University of California-Los Angeles

Muslim Hunting

David Horowitz has made taunting college students a spectator sport. Sometimes he's actually right.

What Books on Mexicans Should I Buy This Christmas?

A list of the Mexican's favorite books this year.

Dear Commenter: I Dredge Through The New York Times for More Than Pageviews

Yesterday a commenter accused me of dredging through The New York Times every morning to find a pretext for some kind of inflammatory ditty here on Lawn whose only purpose is to stir up a hornet's nest of clicks. Yeah, I can see how somebody could get that impression. But, what do you want me to do? ... More >>

Ron Paul: Friend of Liberty, but not Mexicans.

From the Archives: A Great Old Photo of Gale Hess and Cafe Noir, Along With a Soundtrack

​Many have asked since yesterday if there will be a memorial of some kind for Gale Hess. Today I was told: No, not yet. There will be a small service for family and close friends, and there may be something else down the road. But, I was told, it will be at least a month away. Said a family member ... More >>

Say Farewell to Cafe Noir's Gale Hess, Who Made Some Extraordinarily Beautiful Music

Word began to spread late last night: Gale Hess, said friends, died two days ago. Cancer is to blame, say those who've been close in recent years. Gale was young -- young enough to have been first violinist in the W.T. White Symphony Orchestra in 1973, at least. And she was among the most talented m ... More >>

NCAA Antitrust Case Hits Dallas Federal Court After Conference USA Won't Turn Over Docs

Via.​Yesterday's massive drop-off at the Earle Cabell is but a pit stop. Sooner than later, more than likely, it will head back to Oakland, where, in July 2009, former UCLA basketball great Ed O'Bannon filed the shot heard 'round the sports world: the antitrust suit alleging that the NCAA steals ... More >>

What Part of Illegal Don't Mexicans Understand?

Why Do Mexicans Work as Day Laborers?

And is it true that Vikki Carr and Eydie Gorme are Mexicans?

Turn Down the Triple-Pork Pizza? Only For Your Signature Pie, Miss Fireside

The Triple 'Roni: a signature dish, but better that triple pork?​I was at Fireside Pies up north, trying to slow-play a pizza dinner to make it feel like an Actual Saturday Night. I'd perused the very attractive menu and settled on my pizza: the Pork Pie. I chose this because it is called the ... More >>

Whitt's End: 7.15.11

​Whether you've reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Derek Holland looked unusually sharp from the first pitch last night. Seattle's woeful offensively. I had a feeling, so I Tweetcalled for a no-hitter in the bottom of the 1st. Holland took ... More >>

Local Music 'Mericans: Erv Karwelis Has Kept Idol Records Going For 18 Years At This Point

Welcome to Local Music 'Mericans , where we meet some of the people behind the local music scene -- those who aren't necessarily members of local bands, but more the people who make the scene move.Erv Karwelis​You know who needs a serious set of stones? The person who chooses to run an independ ... More >>

City to Spend Some Fair Park Marketing Money to Keep TicketCity Bowl Through 2018 Game

​The Cotton Bowl Classic, of course, is no longer played at the Cotton Bowl -- hasn't been for two years, when the bowl game decamped for Arlington, thus making it a very unhappy New Year 'round Fair Park at kickoff time. Then came along the TicketCity Bowl -- Texas Tech vs. Northwestern to start ... More >>

Yvonne Craig on Long, Strange Journey From Oak Cliff to the Ballet Russe to the Batcave

​Should you need me 'round 3 today I'll be moderating a Q&A at the Plano Centre with Nichelle Nichols, former singer with the Duke Ellington Band, star of the James Baldwin play Blues for Mister Charlie and -- oh, right -- Star Trek's original Lt. Uhura. Nichols is here for that Sci-Fi Expo ce ... More >>

On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, I Have A ... List. Of the Best Black Athletes in the History of Ever

​While a lot of you are off work today, take time to remember and refresh the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. The rest of us? Let's commemorate MLK Day with an impossible task: Selecting the world's all-time greatest black athletes. First step, choosing the criteria. Sheer athleticism? ... More >>

Tre Wilcox on His Guilty Pleasure,
Beautiful Food and Adventurous Dining

​Yesterday, we gave you the goods on Tre Wilcox, executive chef at Loft 610. Today, we asked Wilcox to finish a few sentences for us. Tomorrow, he shares one of his no-nonsense recipes. (Note: Wilcox's words are after the ellipses.) My friends say I'm... a gym rat. And a very disciplined che ... More >>

A Good (Educated, Latino) Man is Hard to Find.

