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Local Artist Scores River Phoenix’s Last Movie
ANTHONY MARIANIJames Michael Taylor is not “going Hollywood,” as the old saying goes –– he’s much too cantankerous and outspoken for anyplace other than Fort Worth –– but his music might be. A movie for which the blue-col...
Arts Are Big Business in Fort Worth
ANTHONY MARIANIOn Tuesday, Sept. 18, Fort Worth City Council will vote on a new budget, one that includes a 25 percent cut in funding for the Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County. A nonprofit agency that disperses taxpayer money to m...
Tarrant County Never Convicts Innocents… Except Sometimes
Andrew McLemoreFort Worth, as many local columnists love to say, is so much better than Dallas. We’ve got bike lanes, great museums and none of that hip-hop “flavor,” as Mayor Betsy Price said in this week’s cover stor...
Houston: Coolest, Fattest City in Nation
ANTHONY MARIANIThanks to Santa Claus and the Pillsbury Dough Boy, we all share the delusion that fat people are jolly. Ever heard of Chris Christie? Let me tell you, if you happen to live in his glorious Garden State and don’t make at least...
Even More Thoughts on the Olympics
Kristian LinThe following thoughts were prompted by watching the U.S. women’s soccer team win gold in satisfying fashion. I’ll have more on soccer further down, but the women are ruling the U.S. Olympic effort so far. They̵...
Rachel Maddow Refers To FW Weekly In Earthquake Report
Jeff PrinceMSNBC news anchor Rachel Maddow is about as subtle as an anvil, and she’s in true form in this recent report about the growing number of earthquakes in Texas and their link to natural gas drilling disposal wells. To help ...
The Gurdwara Attack and Identity Politics
ZACK SHLACHTERIn the wake of the attack Sunday on the Oak Creek, Wisc., gurdwara, the media discourse has largely added insult to injury. Anyone who turned to television for continuous coverage of the attack had only one option, CNN. Unfortu...
Mass Shootings? Sure, But Did You Know To Run Away?
Andrew McLemoreCould there be a better sign of how accustomed to mass shootings we have become? We no longer view these atrocities as surprising. We actually expect them. What else can be concluded from a six-minute public service video, pr...
“Ghostbreakers” Set to Debut
Jimmy FowlerAfter a series of stops and starts while trying to find a broadcast venue, the paranormal reality show satire Ghostbreakers has finally found a home on the upstart cable/internet channel Youtoo TV. Created by North Texas filmma...
More Thoughts on the Olympics
Kristian LinMy own first name isn’t exactly common due to its unconventional spelling, so when I see athletes who share my first name at the Olympics, they’re usually Norwegian skiers. However, Kristian Thomas is a British gymnast, and...