Let’s forget for a moment about the potentially awful offensive line this season, the missed opportunities throughout the past few years, and the entire latter half of the 1990s. The Dallas Cowboys may not be the best team in the country, but to NFL fans everywhere, they’re the football paradigm;…
It’s the end of summer, and there are plenty of things to celebrate: the end of the hellish heat, for example; the end of a sartorial season that saw rompers on grown women, for chrissakes; and the beginning of football. And grapes, of course. Because nothing signals the onset of…
Maggie the Cat, the character responsible for thousands of overwrought Southern accents in high school drama competitions every year, is one of the most iconic parts in modern theater. The overheated, frustrated and passionate creature was embodied by Elizabeth Taylor in the film version of Cat on a Hot Tin…
In Dallas, few terms strike fear into the hearts of Cowboys fan like “pre-season.” We love every opportunity to see our ‘Boys play, for sure, but pre-season play tends to be sloppy and chock full of nasty little injuries that resonate throughout the entire season. Case in point–the Bengals game…
This has not been the best summer for the ladies, musically speaking. Not only was Lilith Fair totally lame, but it sold about four tickets and the Dallas date was canceled. The Hole tour was fun only if you like your former heroes hopped up on a double dose of…
Gordon Lightfoot is a Canadian folksinger who has had a number of hits in the charts, has penned several classic songs, and who I had never heard of until a couple of years ago. I’m not sure how that happened, but I don’t think I was alone in being able…
Sherlock Holmes is a treasured character in literature whose appeal has crossed over since the inception of modern media. The beloved detective has been featured on radio shows and in various incarnations on TV and in film, most recently with Robert Downey Jr. playing the role (with gusto, we might…
The Yankees have had it rough lately. As they slide into the Ballpark for their upcoming series against our scrappy Rangers, they’ll have a couple of things on their mind. Obviously, the loss of their beloved George Steinbrenner to a massive heart attack a few weeks ago will still be…
Joan Rivers is not a likeable lady. She’s a comedic mastermind, with brilliant timing and a cutting wit. Often hilarious and self-deprecating, she’s also a classic over-sharer. But she is frequently mean, setting her sights on a target and cutting loose with a fury few people understand. A recent tirade…
Asian cinema is the most entertaining of all foreign film entries. I like French films for the character studies, Danish movies for the weirdness factor and German pictures for the atmospherics. But Asia consistently produces some of the most dynamic and colorful cinema out there. Certainly, it has its share…
