Moneyball: A’s for Effort
The Oakland A’s are currently a distant third in the American League West behind Anaheim and our own Texas Rangers. Though they made the...
Among the Killer Elite
Seeing the poster for yet another Jason Statham movie, you’re probably thinking that Killer Elite is exactly like all the others. You’re right, too,...
Musical Transition
The 2009 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition ended with a flourish — the crowning of a co-champion with a compelling life story, the filming...
Next Stop? Shinjuku Station
The original Shinjuku Station in Japan is one of the largest train stations leading in and out of bustling Tokyo. The similarly named new...
Chow Baby
When Chow, Ma left the country, she charged me with the task of keeping her Chow, Puppy full of Puppy Chow. I am a...
Big Ticket
What is it about Richard Diebenkorn’s Ocean Park Series that is so damn intoxicating? The vague colors (perfectly undecided, like a person who thinks...
Hot, Young Fort Worth Artists?
Where my hot, young Fort Worth artists at?! Getcher hands in the air! Getcher hands in the air!
*crickets*
I said, Where my...
Gallery
Firehouse Art Gallery’s September show continues this week, showcasing works as different as Joyce Martin’s specimen case-like objects, Brenda Benson’s glassworks, and Pam Stern’s...
Ron Washington Is in “Moneyball”!
I didn't have room in my review of Moneyball to include this tidbit, but the Rangers' current manager turns up as a character in...
Is Rick Perry Dumb? Duh!
Ever since the website Politico published a story last month asking Is Rick Perry Dumb?, a flurry of media opinionators have declared the question...
