Lone Star Movie Stars
It’s finally here, ladies and gentlemen. After years of a cultural scene without a film festival to its name, Fort Worth finally gets back...
Unoriginal Gangster
The shortcomings of American Gangster are right there in the title. It’s the latest film by Ridley Scott, a director who long ago was...
Musical Theatrics
I can't remember the last time I had a musical experience. I've been to a bunch of shows over the past year, and a...
When Worlds Collide
Before Chow, Baby can explain how putting a Copeland's in Southlake Town Square's Hilton Hotel violates the most basic laws of nature, it must...
Blazin’ Grass
Before founding the acoustic-country-revival band 100 Damned Guns about three years ago, none of the six veteran musicians in the band had ever played...
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan’s buzzing drone of a voice is a little deeper today but remains oddly effective.
His songs are still what count. Many people...
Protesting Too Much
Fort Worth Star Telegram business writer Mitchell Schnurman called it "petty politics" and suggested maybe someone forgot to kiss a certain person's ring.
He was...
No Phu-y
Another new Vietnamese restaurant has just opened — and it’s not even in Haltom City (a.k.a. Tarrant County’s Little Asia).
Instead, Gia Phu is one...
Kaz Murphy
Kaz Murphy must have picked up some of his storytelling ability from his days as accompanist/drummer for legendary Beat poet Allen Ginsburg.
Murphy’s songs, often...
Saved by the Boo
A young girl, driven to the evils of tobacco and alcohol by her mother's refusal to take her to church, drops her cigarette in...
