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Lessons of the West Explosion: Government Regulation Bad; Government Money Good

All I want is to connect the dots. You help me. Mayor Tommy Muska, whose town of West just suffered what has been called the worst industrial accident in the 15-year history of the U.S. Chemical Safety Board, is on the front page of The New York Times today agreeing with Governor Oops that governme ... More >>

House Bill Wants to Protect Internet Privacy from Employers' Snooping. What Privacy?

The Texas House is about to pass a bill that would bar employers from forcing employees and job applicants to cough up their social media passwords. Proponents here and around the country claim social media should be protected under the Fourth Amendment. Last time I checked, the Fourth Amendment ... More >>

Meet Rat Bastard, the Lovable South American Kinkajou that Briefly Terrorized Wise County

Over the weekend, the Wise County Sheriff's received a call unusual in the decidedly nontropical climes of North Texas: there was a monkey was the loose. Turns out, it wasn't a monkey. It was a kinkajou. And deputies discovered that kinkajous don't really like people, or anything else for that matt ... More >>

The Rocket Summer's Bryce Avary on Reading Ray Bradbury and Being on Double Dare

Bryce Avary, the man behind The Rocket Summer, has been doing his project for more than a decade now. On the heels of his latest record, Life Will Write the Words, he returns to Dallas on Friday, with States and The Scene Aesthetic. En route to San Diego from Las Vegas, Avary called and we discuss ... More >>

Facing SOPA, Dallas Calmly Tells Reps, "DON'T STOP ADVANCEMENT OF HUMAN RACE"

​As you may have noticed, Wikipedia, the world's leading purveyor of pretty accurate information, was offline yesterday, one of thousands of websites blacked out in protest of Congress' SOPA and the Senate's PIPA anti-piracy bills. Giants such as Facebook, Google and LinkedIn issued letters of ... More >>

Bird versus Bird: A Farm and Factory Showdown.

Heritage Turkey​In college I had to take a communications class, which involved giving a persuasive speech. Luckily, I don't remember mine. But, I'll never forget the girl who persuaded us not to eat chicken. It worked. She did a standing ovation-worthy physical interpretation of a chicken wit ... More >>

Five Ways To Get Unlucky By Eating On Friday The 13th

​If you haven't already been reminded by 90 coworkers today, we're happy to tell you that today's Friday the 13th. According to Wikipedia, fear of Friday the 13th is called friggatriskaidekaphobia. So now you know that. Nerd. Since today's already unlucky, in the spirit of getting screwed by ... More >>

Sampling Spring Seasonals From Samuel Adams and Magic Hat

Jesse Hughey​Boy, doesn't this lovely weather just put you in the mood for a crisp, cold spring beer? Well, the temperatures may not quite yet be spring-like, and spring may not officially begin for more than a month, but spring seasonals are already appearing on grocery shelves -- just as it seem ... More >>

World Series Food: What the Players Ate

City of Ate's already covered the dining options for World Series spectators. But what about the players, for whom choosing the right meal could mean the difference between a lifetime of championship ring-flashing and never-ending heartbreak? Here, a look at what a few highly successful players ate ... More >>

Q&A: Exodus' Gary Holt On Re-Recording, Wikipedia and Coping With Bandmate Deaths.

The venerable San Francisco-based trash metal act Exodus has been around for nearly 30 years at this point. And they haven't all been easy: Over this time, guitarist and founding member Gary Holt has seen the deaths of two former members and, twice, he's put the band on extended hiatus. Even though ... More >>

He's Here, He's Grier, Get Used To It

Watch: Neon Indian Claims Denton During An Interview at the Pitchfork Music Festival

In the "Wikipedia Files" video series, the above episode of which was shot at this weekend's Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago, various bands are questioned about information found on their Wikipedia pages. It's a pretty interesting project from the Chicago radio station, WBEW-89.5 FM Vocalo, and ... More >>

Any Food Fad That Involves Cake and Frosting is Fine With Us

Photos courtesy of The Cake Ball CompanyFor more views of cake balls, macarons and whoopie pies, click here to see our recent slideshow.​What would our diets be without humanity's lemming-like habit of chasing the latest food fads? The acai berry would remain in the swamp lands of South Ameri ... More >>

The Top 10 Greatest Coaches in the History of Ever

Tom Landry's Statue​John Wooden had three golden rules that, come to think of it, would make us all better humans: Be on time. Don't curse. Never criticize your friends. The legendary UCLA basketball coach left our planet a worse place over the weekend, leaving behind a legacy of 10 national ... More >>

15 Foods That Can Seriously Wound You

​It's a dangerous world out there. Some of these foods are scary; some create tooth, skin or jaw damage. We're not talking about the unhealthy monstrosities in the fast-food world or the trans-fat-laden chain-restaurant menus. For the purposes of this list, we're picking a choice bunch of oversi ... More >>

Five Not-So Secret Things You Need To Order When In-N-Out Comes To Town

From WikipediaA (secret) 3x3​In some sort of reverse Manifest Destiny, In-N-Out is finally making its way to Texas. The City of Garland's website, and Nancy Nichols at D who broke the story, showed seven yea votes for the building of the west coast burger chain.  There's a lot of hype about ... More >>

Who Will Buy Rafael Septien's '78 NFC Championship Ring? It's Going Cheap.

