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  • Blogs

    January 13, 2012

    Greatest Version of "Bingo" Ever Played? Ben Kweller and Two-Year-Old Son Collaborate

    And Bingo was his name-o. Taken from a 2009 encore of Ben Kweller's set in Salt Lake City, Utah. At least that's what the Youtube tag says.

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2011

    Can Mormons Be Trusted? A Shallow Guide to Managing Your Most Ill-Informed Fears.

    Mitt Romney CampaignConcerns have been raised over Mormonism's decision to move to Cleveland. Because, you know, it's Cleveland.​Last month evangelical leaders gathered in D.C. for the Values Voter Summit, where disciples of the Pissed-Off Jesus harrumphed and yammered about how much America sucke ... More >>

  • Music

    October 6, 2011

    Duran Duran, Neon Trees

    Thursday, October 6, at Verizon Theatre in Grand Prairie

  • News

    April 28, 2011

    We knew it! Porn is Good.

    A pro-porn column in the News doesn't get a rise out anyone.

  • Calendar

    February 10, 2011

    Spill the Beans, Sister

    A pro-porn column in the News doesn't get a rise out anyone.

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2010

    Dirk, Dallas Doing It Again. But Even Better.

    ​After Dirk Nowitzki's one-legged, fadeaway, high-arcing, 18-foot shot - off the glass, no less - Friday night in Utah, TV analyst Hubie Brown was almost speechless. "C'mon!' he exclaimed. "Some of the things this guy does at seven feet is just unfair." Nowitzki was again brilliant over the w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2010

    Tell Me More, Mayor Tom

    Sam Merten​A Friend of Unfair Park alerts us: Mayor Tom Leppert is on today's episode of National Public Radio's Tell Me More, along with Utah Governor Gary Herbert. The subject: How Utah and Dallas are leading the economic recovery, per that Brookings Institution report to which we directed y ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2010

    Dallas' Other Teams are Playing Too. Who Knew?

    For the last month we've all been - gladly, of course - buried up to here in the Texas Rangers. Don't look now, but the other sports in our city didn't shut down. Let's play some catch up, shall we? FC DALLAS - In the Major League Soccer's Western Conference semifinals, they have a 2-1 aggregate le ... More >>

  • Music

    April 29, 2010
  • Blogs

    March 31, 2010

    Mavs Down the Stretch: 6-2 Gets You No. 2

    ​Sure, the Dallas Mavericks produced an epic victory Monday night. Whipping the Denver Nuggets gave the inside track on the No. 2 seed in the upcoming Western Conference playoffs. But that momentum, that achievement - that seeding - could all be lost in the next 48 hours. Tonight the Mavs vis ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 25, 2010

    On the Road Again

    ​Sure, the Dallas Mavericks produced an epic victory Monday night. Whipping the Denver Nuggets gave the inside track on the No. 2 seed in the upcoming Western Conference playoffs. But that momentum, that achievement - that seeding - could all be lost in the next 48 hours. Tonight the Mavs vis ... More >>

  • News

    February 18, 2010

    Too Much of a Bad Thing: Internet Lures Kids into Porn Addiction

    ​Sure, the Dallas Mavericks produced an epic victory Monday night. Whipping the Denver Nuggets gave the inside track on the No. 2 seed in the upcoming Western Conference playoffs. But that momentum, that achievement - that seeding - could all be lost in the next 48 hours. Tonight the Mavs vis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2009

    At the Thin Line Doc Fest, Havin' a Gasland

    TRAILER and INTRODUCTION from JOSHFOX on Vimeo.The folks at the Thin Line Film Fest in Denton, an annual affair devoted to documentaries, send word of a major premiere scheduled to open the festival on February 17: Gasland. Formerly known as Rage of Nature, as evidenced by the trailer above, this is ... More >>

  • News

    November 19, 2009

    TCU's Football Team Demands National Recognition While SMU Takes Relatively Quiet Steps

    TRAILER and INTRODUCTION from JOSHFOX on Vimeo.The folks at the Thin Line Film Fest in Denton, an annual affair devoted to documentaries, send word of a major premiere scheduled to open the festival on February 17: Gasland. Formerly known as Rage of Nature, as evidenced by the trailer above, this is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2009

    Does Amarillo Have Better Radio Than Dallas?

    Making my way back to Big D after a week spent camping in Utah and Arizona, I stumbled upon KWTS 91.1 FM out of Amarillo. Broadcasting from the West Texas A&M University campus, this little oasis of deep indie rock kept me locked in until the signal finally diminished just outside of Wichita Fal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2009

    Whitt's End: 4.3.09

    Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Seems Highland Park-ex and potential No. 1 overall NFL Draft pick Matthew Stafford isn't comfortable talking with teams - specifically a psychologist for the San Francisco 49ers - about his parent ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2009

    How the Dallas Mavericks Can Avoid the Lakers

    Not saying Dirk and the Mavs are sitting pretty. But they have a chance.About a month ago in this cover story Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban told me his team didn't fear a first-round NBA Playoff matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers. "The Lakers don't intimidate us at all," Cuban maintains ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2009

    Today In Music News: Chris Brown Gets Backers, Rachel Ray Gets Bands, and Hammer and Ice Are Back WIth A Brand New Invention

    Your daily dose of music news for Friday, February 27, 2009...People are starting to stand up in defense of Chris Brown's actions--like Kanye West and Bow Wow. Meanwhile, everyone else in the world is still backing Rihanna.In Orem, Utah, tonight, Vanilla Ice and MC Hammer will share a stage for the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2009

    Today In Music News: Hammer and Ice Are Back, Santogold Is No More, Foreigner's Drummer's Woes and Ryan Adams Gets Engaged

    Your daily dose of music news for Thursday, February 12, 2009... Been waiting for the day when MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice would team up again and rock your socks off? Well kids, your dream has come true! This Friday, Stanley Burrell and Robbie Van Winkle will play a show together in t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2009

    Mav. Wrecks.

