Another day, another review of the AT&T Performing Arts Center — this one from Nicolai Ouroussoff of The New York Times, whose assessment graces the top of this morning’s Arts section. (You remember Nic — he’s the one who called Cowboys Stadium “a somewhat crude reworking of old ideas” last…
I’ve called him Stumbledoofus. I’ve labeled him Dead Man Coaching. I’ve questioned his moves, his non-moves, his dumpy demeanor and his illogical explanations for everything in between. But I am not calling for Dallas Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips to be fired before sundown. That will happen soon enough: As…
Clang went the trolley: We’ve been following the plan to put streetcars downtown closely (see our story at left) because, being hippies, we think streetcars are a really cool idea. Being the Dallas Observer and aware of what happens to good ideas at City Hall, we’re also watching closely to…
Dear Oklahoma, I am indeed a bitch. Sincerely, Karma Last year the Oklahoma Sooners were whipped by the Texas Longhorns in their annual mid-October showdown in the Cotton Bowl. Both teams lost one game all season, yet somehow—inexplicably—it was Oklahoma, through a discombobulated national computer ranking, that was awarded the…
It’s been described as the largest federal corruption case in the history of Dallas, but you wouldn’t know it from the paltry number of people who observed the three-month trial. Most days former Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Don Hill and the other four defendants, their legal team and the jury…
My dad came by the office yesterday — not to see me, of course, but to meet his favorite actor, Glenn Morshower, who’d stopped by Unfair Park HQ for a chat-up. Morshower — who began acting at the Dallas Theater Center when he was 12 before making his big-screen debut…
Dallas-based Southwest Airlines releases its third-quarter financials tomorrow. Will the numbers go up? Dunno. Down? Could be. Hard to say. Kind of like whether Southwest is gaining passengers or losing money because it refuses to charge for luggage. BusinessWeek — which spoke with Kevin Krone, Southwest’s vice-president of marketing and…
Moments ago, U2 posted to its Official Web Site a behind-the-scenes look at getting The Claw inside Cowboys Stadium. It’s not so much a deconstruction of the reconstruction, but a brief chat with U2 360 Tour production manager Jake Berry, who explains how the band ended up in Arlington (the…
Last time we checked, there wasn’t much to laugh about when it came to the state of public education in Dallas. But leave it to Dallas Independent School District Superintendent Michael Hinojosa to at least try to insert some humor, even at his own expense. This morning Hinojosa gave the…
Like the BCS, style points count. So do geeky, black-and-white stats such as touchdowns and quarterback rating. Wins and losses? Definitely. Leadership? Uh-huh. When it comes to my weekly NFL Quarterback Rankings – if I had one of those little encircled R’s to signify a trademarked idea, it’d go here – the…
At 8 p.m. tomorrow, the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House gets its proper christening with performances by mezzo-soprano Denyce Grave, baritone Thomas Hampson, Morphoses choreographer Christopher Wheeldon in a piece commissioned for the AT&T Performing Arts Center’s opening week. Given the Winspear’s London roots — it was designed, after…
The Rangers season is over. The Rangers’ hitting coach career is also kaput. Not saying it he’s a bad coach. Just saying it’s time. The official release …..
Good friend of the show Jack E. Jett sends word: This weekend he’s debuting a new”experiment” on Rational Radio (1360 on Your AM Dial) that’s quite the throwback — two hours’ worth of punk rock, nothing but. Here’s how he puts it in his missive to Unfair Park:After a brief…
Seems like the Texas Rangers season ended months ago doesn’t it? Don’t look now, but the cool kids are still playing baseball. The League Championship Series start this week with Angels-Yankees and Dodgers-Phillies. According to national TV ratings, you’re not looking at all – as Dallas/Fort Worth ranked 54th out…
We’re in the midst of a staff meeting, but The News’ Rudy Bush, of course, is at City Hall keeping tabs on the council’s doings. And this morning, he offers two updates on items that first appeared on Unfair Park. First off: The council unanimously approved to give Deloitte LLP…
Two transportation items of interest this morning …First off, in a subscription-only story The Bond Buyer wonders where in the wide, wide world of sports Texas is going to get $2.2 billion for an “expansion of heavily traveled Interstate 35 to six lanes from San Antonio to the Dallas-Fort Worth…
Back in June we noted that the former Red Blood Club on Commerce Street in Deep Ellum was getting a new tenant — and, turned out, it was Tuckers’ Blues, which had its grand opening about two weeks back. (Friends of Unfair Park highly recommend the joint — say it…
Was chatting up Michael Johnson the other day about the relative impact of the looming Super Bowl XLV in comparison to what he’s seen happen to Olympic cities. Economic impact, enduring legacies, improved infastructures and whatnot. Johnson, a five-time gold medalist and Dallas’ most decorated Olympian, had two interesting points. 1…
Eight-year-old Kendall Tubbs, a second grader who’s had type 1 diabetes since she was 3 years old, managed to upstage appearances by Dallas Cowboys tight end Martellus “MartyB” Bennett and former Heisman Trophy winner and Woodrow Wilson High School grad Tim Brown at this morning’s second annual Passport to Health…
Dunno how we missed this — well, actually, I do, since nobody ’round here watches the 5 o’clock news. Anyway, thanks to WFAA-Channel 8 for posting to YouTube this afternoon a clip of Dale Hansen with yesterday’s special guest anchor, one Oprah Winfrey, with whom Dale took issue for introducing…
Got quite a few calls today after posting that item about the city council’s Wednesday vote to shutter the Commission on Productivity and Innovation and the Youth Commission. Had no idea you cared. No, seriously. None at all.First off, council member Angela Hunt is none too pleased about the item…
The great Hal Samples shot the U2 show at Cowboys Stadium, as evidenced by this most wondermous slide show that looks far better than a good hunk of what I heard last night. Pete reviewed the show on DC9; in the comments, I re-reviewed it. Let’s rumble, kid…
