Dallas, Apparently, Am Not Smart

At least, that’s the assessment from the brain trust behind Tina Brown’s The Daily Beast, which has posted its list of America’s Smartest Cities and put Dallas-Fort Worth at No. 48 … out of 55. Commenters have taken issue with how the list was assembled (using such things as the…

“This is Not About Gay and Lesbian Marriage.”

As you’re no doubt aware, on Thursday, Judge Tena Callahan of Dallas County’s 302nd Family District Court ruled that two men married in Massachusetts in 2006 could indeed get divorced in Dallas. To which Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott responded, Whoawhoawhoa: “The laws and constitution of the State of Texas…

“Dirk is Clumsy on Horseback, Nash Skillful.”

A colleague in Miami thought we might find this interesting: “The Consummation of Dirk,” penned by one Jonathan Callahan. It comes from the latest issue of something called The Collagist, an online literary journal. Right. You know the drill.At first, I thought maybe it was a chopped-and-screwed variation on Jesse…

The “Mystery and Strange Horror” of Trees

The 6-year-old who lives in my house is a big They Might Be Giants fan — because, after all, they did teach him his ABC’s and 123’s, and they twosome are currently in the process of learnin’ him about the science. The one TMBG product in which he’s never shown…

Holy Crap People Love Zombies

Danny Hurley, who’s never met a grown-up playing dress-up he didn’t like to photograph, found himself amongst the living dead last night at the Zombieland sneak, held at the Studio Movie Grill on Royal Lane and N. Central Expressway. It’s Halloween already? Apparently — hence, the bloody slide show. And…

Steak and Ale’s Dead. Long Live Steak and Ale!

Seems like forever ago that Plano-based Metromedia Restaurant Group shuttered Bennigan’s and Steak & Ale — but, nope, it was just July of last year. A few Bennigan’s locations resurfaced shortly thereafter, when Richardson-based Bennigan’s Franchising Company, LLC assumed the position and reopened 100 eateries, half out of the country…

Today’s Important Advice Comes From …

… William “Tex” Moncrief Jr., the Fort Worth oilman and Internal Revenue Service fan who comes in at No. 366 on Forbes’ latest list of the 400 Richest Americans. So, what does the man in possession of 20,000 acres of undeveloped Barnett Shale property have to say in the magazine’s…