On the Cover
Immigrant Song
My Story
My immigration story began many months before I boarded a plane from Manchester International to DFW Airport one late May morning in 2014....
Facing Reality
It wasn’t long ago that Billie Winner-Davis considered our government and judicial systems to be fair, just, and equal — beacons of truth for...
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School Board Ethics
Uncovering and documenting backdoor dealings and political maneuvering at the highest levels of local politics often leads to redacted documents, unanswered phone calls, and...
Music
The Sweeter the Music
Ever try rocking “Free Bird” with arthritis? Carrying a keyboard with a bum back? Climbing stage steps with creaky knees? Squeezing your thighs together...
Deep Cuts
Among the many matter-of-fact statements that accompany the imagery on display in Van Halen’s “Right Now” video, the one that has stuck in my...
LATEST FROM EATS
The New-Old Saint-Emilion
The most confusing thing about the owners of Saint-Emilion Restaurant opening a fine-dining sister restaurant, Paris 7th, is the fact that the long-standing traditional...
The Impossible Dream
Here’s a paraphrased version of a recent tirade I launched into the moment I decided to compare a vegan burger patty to a real-meat...
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Last Call
Whiskey Business
I’m not a whiskey girl.
You know that badass chick in movies who takes her liquor neat and makes smoking look like performance art? That’s...
Blotch
Bernie Sanders Rally Draws About 1,000 People to Downtown Fort Worth
It’s about 11 a.m., and I’m walking toward the Bernie Sanders rally at Burnett Park in downtown Fort Worth to catch his noon political...
Fortress Festival Preview: Local Flavor
When the organizers of Fortress Festival announced the first round of performers for their 2019 fest, a certain soulful local nabbed the headlines. But...
Fortress Festival Preview: Meatless Music
Not long ago, I took a dive into uncharted territory. After years of perfecting the art of the frozen chicken nugget dinner, I, an...
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Teen Spirit: Music Elle
Why do movies hate the music industry? They love music, and they love musicians more or less, but to hear the likes of A...
Peterloo: Monday Bloody Monday
On the rare occasions that a Mike Leigh film arrives in our multiplexes, it’s worth taking notice of. His latest, Peterloo, plays at AMC...
Hell No
There’s great movies, good movies, and bad movies. Somewhere in been good and bad is junk food cinema, which you probably call a “guilty...
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