Parks in Peril
Think of Texas' current debate over park funding - or lack thereof - as a tale of feast and famine. With the stuffing and...
Universal Hope
As a genre, gay fiction came into its own in the late ’80s/early 1990s, but the coming-out party felt more like a wake. The...
Brave New Broadcasting World
So you’ve refused to become a tv addict, glued to the tube for every re-run of The Sopranos or new episode of American Idol....
Marquee Michelada
In an even bigger example of my unwillingness to commit to anything, my favorite drink changes from month to month. Sometimes, I feel like...
Thrash, Not Trash
In 1987, Gammacide guitarist and co-founder Rick Perry (definitely not the governor) said his band was “built on the premise of ecological warfare and...
Amistad
Combining traditional Mexican/Colombian folk styles cumbia and vallenato with bits of reggae, calypso, rock, rap, and turntable mixing and scratching, Fort Worth-based Amistad’s six-song,...
Word-o-Rama
Chow, Baby learned a new word! Mutabel (aka moutabel, muttabel) is a roasted-eggplant dip that's a lot like baba ghannouj, except creamier, spicier, and...
Torture of the Powerless
“People on death row have better medical treatment than these women. After all, they want to keep the death row inmates alive and...
August in August
In Woody Allen’s 1979 film Manhattan, his character says, “When it comes to relationships with women, I’m the winner of the August Strindberg Award.”
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Z
A is for Arlington, and Z is for the enigmatic exhibit that’s up at TCC’s southeast campus.
The show features works by artists with...
