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Yearly Archives: 2013

The Lab Rack, a flight of shots, is served in a smoking beaker.

Capacitor in Flux

Back in October, The Food Network’s restaurant rehab/rebranding show On the Rocks visited ailing TCU bar and grill XII (originally Whiskey XII, later XII...
The hero of Buzzkill, an anonymous übermensch, derives his superpowers from drugs and alcohol.

Buzzkill: Up, Up, and Away

There have been as many takes on the superhero genre as there are members of the X-Men. The artform has been deconstructed, reconstructed, and...
Gunther Schuller receives a tribute at UTA, Sat.

Celebrating Composers

Gunther Schuller turns 88 next week, and so UTA is holding a celebration of this composer who has led an extraordinary life. A sideman...

LSFF Report (Day 4)

The festival’s last day began with Blood Brother, Steve Hoover’s documentary about his lifelong best friend Robin “Rocky” Braat, who sold all his possessions...

Off Asides On Dallas Cowboys vs. Saints, Divine Intervention

Before we get into this week's Off Asides, I have breaking news to report: Tony Romo's mom has filed a bullying complaint against the...

LSFF Report (Day 3)

As always, Saturday turned out to be the busiest day for the festival. The winner of the Jury Prize at this year’s Cannes Film...

LSFF Report (Day 2)

I should mention that the Lone Star Film Society is starting up a new series called Arthouse FW that will be showing classic films...

Kickstarter Aims to Fund Hip Pocket Archive

The same quality that makes live theater so unique and exciting also makes it very fragile and ephemeral: Once the performance is over, the...

LSFF Report (Day 1)

The seventh Lone Star Film Festival opened with the year’s most enthralling documentary, Tim’s Vermeer, which held a packed house — and me as...

Star-Telegram Says Adios To Printing Plant, 275 Employees

Amon Carter Sr. loved him some Fort Worth. The wealthy benefactor, namesake of a museum, and late founder of the  Fort Worth Star-Telegram supposedly carried...