Nebraska: Out. Big 12: Gone?

Bye-bye Big, um, Red?​Since 1994 we've enjoyed the Big 12 Conference. Offices based here. Alumni living here. Championship games played here. Savor it. Because, perhaps as early as Friday, it begins to crumble. With the Big 12 having slapped a Friday deadline on Nebraska to essentially comm ... More >>

DCT's Most Valuable Player Swings For The Fences; T3 Tunes UP [title of show]; One Thirty Productions Presents Its Favorite Austin Playwright

La Mission: Macho Meets Homo In The Laudable But Terrible Flick

NCAA Basketball Tournament: Let the Madness Commence!

Substitute me for Dickie V, and you're looking at my next three weeks.​It was pitch dark this morning when I woke up. Must be Spring. Spent an hour this morning sweating over a bracket. Must be March. If you want to come have a beer and talk hoops and maybe punch me in the face, I'll b ... More >>

Why are Mexicans Turning the Golden State to Lead? (Trick Question. They’re Not.)

The Top 10 Greatest Black Athletes in the History of Ever

Mission Accomplished Impossible. In honor of February's Black History Month, I set out to pinpoint a pristine list of the world's all-time greatest black athletes. But using what criteria? Sheer athleticism? Popularity? Accomplishment? Social activism? Transcendence? All of the above? ... More >>

Bye-Bye, Cotton

Big D sends its bowl packing

Smoke! Smoke! Smoke That Cigarette! Because, Come April, Well ...

Sam Merten Chief Ozumba Lnuk-X addresses the council today in opposition to the smoking ordinance. Hey, Adam Woods -- his real moniker -- totally stole our name! After more than three hours of tedious discussion and debate, the council voted today 10-5 to prohibit smoking in bars, pool halls and w ... More >>

Former Cowboy Frank Cornish Dead at 40

Cowboys Camp: Tuesday Wrap-Up

Ask A Mexican

Way, way, way down south in El Dixie, the hearts are the same though the necks aren't red

Dallas Attorney Takes a Sabbatical in the Film Business

A Giant Myth

Inner City Grows Despite Dallas City Hall

¡Ask a Mexican!

Short Cuts

Letter Perfect

Akeelah spells out a fantasy that feels wonderfully real

Eight Is Enough

Long before he was canonized, Troy Aikman was comical. Who knew?

Black on Black

Why Jables is a "cross between a lightning bolt and James Dean"

Best Amateur Musical Theater

Woodrow Wilson High School

Hallway Gangstas

When bad things happen to good kids, their Luck always holds

Bad Breakup

We knew it had to end. But not like this. Not without one last fling.

The eyes have it

Veteran cinematographer Conrad Hall will choose 'right' over 'special' any day

The weasels go pop

They're playing our song in Sugar Town, and it smells like middle-aged spirit

The Hollywood monologues

Julia Sweeney explains it all for you

Night & Day

March 4 - 10, 1999

The 28th Annual USA Film Festival Film Clips

Zen in the den

Is a closed toilet the path to spiritual harmony? Dallas’ feng shui followers think so.

Brave new world

Rap's new polish: sophistication or pandering?

Joe Bob Briggs

Drive-In Movie Critic of Grapevine, TX

Joe Bob Briggs

Drive-In Movie Critic of Grapevine, TX

Joe Bob Briggs

Drive-In Movie Critic of Grapevine, TX

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