The Sky isn’t Falling
I had to double-check the sky last night. There were no fiery horses stampeding from above. No dragons spewing pestilence. This dude gave nary...
Weekender for Fri., Nov. 13, 2009
As first reported on Blotch, the Oscar-winning Coen brothers (No Country For Old Men; O Brother, Where...
We Can be Heroes
Most of us love a story about an unlikely hero (male or female) who steps up to confront a horrifying crisis, neutralizes the situation,...
ULTA Offers Beauty Not Axe Murders
Friday the 13th is associated with bad things happening. Tires blow out. Toilets clog. Freaks named Jason hunt down young co-eds and kill them...
Texas Sheiks in the Times
In a newish podcast, The New York Times interviews blues guitarist Geoff Muldaur, who discusses the Texas Sheiks, a traditional, old-timey blues super-group of...
Everything’s A-OK
Today’s the 40th anniversary of my all-time favorite kid’s show “Sesame Street.” (Broadcast locally, of course, by KERA-TV Channel 13). If you couldn’t take...
Fort Worth’s First All-Green Retailer Opens
On Wednesday, Fort Worth’s first all-green retail store will open its doors. The Greener Good will provide green alternatives to everything from “lawnmowers to...
Dallas’ Barley House Launches All-Local Jukebox
A Big D club/venue, The Barley House, has committed its entire jukebox to bands based mostly in Dallas. CDs by The Deathray Davies, Baboon,...
Off Asides On Dallas Cowboys
My dog Hazel and I were watching the Dallas Cowboys kick some major Philadelphia bootay last night when Eagles backup quarterback (and convicted canine...
FW’s Trannie Budget Crisis
Lots of people are preening with moral outrage that FW city leaders will consider covering gender reassignment surgery in the employee health plans. That’s...
