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Public Safety or Over-Policing?
Buttressed between Ridglea Hills to the west, Westover Hills to the north, and Tanglewood to the east and south, the Como neighborhood has served...
Ultra Mandate
I knew we were going to fight about it.
“It’s one o’clock, Anth,” my wife said. “You’re drinking already?”
You’re damn right I’m drinking, lady, I...
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Open Government or Legal Loopholes?
Government accountability is impossible without transparency. The single most powerful tool for fighting governmental corruption, nepotism, and waste at the local and state levels...
Music
The Facebook Experiment
As we prepare to turn the calendar on yet another, horrible year, I’d like to take a moment to tell you all how much...
Bandcamp Comes Alive
Musicians are still torn: Do they play live and risk spreading COVID, or do they starve? It’s not an easy choice, and there’s no...
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WTH Good
Local taqueria fans may not agree on much, but most would posit nothing but praise for Los Taco H’s, the Mex-Mex restaurant famed for...
Gimme FiVi’s
Most brunch places have welcoming interiors with big, comfy booths and music playing over the PA system, inviting you to spend a few hours...
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Last Call
Amber Room: Carpe Noctem
The opening quote contrived for this article is a toast dedicated to alcohol — “To bourbon whiskey, amber liquid, sweet and dear, not as...
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Sound of Metal: The Rest Is Silence
Like many other things in this world, movies tend not to be made for deaf people. Sure, one can always turn on the subtitles...
Martin Eden: London, Italy
This past February, I would have bet money that The Call of the Wild would be the best Jack London adaptation of the year....
The Climb: Worstie
The Climb begins with a deliciously funny nine-minute single take, as best friends Mikey (Michael Angelo Covino) and Kyle (Kyle Marvin) cycle up a...
Freaky: Kill Switch
Three years ago, Christopher Landon’s Happy Death Day found some great laughs by applying the conceit of Groundhog Day to a slasher film. Now,...
Blotch
Our Readers Have Spoken:
When the Best Of 2020 hit the stands in late September — and online shortly thereafter — the critics made their choices, but so...
Barside Chat with Liberty Lounge Owner Jenna Hill-Higgs
Jenna Hill-Higgs recently opened Liberty Lounge (515 S Jennings Av, 682-730-0915) in the building formerly occupied by the 515 Bar on the Near Southside,...
Giving Thanks
There isn’t much in the way of thanks regarding Horned Frog football this season, save for being the best Texas-based Big 12 squad, which...
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