Blogs
Django Reinhardt Festival at A5A
JIMMY FOWLERHow cool is 20th century guitarist Django Reinhardt? So cool, Sean Penn faints at the mere mention of his name. More accurately, Sean Penn’s character in Woody Allen’s 1999 movie Sweet and Lowdown swoons every time someone ...
Let’s Go … Ravens?
ANTHONY MARIANIMy worst NFL nightmare has come true. Two of my least favorite teams –– the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers –– are headed to the Super Bowl, the Ravens after effectively neutering Tom Brady and his Pats, an...
Theatre Arlington’s Todd Hart Bids Adieu
JIMMY FOWLERTo anyone who saw Theatre Arlington executive producer Todd Hart introduce Friday’s opening night performance of The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife, he seemed jovial as usual. But behind the scenes, an emotional farewell was ...
Preacher Perry Comforts His Gun-Toting Flock
JIMMY FOWLERHow moronic is Rick Perry’s response to President Obama’s new gun control proposals? His statement reaches Everest-scale heights of dumbassed-osity that even I didn’t think he was capable of. It’s awe-inspiring. He ment...
Flying Rats Live Another Day
ANTHONY MARIANIDear Lord. We’ve got to see Ray Lewis do that stupid dance at least one more time. My thoughts on the head flying rat are well known: He’s a thug who obstructed the investigation of a double homicide in 2000 and yet somehow...
Strippers Brace For New Scarlet Letter
JIMMY FOWLERIf you want an interesting perspective on Arlington state rep Bill Zedler’s proposal to shame and harass Texas strippers — er, make them get a state license, I mean — check out columnist Gilbert Garcia’s new pi...
Don Your Blue Suede Shoes For Elvis On Friday
Jeff PrinceLooking for a hunka hunka something to do on Friday night? How about visiting The King in concert and hearing nostalgic tunes while helping out some sick folks? Camp Bowie District is hosting a benefit concert that features an ...
About That Asperger’s Post…
JIMMY FOWLERBefore I’m lynched by an angry crowd of Asperger’s/autism advocates, let me clarify: My intent with last Friday’s “Blotch” post wasn’t to offend anyone living with the spectrum of conditions associated with autism. ...
Sports! Knees! Murder!
ANTHONY MARIANIThe NFL playoffs began this past weekend and were as lackluster as you probably imagined though not nearly as lackluster and bone-dry boring as next week’s games will be. All of the favorites won, handily, yesterday and Satur...
Bye Bye, Asperger’s: Now What’s Wrong With Me?
JIMMY FOWLERHave you heard? Everyone’s favorite vague but strangely appealing diagnosis, Asperger’s Syndrome, is going away in May: The upcoming new edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s diagnostic manual, the DSM-5, is d...