Desperados Mexican Restaurant is sponsoring Tacos for Kidds. But not just any kids. Starting Tuesday, and continuing the first Tuesday of each month throughout the year, Desperados will donate 20 percent of the day’s sales to Kidd’s Kids—106.1’s Kidd Kraddick’s charity supporting kids with special medical needs. The money from…

There’s just not enough money to get me to go teach a bunch of third-graders. The girls whine, the boys smell like puppies, and teacher-parent conferences have got to be the closest thing to hell this side of Barney Live! When mechanical engineer John Pearson was laid off, he took…

If I say “strong, smart and bold,” who would be the first person to come to your mind? My answer would be the female half of the Clinton administration. I’m not a big fan of ol’ Hill, but she’s certainly not lacking in any of those areas. And look where…

I’m always jealous of people with alliterated names: Tina Turner, Katie Couric, Lindsey Lohan. With a name like that you’re destined for either an anchor chair or stardom. And Highland Park mystery writer Harry Hunsicker is no exception. His debut novel, Still River, tells the story of a Dallas private…

At this point, just about all of the life has been sucked out of the term diva. Everyone from Barbra Streisand to Little Richard to Tyra Banks has held the title. I’ve been thinking maybe the designation has totally lost its luster. We use the term so loosely now—there are…

Black Cinematheque Dallas is shining a spotlight on black film. And Marilyn Clark, the organization’s founder, is directing the show. BCD wants to dispel negative images of blacks and replace them with truthful, positive images. It does this by presenting black films by aspiring and accomplished artists from around the…

Aw, the early days of MTV: Kurt Loder. The moon man. And most important, Pat Benatar videos. Benatar ruled the early ’80s. I would stretch the neckhole in my T-shirt so that one shoulder would be exposed, tie a headband on and belt out “Hit Me with Your Best Shot”…

Sure, it’s likely to be 104 degrees outside, but what’s a summer festival in Texas without a couple of trips to the medical tent to be treated for heat exhaustion? But, free food is enough to get me just about anywhere; and free food prepared by Dallas’ top chefs and…

Juneteenth celebrations have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember, but apparently unless you’re African-American and from Texas, there’s a good chance you may not know exactly what Juneteenth is, in spite of it being an official state holiday. OK, here’s your quick Texas…

James Frey’s fraudulent work, A Million Little Pieces, gained national attention as an Oprah’s Book Club pick. When he was outed for conjuring up a significant portion of his so-called “memoirs,” Oprah let him have it for “duping” her. Lying is one thing, but duping Oprah is another—rest assured Frey…

Here in America, we’ve got lots of different kinds of gypsies wandering around. Let’s see, there’s the Rom, the Ludar, the Romnichels, the Black Dutch. I don’t know what kind of gypsy Esmerelda is, but she’s participating in Mayor Miller’s Summer Reading Program. At 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, the Audelia Road…

If you’re from Texas, chances are you took Texas history in junior high school. And if you took Texas history, you might have learned about Bill Pickett, the famous black cowboy from Taylor, Texas. Pickett’s claim to cowboy fame was his “bulldogging.” After twisting the steer’s head upward, he’d bite…

Rod Dreher has coined the term “crunchy conservative” for those “right-of-center Americans who reject much of Republican orthodoxy and are seeking a purer form of conservatism.” And apparently they’re “crunchy” because Dreher thinks we don’t typically think of conservatives as the granola-eating, Birkenstock-wearing, organic food-buying types, but I think they’re…

He certainly never read How to Win Friends and Influence People, but it doesn’t matter—in spite of all his on-the-field and off-the-field shenanigans, we’re convinced Keyshawn Johnson has a heart. Check out his track record: He’s got The Keyshawn Johnson Education Foundation. He raises money for the Boys & Girls…

Being the Generation X-er that I am, Ben Stiller’s 1994 hit, Reality Bites, still holds a special place in my heart. There was Winona Ryder (pre-shoplifting conviction), Janeane Garofalo at the apex of her career and all the others who portrayed the lives of us so-called slackers. And don’t forget…

You don’t have to agree with his politics, but you gotta give it up for George H. W.’s post-presidency platforms, particularly his partnership with his son’s archrival, Bill Clinton, in the tsunami relief efforts. And closer to home, he and his wife Barbara have joined with Dallas’ Genesis Women’s Shelter…

At 7:30 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday, May 6, the Texas Radio Theatre Company presents T Minus X: Stories of Tomorrow. If you’re like me, you’re trying to figure out what a Radio Theatre Company is. It’s the art of live audio theatre, minus the visual elements you’d find…

Living the Christian life is certainly no walk in the park. Combined with the struggles of adolescence, the spiritual challenges can be daunting to say the least. Take it from a preacher’s kid who took a bumpy, circuitous route to the Lord. So, my hat is off to the young…

Living the Christian life is certainly no walk in the park. Combined with the struggles of adolescence, the spiritual challenges can be daunting to say the least. Take it from a preacher’s kid who took a bumpy, circuitous route to the Lord. So, my hat is off to the young…

“Women cannot complain about men anymore until they start getting better taste in them.” Bill Maher, in his own words. Love him or hate him, you can’t help but, at the very least, muse upon his irreverent humor and fiendishly provocative social and political barbs. But speaking of “better taste,”…

Texas is the fifth state in wine production in the country, and we’ve got Grapevine to thank for its part in achieving that ranking. The home of nine wineries and GrapeFest, the largest wine festival in the Southwest, Grapevine, Texas, is more than just a place to shop. On Friday…