Breaking News: The Gulf is Oily!
If fans of The Daily Show were to spend a few consecutive hours watching one of the 24/7 cable news stations, they’d realize: Jon...
Notes Before the World Cup Final
So we’re going to have a first-time World Cup champion. Either Holland or Spain is about to enjoy the greatest moment in its sporting...
Levi Johnston Lies On Sarah Palin
Levi Johnston disappeared for awhile after his Playgirl centerfold and his derogatory interviews about Sarah Palin, but now he’s back and getting even more...
White vs. Extremist Not Named Perry
Tonight, while you were busy clearing out the empty beer bottles and the gnawed-on rib bones from the backyard, Democratic guv candidate Bill White...
Fun World Cup Links
Before the World Cup’s quarterfinal round starts, let’s take a break from all the pointy-headed soccer analysis and round up what’s happening on the...
Put Down Your Sandwich…
…before reading this item. Okay, here goes: It seems a US Airways flight bound for Charlotte, North Carolina from Atlanta had to return to...
Theater is Cool
This week’s ”Stage” review of Theatre Arlington’s superbly executed Leading Ladies doesn’t mention one part of last Friday night’s production: The curtain call, when...
Pit Bull Blood Needed In Larry King Successor
Softball-lobbing, butt-kissing “journalist” Larry King is finally retiring after a quarter century of bad interviews.
Some people poked fun at King because of his many...
Lone Star Awards: The Weekly Rocked
If you’re keeping score, Fort Worth Weekly rocked the house at the Houston Press Club’s journalism awards banquet over the weekend. In the small-newspaper...
Notes on a Sad World Cup Weekend
If you’re a newcomer to soccer who’s been taken with the ecstasy and agony of Team USA’s World Cup run, let me be the...