Chow, Baby Schaden-fried
I couldn’t help but feel guilty as I sat in the massive dining room of Chop House Burgers (2230 Park Row Dr., 817-459-3700). I...
Critical Distance
Had this fun text convo a couple of days ago.
Me: He said lots of good things, ones even I can agree with.
Ma: Yes, he...
New Local Music
Red Shahan’s
Men & Coyotes
(Magnolia Records)
At first glance, “Men & Coyotes” seems like a silly name for a song, much less an album. And then...
Blu Crab: Happy Hour Delight
I went to New Orleans in April for a buddy’s bachelor party. Besides some incredible meals (first time eating rabbit!), we did the usual...
High-Octane Italian
There is something admirably gutsy about naming your restaurant after the world’s most recognized high-performance automobile. That kind of bravado sets expectations that simply...
Film Shorts
Opening
Goodnight Mommy (R) This Austrian horror film stars Elias and Lukas Schwarz as twin brothers who no longer recognize their mother (Susanne Wuest) after...
Leave One Man Behind
Of late, directors the caliber of Christopher Nolan and Brad Bird have made science-fiction spectacles engineered to lift our spirits and turn our faces...
Blunt Force
Emily Blunt is on some kind of tear. We used to think of her as some proper English rose living among unthreatening romantic comedies,...
Princes and Queens
In 1849, the painter Gustave Courbet scandalized the French art world with “A Burial at Ornans,” a huge work that depicted an ordinary peasant...
Gallery
There’s only a few days left to take in UTA’s Fall Gallery Night show, Selections from the University Art Collection. The works by faculty...