The Best Lead Performances of 2015
Time now for the best headlining star turns I saw this year. I’m glad to report that the gender-equity pendulum swung back in 2015...
Top 5 Shows (NYE Edition)
1) You know what someone asked me the other day? “Hey man, do you know where Leon Bridges is going to be on New...
WoCA: Evolving Art
It’s been one year since Lauren Cross said goodbye to her socially conscious art gallery space on Race Street.
She knew that real estate development...
Danger in Dilbit
A new study of the hazards of tar sands bitumen to the environment rakes the filthy hydrocarbon over the coals. Released in prepublication form...
Putting Stock in Preservation
Thought the Stockyards was already “historic”? Think again. A large swath of it –– Exchange Avenue east and west of Main Street and north...
As the Restaurant World Turns
Has there ever been a year in the local culinary world as tumultuous, surprising, and exciting as 2015? Well, yes. All of them. That’s...
Brazos BBQ Song
In the world of destination food joints, most gas stations don’t cut it. But there are exceptions. Chef Point Cafe in Watauga serves up...
A Leg Up for the Homeless
No matter where you fall on the political spectrum, the fact that America’s middle class is shrinking is undeniable. Families, single people, college students,...
Film Shorts
Opening
The Danish Girl (R) A shapeless lump. This biopic of Einar Wegener a.k.a. Lili Elbe, one of the first men to undergo sexual reassignment...
The Top 10
This year’s movies brought us Life, Love, Youth, and Joy, as well as a bunch of films about women that wound up dominating this...