Blogs
January 21, 2011
More On the Rogers Situation: Because, Really, Is Anything More Important?
Great. Tell me you're sick of journalists talking about journalists. I was too. I was perfectly ready to drop L'Affaire Tim Rogers -- whether or not he used his clout as the editor of D Magazine to get his kid bucked into a preschool program ahead of qualified poor kids. But Mr. Rogers feels ... More >>
News
January 20, 2011
D Magazine Editor Tim Rogers Should Have Taken The Schutze Short Course On How Not to Humiliate Yourself as a Journalist.
Great. Tell me you're sick of journalists talking about journalists. I was too. I was perfectly ready to drop L'Affaire Tim Rogers -- whether or not he used his clout as the editor of D Magazine to get his kid bucked into a preschool program ahead of qualified poor kids. But Mr. Rogers feels ... More >>
News
January 20, 2011
With Schutze Away, Buzz Looks on the Bright Side of the Trinity.
Great. Tell me you're sick of journalists talking about journalists. I was too. I was perfectly ready to drop L'Affaire Tim Rogers -- whether or not he used his clout as the editor of D Magazine to get his kid bucked into a preschool program ahead of qualified poor kids. But Mr. Rogers feels ... More >>
Blogs
January 14, 2011
Steel Creator Bringing Vietnamese Street Food to Downtown
It was dark and cold yesterday morning when I biked past the empty storefront alongside Press Box Grill, so I elected not to check out the brand new permits posted in the window. But D Magazine's Tim Rogers is obviously a better -- or at least warmer -- cycling newshound than I am, since he s ... More >>
Blogs
January 4, 2011
So, About That "Significant" Cold Front Scheduled to Arrive Here Early Next Week
I still get the morning paper, even though I'm now paying $4 more for the privilege than I previously thought, which sucks. Anyway. Saw on the weather page that it's supposed to be colder than normal beginning next week. Didn't say how cold, but yesterday Tim Rogers linked to a weathering website ... More >>
Blogs
October 22, 2010
Bad Burgers, Hookahs, Vegans
and Other Things You Love on the Web
This week: Alice Laussade explains why candy corn sucks.As the city descends into crisper temperatures and adopts an orangey hue, seasonal ingredients are rolling into grocery stores while local chefs and food fans are reacting accordingly. So what else is new? Dallas Morning News Leslie Bre ... More >>
Blogs
September 10, 2010
Go Oak Cliff Shares Details on Sunday's "Ethical Meat" Barbecue Contest and Festival
Teams have been practicing and judges (including two City of Ate contributors) are advised to begin fasting as Oak Cliff is about to get smoked out this weekend for the Blues, Bandits & Barbeque street party.The festival takes place outside and inside the Kessler Theater and surrounding neigh ... More >>
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July 27, 2010
As Everyone Shouts "Sexy Spy," Anna Fermanova's Attorney Insists, Nyet So Much
Between The Smoking Gun and Gawker, Anna Fermanova's bound to have the most-peeked-at profile pictures page on the Facebooks in the last several hours. And after Tim Rogers made mention of the '05 Ogle School of Hair Skin and Nails grad, several Friends of Unfair Park have wondered: Why haven't w ... More >>
Blogs
June 10, 2010
Talkin' Shit About the Calatrava Bridge
Patrick MichelsInside one of the center arch sections of the Margaret Hunt Hill BridgeD has posted an item on its blog, FrontBurner, reporting that I traveled by kayak out to the Calatrava bridge site and defecated on the bridge to show my disapproval. The item, written by D Major Domo Tim Rogers ... More >>
Blogs
December 17, 2009
City Responds to "Relaxation Studios" Lawsuit; Judge Denies "Spas" Their Restraining Order
333 Body Works on Walnut Hill Lane in Northwest DallasOn Monday, Tim Rogers posted a lawsuit that several, um, massage parlors -- among them, The Passion, Cleopatra Day Spa and 333 Body Works -- brought against the city of Dallas in which they claim they had their certificates of occupancy yanked ... More >>
Blogs
December 10, 2009
Why, Oh, Why Does WFAA-Channel 8 Hate A Charlie Brown Christmas So Much?
