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Gapping the Bridge

Building to a Crescendo

Dallas Opera was once the toast of the nation. Now it is reaching for that high note again.

Keys to the kingdom

Local new age piano sensation Danny Wright ponders the secret of his success

Soul Power

The city's future is in the hooves of a winged horse--and in the New Age musings of the Dallas Institute of Humanities.

Ja, das is country punk

The old world discovers the Old 97's

House of jazz

Sammons Center for the Arts is home to one of the town's best-kept secrets

Letters

Bombs Away; Our Rotund Reporter; A Bridge Too Far-out

Ladybug Transistor

Can't Wait Another Day (Merge)

Foreign Relations

Condoleezza Rice has nothing on this girl

Cat Power and the Memphis Rhythm Band

Saturday, September 16, at the Gypsy Tea Room

History for Sale

Heritage Auction Galleries made a fortune selling rare coins. Now it’s making a mint offering gems from America’s rich past.

In Your Dreams

Joseph Dispenza weaves explanations for dreams

Run, Matt, Run

Damon was Bourne to play an assassin who's lost his way

Small Wonder

Beauty is fleeting in a pair of shows at the University of Dallas and Mulcahy Modern

That '70s Meal

Fondue makes a comeback at The Melting Pot

Bilbao Envy

Meadows' show of Santiago Calatrava's designs is one big missed opportunity

Abstract Rebel

To achieve the stillness and symmetry that define his art, Hermann Sigg had to burn a big bridge

American psycho-babble

From beerhalls to boardrooms, personality tests claim to be a window into the soul. Are they a valid tool, or just psychological window dressing?

FIFA-Fi-Fo-Fum, Dallas Smells the Blood of a World Cup. Or, Let's Party Like It's 1994!

​Way back in January Dallas made the cut of 18 cities that could maybe possibly fingers-crossed hold-your-breath host the Federation Internationale de Football Association's World Cup in 2018 or 2022. We're still months away from a final decision -- that won't happen till December 2 -- but tomorr ... More >>

If You're Headed Downtown and Love the World Cup and Wanna Hang Out with the Mayor ...

Patrick Michels​... you might wanna swing by Dallas City Hall, where Mayor Tom and the Dallas World Cup Bid Committee and Hunt Sports Group chairman Clark Hunt and a few FC Dallas players (including goalkeeper Kevin Hartman, defender Ugo Ihemelu and forward Ruben Luna) and former Colombian Nationa ... More >>

Three Revolutionaries Walk Into A Bar

Patrick Michels​... you might wanna swing by Dallas City Hall, where Mayor Tom and the Dallas World Cup Bid Committee and Hunt Sports Group chairman Clark Hunt and a few FC Dallas players (including goalkeeper Kevin Hartman, defender Ugo Ihemelu and forward Ruben Luna) and former Colombian Nationa ... More >>

Insuring the Insurers: What Something Called "Faktor K" Could Mean for Big D

​Writer and radio journalist Julia Barton, a regular reader of Unfair Park, tipped me today to a really fascinating piece published September 1 by BusinessWeek, called "The God Clause and the Reinsurance Industry." It's about an arcane industry located in cities far from Dallas, but Barton spied t ... More >>

Carnage: White People With "Problems"

​Writer and radio journalist Julia Barton, a regular reader of Unfair Park, tipped me today to a really fascinating piece published September 1 by BusinessWeek, called "The God Clause and the Reinsurance Industry." It's about an arcane industry located in cities far from Dallas, but Barton spied t ... More >>