Black Swan: Danse Macabre
Black Swan closely observes the world of high culture, and yet its thrills are distinctly, trashily lowbrow. That’s a difficult balancing act to pull...
How Do You Know: Capital Losses
I’ve never liked James L. Brooks’ films. From Terms of Endearment on, his glossy, unfunny romantic comedies have featured cozy platitudes and heartfelt, overwritten...
Caught in the Dragnet
On the night that Shahed Hossain left his family’s house in Haltom City to drive to Laredo, his mother, Habiba, cooked dinner — chicken...
Atomic Subs, Wings
A friend of mine lives close by the University of Texas at Arlington, and she recently told me about her experience at a sandwich...
Mac on the Rocks
One thing Chow, Baby noticed on its trip to New Orleans last month: For all that the Big Easy is a hoo-hah “great culinary...
Holiday Getaways
TCU’s KinoMonda film series is usually a place for foreign fare, but this week they’re taking a break from that to present something local....
“God’s Trombones” at Jubilee
This week’s ”Stage” page offers a very nice interview with Gloria Abbs, one of the founding members of Jubilee Theatre. Abbs knew the late...
“I Brake for BBQ. — God”
Looks like the Fort’s Christian vs. atheist skirmish has reached all the way to the New York Times. As I’ve said before – I’m...
Cliff Lee Hurls Spitball In Texas’ Face
Gosh, we thought you liked us. We thought you'd bonded with us. After all we'd been through, we thought we had something special.
Nope.
"Hey, babe,...
Will FWISD Trustees Break Drilling Moratorium Deal Tonight?
Tonight, Tuesday, Dec. 14, a school board meeting will be held that could affect gas drilling safety at 43 Fort Worth schools, almost half of them in the East and Southeast sides...
