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12 Texas Bred Actors and Their Performances the Oscars Shouldn't Have Snubbed

12 Texas Bred Actors and Their Performances the Oscars Shouldn't Have Snubbed

Maverick Kyrie Irving Has a Lot To Learn, Like the Earth Is Round, Dinosaurs Lived and Antisemitism Is Bad

Maverick Kyrie Irving Has a Lot To Learn, Like the Earth Is Round, Dinosaurs Lived and Antisemitism Is Bad

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Burt Bacharach Was America’s Greatest Pop Songwriter: His 8 Essential Compositions

By Vincent Arrieta
Feb 10, 2023

Anyone can write one good song. But how many songwriters can create a body of work that — primarily through the voices of others — becomes not only era-defining and genre-defining, but goes beyond its era and beyond its genre to become a classic? Probably only a handful, and Burt Bacharach was one of them.
Ozzy Osbourne's Full Moon Has Finally Set With His Retirement Announcement

By Christian McPhate
Feb 2, 2023

In a Feb.1 statement posted to Twitter, Ozzy Osbourne announced that due to damage to his spine from an accident four years ago, he would no longer be touring.
Fans Rejoice As Panic! At the Disco Breaks Up

By Carly May Gravley
Jan 25, 2023

On Tuesday, Panic! at the Disco frontman Brendon Urie announced that he would be disbanding the long-running pop rock outfit to focus on his family.
Leave Madonna’s Face Alone

By Eva Raggio
Jan 19, 2023

There’s only so much Madonna can do to rebel against the patriarchy. The pop provocateur, who announced on Wednesday that her The Celebration Tour will make a stop at Dallas’ American Airlines Center on Sept. 18,
Objection! The Original Night Court Wasn't as Bawdy as You Remember

By Danny Gallagher
Jan 18, 2023

Objection! The Original Night Court Wasn't As Bawdy of a Show As You Remember
The Cure Has A Lot to Live Up to After Teasing New Album Songs of a Lost World

By Diamond Rodrigue
Jan 18, 2023

Robert Smith doesn’t do things simply for the sake of doing them. Through the decades, the messy-mopped frontman and only continuous member of The Cure has remained methodical and contemplative
The Bill of Rights Applies Even If You Are Poor

By Hannah Lebovits
Jan 16, 2023

Hannah Lebovits is an assistant professor of public affairs at the University of Texas at Arlington researching housing and homelessness through the lens of social equity and sustainability. She is one of the plaintiffs in the civil rights lawsuit against the city of Dallas challenging its new median ordinance. She...
5 Celebrity Power Couples Whose Publicists Must Think We’re Stupid

By Carly May Gravley
Jan 11, 2023

No matter how much we admire their output, none of us really know our favorite celebrities. Everything we think we know is usually crafted by a team of public relations experts to endear them to their audiences.
The 2022 Karen Awards

By Danny Gallagher
Dec 27, 2022

Most award shows are miserable because they're minefields for scrutiny. The hosts' entire history and social media posts are vetted.
Our Cup Runneth Over

By Richie Whitt
Dec 1, 2022

Soccer in Dallas for the past 55 years has been like crime in Deep Ellum – hiding in plain sight. It lurks here, there and everywhere. But we’ve done our damnedest to ignore it, lest we’re forced to pause our partying and learn the gritty details. But no more. After...
What Makes Pantera So Special?

By Garrett Gravley
Dec 1, 2022

This week, Metallica announced a 2023 concert in Arlington with Pantera. Expectedly, metalheads went insane.
Some People Still Don't Appreciate Country Music. Let Pancho and Lefty Show Them the Light.

By Garrett Gravley
Nov 14, 2022

You've probably heard someone, maybe a friend, say something like this: “I like every type of music except for country music.” It’s all about beer, trucks and girls, they might say. Or it’s for inbred, backwater rednecks. It’s campaign music for MAGA conservatives. Sadly, such snobs still exist, even today. Hillary...
Aaron Carter's Album Aaron's Party Was Y2K Gold

By Liam Gaughan
Nov 8, 2022

The news that Aaron Carter died at the age of 34 this weekend hit close to home for fans. Many had followed the teen idol since he first sprouted from the shadow of his big brother Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys.
Walker, Texas Danger: The Best Part of Herschel Walker's Senate Run? He's Not Doing It Here.

By Richie Whitt
Nov 2, 2022

The Dallas Cowboys player who scored the last touchdown of Tom Landry’s legendary coaching career refutes evolution. “If man descended from apes,” he opines, “why are there still apes?” The talented trade bait that Cowboys’ brain trust Jerry Jones and Jimmy Johnson shipped to Minnesota in exchange for three 1990s...
The 12 Greatest Final Albums

By Vincent Arrieta
Nov 1, 2022

From Mozart’s Requiem to Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, there's a myth-like quality to artists' final works — the one last masterpiece before departing.
Taylor Swift Reminds Us Other People’s Eating Disorders Are Not Talking To Us

By Carly May Gravley
Nov 1, 2022

The internet would like you to know that we are living in a golden age of destigmatizing mental illness. It’s OK to not be OK and the world is a safer place to talk about your personal struggles.
Kanye West Should Forget Parler and Fund These Crazy Ideas Instead

By Liam Gaughan
Oct 19, 2022

Any good will that Kanye West ever generated based on his admittedly impressive talents as a musician seems to be depleting.
Beto O' Rourke Gets His Very Own Shepard Fairey Portrait

By Eva Raggio
Sep 29, 2022

Despite having an advantage in the polls, Texas Governor Greg Abbott might soon get thrown off his seat.
Why Taylor Swift Is (Probably) About to Bring Back Indie Sleaze

By Carly May Gravley
Sep 2, 2022

It’s often been said that cultural trends come in 20-year cycles. There’s a reason That 70’s Show was one of the biggest shows of the '90s
Now That Nu Metal Is Making a Comeback, Let’s Admit That It Was Unduly Hated

By Garrett Gravley
Aug 30, 2022

Now that nu metal is in vogue again and it’s becoming acceptable to admit to having a deep-seated affinity for the long-stigmatized genre, it’s worth pondering what it was about nu metal that was so hated in the first place.