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Prairie Fest Illuminates Beauty Of Tandy Hills
Jeff PrinceIf you missed last weekend’s 8th Annual Prairie Fest, don’t cry in your organic whole grain cereal. Crackerjack photographers are usually milling about and capturing the beauty and grace found in such abundance at t...
R.I.P., Deanna Durbin
Kristian LinI’m interrupting my series of Django Unchained posts to bring you this piece of movie news: The passing of Deanna Durbin at the age of 91 was announced by her son through a newsletter for his mother’s fans. If you&#...
Dia De Los Toadies: Local Flavor
ANTHONY MARIANIGood job, Toadies. For the 6th Annual Dia De Los Toadies –– Friday, Sept. 13-Saturday, Sept. 14 at Panther Island Pavilion near downtown Fort Worth –– frontman Vaden Todd Lewis and company have begun building a lineup i...
Blogging “Django Unchained” (Heading to Candyland)
Kristian LinPart 1 Part 2 Part 3 I’m thoroughly confused about the spelling of the name of Calvin’s estate. The DVD chapter heading has it “Candieland,” but the English-language subtitles render it as “Candyland.” Meanwhile, my...
Salting the Wound: Josh Hamilton Edition
Eric GriffeyWhen Josh Hamilton left Texas for the LAA Angels during the last off season, he said God had a plan for him. It appears God is a Rangers fan, because Hamilton’s abysmal start to the season is making Jon Daniels and the ...
Jerry Jones: Village Idiot
ANTHONY MARIANIThis much we know: Cowboys general manager Jerry Jones cares so much what people think of him that he will shoot himself in the foot –– to the potential detriment of his organization –– just to prove a point. And that p...
Coming Out is Still Brave. Ask Jason Collins.
JIMMY FOWLERPeople can be forgiven if they’re a little jaded about celebrities who come out of the closet. That’s because declaring to the world that you are gay or lesbian has largely been the prerogative of actors, musicians, and oth...
George Jones Funeral Open To Public
Jeff PrinceThe funeral for Texas native and country-and-western legend George Jones won’t be held in his home state. He grew up in the Beaumont area, which is BF Egypt even for Texans. The ceremony will be in Nashville. And it’...
Museum Swap: The Perot is Pretty Groovy
ANTHONY MARIANINever mind all of the noise you’ve (probably) been hearing about the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas. The building is not as offensive as most architecture critics have said it is (especially that guy from the L....
Blogging “Django Unchained” (The Greenville Chapters)
Kristian LinPart 1 Part 2 • Over a shot of our two heroes on a plain backdropped by a snowy mountain, these words scroll up the screen: “And after a very cold and very profitable winter, Django and Dr. Schultz came down from the mounta...