Gentrification and its Adorable Violence
On West Magnolia Avenue on the Near Southside, a new sign outside of Melt Ice Creams reads, “Thumbs down for panhandling, thumbs up for...
That Hotel Doesn’t Make Sense
For a few more months at least, Fort Worth will offer what very few other cities on the planet can: a trifecta and a...
Love Letters: H-O-O-T-E-R-S
Fort Worth billionaire Ed Bass and Sasha Camacho were married this past weekend. Congrats to them. Camacho led the “Just Say NO to Hooters...
Rape Culture Apologist Trolls TCU
Navigating TCU has been difficult since Monday. Survivors of sexual violence were greeted on University Drive that afternoon by a person known to the...
Local Elections Cheat Sheet
If times were simpler, ballot choices would be public referenda on taxation, government policies, and spending priorities. And while those issues largely remain at...
COVID in the House
My oldest is down with COVID. When he first got sick and took the test, he didn’t feel well. That has changed. Despite having...
Needed: Recipe for “Fish in a Barrel”
Oh joy, it arrived just in time for the holidays - Static's very own copy of the Wal-Mart Family Cookbook, of course! (Maybe Santa...
Blessed Are the Bigoted?
According to Instagram, Landon Schott, the lead pastor at Mercy Culture Church, has no problem outing himself as a conspiracy nut in public or...
Best Of 2011
TV Journalist:
Readers’ choice: Karen Borta, CBS/Channel 11
Critic’s choice: Brett Shipp, WFAA/Channel 8
This Dallas native is the son of newsman Bert Shipp, and the apple...
Power to the People
Heads up, Tarrant County College District. You’re about to get something in the mail, and it’s not a Christmas card. Nope, it’ll be a...
