Archive for June, 2013
Tucson Close to Home
The lack of mental health services is a time bomb everywhere.SHARI JULIAN
When I heard the news of the Tucson shootings on Jan. 8, I thought immediately about how close Fort Worth had come to similar unhinged violence only two days earlier, though few besides me and some frightened neighbors knew abo...
Gallery
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It’s the stuff of science fiction. Southlake photog Dornith Doherty went to Norway, England, and Colorado to take pictures of the work of seed banks as they attempt to record and preserve specimens of every plant in existence.
Rabbit Hole: Childless Parents
The drama is only above-average in this story of bereavement.KRISTIAN LIN
Whither the prestige picture? I’m talking about straightforward, visually handsome, modestly budgeted films that feature a few high-powered actors tackling weighty issues, usually working from a script with a literary or thea...
The Rite Is Wrong
Anthony Hopkins’ hamming is the scariest thing in this exorcism flick.KRISTIAN LIN
In the past I wondered whether they were running out of titles for movies that take place on submarines. Now I’m wondering whether they’re running out of titles for exorcism movies. This latest one is called The Rite, and i...
Making a Killing
A Fort Worth author turns a mythical, bloodsucking Texas town into big-time success.JIMMY FOWLER photos by robert hart
A former literary agent of Fort Worth novelist Roxanne Longstreet Conrad’s once told her: “You’re the kind of writer who pokes along doing OK until something you write hits big, and then you go right up there.”
Elegance at Istanbul Grill
This little Middle Eastern establishment is an oasis in bustling South Arlington.JIMMY FOWLER
Istanbul Grill sits in a tiny storefront space all but hidden in the middle of the overcrowded metropolis of shopping centers that is South Cooper Street in Arlington. It’s clear when you step through the doors, though, that ...
On Any Given Sunday
Chow, BabyThe drawbacks to all-you-can-eat buffets are legion: the near-obligation to overeat, because after the first bite it’s all “free”; too often the food is steam-table soggy or heat-lamp dried out; and worst of all, no lefto...
Come to the Cabaret
Big TicketWilliam Bolcom was writing accessible popular music for the concert stage when that was not a cool thing to do. The 72-year-old composer will be at the Modern this weekend for a retrospective concert of his work.
Navigating Through Fort Worth
Local non-famous authors contribute to an online flash fiction collection inspired by the Modern’s recent Vernon Fisher exhibit.ANTHONY MARIANI
Though it recently came down at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, K-Mart Conceptualism by Fort Worth multimedia artist Vernon Fisher lives on through a community writing project initiated by the museum. Navigating By the Sta...
Richard L. Connor’s Latest: Ethics Complaint
Jeff PrinceNewspaper publisher Richard L. Connor can’t stay out of the spotlight. The Fort Worth Business Press owner (and former publisher of Fort Worth Star-Telegram) ought to know how to avoid headlines by now, and yet he stumble...