Much obliged to Tim Rogers and Uncle Barky for the reminder: Earlier this week WFAA-Channel 8 yanked A Charlie Brown Christmas to run Good Morning Texas After Dark, which, as Ed describes it, is "basically is a collection of mini-infomercials sharing space with actual non-paid program content." Whic ... More >>
Blogs
September 1, 2009
Carter Albrecht's Dad Explains Why, Two Years Later, He and His Wife are Suing Pfizer
Carter AlbrechtYesterday in Dallas federal court, Carter Albrecht's parents, Ken and Judy, finally sued Pfizer, claiming that its smoking-cessation drug Chantix played a "direct and proximate" role in Carter's shooting death almost two years ago to the day. The Albrechts have long considered suin ... More >>
Blogs
February 9, 2009
Will CBS Be Shooting Big D in Dallas? Start Holding Your Breath ...
Word of a would-be CBS-TV series titled Big D has been circulating since last October, when creators Jeff and Jackie Filgo got the high sign from the network. At the time, no further details were available -- but as Tim Rogers pointed out over the weekend, The Hollywood Reporter has come up with thi ... More >>
Blogs
November 25, 2008
A Profile of a CBS Sportscaster for Whom We're Thankful, David Feherty
A couple of months back, D ran David Feherty's riveting account of his collision with a pickup on Park Lane; figured his being able to live and write about his smash-up was what the Sporting News was referring to today when it ran the piece headlined "A week when David Feherty is thankful for Americ ... More >>
Blogs
November 13, 2008
D? Well, Maybe D-.
Look, let me take one specific portion of the D special issue about the Dallas Independent School District that came out this week and use it to explain why I don’t think much of this stuff is worth reading. This was a sidebar under the byline of our former colleague, Mark Stuertz, who was fam ... More >>
Blogs
October 31, 2008
Billy Jack Ludwig Will Not Be Running for Dallas Mayor Ever Again
Look, let me take one specific portion of the D special issue about the Dallas Independent School District that came out this week and use it to explain why I don’t think much of this stuff is worth reading. This was a sidebar under the byline of our former colleague, Mark Stuertz, who was fam ... More >>
Blogs
October 30, 2008
How Tim Rogers Ruined My Day
Look, let me take one specific portion of the D special issue about the Dallas Independent School District that came out this week and use it to explain why I don’t think much of this stuff is worth reading. This was a sidebar under the byline of our former colleague, Mark Stuertz, who was fam ... More >>
Blogs
October 23, 2008
Scenes from the Drilling Gallery
Look, let me take one specific portion of the D special issue about the Dallas Independent School District that came out this week and use it to explain why I don’t think much of this stuff is worth reading. This was a sidebar under the byline of our former colleague, Mark Stuertz, who was fam ... More >>
News
May 15, 2008
D Magazine, Dallas Morning News Squabble Comes Down to Lazy Reporting at DMN
Look, let me take one specific portion of the D special issue about the Dallas Independent School District that came out this week and use it to explain why I don’t think much of this stuff is worth reading. This was a sidebar under the byline of our former colleague, Mark Stuertz, who was fam ... More >>
Blogs
March 5, 2008
Caucus? They Hardly Even Knew Us.
Look, let me take one specific portion of the D special issue about the Dallas Independent School District that came out this week and use it to explain why I don’t think much of this stuff is worth reading. This was a sidebar under the byline of our former colleague, Mark Stuertz, who was fam ... More >>
Blogs
January 3, 2008
Where's Wicko?
Look, let me take one specific portion of the D special issue about the Dallas Independent School District that came out this week and use it to explain why I don’t think much of this stuff is worth reading. This was a sidebar under the byline of our former colleague, Mark Stuertz, who was fam ... More >>
Blogs
September 26, 2007
Jim Fact Checks FrontBurner So FrontBurner Doesn't Have To
Look, let me take one specific portion of the D special issue about the Dallas Independent School District that came out this week and use it to explain why I don’t think much of this stuff is worth reading. This was a sidebar under the byline of our former colleague, Mark Stuertz, who was fam ... More >>
Blogs
September 18, 2007
Schutze is Shocked, Shocked!
