Media
“Cowtown” Alive and Well to NBC-5
There’s never been any doubt that North Texas’ four broadcast news stations treat Fort Worth, the 17th largest city in the country, as a...
Become a Fort Worth Weekly Facebook Fan
The Weekly's "personal" Facebook page has exceeded FB's 5,000 friends limit. Holy wow is right. I've started a "fan" page, which will allow...
Telegraph Canyon on Gossip Girl
OK, OK! I watch Gossip Girl. But don’t ask me why. Maybe it’s the New York City setting. The campus of Columbia University, one...
Try “Die” My Darling
My attitude towards so-called “guilty pleasure” TV is – if you enjoy watching it, you shouldn’t feel guilty about it. But after viewing recent...
The Star-T’s Intellectual Fraudulence Problem
Readers shouldn’t expect much from the Star-Telegram’s arts and entertainment section. With the exception of film critic Chris Kelly’s work, most of the writing...
Seeking Writing Submissions
Local poet and all-around rabble-rouser Tammy Gomez is seeking scribed submissions for a forthcoming anthology, the portentously named Somethin’ Stinks in Fort Worth, to...
Critics? Who Needs ‘Em
Daily-newspaper bosses across the country have been letting cultural critics go en masse, no doubt due to the crappy economy, no doubt due to...
“Modern Family” Shills For Apple
As techies line up to buy their iPads tomorrow, please say a prayer for the future of American popular entertainment. Last night I watched...
Mountain Time Zone, Here We Come!
I may have to join the Tea Party over this. Gadling.com is reporting that President Obama is abolishing the Central Time Zone effective November...
Briskets and Comas
Awoke this morning to read Barry Shlachter's story in the Star-Telegram that brisket prices had soared recently to a record high. Nice picture of...
