Archive for June, 2013
Mike Resurrected
Jeff PrinceMike lives! On Friday I blogged about the death of Mike the Duck, who hung out in my cubicle for years before a series of accidents left him with a broken neck and big chunk of his breast missing. I unceremoniously dropped him ...
La Familia’s Lawyer Responds to Lawsuit
Anthony MarianiAl and Lanette Cavazos, father-and-daughter co-owners of the popular West 7th corridor Tex-Mex restaurant La Familia, still aren’t talking. But while they have formally denied the allegations in a lawsuit filed by three forme...
‘Phibs Do “Two Rooms”
Jimmy FowlerAmphibian Productions presents a staged reading of Lee Blessing’s play Two Rooms 7pm tonight (Mon Jan 30) at The Modern. Tix are $15. Blessing’s multifaceted drama, about a teacher taken hostage in Beirut and the vigil his ...
The Token Meryl Streep Oscar Nomination
Kristian LinHad enough of all the wailing and gnashing of teeth that accompanied last Tuesday’s Oscar nominations? Don’t worry, I’m not going to join them, even if the omission of Albert Brooks for Drive left me wanting to stick a fo...
Jerry Jones Meets Mozart
Jimmy FowlerAs an arts writer and default arts advocate, I’m supposed to smile and applaud the announcement that, on April 28, the Dallas Opera will simulcast a free performance of The Magic Flute on a 72 foot, high def screen in Cowboys...
Crooner Collects Key To City
Jeff PrinceOK, settle down, the photo caption above is just a joke, people. It’s inspired by the antagonism directed toward JT Hodges by local musicians. In some folks’ opinion, Fort Worth native and Nashville songwriter Hodge...
Goodbye To A Duck
Jeff PrinceThis taxidermied creature flew into my life years ago, and by “flew” I mean a co-worker found him curbside in the neighborhood, destined for the landfill. Instead, the duck became the pride of my cubicle. I never na...
Critical Mass Bike Ride
Jimmy FowlerThe temperatures are supposed to be unusually pleasant for a January night when Fort Worth Critical Mass, the last-Friday-of-the-month community bike ride, begins 7pm tomorrow (Fri Jan 27) at Burnett Park (W 7 th St & Lamar...
Film Shorts
KRISTIAN LINOPENING: The Grey (R) Liam Neeson stars in this thriller as a member of an Alaskan oil drilling team stranded in the wilderness after their plane crashes. Also with Dermot Mulroney, Dallas Roberts, Frank Grillo, Nonso Anonzie, ...
Night & Day
KRISTIAN LINWED ▪ 25 You can flash back to Van Cliburn Piano Competitions past when 2009 medalist Yeol Eum Son plays a recital at Dallas Museum of Art this evening. She’ll perform works commissioned by living composers for previous com...