Random Stuff
Death Race 2012: Texas Edition
Jimmy FowlerDo I trust Texas drivers to stick to an 85 mph speed limit? Sure… in a 65 mph zone. Much national handwringing has occurred over a new 41-mile stretch of toll road between Austin and San Antonio that, as of today, boasts Amer...
The Tricky Business of Role Models
Jimmy FowlerThis morning there were two announcements concerning North Texas native turned steroid needle pincushion Lance Armstrong: 1) The disgraced cyclist will step down as chairman of his cancer foundation Livestrong and 2) corporate ...
Cowboys Implode Against Ravens
ANTHONY MARIANIDallas Cowboys fans, first of all, thanks for nothing. My beloved Steelers (2-3) beat your dreaded conference rivals the Eagles (3-3) last weekend, and your blue and silver (2-3) repaid us by losing against our bitter conferenc...
Titanic Artifact Exhibit Opens Saturday
Jeff PrinceTitanic: The Artifact Exhibit debuts Saturday at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, and Blotch got a sneak peek today. The admission is pricey ($26 for adults, $18 for kids over 3), but devotees of the Titanic’...
Documentary Photogs Reveal Human Costs Of Fracking
Andrew McLemoreInvisible gas isn’t the easiest thing to photograph. Yet the photographers of the Marcellus Shale Documentary Project have managed to capture the human and environmental toll of fracking on a heretofore unseen scale. The ...
Christ, Here Come the “Nones!”
Jimmy FowlerIf you need further proof that the religious right in America has trashed the reputation of Christianity for an entire generation, check out this new survey by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life: “Nones” –– tha...
Local Environmental Activist Pens Novel Based On Her Fight
Jeff PrinceThe industrial pollution spewing near Midlothian and blowing across North Texas is all too familiar to Fort Worth Weekly readers. This newspaper has helped publicize problems related to Midlothian cement kilns over the years. M...
Dollar Tacos at Fuzzy’s All Day. Amen.
Jeff PrinceChristmas Shmishmus — the holiday I most anticipate each year is National Taco Day at Fuzzy’s Taco Shop. All of their tacos — fish, shrimp, beef, chicken, pork — are a buck apiece. I visited Fuzzy’...
Ladies, He’s Single Again
Jimmy FowlerSingle gals, do you have a thing for natural gas, Republican politics, and liver spots? If not, maybe a net worth of $8 billion warms your heart: A spokesman for T. Boone Pickens, 84, announced yesterday that the billionaire e...
Morris Matson Teaching Early Texas Art Class At TCU This Month
Jeff PrinceArt enthusiast and promoter Morris Matson picked the brain of A.C. “Ace” Cook for 10 years to learn the ins and outs of finding, buying, restoring, documenting, displaying, and preserving vintage Texas art. Cook is no longe...