Okay, so the Cowboys were better than I expected in last week’s NFL opener. But don’t be fooled, the San Francisco 49ers weren’t as good as it seems. Seems strange to be sniffing around an Under point-total play in a game between teams that scored a combined 57 in Week…
Dear Mexican: I live in upstate New York (that’s any part of the state north of the city, for you West Coasters), and while we have a relatively small Mexican population, we have a large number of Puerto Ricans, especially in the community where I live. Here’s my question: A…
Welcome to Local Music ‘Mericans , where we meet some of the people behind the local music scene — those who aren’t necessarily members of local bands, but more the people who make the scene move. Although we normally only see Nico Martini in his trademark short-bill painters’ cap, he…
: *When Jerry Jones admits his team has to “walk before we can run,” that’s code for “rebuilding.” 8-8. *The Jets may well kill the Cowboys Sunday, but aren’t we glad Dallas isn’t opening up against Aaron Rodgers and the Packers’ four-receiver sets? With Terence Newman hurt the Cowboys’ fourth cornerback…
Sunday night at MetLife Stadium the New York Jets will hand out American flags to every fan, and an ass-whipping to America’s Team. Remember the part about not betting with your heart, but your head? This is a primo example. I want the Cowboys to win their NFL regular-season opener. Just don’t…
Dear Mexican: I’m a young white dude who drives to work every day, and on my daily commute, I get off the freeway and drive through the streets. Every single day between the hours of 5 a.m. and 12 p.m., there are AT LEAST 100 Mexican men out there waiting…
I’ve been on Rick Perry Watch for several weeks, working on a feature story about him. I think I’m going to be able to break the news that he’s serious about running for president. Just kidding. I’ll try to do better than that. But, man, everybody in American journalism is…
We’ve all played Beer Pong. But tonight at Duke’s Original Roadhouse in Addison the rewards — not to mention the balls — will be much bigger than forcing your buddy to chug a warm cup o’ keg brew. At 9 p.m. will commence the culmination of a 12-week Big Balls tournament hosted by 105.3…
Welcome to Local Music ‘Mericans , where we meet some of the people behind the local music scene — those who aren’t necessarily members of local bands, but more the people who make the scene move. Dale Brock got his start in the music business in Wichita Falls, where lived…
I was waiting for Dallas’s new mayor, Mike Rawlings, to tell us what he has decided about building a new expressway out between the flood control levees along the Trinity River — where it floods — but instead today he has told us how he feels about SMU football. And…
Writer and radio journalist Julia Barton, a regular reader of Unfair Park, tipped me today to a really fascinating piece published September 1 by BusinessWeek, called “The God Clause and the Reinsurance Industry.” It’s about an arcane industry located in cities far from Dallas, but Barton spied that the story…
Oh, wouldn’t you know I’d wind up agreeing with my opponent? You know what’s wrong with me? I am just too damn much of a sweetheart, that’s my problem. Too nice, too smart, too good-lookin’. I’ve got to drop at least one just to make things fair. So this morning…
[jump] *DeMarco Murray > Tashard Choice. And apparently former Kimball star/free-agent running back Phillip Tanner has made this team. Wow. *It opened this week, but I totally don’t get “dove season.” Went once. Bored outta my brain. *If you ever wanted to see NBC5’s Kim Fischer (#82) smiling and 105.3…
I was out running traps this morning on the ongoing FBI Dallas political corruption investigation, and guess whose path I crossed? My own. A lawyer I called said my call was fortuitous because he happened to be in the process at that very moment of writing a letter to the…
Okay, let’s do this. And by “this” I mean let’s make some moolah. The good ol’ illegal fun way, shall we? In 2008 I lost every penny of my virtual $10,000. In 2009 I wound up losing only $150. In 2010 I netted a cool $5,000. By my math, that’s a…
Dear Mexican: I see a lot of vatos around wearing the clam-digger pants with the knee-high white socks and white sneakers. While this is nothing new, I’ve noticed recently that the shoes and socks are the whitest white I’ve ever seen. If I wear white sneakers and socks, they get…
I was of little faith. I freely admit that. See, I thought Mike Rawlings, Dallas’ new mayor, was bailing on us. But he said no. We spoke last week, and he reiterated his commitment to banning lobbying by political consultants at City Hall. “The big issue is that we cannot…
When Rick Perry takes a shot at Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke, you can kind of imagine him twirling that laser-sighted .380 Ruger coyote-killer of his on an index finger. When Richard Fisher does it — he’s the Harvard-grad president and chief executive officer of the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank…
The idea of formal rules for the economic treatment of minorities originally had to do with employment, starting in 1961 under President John F. Kennedy with Executive Order 10925. The idea was really for the federal government to set an example. If you were a federal agency or contractor, you…
The coolest kinds of nerds are the ones that keep themselves preoccupied on so many levels that it’s impossible not to be impressed. Anita Riot is, by this definition, a cool nerd. Far from being the reclusive, atrophied nerd-type, cross-eyed from spending too much time in front of a computer…
Even D Magazine, which for years operated as a kind of billboard for the Trinity River toll road project, has given up on it. The Dallas Morning News has admitted it got conned. But the thing doesn’t die. It’s the Dracula of local public works projects. Hammer a stake in…
Get your rubber boots out and put a clothespin on your nose. Large numbers of chickens will be coming home to roost in Dallas in the weeks ahead, as homeowners in Dallas come to grips with the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s new flood maps for most of Dallas. The maps…
