UTD Issues An “Oops, Sorry ‘Bout That”

A few minutes ago, the University of Texas at Dallas posted word that over the weekend, one of its programmers made a tiny boo-boo that allowed students to peek at each other’s very private information — such as, their names, “addresses, class schedules, Net identification, UT Dallas ID numbers, and…

Rangers 2, Angels 1

How you get shut down by Gio Gonzalez and then light up John Lackey I’ll never know, but your Texas Rangers deflected the dirt from their coffin in Anaheim this weekend. I still don’t think they’ll catch the Angels or make the playoffs, but taking two of three in California keeps baseball relevant past mid-August…

Look, Briefing Does Not Suck, K?

So says Editor & Publisher in its just-published list of “10 That Do It Right.” A.H. Belo biggest wig Robert Decherd has long maintained the free, miniature Morning News is a money-maker, not merely a trash-generator. (Though, admittedly, my folks got a copy last week that wound up much closer…

Hall of Fame. Or Bust?

Hard to remember way back when we bitched and moaned about a “Cowboys bias” in the Pro Football Hall of Fame isn’t it? Saturday night in Canton receiver Bob Hayes became the 11th Cowboy inducted into Canton, continuing a trend that has seen four Dallas stars earn immortality over the…

Deep Ellum, Once More a Work of Art

This is but a sample of Hal Samples’s photos taken Saturday afternoon and evening, as Frank Campagna and his band of artists were wrapping up the Deep Ellum Mural Project just a few weeks after kick-off. (The tunnel’s gone; long live the tunnel!) Patrick M. is compiling the whole wingding…

Must-See TV: Watch the Budget Briefing

At this very moment, the Dallas City Council is being briefed by Dallas City Manager Mary Suhm, chief financial officer Dave Cook and others on the proposed FY2009-1010 budget, which the council will approve on September 23. But before Suhm and Cook took control of the meeting, Mayor Tom Leppert…

Office Politics, or: Penney for Your Lawsuit

During the waning days of the ’08 presidential election, a piece of Photoshop made the rounds featuring Barack Obama shining Sarah Palin’s shoes. Collin County man Roger Baker, an eight-year J.C. Penney veteran at its Plano HQ, says he printed out the photo and taped it to a co-worker’s computer…

Hey Josh Hamilton, WWJD?

My problem isn’t that Texas Rangers’ All-Star Josh Hamilton got drunk, took off his shirt and playfully licked whipped cream – and vice-versa – off three hot females in an Arizona bar last January. My beef isn’t that a born-again guy who continually tells us I Am Second decided to -…

Who Needs Turf at Cowboys Stadium When You’ve Got A PlayStation?

Check out our slide show for more shots from the tournament and around the stadium.It was a moment you knew was coming ever since the Cowboys unveiled the largest-in-the-world 1080p HDTV screen hanging above midfield in their new stadium.Saturday afternoon at an open house for Cowboys season ticket holders, Sony…

How Do You Spend $2,720,519,393?

The city has posted the entirety of Dallas City Manager Mary Suhm’s proposed FY2009-2010 budget, including a searchable breakdown of line-item details. (Look — the demolition of Reunion Arena, which will now be finished come January 2010 per this week’s council agenda, saves the city $3.6 million.) Here too is…