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Yearly Archives: 2008

The Chains of … Freedom?

From the perspective of a foodie partial to ma-and-pa joints, my new North Fort Worth neighborhood didn't look too promising. I remember driving around house-hunting:...

Opera Festival Under Way

If you're wondering what happened to the Chinese acrobats stranded in the United States after their booking agent went belly up, wonder no more....

Flying the Coop

When it was announced in 2005 that a new minor-league basketball team - the Fort Worth Flyers - were coming to Cowtown, plenty of...

When Irish Eyes Are Crying

Let's deal with the Burning Question first: Yes, Guinness tastes better in Ireland. Amazingly better. Part of this is simply freshness, explained the publican...

Indy Film

Let's get right to it: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is quite a bit of fun. It falls short of total...

Aliens in America

Richard Jenkins is one of those actors you've probably seen several times without his name sticking in your memory. He's 61, but his film career...

Shot Full of Blues

For someone with such a peaceful sounding name, Blue Riversong Taylor lives like a guy rushing headlong down the rapids of life. He acts fearless...

Feeling the Pinch

We've all experienced the rise in food prices during the past year: 50 cents more for a gallon of milk, eggs up by about...

Riding in Cars With Boys

Recent movies as different as Danny Cannon's Goal! The Dream Begins, Joe Menendez' Ladrón que roba a ladrón, and Patricia Riggen's Under the...

DNF

Here's why certain men of a certain age are huge fans of Speed Racer. The 1960s Japanese cartoon show started airing on American television...