Reuben Armstrong and Bill Cosby, who is clearly a good friend Reuben Armstrong is a local talk-show host — his program’s on the Web, from the looks of it — and this week, he says he was supposed to publish a book called Snakes in the Pulpit. In it, he…
The Texas Resources for Iraq-Afghanistan Deployment — or TRIAD, as it prefers to be called — announced this morning that it’s awarding more than $1.6 million in grants to Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and their families living in the area. According to the release from the Army, “TRIAD established five…
“Can a Retail Web Site Be Social?” That’s the question posed by Liz C. Wang, an assistant professor in the College of Business at the University of Dallas, and three other Texas profs in a 10,000-word piece that appears in the latest Journal of Marketing. You could try to read…
If the National Enquirer and the Star are reporting it, then it must be true — otherwise, why would it be on ABC News.com? They’re all insisting that yesterday, Dallas’ Owen Wilson was taken to a Los Angeles-area hospital, after he “slit his left wrist and [took] unidentified pills in…
Ingrid Mattson’s group is listed as a co-conspirator in the feds’ case against Richardson-based Holy Land Foundation. The Islamic Society of North America says its main purpose is to “be an exemplary and unifying Islamic organization in North America that contributes to the betterment of the Muslim community and society…
Brian Harkin Perhaps I missed a mention in Dallas’ Only Daily, but it says here that Rudy Giuliani has a new team of media consultants — and they’re right here, but of course. Giuiliani’s now in business with Scott Howell & Company, the Market Street-based firm teeming with Republican image-makers…
A little something-something for the ladies: Terrell Owens, sporting a very nice hat Tony Romo is healthy. Terrell Owens is happy. And, at 2-0, the Cowboys’ Super Bowl train is preparing to leave the station. OK, let’s not get carried away. In their last game the Cowboys scored only one…
We can think of a million questions for Jon Daniels, none of which we’d care to repeat in public at the moment. Got any questions for Texas Rangers general manager Jon Daniels? And, no, “How do you keep your job?” is not acceptable in this instance — at least, not…
Speaking of Dallas North Tollway closures, here’s an alternative worth considering: I didn’t know till I read this story today that Google provides an online transit guide for Dallas Area Rapid Transit, among a dozen other cities’ mass-transit systems. But, sure enough, here it is — complete with departure and…
Before you hop on the Dallas North Tollway this weekend, you really need to read this bulletin from the North Texas Tollway Authority. Actually, if you’re even thinking you might have to take the tollway this weekend, print it out and tape it to your dashboard. Or something. Because starting…
Our good friend Frank Campagna wants us to remind you of tomorrow’s one-night-only show at the Kettle Art down in Deep Ellum. And why not? Campagna’s gallery will feature the work of one Richard Ross, “a self-taught artist from Irving, Texas,” Frank reminds, who’s also way formerly of Brutal Juice…
Daddy needs a new baby grand — and a nice fountain, which, come to think of it, would look amazing in the front yard. Good thing we know where to get one: tomorrow and Sunday, from 9 a.m to 5 p.m., at the great Gordo’s on Lovers Lane. Hard to…
If you see “Big” Bucks Burnett coming, this is the book he’s after. Do not cross him, bookseller. So, now Barnes & Noble feels just awful about chucking all them books behind the Preston Royal Shopping Center location. “They were clearly wrong,” Barnes & Noble regional director, Stephanie Horblit, told…
John Travolta is still the only cast member in The Movie That Will Not Go Away. Say it ain’t so: Dallas — the movie that will not die — is still alive, despite the best efforts of several screenwriters and two now-former directors (Robert Luketic and Gurinder Chadha) who couldn’t…
Tokio, Texas, resident James Hand is the real deal, a pure country singer with the all the gravitas of the greats — from Hank to George to Jerry Lee. Like all great country singers, he is also bat-shit crazy, as evidenced by this June 2006 interview on National Public Radio’s…
In honor of the Ranger’s 30-3 ass-whupping last night of the Baltimore Orioles, ESPN has compiled a list of the “greatest beatdowns” in sports history. The Ranger’s epic win last night (which left the network’s resident seamhead, Tim Kurkijian, so giddy his voice was cracking as he broke it down)…
“If I give you good price, will you please put in pussy magnet?” Today, you may have read on FrontBurner this item concerning The New York Times’ article about the “Inappropriate Yoga Guy” phenomenon, featuring a creepy dude at the Dallas Yoga Center who had to be reigned in after…
Here’s another music video — this one, a brand-new offering from Fort Worth’s Keite Young, whose debut The Rise and Fall of Keite Young is due out next week, courtesy Hidden Beach Recordings. Here’s just some of the impressive press Young’s gotten pre-release; one day I too hope to be…
By now you’re likely well aware it’s one of the most historic scores in the history of baseball: 30-3, with Your Texas Rangers topping Baltimore in the first game of a two-fer yesterday at Camden Yards. You know this already, but you should check out today’s The Baltimore Sun, which…
Dallas Observer Music Awards nominee The Hourly Radio is once again on the verge of the big time thanks to MTVu. Their video for “Deaf Ears,” in which they take on the film Harold and Maude, has landed on the channel’s The Freshmen show with five vids up for a…
Julia Roberts was once a pretty spokesperson for Earth Biofuels. Now, she’s but a runaway bride. I’ve gotten several inquiries in recent days from Earth Biofuels shareholders wanting to know if there’s any news concerning their, ahem, investment. Yes, indeed: This very week, the Dallas-based manufacturer and distributor of biodiesel,…
If you have a few minutes to kill this morning, here’s our pick for Federal Lawsuit Filing of the Week. On Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Texarkana, William T. Mason filed a complaint against the City of Dallas, claiming that on September 22, 2005, he was extremely hassled by…
