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Monthly Archives: February 2014

Voluminous

University of Houston law professor and anti-death penalty crusader David Dow made a big noise in 2010 with his first book, The Autobiography of...
The Kimbell’s Japanese art is a backdrop for suits in Samurai.

A Shogun’s Armor

When the makers of Star Wars were inventing the design of Darth Vader’s helmet, they borrowed liberally from the kabuto, the helmet that samurai...

City Councilman Joel Burns Resigns

City Council member Joel Burns, who made national news in 2010 with an anti-bullying speech, announced his resignation at tonight’s meeting. Burns is Fort Worth’s first...

Louisianians Don’t Know Scary-Ugly

Some fans of the National Basketball Association's New Orleans Pelicans think the team mascot is ugly and rather sinister looking. USA Today called Pierre the...

Way to Go, Michael Sam

I played college ball. Small-time but still. Some of our coaches and several teammates had coached and played on the D-I level, and they...

Local Civil Rights Activist Eddie Griffin Featured at Sixth Floor Museum

Fort Worth civil rights activist and former Black Panther Eddie Griffin will be the featured speaker at The Sixth Floor Museum’s Living History program...

Denise Lee Does Cabaret at Stage West

Music fans in the 21st century have all but forgotten the art of cabaret singing. But that performance style –– in which a vocalist...
The Attorney opens Friday in Grapevine.

Film Shorts

OPENING: The Attorney (NR) Kind of like a Korean Erin Brockovich. Song Kang-ho stars in this courtroom drama about a real-life tax lawyer who stumbles...

Like Sands Through the Hourglass

Like any good soap opera, the Joe Palazzolo saga has had its moments of high drama. Two weeks ago a Decatur judge set a...
Retiring trumpet professor Keith Johnson gives his farewell performance with UNT Symphony Orchestra at Winspear Hall Wednesday.

Night & Day

WED ▪ 5 There will be many misty eyes at Winspear Hall when retiring trumpet professor Keith Johnson gives his farewell performance with UNT Symphony...