A Not So Fond Farewell To Face Of Chesapeake
This week's Static revealed a former Chesapeake Energy Corp. employee's rather pungent recollections of Julie Wilson, the main mouthpiece for the gas drilling giant...
Film Shorts
OPENING:
Before Midnight (R) The movie that This Is 40 should have been. Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy reunite for this sequel to Before Sunrise...
Night & Day
WED ▪ 12
How do we design interior spaces that reduce our stress levels? One answer: Figure out a way to keep smartphones out of...
F(r)oodian Analysis
There I was on my therapist’s couch, wondering aloud how my unhealthy relationship with food got started.
“Most of my fond foodie memories involve a...
Redistricting: Hamster Wheel
Redistricting in Texas is like grabbing a tar baby. Once you pick it up, it’s very difficult to put down. And it sticks on...
Light My Fire
In the wake of last week’s column (“Smoke Gets in Your ‘I’s”), the thought occurred to me (via the suggestion of my editor) that...
Jeez, GEO
The latest entry in the ever-popular “worst private prison operation in the country” sweepstakes comes to us from Meridian, Miss. — a fur piece...
A Win For Joe Palazzolo
The Fort Worth school district, whose attorney on Tuesday called former assistant principal Joe Palazzolo a liar and a bully, on Wednesday morning agreed...
What a Bastard
Full disclosure: These guys bought me beers. We met a couple of days ago at a local restaurant around happy hour for an interview....
Cliburn Wrap
Hearing only the finals of the 14th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Bass Performance Hall last week gave me a different perspective on...
