Eminem, Free Speech Hero? Eh, Not So Much
Diminutive white boy rapper Eminem has been catching heat lately for his use of the word “faggot” on the new tune "Rap God." To get...
R.I.P. Ronald Shannon Jackson … and Fort Worth Jazz?
Legendary free-jazz composer and drummer Ronald Shannon Jackson died of leukemia on Saturday. He was 73.
In 2003, Fort Worth musician and writer Ken Shimamoto...
Obamacare Enrollment Workshops in Fort Worth
State Rep. Lon Burnam, a Democrat from Fort Worth, has organized what he calls Obamacare enrollment workshops in Fort Worth. The series of neighborhood...
Acro-Cats’ Power, Activate!
The thing that makes cats so great is their utter “undogness”: They don’t take orders, they don’t love unconditionally (not at first sight, anyway),...
Open Call of the Dead
It’s important to remember that the Rose Marine Theatre’s annual Dia de Los Muertos celebration is proudly Mexican in its origins. But like all...
Why Did TCU Nix the “Fully Loaded” Flier?
In terms of political issues, I probably disagree with the right-wing student group Young Americans for Freedom on most things. In terms of the...
Cowboys, Broncos Try to Ruin Football
Everyone’s raving about the Broncos/Cowboys game. How exciting it was. How “entertaining,” to use a word that’s been bandied about zillions of times already,...
Tarrant County Gay Pride Parade
When we last joined LGBT Pride 2013 in North Texas, a kerfuffle about bare butts had created a fun mini-scandal at Dallas’ annual pride parade....
Fort Worth Author Jeff Guinn’s “Manson” Book
This week’s “Books” page features a review of Manson: The Life and Times of Charles Manson, a fast-paced and insightful non-fiction tale by veteran...
David Dewhurst Learns (Wrong) Lesson
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst's recent foot-in-mouth moment, when he was recorded trying to use his name and position to bully an Allen police officer...
