Archive for May, 2013
Ron Paul Speaking In Fort Worth Today
Jeff Prince The guy that many alternative-leaning Republicans see as the most interesting politician on the scene, Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX), speaks this afternoon at the state convention in Fort Worth. The speech will be live streamed b...
And Boom Goes the Oil
HearsayGritty Dallas/Fort Worth bluesmen Oil Boom haven’t been playing out much, but they’ll be coming back Thursday with a bang. Along with Austin psyche-rockers The Boxing Lesson, Oil Boom will open a show at Lola’s Saloon (27...
Film Shorts
Kristian LinOPENING: Grand Illusion (NR) A 75th-anniversary re-mastered print of Jean Renoir’s film about two French prisoners (Jean Gabin and Marcel Dalio) during World War I who plot to escape from their German camp. Also with Pierre F...
Night & Day
Kristian LinWED ▪ 6 Having brought Fats Waller and Bob Fosse to Broadway, Richard Maltby’s revue Ring of Fire didn’t hit the boards until after James Mangold’s Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line had played in theaters. Which work get...
Andy Samberg Goes Hollywood
Jeff PrinceRapper/funnyman Andy Samberg was on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night and talked about his decision to leave Saturday Night Live. Like many of his predecessors, he’s ready to make movies and become a billionaire. Still, I hate...
No … Again
StaticTarrant County commissioners gave another spanking to the county’s information technology (IT) program this week and then refused to award a $3.4 million contract to EMC Corp., the outfit that currently develops and supports ...
Continue?
Fort Worth WeeklyAt some point in life, a person quits going out during the week, whether it’s a matter of funds, kids, ankle monitors, or any of the other endlessly limiting obligations relevant to being an adult. But if you can shake free a...
Jekyll and Fried
Chow, BabyJekyll and Hyde have nothing on me in the morning. Before my customary nosh and multiple cups of coffee, I have all the charm of Hyde — or of Hannibal Lecter high on bath salts. Still in partial Hyde mode a few mornings ago, ...
Dying for Change
Cowtown is “ground zero” in the fight to end bullying of gay teensAndrew Mclemore | Photos by Chase Martinez
As he choked down handfuls of aspirin in the stall of a Fort Worth high school bathroom, 16-year-old Caleb felt precisely nothing. Beaten by bullies and betrayed by close friends, persecuted by family members and disappointed w...
Death from Above
Despite some setbacks, Alaska-born metalists Turbid North focus on the future.STEVE STEWARD
Among the myriad branches of heavy metal’s family tree, none are as reductive as death metal. Overprotective parents think the moniker applies to any record with a scary album cover, and music critics lazily use it to pigeonh...