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Moment of Truth
“No matter what we face / We must face the moment of truth.” — Gang Starr
Getting sober is war. I’ve never really had a lot...
Second Chance
Kenneth Evans doesn’t talk with a lot of people. That’s not surprising, given that he recently was released from home confinement after a 24-year...
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Border Trauma
Roughly 2,000 minors are held in border facilities on any given day. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is charged with their...
Music
Seth James on Draft
Area bluesman Seth James has a new album called Good Life out this Thursday, and this is my fourth attempt at writing about it....
Not OKKK
As members of a democratic society that presumably values the dignity afforded by a firm, professed belief in the equality of humans, we have...
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Finding its Nish!
It’s a safe bet that the roads in Fallujah are probably in better shape than the construction-ridden areas of River Oaks. Everywhere you drive,...
Does Criticism Matter?
I was sitting in the dining room of Sikhay Thai-Loa Restaurant, Boba Tea, & Pho (3301 NE 28th St, 817-838-6199) enjoying the Eastside standout’s...
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Last Call
Diving in Fort Worth Gay Bars
One recent hot and sweaty Saturday night after a long day of imbibing beer and devouring tacos at a house party, three hardened divers...
Blotch
Toast & Jam with Dru B Shinin’
I’ve seen Dru B Shinin’ rap at various shows over the years and have been blown away by his timing, flow, and creativity every...
Toast & Jam with Casey Donahew
Casey Donahew grew up in Burleson but “drank my first beer and cried my first tear” in Fort Worth according to his first song...
Sports Rush: Pizza, Beer, and . . . Pudge
Some pairings don’t work out as well as one would have hoped: Jose Mourinho and Manchester United; Romeo and Juliet; politics and ethics.
Others endure...
Listen Up
LATEST FROM FILM REVIEWS
Ready or Not: Olly Olly Oxen Free
You may remember Samara Weaving making a brief but hilarious impression as the ex’s rambling fiancée in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. The 27-year-old...
Blinded by the Light: Born in the U.K.
Sarfraz Manzoor hated growing up as the son of Pakistani immigrants in Britain in the 1980s, but instead of seeking out The Clash or...
Little Woods: Smuggler’s Blues
A black woman walks down the street and watches a car with a law enforcement insignia pass by her in the other direction. She...
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