No place like home: The Dallas crew behind the local Samsung short-film contest entry. Starting today and throughout the next week, you can vote on the teen-made films entered in Samsung’s Fresh Films contest — and, of course, there’s a Dallas entry. In this case, it’s an “action/thriller” short film…
Mark Stuertz recently chronicled the ills at Luqa, where drama’s apparently the only thing left on the menu. See, an old college pal of Friend of Unfair Park’s who made his bones as a kickin’-it sports writer was supposed to meet another old pal on the beat for dinner at…
So. I’ve been looking at Hal Samples’ photos from Tuesday night’s Dallas Observer Music Awards — and I must say, that was one beautiful crowd. Especially you, rock star. And you. You too. And you guys — handsome, stunning. Miss anyone? Oh — you. Well, hello. And, of course, hello,…
Southern Methodist University In coming days watch for this Trend Piece in Your Daily Newspaper: More people are using their Interwebs for online gaming than they are for eyeballing videos or social networking sites. That’s according to Dallas-based new-media market research company Parks Associates, which today issued a short report…
Tré Wilcox almost got kicked off Top Chef last night — but at least he got in the plug for his restaurant. For a change, guest Top Chef blogger Anthony Bourdain’s post concerning this week’s episode is up in a timely fashion. So rather than belabor the obvious — when…
This is at least one of the rooms in Troy Aikman’s for-sale home in which the QB went long, deep. If you’re a pasty, doughy dork, you could use the fortune ransacked from the couch cushions to monopolize Madden ’08. Or, if you’re true blue Cowboys fan, you can live…
Almost one month ago, there appeared in the Florida Times-Union a story I’ve yet to hear or see commented upon locally: Bob Hayes, holder of more than 20 Dallas Cowboys records (including 71 career TDs and 20 yards per reception), is buried in an unmarked grave in his hometown of…
This morning USA Today surveys which ZIP codes are giving the most to presidential wannabes, and coming in at No. 31 on the list of top-contributing ZIP codes is 75205 — which, in case you’re new ’round these here parts, resides “north of downtown, including Highland Park and the Dallas…
A few years ago, a Dallas businessman named Buckeye Epstein was invited to an underground fight in an abandoned discotheque in Southern California. He had no idea what he was in for. “There were these Charles Atlas-sized guys at the door, 50 bucks to get in, cash only and inside…
The Godzilla theme of this year’s Dallas Observer Music Awards can be interpreted in many ways. Godzilla could represent the growing presence of corporate venues, their monstrous feet crushing everything in sight. Or it could represent the ubiquitous destruction/construction cycle we’ve seen in Big D over the past, oh, gazillion…
Pretty Vacant Give Jim Foster a chance: You need to leave the guy alone (“In and Out,” by Jim Schutze, August 9). If you were actually trying to inform citizens of what the judge was doing to help Dallas County citizens, he would talk to you. But you guys and…
Taking the bait: Buzz just knows we’re going to regret this. Arguing with captious demagogues is always a losing proposition, but goddamn, The Dallas Morning News really outdid itself this week with its story answering the not-burning question: What did we think we were voting about in the 1998 Trinity…
My 10-year-old son: Isn’t that Barry Bonds? Me: Yep. My 10-year-old son: Didn’t he take drugs? Isn’t he a cheater? Me: Yep. My 10-year-old son: Then why is everybody cheering for him? Me: Because he…well…Hmm. Hold that thought… Don Hooton, I need your advice. Your 17-year-old son, Taylor, took steroids…
You likes? It’s part of Nike’s Team Jordan collection, and it can be all yours in October. For $150, says here. We will need to rework our wardrobe accordingly, but we think it’ll look nice with this. –Robert Wilonsky…
Good Records’ C.J. Davis has sung the praises of Denton duo Mom for some time now (they’re on his label, Pancakes for Mattie, after all). And when we finally caught them a couple months back, we were impressed, to say the least. By running acoustic instruments into a variety of…
No one could do it better: Picnic of PPT, performing with Shibboleth at last night’s Dallas Observer Music Awards ceremony As the fog lifts and the pounding dissipates, a few more things from last night’s Dallas Observer Music Awards … First off, yes, after the jump is a complete list…
God damn that was fast. Not 30 minutes after Mr. Jim posted his item about the Trinity toll road referendum, Becky Mayad shot out a media release concerning the leadership of the “Vote No! Save the Trinity” committee — which includes Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway, who I coulda…
Local attorney Susan Mead, featured in today’s New York Times Dallas lawyer Susan Mead’s addiction to rehabbing old houses gets the feature treatment in The New York Times’ Great Homes section today, but not for houses she’s redone in Dallas. Before attending SMU Law School, Mead caught the renovation bug…
A beautiful duet: multi-Dallas Observer Music Award winner Sarah Jaffe and photographer Hal Samples A few more notes from last night’s Dallas Observer Music Awards … Throughout the day Hal Samples will be uploading to his store all the photos he snapped at last night’s shindig. The proceeds from the…
Well, I never meant to get the attorney general involved. Just a few weeks ago, I made a rather innocuous request of Dallas County Judge Jim Foster. I wanted a copy of his appointments, schedules, public appearances and out-of-town trips for a story I was working on about what efforts,…
Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Bobby … Patterson! It will be slow going around Unfair Park HQ for a while, as we try to get the ringing out of our ears from last night’s Dallas Observer Music Awards ceremony at the Granada. Christ, what a special night — and one for…
He’s originally from Waco, but that’s close enough. Today, playwright, author, actor, screenwriter, essayist, comic and generally brilliant man Steve Martin celebrates another year. Therefore, we take this opportunity to spend seven minutes watching the classic short film, 1977’s The Absent-Minded Waiter. –Merritt Martin…
