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Powerball Fever: Epidemic of Losers
JIMMY FOWLERLook, I’d like to win $500 million as much as the next working-class shlub, but I seem to be immune from the “Powerball Fever” that North Texas TV news broadcasts have diagnosed in advance of tonight’s drawing. I’m af...
Stockyards Screening: Texas Music Hour
Jeff PrinceA truncated version of The Texas Music Hour With Brad Hines was shown last night at River Ranch in the Stockyards. Texas Music Hour is seeking a home on the small screen, and producer Rand Blair held a little party last night t...
Breaking News: Sex is Fun
JIMMY FOWLERMuch confusion surrounds the ongoing scandal of Gen. David Petraeus, who had to resign from the CIA after a fling with his biographer Paula Broadwell, and Afghanistan commander Gen. John Allen, who may or may not have talked di...
If At First You Don’t Secede…
JIMMY FOWLERLots of ink has been spilled over an Arlington dude named Micah H., who filed a petition for Texas to secede from the union in the wake of Obama’s decisive victory. About eighty thousand freedom-loving patriots have signed on...
Ding Dong The Bell Is Back
Jeff PrinceGood news for everyone except tinnitus sufferers — the courthouse clock tower will resume ringing today. Other than sporadic test rings, the tower bell has been quiet since a $4.5 million reconstruction project began in A...
Keystone Pipeline Madness: Protesters Tasered Repeatedly
Peter GormanNon-violent protest isn’t always greeted with a non-violent response. From Kent State to Tiananman Square, political activists always know that when they’re fighting the power, the power might fight back. That lesson was le...
Capri Pants Are Not “Normal”
Jimmy FowlerSo NBC has premiered a sitcom called The New Normal about a gay couple trying to become parents via a surrogate mother. America continues to take a ridiculous amount of time deciding what it thinks of marriage equality for gay ...
Huge UFC Fight Might Be Coming To Dallas (aka Arlington)
Jeff PrinceAnderson Silva is a beast. No, he’s the beast. The UFC middleweight champion is a combination of Bruce Lee, Sugar Ray Leonard, and Spider-Man. Watching him measure up opponents for a round or two before delivering a light...
Judge Allows Trans-Canada to Take Crawford Land for Keystone Pipeline
Peter GormanAn August 22 ruling by a county judge that will allow the Canadian TransCanada corporation to seize land by eminent domain for the controversial Keystone Pipeline sparked immediate outrage among a small group of environmentalis...
“Horseplay” at the Harbor? Details, Please.
Jimmy FowlerSome local news tidbits raise more questions than they answer, especially when they end with a curt statement like: “We will have no further comment.” That can roughly be translated as: “Yes, there are more embarrassing d...