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Don’t Mess With Texas Spielbergs

A friend of mine has a teen-aged son who makes funny videos about being abducted by aliens. One day he’ll probably be making movies...

Off Asides On Dallas Cowboys

Dumping Jessica Simpson might have been premature. Last year, she shouldered the blame for Tony Romo’s dismal performances. Now there’s nobody to blame but...

Official “Boo!” Club Selections

I spent a childhood devouring almost everything Stephen King wrote. My enthusiasm was greatly helped, of course, when he sent me two autographed postcards...

Ultimate Census Competition

The mayors of Fort Worth and Arlington are in a friendly competition to see which 817 burg returns more U.S. census forms by April...

Ivins Show Debuts in Philly

File this one under “Curious Casting Choices”: Kathleen Turner is currently starring as the late Texas wit and nationally syndicated “Star-Telegram” columnist Molly Ivins...

World Cup Soccer Roundup

I skipped the president’s health care speech last night because it conflicted with another weighty occasion for Americans: The U.S. soccer team’s 1-0 victory...

High School Playwrights

This Sunday (May 15) at 3pm, Circle Theatre and Fort Worth Theatre will co-host the High School Playwriting Project 2011. The afternoon will feature...

Annual Frightfest Returns

You know how most of us consider drinking and smoking a “hobby”? Well, there are actually people out there with real hobbies such as...

Two New Weekly Newsletters Out Now

Last Tuesday, we began e-mailing a weekly local food-related newsletter called Food News & Booze, a column of sorts that features tidbits on local...

Closing Halliburton Loophole

Local activists are passing along this notice from the Natural Resources Defense Council, which, if successful, could impact local gas drilling: "Tell Congress to close...