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Get your daily serving with VeggieTales Rockin' Tour LIVE

By Michelle Martinez
Aug 18, 2005

Cartoons have a broad, almost universal, appeal. While Saturday morning programming may be mostly aimed at youngsters (the only ones with the energy and self-esteem to be awake that time of day), teens and adults get their dose of animated mischief the rest of the week. Shows like The Simpsons,...
Good Book

Jubilee Theatre pays Job his dues

By Michelle Martinez
Jul 14, 2005

Jesus got his own Broadway musical, as did Joseph and the entire Gospel of Matthew. Now, Job's not one to complain, but while his biblical compatriots are busy being superstars with amazing Technicolor dreamcoats who are godspelling all over the place, Job just wonders when his tragically sad story will...
Model Citizens

Put your best face forward for the National NY/LA Bolt Model Search

By Michelle Martinez
Jun 23, 2005

We wish that, like our esteemed colleagues, we were into something elegant or intellectual--gourmet cooking, world travel, art house films. (What's that? You thought Dallas Observer employees spent their time playing video games while smoking illegal substances or imbibing obscene amounts of liquor? Where ever did you get that idea?...
Chica Power

Mariachis Rosas Divinas make beautiful music

By Michelle Martinez
May 26, 2005

Sisters are doin' it for themselves, standin' on their own two feet and ringin' on their own bells. Or, in this case, playing their own vihuelas and violins. Since the dawn of modern mariachi music in 19th-century Jalisco, Mexico, mariachi has been the domain of men. Men have played the...
Horse Sense

Play horse mind games with the Parelli Natural Horsemanship seminar

By Michelle Martinez
Apr 21, 2005

Broke: bad for hearts and wallets, good for horses. While untamed mustangs are breathtaking running through the landscape of a National Geographic special, most riders want a mount that's a bit less spirited--that is, a bit less likely to kill them. Buying a broke horse doesn't guarantee a trouble-free horse,...

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