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Hip Tips (Thu., Nov. 3, 2009)
To a lot of folks, the late-’90s was a pop-music wasteland. Grunge and rap, two styles that matured in the late-1980s/early-’90s, were going mainstream...
Bad Water-Foul Air O’Plenty In Barnett Shale
In addition to the pipeline explosion mentioned in Peter Gorman’s post, there have been all kinds of interesting stuff happening in the natural gas...
Former Ranger Nut-Job Gets Accidentally Shot
Former Rangers' pitcher Vicente Padilla, who was released from the team late last season for being a jerk and throwing at opposing player's heads,...
Smokers, Dippers, Chewers Unite!
When the state and federal governments started hiking tobacco taxes – a so-called sin tax -- and driving the cost of cigarettes above $5...
Hypocricy Thy Name Is Rick Perry
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram article on the 11 propositions passed by voters yesterday contained a quote that...
It’s Gonna be Big. Like God.
In all things related to Jerry Jones, the Dallas Cowboys, and Arlington Stadium, I’m a big time Scrooge. Football fever and the joy of...
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader Red-Faced By Blackface?
An African-American man wore a generic white-person mask at a costume party I attended two Saturdays ago.
The...
Off Asides On Dallas Cowboys
Coverage of yesterday's Dallas Cowboys-Seattle Seahawks game opened with a shot of Wade Phillips standing on the...
Ewoks on the Wild Side
The ewoks from 1983’s “Return of the Jedi” were largely responsible for cooling my passion for the original “Star Wars” franchise. Cute and mischevious...
Weekender for Fri., Oct. 30, 2009
Pianist/singer/bon vivant Paul Slavens –– whose live jazz-tinged improvisational pop, which includes hilarious made-up-on-the-spot lyrics, can be heard every Tuesday night at Lola’s Saloon-Sixth...
