Politics
Stonewall: The Sequel
Jimmy FowlerWho knew that Fort Worth’s celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall riots in NYC would turn into a historical re-enactment that had too little history and way, way too much reality? The best summation – includin...
Ultimate Fighting: Penn vs. SBC
Jimmy FowlerThe biggest mistake that right-wing churchgoers make is believing that their church speaks for God, and Satan or Bill Maher or Madonna or whoever else speaks for the secular world. They’re forgetting two of their own rules: 1...
Remove knife, apply hug
Jeff PrinceMayor Mike Moncrief’s smarm factor was on high as he welcomed Zim Zimmerman to the Fort Worth City Council this morning. Moncrief expressed pure delight at the prospect of working with the newest council member and espoused t...
R.I.P. Neda
Jimmy FowlerHope you’re following the street protests by young Iranian citizens who want their country to be more open and engaged with the world vs. the bullet- and tear gas-charged reaction by mullah-directed police and paramilitary fo...
A Vote on de la Garza’s Fate?
betty.brinkTonight’s special called meeting of the Tarrant County College District board could prove to be the end of Chancellor Leonardo de la Garza’s beleaguered career as head of the district, a post he’s held for more than a dec...
A Dangerous Job
Gayle ReavesJournalists around the world are watching North Korea these days to see what is in store in that repressive country for two young journalists, Euna Lee and Laura Ling, who were recently sentenced to 12 years in a labor prison f...
Stop Sarah Stop
Jeff PrinceSarah Palin continued digging her own grave this morning during an interview with Matt Lauer about her feud with David Letterman.
Nukes in the Air
Gayle ReavesThe fight over more nukes in North Texas gets another public airing tomorrow in Granbury. The SEED Coalition, Public Citizen, a Fort Worth-based group called True Cost of Nukes, and others are opposing the application by Lumina...
Possibly Gay Judges and Singers
Kristian LinPresident Obama still has to pick a Supreme Court justice to replace David Souter, and most of the candidates on his shortlist are women. This is gratifying, but what’s troubling are the lesbian rumors circulating in the main...
Texas BBQ Joints in Pictures
Anthony MarianiBlink-and-you’ll-miss-it Bailey’s Bar-B-Q on Taylor Street downtown is one of several dozen Texas ‘cue joints included in Wyatt McSpadden’s new photography book, Texas BBQ. The Texas Monthly photog will be at Barnes and...