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Flying Rats Live Another Day

Dear Lord. We’ve got to see Ray Lewis do that stupid dance at least one more time. My thoughts on the head flying rat are...

Anti-Abortion? Nah, More Like “Pro-Coat Hanger”

A historic and deceitful bid by Texas’ fringiest right-wing lawmakers (i.e., Republicans) to shut down the state’s legal, licensed abortion providers was met with...

SceneShop Honors Thurber

The humorist and cartoonist James Thurber (1894-1961) gets a very welcome appreciation as SceneShop presents two readings entitled “Men. Women. Dogs. A Thurber Celebration.” ‘Shopsters...

Ronald McDonald: Force for Good

The CEO of McDonald’s said something yesterday that made me spit out a mouthful of Big Mac: “Ronald McDonald does not hawk food. He...

“Did You Hear That Lonesome Whippoorwill…”

Here’s an interesting “Newsweek” piece on loneliness in the age of online social networking. To see how the definition of “socializing” has changed over...

Aren’t Bruce Jenner, Kenny Rogers, Wayne Newton Proof Enough?

A University of North Texas study looked into the motivations behind seeking plastic surgery. Guess what? Gender doesn’t really matter. At least that’s what...

Jay Leno’s Dance Of Disingenuousness

The Jay Leno, Conan O’Brien, NBC debacle just keeps getting juicier and sloppier. Leno has been a human Hacky Sack for the past few...

Season of the Witch

As this week’s ”Stage” review indicates, Mark Medoff’s internet-era Christmas fable “Kringle’s Window” -- given a local revival by Theatre Arlington -- didn’t quite...

Without a Paddle

Every time the issue of corporal punishment in Texas public schools comes up, I always have the same response: I can’t believe they still...

Violent Mom Attack the Stuff of Middle School Legend

Local TV newscasts really ought to use more eyewitness testimony from 11-year-olds in their stories, especially if those sixth graders are as deadpan funny...