​For whatever reason, Unfair Park's cross-the-street neighbor Heritage Auction Galleries' sale of one of four original Energizer bunnies this weekend is generating big news. Whatever. I was more interested in this item from the April Signature Sports Memorabilia Auction: Rafael Septien's 1978 NFC ... More >>

Top 10 Most Annoying Diet Fads

In a rare unguarded moment, Jared Fogle appears without a pair of pants in his hand.​Grapefruit can change your life. Cabbage soup, too. Balancing the right carbs with the right fats extends one's youth. Smoking shaves off the pounds. Eating only vegetables is ethically right...While Americans did ... More >>

Top 10 Overlooked Culinary Vacations

Flickr user ^riza^It's a long way, but the rendang is worth the trip.​Anyone with the means can travel the villages of Tuscany, visit tasting rooms in Napa Valley or hit Belgium's chocolate shops. In fact, certain places are so well known as culinary destinations, even those with only the faintest ... More >>

Friday's Unverified Fact About New York

Traditional "clam" chowder.​The 'Boys travel to the Newark suburbs on Sunday. A final "fact" about the city not even native Americans wanted to keep...Manhattan clam chowder originally had quote marks around the word clam, as it was invented to clean up a tadpole problem in channels feeding into G ... More >>

Five Times August Pops Up On The Real World, Which Is Far Less Of A Big Deal Than It Sounds

Mustafah AbdulazizFive Times August's Brad Skistimas.Because I'm a huge loser and clearly a major sucker for pop culture slop, yes, I still watch The Real World--even this so-far atrocious Cancun season. (Don't judge me. Please.)And, in last week's episode, I thought I noticed a few familiar notes-- ... More >>

Fueling Up at Lunch at La Paisanita Taqueria is a Gas

If You Really Wanna Know What Happened To Jay Bennett...

...why, just do what any responsible truth seeker would do, and turn to Wikipedia. That's one one Friend of DC9 did at 12:40 a.m. on Monday morning/Sunday night. And here's what he found: "Wilco had Jay Bennett killed because he was suing them." Seriously--he took a screen grab of the page. It's aft ... More >>

Chewing the Fat: Energy Drinks May Give You a "Savage" Hangover

Starting with Red Bull, the energy drink craze quickly devolved developed into a shameless marketing frenzy. Every new brand blurs the line between serious marketing venture and pathetic self parody. We've reported previously on the strange level of demand for these cans of processed sugar and caff ... More >>

Lost In Translation

One thing you will never see on City of Ate or in Observer reviews--except perhaps in mocking form--is the word 'foodie.' In part, this is personal preference. The cute diminutive nickname just sounds so damn childish. But my distaste for the term stems from something decidedly generational (and alm ... More >>

Kids Eat The Darndest Things: Death Shot 5000 (With Video!)

If the potential for boredom and awkward conversation make you dread the family togetherness that comes with the holidays, allow me to make a suggestion: Farkle. Basically, Farkle is a game in which you roll six dice and gain points for 1s, 5s and various number combinations. The winner is the first ... More >>

World Matters

Questions from the real El Norte

MTV News Finds Out What We Already Knew: How The Play-N-Skillz-Produced "Got Money" Came To Be Lil Wayne's

Aloha, Garland

The Plaza takes an island journey

I've Had Dreams Like This

Sophie's Choice

Your decision: Marx or Secada?

Play Ball

Another summer kicks off in Frisco

Excitebike 2008

Motocross hits Texas Stadium

Warming Up with Fair To Midland

The Cowboy QB Trivia Video Tribute

Far Out East

See some Japanese theater in Deep Ellum

Eat This, Jared

Happy Birthday, G.

Grapefest is finally of legal drinking age!

Peso What?

One Singular Sensation Blah Blah Blah

Singles Going Steady

MySpace and no-wave make sweet music together

The Geisha Rub

Mysterious, sensual, entertaining? Nah, not this geisha.

Would-Be Mayors and Their Money, Honey

Dirk Knows Wiki

Cover Me

Callithump provides the hoot, you provide the holler

Flaccid Flirt

Tryst arouses, but is it just a tease?

Pain in the ACL

A Brimful for ASHA

Swim in the Indian Ocean