Anthony Bourdain’s Coming to the Majestic

This just in: Chef, novelist (and Bone in the Throat is highly recommended) and TV-show host Anthony Bourdain’s booked a gig at the city-run Majestic Theater in October, with tickets going on sale this Friday. The full release follows, but long story short: “Bourdain will spend the evening sharing candid…

Witness the Resurrection of First Baptist

We were driving through downtown yesterday, on our way to Dallas Farmers Market, and passed by First Baptist Dallas’s under-construction “spiritual oasis,” sweet fancy Moses. Which reminded me: At week’s end, FBD sent the heads-up that its new-campus webcam is up and running, or at least walking on water, and…

American Women: Fun to Watch Running Around in Soccer Shorts

You know what I think of women’s sports. Why watch them when you can see men run faster, jump higher or hit the ball longer? And you know what I think of soccer. A potentially entertaining game is ruined by archaic offsides rules, ridiculous fake injuries and the worst officiating of…

Triumph Over Tragedy: Rangers Roll Into All-Star Break

Thursday: The lowest point in the history of Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. Sunday: The high point of Texas’ baseball season. Was sitting at a blackjack table in Las Vegas when I looked up and saw Nolan Ryan in front of a microphone on TV. As the closed caption scrolled “Josh is…

TNT Orders 10 Episodes of Dallas Reboot

At long last, TNT has finally announced that it will indeed air that next-gen Dallas, featuring Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy, Linda Gray and a cast of younglings playing their offspring. The series, which is expected to shoot here now that the city council’s OK’d that $235,000 so Jack Matthews can…

The Tragic Accident at the Ballpark Last Night

ryan=”” reacts=”” to=”” fan=”” s=”” death=”” width=”560″ height=”420>At 10:02 last night, an email from the Texas Rangers arrived in the in-box bearing the subject heading “Statement From Texas Rangers CEO and President Nolan Ryan.” This is what it said: The adult male who during tonight’s game fell approximately 20 feet…