Museum-Quality Trees
When the Kimbell Art Museum announced plans two years ago to build a new wing on the block-long stretch of grass and trees outside...
Happy St. Stephen’s Day!
Last year, my favorite boozy companion, Emily, led a group of women in revelry celebrating St. Stephen’s Day. Em, who has more than a...
817 Albums of the Year
I don’t want to step on you guys’ toes. I know that every summer we present our annual Music Awards and...
Twilight
The 112th session of the United States Congress doesn’t convene until January, but the GOP is already flexing its ignorance.
Last week Republicans announced they...
The Top 10 Movies of 2010
In my list of top 10 movies last year, I took note of a resurgence in American films. That continued this year, and even...
Film Fare
Alfred Hitchcock popularized the term “MacGuffin” to mean a plot device that engages the viewer’s attention. It makes sense, then, that MacGuffin’s is the...
Magnolia Motor Lounge Revs Up
I just couldn’t do it. I mean, everything was cooked beautifully –– the succulent beef patty topped with melted cheddar, the grilled mushrooms, the...
Trends, Schmends
As Chow, Baby has said many times before, nothing makes life easier for a columnist than saying the same things over and over again....
Sugar Rush
Foodies should flock to the Modern this weekend to catch Kings of Pastry. This documentary film follows three French pastry chefs as they take...
The Houses that Benson Built
Fort Worth painter Carol Benson has a show up now at William Campbell Contemporary Art of paintings of houses, and since she grew up...
