SAN ANTONIO—He was done signing autographs. Finished glad-handing fans. Complete with his first day of training camp as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. But, refreshingly, Wade Phillips was just getting started. As Phillips jogged into The Alamodome locker room tunnel last Wednesday afternoon, a man desperate for his attention…
Craig Watkins sure is putting the “DA” in “DNA.” This week’s Observer cover story on DNA exonerations will be available shortly, but recent news about the case of Clay Chabot proves that these revelations of dubious convictions are just going to keep on coming. And, as District Attorney Craig Watkins…
According to a missive on the band’s MySpace page, Denton’s own Current Leaves, one of North Texas’ best young bands, is calling it quits. They leave behind one excellent platter of psychedelic country — the criminally under-heard Pastense — as well as one forthcoming swan song, the title of which…
Jeff Liles has informed us as to the identity of “juabeaux,” who’s been posting all the archival footage of bands performing in Deep Ellum way back when. But till we talk to our YouTube’n archivist and find out what he plans on doing with what we hear is an estimable…
Just what the heck’s going on at 700 N. Pearl St., Suite 510? That’s the question many folks are asking, as help-wanted ads like this one, this one and many others found in the Detroit Free Press, of all places, list an address but no employer’s name. This has been…
Hannah Storm, so we’ve been told, is available for interviews concerning CBS’s The Early Show making a Dallas pit stop on Friday. And, yeah, we could ask her about her pops, the former American Basketball Association commissioner. Or we could talk to her about her early-career stint in Houston, where…
I had no idea till yesterday that the infamous Merry Miller of ABC News is this Merry Miller. Says her Learning Annex bio: “The former Miss Dallas, who grew up in tiny Mesquite, Texas, has a list of contacts that’s the envy of networking professionals all over town.” We also…
This morning, American Airlines issued a press release announcing its partnership with Illinois-based AirCell, which promises broadband Interwebs access on commercial airline flights. Says AirCell on its Web site, the service would be available on “personal Wi-Fi devices including laptops, 802.11 a/b/g -equipped devices, and mobile handheld devices,” but not…
In the wake of yesterday’s announcement that the Bancroft family had indeed agreed to sell Dow Jones & Co. for $5 billion to Rupert Murdoch, this morning the Los Angeles Times wonders whether newspaper dynasties aren’t quickly becoming a dying breed. Of course, it need look no further than George…
In lieu of news, a couple of items from the gossip pages: Hey, FC Dallas, waytago — you made Perez Hilton this morning! And David Beckham didn’t even have to show. Go figure. And, mazel tov for making TMZ.com’s video-clip pile this morning, Market News First! Your O.J. Simpson interview…
Brandon Friedman: soldier, activist, blogger, author Brandon Friedman, who last year received his Master’s in Public Policy and Administration from the University of Texas at Dallas, served as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division in Afghanistan and Iraq. He now serves as a senior advisor to…
Great question, Andrew Matheny of Dallas, Texas. Really, well done. Maybe the Republicans will answer it some day. Wouldn’t hold my breath though. –Robert Wilonsky…
Jesus, first they get Kevin Garnett. Now, Boston gets … Eric Gagne. Oh, well. Not quite the same. Reports ESPN.com: Eric Gagne is reportedly headed to Boston to bolster the Red Sox’ bullpen. Gagne, who had a no-trade clause, must waive it for the deal could be completed. ESPN The…
Imagine the scene: You’re out on the town, schmoozing with friends and spending wads of cash. Or you’re busy running errands: hitting up the grocery store, picking up your dry cleaning, taking the dog for a walk. Whatever it is, you’re not sitting at home alone in your underwear trolling…
So, uh, yeah. The Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) championship event known as “The Art of War 3,” taking place September 1 at the American Airlines Center, is apparently going to be “one of the biggest parties Dallas has ever hosted.” Sure, why not — “cageside” VIP tix are going for…
Lewisville High School grad Josh Rushing — Sean Hannity’s “traitor,” Jon Stewart’s recent guest When I interviewed then-Marine Captain Josh Rushing in June 2004 for this story, his commanding officers weren’t allowing the Dallas-born, Lewisville-raised soldier to give much more than his name, rank and serial number. Rushing — featured…
Yeah — that headline’s a direct quote from a press release that has landed in our in-box, something to do with Your Newly Installed City Council Members. Or “SEXIEST BARTENDERS,” one or the other. No, sexy bartenders it is: “Spike’s SEXIEST BARTENDERS is back and thirsty for the world’s most…
Not exactly a threatening title for a video game … MumboJumbo, the Dallas-based maker of “premium casual games,” last month announced it had gotten the go-head to turn NBC’s comedy The Office into a video game. Today the company has a little more news it’d like to share: It has…
Over the last 24 hours, “juabeaux” has posted to YouTube an extraordinary cache of local-band performances from the late 1980s through the early ’90s. Among their ranks are Melt, the New Bohemians, The End, Rev. Horton Heat, Billygoat and the Buck Pets; among the venues are places you used to…
This afternoon, we learned the name of the Ursuline Academy teacher accused of an inappropriate relationship with a 17-year-old student at the Catholic all-girls school on Walnut Hill Lane: David Novinski, who is 35 years old. Reports The Dallas Morning News, he turned himself into authorities today and has since…
A Friend of Unfair Park just posted the comment that new Texas Ranger Jarrod Saltalamacchia “married one of his high school teachers.” But that’s not accurate — not technically. See, we dug up a March 2006 story from the Atlanta Journal Constitution that says Ashley Saltalamacchia is actually a former…
Joyce Carol Oates is “tiny” and “soft-spoken”? You don’t say. The controversial flash point of the Mayborn Writers Conference of the Southwest came when Nan Talese, James Frey’s editor, stood up in a full ballroom on Saturday evening and skewered Oprah Winfrey for admonishing the disgraced author because he fabricated…
