Not That Kind of Rest
To the editor: I enjoyed reading Jeff Prince’s interesting profile (“Good Country for an Old Cowboy,” March 17, 2010) of one of my favorite...
Nose — and Bottoms — Up
Once upon a time, I had amusingly fanciful aspirations of becoming a homebrewer. I bought Homebrewing for Dummies and read about hops and yeast...
Merkin, McInroe, and You
Sure, there are free outdoor shows everywhere in the summer in the Fort. And there are free benefit outdoor shows. But don’t workaday local...
Gateway to Violence
In the late ’90s, for a national magazine story on the issue of somehow making marijuana legal, I interviewed then-drug czar Gen. Barry McCaffrey....
Outside Influences
Michael Noland and Fred Stonehouse share our fascination with the bizarre motifs and garish rawness of outsider art.
Their show at the Gallery at...
Ragged Date Night for Carell and Fey
You’re probably going to see Date Night because of Steve Carell and Tina Fey. And why not? They seem like a terrific match because...
A Faulkner Story
This is the sort of thing that happens to first-time filmmakers working on a shoestring budget: While shooting his drama Between Heaven and Hell,...
Shea Seger Redux
In 1998, Shea Seger was 18 and living in Virginia when she was approached by a British music producer who invited her to England...
BB and Luigi’s: a Grapevine Star
BB and Luigi’s Vineyard Steakhouse, near the Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine, is a newish semi-Italian restaurant in a spot formerly occupied by a...
Braised & Confused
Décor-wise, Cowtown Diner (305 Main St.) is more of a bistro than a diner, though if it had called itself “Cowtown Bistro,” Chow, Baby...
