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The Can Man Can
Eric GriffeyWhen Louis Torres gets home after a hard day of work at Lockheed Martin, he enjoys a cold Miller Lite or Milwaukee’s Best. But when he finishes a cold one, he doesn’t just throw the can away. He turns it into an orn...
Music Scene Live To Air On KLSR-1650 AM
Jeff PrinceMusic Scene Live, the radio show that introduces listeners to local singer songwriters, has been picked up by KLSR-1650 AM. The station will air Music Scene Live from 5 to 6 p.m. on Saturdays beginning this weekend. The show is...
Van Cliburn Screening Recital Notes (Day 1)
Kristian LinRight, so the Fort Worth round of screening recitals kicked off today, and I was there for the duration. The crowds have been sparse, which is hardly surprising given that this is the middle of the week and half the performance...
Video Boom at 1919 Hemphill
JIMMY FOWLERCan we expect a revival of interest in movies on VHS the way music on vinyl has enjoyed such a wave in the digital era? Eh, probably not. The VHS format is clunky to store and smeary to watch. But such obsolescence and obscurit...
Update On Lily The Slain Border Collie
Jeff PrinceThis week’s Static discusses the police shooting of Lily the border collie, and the training program and potential legislation that were prompted by that tragedy. Mark and Cindy Boling weren’t available for comment ...
Robbie Rogers Is Gay (Yay!)
Kristian LinSince I’m the soccer guy on this website, I need to take note of an American soccer player who shook up the sport over the weekend, and it wasn’t because of anything he did on the field. (“Pitch! The word is pitch!” scr...
Virginia Pizza Shop Offers Discount to Anyone Packing Heat
Eric GriffeyApparently people in Virginia like their pizzas like they like their guns: fully loaded. A pizza shop in Virginia Beach is offering a 15 percent discount to to anyone who walks in carrying a gun or their concealed handgun permi...
Atheists Get Something to Believe In at TCU
Eric GriffeyIt sounds like it could be a lame joke: A group of atheists walk onto a predominantly conservative Christian campus. A students affairs administrator says, “I can’t believe this.” Believe it or not, it’s...
Puritan Justice, Tarrant County-Style
JIMMY FOWLERI think the Tarrant County d.a.’s office may have a thing about getting down and dirty in court. Last year a jury got to watch sex videos of a Kennedale teacher cavorting with willing 18- and 19-year-old students. This week, ...
Fort Worth Lags Behind In Solar
Jeff PrinceFort Worth, whose city leaders opened their arms widely to the natural gas industry, isn’t exactly a shining example when it comes to solar energy. Environment Texas released a report yesterday that ranked major Texas cit...