Look, let me take one specific portion of the D special issue about the Dallas Independent School District that came out this week and use it to explain why I don’t think much of this stuff is worth reading. This was a sidebar under the byline of our former colleague, Mark Stuertz, who was fam ... More >>
News
August 16, 2007
Taking the Bait
Look, let me take one specific portion of the D special issue about the Dallas Independent School District that came out this week and use it to explain why I don’t think much of this stuff is worth reading. This was a sidebar under the byline of our former colleague, Mark Stuertz, who was fam ... More >>
Blogs
August 9, 2007
Jim's Laughing His Widdle Head Off
Look, let me take one specific portion of the D special issue about the Dallas Independent School District that came out this week and use it to explain why I don’t think much of this stuff is worth reading. This was a sidebar under the byline of our former colleague, Mark Stuertz, who was fam ... More >>
Blogs
August 3, 2007
Someone Needs to Tell Our Music Editor We Also Have a Blog
Look, let me take one specific portion of the D special issue about the Dallas Independent School District that came out this week and use it to explain why I don’t think much of this stuff is worth reading. This was a sidebar under the byline of our former colleague, Mark Stuertz, who was fam ... More >>
Blogs
July 27, 2007
Looks Like Someone's Itching for a Signature-Countin' Fight
Look, let me take one specific portion of the D special issue about the Dallas Independent School District that came out this week and use it to explain why I don’t think much of this stuff is worth reading. This was a sidebar under the byline of our former colleague, Mark Stuertz, who was fam ... More >>
Blogs
June 22, 2007
When Jim Schutze Has No Problem With Convicted Murderers
Look, let me take one specific portion of the D special issue about the Dallas Independent School District that came out this week and use it to explain why I don’t think much of this stuff is worth reading. This was a sidebar under the byline of our former colleague, Mark Stuertz, who was fam ... More >>
Blogs
May 11, 2007
At This Point, Feel Free to Write In "Unfair Park" on Your Ballot Tomorrow
Look, let me take one specific portion of the D special issue about the Dallas Independent School District that came out this week and use it to explain why I don’t think much of this stuff is worth reading. This was a sidebar under the byline of our former colleague, Mark Stuertz, who was fam ... More >>
Blogs
December 6, 2006
Mr. Funny Guy Has All the Answers
Look, let me take one specific portion of the D special issue about the Dallas Independent School District that came out this week and use it to explain why I don’t think much of this stuff is worth reading. This was a sidebar under the byline of our former colleague, Mark Stuertz, who was fam ... More >>
Blogs
December 1, 2006
"Really Drew Bledsoe" Talks!
Look, let me take one specific portion of the D special issue about the Dallas Independent School District that came out this week and use it to explain why I don’t think much of this stuff is worth reading. This was a sidebar under the byline of our former colleague, Mark Stuertz, who was fam ... More >>
Blogs
October 4, 2006
Bidding a Doo
Look, let me take one specific portion of the D special issue about the Dallas Independent School District that came out this week and use it to explain why I don’t think much of this stuff is worth reading. This was a sidebar under the byline of our former colleague, Mark Stuertz, who was fam ... More >>
Blogs
September 27, 2006
That Trinity Thing You Doo-Doo
Look, let me take one specific portion of the D special issue about the Dallas Independent School District that came out this week and use it to explain why I don’t think much of this stuff is worth reading. This was a sidebar under the byline of our former colleague, Mark Stuertz, who was fam ... More >>
Blogs
September 27, 2006
Pardon, But What Trinity Lakes Vote?
Look, let me take one specific portion of the D special issue about the Dallas Independent School District that came out this week and use it to explain why I don’t think much of this stuff is worth reading. This was a sidebar under the byline of our former colleague, Mark Stuertz, who was fam ... More >>
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September 26, 2006
Wherein Jim Schutze Tells D to Stick It. Nicely, Though.
Look, let me take one specific portion of the D special issue about the Dallas Independent School District that came out this week and use it to explain why I don’t think much of this stuff is worth reading. This was a sidebar under the byline of our former colleague, Mark Stuertz, who was fam ... More >>
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September 25, 2006
Bible Girl? Why, Whatever Do You Mean?
Look, let me take one specific portion of the D special issue about the Dallas Independent School District that came out this week and use it to explain why I don’t think much of this stuff is worth reading. This was a sidebar under the byline of our former colleague, Mark Stuertz, who was fam ... More >>
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September 14, 2006
Burning Bridges
Look, let me take one specific portion of the D special issue about the Dallas Independent School District that came out this week and use it to explain why I don’t think much of this stuff is worth reading. This was a sidebar under the byline of our former colleague, Mark Stuertz, who was fam ... More >>
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