    Four straight losses. Four spots dropped in the standings. A four-game, East Coast road trip looming that ends at Detroit and Boston. Mark Cuban even lost his request for Denver's J.R. Smith to be disciplined by the league for throwing an elbow at Antoine Wright. In short, not a good week for your ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2009

    Florida 38, Oklahoma 30

    UPDATE: Our Village Voice sister paper in Palm Beach will be live blogging from the game tonight. Pop Quiz: A) I'm jazzed about tonight's BCS National Championship Game, pitting the two best teams in college football this season. B) I'm mildy interested, even though I think Southern Cal, Texas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2009

    Texas v. Ohio State: The Siesta Bowl

    Was watching the Cotton Bowl with some buddies on lower Greenville when Ole Miss sacked Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell for a game-clinching safety. While most of the joint emitted a primal scream, spiked their red-n-black hats, or ordered another mind-numbing shot, one dude sat and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 24, 2008

    In Utah, Accused Freeway Shooter's Ex-Colleagues Recall "A Great Guy"

    From KSL-TV, the NBC affiliate in Salt Lake City, comes this piece about former Utah state trooper Brian Smith, accused of the Monday-night shootings on LBJ Freeway that left two dead. So happens Smith had given the station's crew a highway tour in his cruiser in March 2007, 14 months months before ... More >>

  • News

    October 30, 2008

    Polygamy and Me

    Seven months have passed since the polygamist raid in Eldorado, but for one mainstream Mormon, the effects linger

  • News

    October 2, 2008

    Ask a Mexican

    Dear Babe: Mexicans don't hate you because you're Spanish, but just because you're you

  • Blogs

    May 30, 2008

    Mount Righteous' Dispatches From The Road: Days 11 and 12, On The Rockies and The Plains

    Dear Babe: Mexicans don't hate you because you're Spanish, but just because you're you

  • News

    May 29, 2008

    Pix of a Polygamist Smooch Is Worth a Thousand Icks

    Dear Babe: Mexicans don't hate you because you're Spanish, but just because you're you

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2008

    An Unprecedented Peek into the Life of the FLDS, Courtesy Portfolio

    Dear Babe: Mexicans don't hate you because you're Spanish, but just because you're you

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2008

    The Road to Eldorado's Paved With Good Intentions -- Still, Questions Remain

    Dear Babe: Mexicans don't hate you because you're Spanish, but just because you're you

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2008

    Sundancing As Fast As We Can

    Dear Babe: Mexicans don't hate you because you're Spanish, but just because you're you

  • News

    June 7, 2007

    Ringing Up Baby

    Cashing in on the adoption biz is easy in Texas, where lax rules let almost anyone play. Take Jennalee Ryan, for instance...

  • Calendar

    April 5, 2007

    DEAF Kids

    Deep Ellum throws a loud party

  • Film

    February 1, 2007

    The Music Men

    Halfway through Sundance, and still whistling a happy tune

  • Film

    February 1, 2007

    Dissent for Sale

    Opposition is a commodity in Sundance docs

  • Film

    February 1, 2007

    Sympathy for the Devil

    Even horny horse whisperers get off in Sundance docs.

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2007

    Howard Forbes Officially Most Famous Dead Man in Town This Week

    Even horny horse whisperers get off in Sundance docs.

  • Film

    January 25, 2007

    Sympathy for the Devil

    Even horny horse whisperers get off in Sundance docs.

  • Music

    January 25, 2007
  • Film

    January 18, 2007

    Snow Business

    Two Dallas filmmakers recall Sundancing as fast as they can

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2006

    Green Grass for a Local Filmmaker

    Two Dallas filmmakers recall Sundancing as fast as they can

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2006

    RE: The Unfriendly Skies

    Two Dallas filmmakers recall Sundancing as fast as they can

  • Film

    October 14, 2004

    Pick of the Litter

    Six years in, the Deep Ellum Film Festival has become the cagey vet

  • News

    May 20, 2004

    The Polygamists Are Coming!

    Nervous West Texas townsfolk brace for the arrival of a sect of Mormon fundamentalists and their many wives

  • Film

    April 22, 2004

    Truth Be Told

    It's the docs that rock this year's USAFF schedule

  • Best of Dallas

    September 25, 2003

    Best Start to a Season

    The Mavs go 14-0

  • Film

    December 7, 2000

    Snow Job

    Vertical Limit isn't a "relationship" flick--it's a numbing Die Hard on ice

  • Film

    April 29, 1999

    Even punks get the blues

    Reliving not-so-happy days in Salt Lake City, 1985

  • Music

    April 3, 1997

    No retreat

    After the setback of the Cartwrights, Donny Ray Ford gets a taste of success

  • News

    September 21, 1995

    Lost Tribe

    Grand Prairie's Henry Clayton has proclaimed himself chief of the new 'nato Nation. Is he the head of Texas' largest Indian tribe-or an indian impostor?

  • News

    May 25, 1995

    Letters

    Grand Prairie's Henry Clayton has proclaimed himself chief of the new 'nato Nation. Is he the head of Texas' largest Indian tribe-or an indian impostor?

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