Paying the Piper
Static is no stranger to large bar tabs. But the Fort Worth Police and Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission should really think about the one...
Pure Animals Out of Paper
"Everything is a gift of the universe,” wrote the late Buddhist author Ken S. Keyes Jr. Of course, this can be difficult to believe...
Nervebreakers, Fort Worth Cats Are Back
Back in the post-bicentennial ’70s, pioneering Dallas punk-rock kingpins The Nervebreakers opened for The Ramones, The Sex Pistols, and The Clash, but their performance...
SXSW Wrap-Up
I was about four beers into my 12-pack when I realized Taiwan was not in Japan. One of my new Taiwanese friends, who had...
Tough Route to Medical Care
Christopher Alan Gillette is in a world of hurt. He’s also in a world of trouble. And they both stem from the same place:...
Sivad, Theater Fire, Ciardetti
Itinerant North Texas trumpeter Karl Poetschke has finally settled down, in Flagstaff, Ariz., but he’ll be back in town over the next few weeks...
Non-Smoking Bars Coming Soon?
I hate smelling other people’s smoke. Which is odd, considering that when I’m having a few beers, I also like to light up. But...
Today Libya, Tomorrow Syria?
Last Friday saw the first nationwide protests against the Baath regime in Syria. If these protests develop into a full-scale revolt, the regime’s response...
Gallery
Native to Uganda, the mutuba is a ficus tree known not for its figs but rather for its bark, which can be pounded into...
Jane Eyre: Viewer, I Married Him
A girl in petticoats and great distress runs across a fog-encrusted heath while lush orchestral music on the soundtrack speaks to the tumult in...
