Archive for May, 2013
Living La Lobby Loca
Jeff PrinceYou know how Big Industry lobbyists persuade lawmakers to vote their way and stack the deck against the Little Guy? Well, two can play that game. Tonight you can get a crash course on how to “lobby and influence local and...
R.I.P., Leslie Nielsen
Kristian LinAs you’ve probably heard by now, the 84-year-old actor died yesterday. I don’t really have that much to add to the many online tributes to him, most of which tell the story of his early career as a dramatic leading ...
Morality, Arlington Style
Jimmy FowlerArlington police recently put up a billboard on I-30 near Cooper Street that features the mug shots of men arrested during local prostitution stings. My first thought was: It’s a slight improvement on Puritan-style stocks, bu...
Free Willie: Arrest Spurs Teapot Party
Jeff PrinceTexas singer songwriter Willie Nelson could face felony charges and up to two years in prison after a weekend marijuana arrest. The bust didn’t sap Willie of his humor. “He said he feels great; he lost six ounces,&#...
At Least Roy Williams Didn’t Blame God
Jeff PrinceDallas Cowboys WR Roy Williams lost the Thanksgiving Day game by fumbling the football, but, as he usually does when faced with adversity, he handled it like a man. Not so much with Buffalo Bills WR Stevie Johnson, who dropped ...
Slice of Cherpumple?
Jimmy FowlerThis is apparently the newest thing in holiday dessert excess — a cherpumple. It’s a three-layer cake with three kinds of pie (pumpkin, cherry, apple) baked inside. I’m a fan of gluttony, but no thanks.
Coldplay’s Chris Martin Guitar In Stockyards
Jeff PrinceA cool but freaky guitar just made its way to Adobe Picture Framing manager (and Blotch buddy) Joel Lively. This handpainted Gibson Blues King acoustic guitar was played extensively by Coldplay frontman Chris Martin during the ...
Film Shorts
KRISTIAN LINOPENING: Burlesque (PG-13) Christina Aguilera makes her film debut as a dancer who comes to Los Angeles and finds her way into a burlesque club run by a former dancer (Cher). Also with Eric Dane, Stanley Tucci, Cam Gigandet, Ju...
Night & Day
KRISTIAN LINWED ? 24 After a playoff flameout last year, the Texas Brahmas try to get back to their title-winning ways as their season gets under way. A familiar opponent, the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs team, faces the Brahmas tonight but,...
Gas-Gobblers
StaticHolidays promote a plethora of bad puns among writers and those who pitch stories to writers, so Static was neither surprised nor particularly amused when Environment America issued a report this week entitled “Gobbling Less ...