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Yearly Archives: 2012

Ghost Wolves at The Where House

A lot of people did their official Halloween partying this past weekend. But it seems a shame to let the holiday itself –– which...

Off Asides On Dallas Cowboys vs NY Giants

This David and Goliath story ended badly. First off, David forgot his slingshot. Secondly, his movements were encumbered by a huge goiter on his neck. He did...

Lena Dunham Gives Right-Wingers Female Trouble

When writing a post like this, I become very much aware that there are no women writing regularly on this blog, now that Betty...

Abbott (After Fighting For Voter ID) Threatens UN Observers

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott "should be better informed," said Daan Everts, an ambassador with the Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe. That painful...

Dia de los Muertos at the Rose Marine

There’s so much to love about Dia de Los Muertos, the Mexican national holiday that celebrates the “dearly departed” who have never really left our...

Texas Newspapers Line Up Behind Romney/Ryan Ticket

Texas is a red state (though possibly not for long), so maybe it shouldn't come as a surprise that all but one of the...

Howdy, Blown Opportunity: Big Tex To Return The Same

Look at that picture of Big Tex. I mean really look at it. Imagine that Big Tex had never been seen before, and State Fair...

T-Rex Lived On Noah’s Ark: Film Recaps Texas Textbook Battle

Okay, today we'll start class with a pop quiz: What do hip-hop, evolution and Thomas Jefferson all have in common? Answer: They were all stricken...

He Said, We Said

Mudslinging in the Texas Senate race between incumbent Wendy Davis and challenger Mark Shelton has splattered on little ol’ Fort Worth Weekly. Shelton pounced on...
Gerard Butler stars as a legendary surfer in Chasing Mavericks opening Friday.

Film Shorts

OPENING: Beauty Is Embarrassing (NR) Neil Berkeley’s documentary profile of artist Wayne White. (Opens Friday in Dallas) Blues for Willadean (NR) Del Shores adapts his own...