Posts Tagged ‘news’
More Trouble
StaticThe cover story in this issue describes how the Zetas drug cartel is wreaking havoc on the social fabric of huge swaths of Mexico. Apparently, the organization’s vicious ambitions go even further. According to Grupo Savant, a...
Morning Glory: Happy Talk
When we come back, we’ll see this newsroom comedy fall short.KRISTIAN LIN
A romantic comedy aiming to be the Broadcast News for our generation, Morning Glory boasts a wealth of talent both in front of and behind the camera, which is partly why it’s so disappointing. Rachel McAdams stars as Becky Fu...
Guitar Wisdom
Static Fort Worth Weekly writer and musician Jeff Prince got a standing ovation at the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference on Saturday in Grapevine after he gave a presentation explaining how he uses songwriting techniques in new...
Where’s the Racism?
John Q. PublicTo the editor: Eddie Griffin’s intellectually dishonest piece of propaganda (On Second Thought, March 31, 2010) attempts to portray all Republicans, Tea Partiers, and anyone else who disagrees with Obama’s policies for that...
Gallery
GalleryGreg Miller’s exhibit On the Road isn’t inspired by the news segments that Charles Kuralt used to do for CBS News but rather by the billboards in and around his adopted hometown of Los Angeles. The show will be up a...
Students on Stage
Big TicketIt may be August, but if you think the colleges have gone quiet when it comes to performing arts, UNT is going to prove you wrong.
Mama’s got a brand-new wig
JEFF PRINCESeveral men were starting their weekend early, relaxing in the dark confines of an upscale gentlemen’s club. Greeting them as they came and went on a recent Friday afternoon was Michael Precker, perhaps the only guy ever ...
Studying Fire While Rome Burns
Static“I woke up in a puddle of my vomit … I might have stopped breathing … I might have been slipping into a coma … I might have actually temporarily died. I can’t say for sure.”
Read with Gloves On
John Q. PublicTo the editor: Peter Gorman’s well-documented article (“Sacrificed to Shale,” Oct. 14, 2009) is a jaw-dropping report. You need a pair of asbestos gloves just to read it.
News Stalk
KRISTIAN LINThe deceptively advertised Sandra Bullock-starring romantic comedy All About Steve has had its release date delayed more than once, but now seems like a good time to put it out, what with its leading man, Bradley Cooper, having...