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Monday, April 21, 2025

Random Stuff

Random Stuff

“Ghostbreakers” Viewing Party at Texas Theatre

The satirical “paranormal reality” comedy Ghostbreakers –– broadcast Thursday nights on the basic cable network Youtoo –– is energetic, goofy, rough-edged, and utterly sincere...

Gun Control Debate Foreshadows Baby-Snatching Eagle

This video of an eagle allegedly swooping down and snatching a baby freaked me out when I saw it on the news today. I say...

DFW Film Critics: “Lincoln” Is Tops

The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association, of which I am a member, recently voted on the best movies of 2012. Today, they released the...

Panther City Bar Bazaar at Lola’s

Everyone knows Fort Worth has a terrific music scene full of talented performers. But did you know that when they’re not playing on local...

Too Fat to Fight? Since When?

The U.S. Army has recently discovered an alarming fact: Young adults, especially males, are lardasses. The situation has become intolerable: During the last ten...

Today’s Your Lucky Day…And Then We Die

Numbers lining up by month, day, and year, such as today's 12-12-12, means you'll be lucky in love. Thousands of Asians are getting hitched...

SXSW is Complete … Again

More than 800 bands (and counting) from all over the globe have been selected to perform as part of the 2013 South-by-Southwest Music Festival...

Velvet Taco Taking Over Gold Standard

If you think the West 7th corridor is nothing but a warren of Uptown-aping, high-end mixed retail and over-priced eateries, you’re probably not going...

SceneShop’s “A Fifth of Christmas”

For certain kinds of people –– single, or childless, or those who’ve lost or are separated from loved ones –– the holiday season can...

Donkey Love: Try It, You’ll Like It

Can we send the donkeys of Fort Worth a little more love? (Get all the “Tijuana matinee” jokes out of your system now, please)....