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  The Status of the Top 100 Restaurants in Dallas

  August 6 at 4 a.m.

  The statuses of restaurants are changing regularly, and we're here to provide an update to the Top 100 Restaurants a list developed by Observer critic Brian Reinhart for 2020. We will do our best to keep this list up to date (feel free to email us those changes), and we'll provide...

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  (Home) School of Rock: The Cool Parent’s Guide to Classic Hip-Hop for Kids

  July 30 at 4 a.m.

  If keeping the family indoors during a pandemic wasn’t excuse enough to start introducing your kids to good music, maybe the scorching summer heat will be. It’s July, live music is all but canceled (again) and most of our kids are likely feeling a little bored right about now. If...

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  North Texans Let Their Bumpers Do Their Politicking

  July 30 at 4 a.m.

  Ever find yourself stuck in bottleneck traffic behind a Ford F-150 or a Honda Accord that is covered so heavily with bumper stickers that you can’t even ascertain the car’s color? Even if you agree with the stickers’ messages, such a sight reflects a driver who is (to put it...

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  Post Malone, Selena Gomez, Usher Among the North Texas Acts Drawing the Most Online Followers

  July 29 at 4 a.m.

  People oversimplify music streaming. While it’s true that Spotify and Apple Music comprise an enormous chunk of the sector, YouTube has become a major platform for streamed music, and SoundCloud has launched many music careers. Every streaming platform worth its salt brings listeners with different tastes to the table, so...

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  The Best Jukebox Songs to Play to Ensure Bar Patrons Keep Their Social Distance

  June 25 at 4 a.m.

  As Texas’ lockdown restrictions are incrementally being lifted, more people are braving the pandemic and coming out to bars. As much as we’d like to see a resurgence of nightlife, it does come with the price of having to intermingle with hoaxers and anti-maskers. However, you can always use the...

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  OK Chicago Tribune, Here Are 10 Better Names for the Rangers

  June 22 at 4 a.m.

  Last week, as Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben and Mrs. Butterworth saw their runs as racist caricatures and corporate mascots come to an end, calls began to ring out about a name closer to home. Chicago Tribune columnist and native Texan Steve Chapman started the drumbeat. It's time, Chapman said, for...