It’s an old truism: The family that ruptures bad guys’ spleens together, stays together. Sadly, in this modern, cuckoo world, we just forget how important hanging with the sibs and delivering roundhouse kicks to vital organs really are. Take a few minutes Monday night to reflect on the importance of…
“The last temptation is the greatest treason: To do the right deed for the wrong reason.” –T.S. Eliot Many words have flooded the Internet over last weekend’s auction by the Dallas Safari Club of a permit that will allow a well-heeled hunter to kill one of the few remaining black…
State Representative Lon Burnam has a simple request of anyone interested in learning just how far the state Republican leadership will go to throw a wrench into efforts to provide affordable health insurance to millions of uninsured Texans. Subpoena him. Do it. Please. The Fort Worth legislator is among a…
This year, our annual news rehash features some really good news. You ready? Here goes. Jesus came back. That’s right: J.C., right here in Dallas. Really. We have that on good authority from a Dallas City Council member. Not only that, but anti-Jesus also made an appearance in 2013, according…
Flowers can blossom in the harshest environments, much like the art scene that bloomed in Mexico City after the devastating 1985 earthquake. The ’90s was a time of growing violence, economic disruption and widespread political corruption. It also saw an explosion of contemporary artists rising to explore the social changes…
Buzz wants to give a big shout-out and thanks to The Washington Times, the super-conservative other paper in D.C., for clearing up a misconception many people have about Tea Partying Congressman Steve Stockman, who recently announced that he’ll challenge Senator John Cornyn in next year’s GOP primary. Turns out that…
Every week, managing editor Patrick Williams disappears into his office and reemerges a cranky, anti-depressant-gobbling, third-person-referring superhero we like to call Buzz. OK, people, listen up. Buzz can’t believe we have to repeat this lesson, but apparently someone hasn’t been paying attention. We’re looking at you, Mr. Watkins, so please…
Every week, managing editor Patrick Williams disappears into his office and reemerges a cranky, anti-depressant-gobbling, third-person-referring superhero we like to call Buzz. At last, Buzz has begun to share some of the emotion driving the city’s 50th anniversary celebration of the Kennedy assassination. (Official motto: “Yep, still dead.”) Sadness. Anger…
Combine the words “magician,” “audience participation” and “Las Vegas” in any sentence and you might expect the word “smarmy” to show up real soon. Luckily, that’s not the case with The Amazing Johnathan, comic and long-time Vegas headliner who explodes the conventions of Vegas cheese with comedy that’s abrasive, ridiculous…
Watch the three shorts playing Saturday during a silent movie marathon at the Garland’s Plaza Theatre, and you’ll understand why we still revere Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and Laurel and Hardy. There won’t be any CG or loud explosions, just four masters of physical, expressive comedy doing their business to…
So Buzz is sitting here trying to get a peek at healthcare.gov, the government website for health care insurance exchanges unveiled today as part of the Affordable Care Act. Six tries in, and we’re still stymied. But that’s fine. Universal health care wasn’t built in a day, and if you’re…
Every week or so, managing editor Patrick Williams disappears into his office and reemerges a cranky, nicotine-addicted, third-person-referring superhero we like to call Buzz. So The Associated Press last week reported the results of a survey it sent to the top Republican candidates for statewide office, including Texas Attorney General…
It seems a little odd that someone — particularly someone not in drag — would make a career impersonating Dolly Parton, seeing how Dolly isn’t, not to be crass, dead. Elvis impersonators? He is dead or returned to his home planet or otherwise not available, so that makes sense. But…
Every week, managing editor Patrick Williams disappears into his office and reemerges a cranky, nicotine-addicted, third-person-referring superhero we like to call Buzz. At some point, Buzz supposes, Cathie Adams, the former Texas Republican Party chair, fearless “Moozlum” hunter and popular voice of the state GOP’s batshit wing, will fade to…
Every week, managing editor Patrick Williams disappears into his office and reemerges a cranky, nicotine-addicted, third-person-referring superhero we like to call Buzz. Pity Texas Senator Ted Cruz. The poor man can’t even go to Iowa for a little praying, a little fundraising and a little defending of traditional marriage without…
UPDATE: FreedomWorks spokesman Julie Bodnar sent Buzz a message informing us we made an error in linking the Koch brothers and FreedomWorks in this post. Specifically: Hey Patrick, Hope you had a great 4th of July weekend! I saw your post about FreedomWorks and BGTX, and there was a major…
In this week’s Dallas Observer we profile 30 of the metro area’s most interesting characters, with new portraits of each from local photographer Stanton Stephens. See the entire Dallas Observer People Issue here. Imagine sitting down with media company execs today and making this pitch for a show: a shout-free,…
By now our lovely regular readers are familiar with Voice Places, the listings engine behind all of the Dallas Observer’s restaurant reviews and calendar picks. This week, that engine got a lot more powerful, with a new design that brings even more content to the fore. Take a look. You’ll…
You can’t always tell by watching Texas politics, but there are subtle distinctions to be made between being an arch conservative and being a colossal dick. Here’s how to tell if you’ve crossed the line: Look in a mirror. If you see Texas Senator Ted Cruz’s face, you’re safely in…
During a spring when things have been blown up or blown down with disturbing frequency, it’s easy to lose track of all the people in need of help. Luckily for the people in Granbury whose homes were damaged by a tornado May 15, students in the award-winning photography program at…
Really, Governor Rick Perry and Texas legislators, is that the best you could do? No concealed handgun permits for fetuses? No requiring persons with diacritical marks in their names to register proof of American-ness? No seceding from the union? Governor Rick calls a special session of the Legislature, and so…
Whoa, whoa, whoa. What’s this? Could it be that the ever-popular paleo diet, which encourages us to eat like our Stone Age hunter-gatherer forebears, is not based on a solid foundation of science? Wow, that’s shocking. If we can’t trust Internet-touted fad diets, then just who can we trust? But…
