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Sunday, November 24, 2024

Random Stuff

Random Stuff

Buy Some Butterfly Goodies

Costumes, ’80s clothing, a JVC digital camera, a Canon Rebel camera, books on tape, bikes, and more will be for sale on Saturday and...

Koo Koo for Swine Flu

Did you have your bowl of cold, chocolatey antioxidants this morning? If so, it was without the comforting, Mary Poppins-ish promise “Now Helps Support...

Hip Tips (Thu., Nov. 3, 2009)

To a lot of folks, the late-’90s was a pop-music wasteland. Grunge and rap, two styles that matured in the late-1980s/early-’90s, were going mainstream...

Former Ranger Nut-Job Gets Accidentally Shot

Former Rangers' pitcher Vicente Padilla, who was released from the team late last season for being a jerk and throwing at opposing player's heads,...

It’s Gonna be Big. Like God.

In all things related to Jerry Jones, the Dallas Cowboys, and Arlington Stadium, I’m a big time Scrooge. Football fever and the joy of...

Ewoks on the Wild Side

The ewoks from 1983’s “Return of the Jedi” were largely responsible for cooling my passion for the original “Star Wars” franchise. Cute and mischevious...

Weekender for Fri., Oct. 30, 2009

Pianist/singer/bon vivant Paul Slavens –– whose live jazz-tinged improvisational pop, which includes hilarious made-up-on-the-spot lyrics, can be heard every Tuesday night at Lola’s Saloon-Sixth...

Coyotes Kill One Taylor Mitchell; The Other Kills Us

Just kickin’ back and reading the Star-Telegram this fine Friday morning: Let's see, Mike Lee examines the Carter Avenue situation pitting homeowners against Chesapeake Energy....

Line, Please!

This week’s ”Stage” review of Jubilee Theatre’s “The Dance on Widow’s Row” rhapsodizes about the four gorgeous and supremely funny female leads. Although the...

Hip Tips: Slight Return

It’s been a long time, but Hip Tips is back, with more brain-melting indie-rock and sundry other faux-intellectual, artful goodies for your listening/reading/observing/getting-hip-finally pleasure. New(-ish)...