There are nearly 7 million people now under the supervision of the correctional system in the United States — and that includes prison, parole or probation. That’s one out of every 32 adult Americans, a rate of incarceration that is unprecedented in U.S. history. What, then, to do with our…
Whilst cruising YouTube during lunch, I stumbled across a most wonderous thing: the new Polyphonic Spree video, which was done by a good Friend of Unfair Park’s, photographer Hal Samples. It’s for a tremendous track off the band’s forthcoming The Fragile Army, and it consists entirely of pictures — 2,341…
You know who’s happy about the news of The News’ steep drop in circulation numbers? Um, Tom DeLay, that’s who. Says so right on his blog, which is, surprisingly, not called The Emasculated Douchebag. “The old media, with its three main news networks and daily papers of record in the…
This is a distress alert from the North Texas Sports Disaster Service. Trained spotters in Dallas have pinpointed ominous circulation and the possibility of an unprecedented and fatal occurrence of destruction in and around the American Airlines Center. A severe warning has been issued until, oh, say, midnightish. If you…
A march is planned in Oak Cliff today to demand immigration reforms; it’s part of a national day of advocacy to push Congress to act this summer, before Washington is swamped by the presidential campaign. Advocates want “comprehensive” reform, a policy that would include not only additional border enforcement, but…
Tom Leppert’s got those scintillating ads that look more staged than the Mars landing (sorry, no Capricorn One fans in the room?). Gary Griffith’s still saying “cheese” in order to scare voters to the polls, and the other mayoral candidates, well, they’re not yet there with their TV spots –…
On the front page of this morning’s Wall Street Journal, you will find a story detailing the relationship — or, rather, rift — between Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and his former coach, Golden State’s Don Nelson. Maybe their falling-out was over money — the $6.6 mil Nellie claims Cuban…
Today on his blog, Larry James, president and CEO for Central Dallas Ministries, posted the following video about Dallas’ homeless. The video, titled “The Dallas No One Wants to See,” was made by Justin Malone and Malone Media and screened last week at the CDM-sponsored mayoral candidate forum and prayer…
If you can do this in family court, more or less, why not for those awaiting jury duty? Just got another summons for jury duty, this time for Dallas Municipal Court. Alas, often summoned, never chosen. Seems no one likes my answers on juror questionnaires. But after writing about Judge…
More than three decades ago, a then-21-year-old Ronald “Buffalo” Chambers was sentenced to die. Today, he got yet another reprieve — this time, from the Supreme Court. On April 10, 1975, Ronald “Buffalo” Chambers and another man kidnapped 22-year-old Texas Tech student Mike McMahan and 20-year-old Deia Sutton, drove them…
Pastor Sherman Allen of Shiloh Institutional Church of God in Christ is accused of assaulting at least eight women. Fort Worth Star-Telegram reporter Melody McDonald had an excellent piece yesterday on the sexual allegations against Pastor Sherman Allen of Shiloh Institutional Church of God in Christ, in Fort Worth’s Woodhaven…
Six-year-old local rapper Bentley Green joins Ryan Secreast on Ellen DeGeneres’ show tomorrow. Not makin’ that up. Normally, a 6-year-old taking his first plane trip would be a big deal to, I dunno, maybe his mom and dad (or possible the flight attendants who have to deal with his hyper…
Those of you Mavs bandwagoners who hopped aboard in mid-April and blindly, boastfully predicted a sweep of the Golden State Warriors are likely not reading this, because, of course, you’ve abandoned Dallas and its 3-1 deficit. For those who actually watch basketball and believe in the power of match-ups and…
Looks like that Editor & Publisher sneak peek at The Dallas Morning News’ circulation numbers last week was way, way off — by, oh, 9 percentage points. This morning, the Audit Bureau of Circulations released the newspaper biz’s spring numbers, and Dallas’ Only Daily had what looks to be the…
Angela Hunt has a radio date with the mayor this morning. Just a programming note: At 11 this morning, KRLD-AM (1080) will broadcast a live debate during which Mayor Laura Miller and city councilmember Angela Hunt will go at it over the Trinity River toll road referendum Hunt’s pushing for…
I thought this was a Saturday Night Live sketch, till I realized, nope, it’s just accidentally funny: On Friday, Tom Leppert posted to YouTube a handful of videos in which a few Regular Folks — by which I mean hand-picked lifelike Leppert supporters who might be reading off cue cards…
Watch your back, Stack. You cost Tony Soprano 50 large. Sure, Your Dallas Mavericks are in a 3-1 hole against Don Nelson’s Golden State Warriors. Doesn’t look good for the home team, which, tomorrow night, might just become the first No. 1 seed sent to an early summer vacation by…
We gave KTVT-Channel 11 a hard time last week; deserved it too, what with all the fear-mongering and ambulance-chasing going on at the CBS affiliate under the new news directors. But last night, on-the-outs anchor Tracy Rowlett, a man who’s probably never had much use for a police scanner, gave…
Max Wells has quite a posse, including, at far left, former council member Don Hicks. And Max Wells is quite a pussy. Cat. Pussy cat. Last night, at a forum at a black church in a front of a black crowd, the very white Max Wells had a black politician…
Either Gary Griffith is more popular than we think he is, or he has three interns who figured out how to cast 1,638 votes for him. The results of The Highly Unofficial Unfair Park Mayoral Poll are in, and the new mayor of Dallas is…Gary Griffith. Seriously? Yes, 6,723 of…
Bishop T.D. Jakes has a straightforward method for maintaining integrity in his ministry: He practices his faith. Bishop T.D. Jakes, the most revered and influential Pentecostal clergyman in the world, talked to me recently about how he keeps his ministry scandal-free. It’s pretty simple. First of all, the ministry’s books…
Occasisonally in movies about dirty politicians and their dark secrets, there’s some writer from an alternative weekly newspaper skulking about in the shadows, trying to dig up The Truth, man. Usually, he or she’s a bit on the icky side — probably hasn’t bathed in a few weeks, likely reeks…
