Archive for May, 2013
Halstead Commended in the “Advocate”
Jimmy FowlerPublic officials who make stupid remarks about minority groups are often branded with the “bigot” label — sometimes deservedly so. But the real rarity is a leader who owns up to mistakes and then tries to move forwar...
Matt’s Pub Coming to West 7th
Anthony MarianiIn the hot spot of the West 7th corridor sits a mini-hot spot of sorts that we like to call Carroll Corner, a small cluster of bars at the corner of West 7th and Carroll streets that are all within empty beer bottle-tossing dis...
For First Time, Cities Outgrowing Suburbs (FW catching up)
Andrew McLemoreMost of the country’s cities are growing faster than their suburbs for the first time in a century, according to Census numbers released Thursday. It’s especially true in Texas, with six cities in the top 15 citie...
“Mistakes Were Made” at Circle
Jimmy FowlerCircle Theatre’s area premiere of Mistakes Were Made will close this Saturday (June 30). Craig Wright’s comedy about a New York stage producer trying to salvage his professional and personal life with an ill-conceived Broad...
Alliterative Attorney Articulates Defense
Jeff PrinceThe next time you run for office, apply for a job, or enthrall a barroom crowd with tall tales, feel free to brag about the entire cell of terrorists you killed with your bare hands in Afghanistan. And go ahead and mention the ...
Video game plot manifested by UT professor
Andrew McLemoreIn one of the documentary-style trailers for the upcoming video game Call of Duty: Black Ops II, military experts foretell disaster when terrorists hackers remotely commandeer thousands of U.S. drones. Now, the plot lines of wa...
Romo Gets Backhanded Compliment
Jeff Prince Former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre says the quarterback most like him is Dallas Cowboys qb Tony Romo. Ouch. Romo idolized Favre while growing up and is probably thrilled by the compliment. But when I think ...
Film Shorts
Fort Worth WeeklyOPENING: The Amazing Spider-Man (PG-13) The series re-starts with Andrew Garfield starring as high-school student Peter Parker as he first becomes the superhero and seeks to learn the fate of his missing parents. Also with Emma...
Night & Day
KRISTIAN LINWED ▪ 27 Weren’t the Detroit Tigers supposed to have the best offense in the majors by now? Injuries have reduced last year’s AL Central champions to a .500 team, but they’re still dangerous, and they’ll be thinking a...
Longshots? Hardly
HEARSAYSo our 10th Annual Music Awards Festival has come and gone, and I’m still patting myself on the back for being in all the right places at the right times and catching some amazing performances –– and also kicking myself i...