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Working Poor
Fort Worth is an extremely wealthy city. We are home to several billionaires, a PGA golf course, several world-class museums, and an internationally renowned...
Dress Code Dance
Jordan Dowd had been struggling to find work when he landed a position as a bouncer at Texas Republic Bar & Grill in 2018....
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The Anti-Fugee Governor
Maybe he’s angling for a new job.
That’s one explanation behind Gov. Greg Abbott’s recent, odd decision to ban refugees to Texas. Though a federal...
Music
Andy Pickett’s Ordeal
I had this thought at MASS on Sunday night as psychedelic Austin-based prog-rock band White Denim ripped through 90 minutes of technically flashy, inventively...
Left Arm Tan: Reverse Mirage
The last 15 months or so have been quite a trial for Left Arm Tan. In that span, the rough-hewn purveyors of top-down, sing-along...
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History’s Sausage Party
My lunch guest couldn’t get over the letter “e” at the end of The Sausage Shoppe (3329 Alta Mesa Blvd, Ste 138, 817-921-9960), the...
Revelry in Burleson
American Revelry, 279 W Hidden Creek Pkwy, Ste 1101, Burleson, 817-484-6553. 10am-10pm Sun, 11am-10pm Mon-Thu, 11am-11 Fri pm, 10am-11pm Sat. All major credit cards...
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Last Call
Waxing Nostalgic at Free Play
I’ve never been much of a gamer. While the other kids my age hunched over joysticks at Putt-Putt or drooled over their Nintendos, fingers...
Blotch
Toast & Jam with Elaine Turnbow
Recently, my friend Joe Savage asked what criteria I use to select guests for Toast & Jam. “I want interesting folks of all types,...
The Best Movies of 2009
I used to do this feature on a regular basis, looking back on my Top 10 list from 10 years earlier, but that temporarily...
Live Concert Review: Ting Tang Tina, Driving Slow Motion, The Straits, and Hello Shannon...
On Friday, more than 100 attendees filed into MASS to watch a stacked lineup and got more than their 10 dollars’ worth. Halfway through...
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LATEST FROM FILM REVIEWS
Clemency: Death Row Blues
This Oscar season, there has been a devoted contingent arguing for Clemency (ooh, I stumbled into that one!), the death penalty drama that plays...
Best Documentaries of ’19
What’s the deal with documentaries made up only of found footage? Apollo 11 and Amazing Grace have been on a great many lists of...
1917: One Shot
Sam Mendes’ war films like Jarhead and the current 1917 have tried to replicate the visceral thrill and horror of combat without glorifying it....
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