Second Star
The Lone Star International Film Festival returns for a second year, with last year's artistic director Tom Huckabee replaced by Dennis Bishop. We'll see...
Mac Daddy
In my South Arlington neighborhood, Mac's Steaks and Seafood (or, as the signage says simply, Mac's Grille) has been an institution for nearly two...
Going Postal (Not)
Most of us don't use the snail mail from the U. S. Postal Service as much as we used to. Bills can be paid...
From Blog to Record Label
Daily newspaper critics used to be tastemakers in the music industry. Not anymore, of course. Haven't been for a long-ass time. I mean, why...
The Order of the Red Suspender
"Politically Incorrect - And Damn Proud of It," reads a sign hanging in Chuck Silcox's business office on Camp Bowie Boulevard. Static, who is...
Fear and Loathing of Big D
Fort Worthians who've followed the longtime rivalry between Cowtown and Dallas will get a shot of schadenfreude from The Dallas Myth: The Making and...
The Rant
Being objective about bars is kind of a stretch when you gravitate toward a particular kind. Here's what I mean: If you prefer intimate...
Love the One You’re With
Well, Chow, Baby can't find the perfect analogy on Internet Movie Database - Tony Curtis in Boeing Boeing is the general idea but not...
From Blog to Record Label
Daily newspaper critics used to be tastemakers in the music industry. Not anymore, of course. Haven't been for a long-ass time. I mean, why...
Serious, Neapolitan
Campania, in the southwest corner of Italy, just above the toe of the "boot," boasts that thin-crust pizza originated in Naples, the region's largest...
