Harry Houdini Coming to Fort Worth
Every year on the anniversary of Harry Houdini’s 1926 death, Halloween, magic enthusiasts from all over the world gather in a predetermined city to...
IPhone 5: My Life is Complete
I just got my hands on a brand spanking new iPhone 5. Believe the hype, people. This lighter, sleeker, faster beauty has given me a...
Save the Twinkie!
Much ink has been spilled criticizing Chicago teachers for their strike. Not nearly enough attention has been paid to another evil, selfish union right...
Rahr: “Official” Beer of Your Dallas Cowboys
I don’t know if Dallas has a brewery. I don’t spend any time there and don’t have any reason to follow Dallas-centric food/spirits journalism....
Capri Pants Are Not “Normal”
So NBC has premiered a sitcom called The New Normal about a gay couple trying to become parents via a surrogate mother. America continues...
Barry Switzer Finally Tries To Hold Somebody Accountable
As a coach, you know you're just a softie with sprinkles when even your players criticize you for not being tough enough.
In the mid-1990s,...
Local Artist Scores River Phoenix’s Last Movie
James Michael Taylor is not “going Hollywood,” as the old saying goes –– he’s much too cantankerous and outspoken for anyplace other than Fort...
Arts Are Big Business in Fort Worth
On Tuesday, Sept. 18, Fort Worth City Council will vote on a new budget, one that includes a 25 percent cut in funding for...
Mi Casa Es Su Casa
In an era of proposed funding cutbacks for Fort Worth arts groups, what’s one way to bring new audiences through the door and keep...
Tarrant County Never Convicts Innocents… Except Sometimes
Fort Worth, as many local columnists love to say, is so much better than Dallas. We've got bike lanes, great museums and none of...
