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Fuzzy Math
In 1954, per Brown vs. the Board of Education, segregation in schools was outlawed in the United States. The hope was that Black children...
Quiet Resistance
Just when your average rational person couldn’t respect and admire public school teachers any more, there’s a new alleged “gotcha” video that only reveals...
Latest from ARTS
Fall Gallery Night
Before the lockdown, Fall and Spring Gallery Nights raged. Local exhibition spaces invited the community into their art-filled embrace, and we responded by tippling...
Belly, Achin’
About 15 years ago, I dabbled in standup comedy. Across three or four open-mic nights at two different bars (The Moon on Berry and...
Latest from EATS & DRINKS
Melting Pot
Cafe Americana, 403 E Main St, Arlington. 682-338-3033. 11am-11pm Tue-Sun, 11am-1am Fri-Sat.
When Chef Mark Vincent Guatelara closed Ober Here, it was another disheartening loss...
Cooking for Kamala
Two chefs with Texas connections, Dallas’ Tiffany Derry and Kristen Kish (Austin’s Arlo Grey), recently joined 48 other famous kitchen queens and kings in...
Latest from SCREEN
Film Shorts // September 18-24, 2024
OPENING
And Mrs. (NR) This British comedy stars Aisling Bea as a woman who determines to marry her fiancé (Colin Hanks) even after he dies...
Speak No Evil: All Happy Families
I missed the original Speak No Evil when it reached our shores in late 2022, despite the laudatory reviews for Christian Tafdrup’s horror film...
Latest from MUSIC
Pretty Things
After relocating to Keller from Dallas in 2020 to care for his aging grandmother, Garrett Owen recorded what may be his most personal work...
Not Fade Away
If you don’t know anything about Sublime with Rome, it is a guy named Rome Ramirez performing Sublime songs backed by a band that, from...
Latest from STUFF
Summer Transfer Roundup
Hello, everyone. I meant to publish this transfer column after the window closed on Sept. 1, but then stuff kept happening after that, so...
Pass Fail
I’m no spring chicken anymore. As an elder millennial, staying up until 1 a.m. to watch a horrible on-field performance like TCU’s against Stanford...
Creature Comforts
Creature Comforts 2024
We were inside no longer than 45 minutes tops, and when we went back outside, he was gone. Just gone.
Miles Gamera enjoyed the playpen...
Pride Month
Rainbow Warriors
wHeRE’s y’All’S sTrAIgHt PRiDe isSuE?
Tell me next time straight people are murdered, fired/unhired, or ostracized for being straight, and we’ll happily give you your...
Summer Edition
Summertime Is Here!
Welcome to Summa-Summa-Summertime! Step right in. We've got kids' camps to recommend and great ideas for staycationing and how to spend your four-day weekends,...
Holidays
Holidays 2023
We get it. Not everyone digs the holidays. I kinda don’t. The biggest reason is probably that my family buried our 63-year-young father on...
Best Of
Best Of 2023
Welcome to Best of 2023
Thank you, dear readers, for picking up or surfing to our 27th annual Best Of issue. We hope you find it...
Zest Magazine
Welcome to Zest 2024
It’s time for our annual deep dive into our local culinary scene, and why not now? With patio season upon us and all the...
Blotch Blogs
Which Generations are More Accepting of Cryptocurrencies?
If you’re aware of the wonders of blockchains, tokens, NFTs and digital assets, you probably already know that cryptocurrencies have taken over the world...
Brighterly: Revolutionizing Math Education for Kids – A Comprehensive Review
For many students, mathematics is not an easy subject; however, Brighterly offers a new approach for teachers to adopt and teach kids math easily....
Helping Nonprofits With Your “New” Fall Wardrobe
Fall is the perfect time to shop for a new wardrobe. In Texas, this can mean deals on summer, fall, or winter items —...
On the Calendar
N&D 9.11.24 // John Wayne, West Main Arts Festival, & Time Capsule 1979
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
On the anniversary of the terrorist attacks of 2001, or sometime before Election Day, I intend to revisit the documentary film...
Big Ticket // Friday the 13th Tattoos
Horror fans and tattoo aficionados get extremely excited when the 13th day of the month falls on a Friday. This year, it happens in September and...
N&D 9.04.24 // Native Plant Propagation, Fringe Festival, & Carter Community Artists
Thursday, September 5, 2024
Even with summer winding down, it’s still hot and dry, y’all. If you’re tired of your sad, sad yard with dead...
ATE DAY a Week // Drinking Games
This week’s featured food and booze events include a fundraising event for a nonprofit launching its new therapeutic gaming app at a coffee shop,...
