Nasher Sculpture Center Raymond D. Nasher Those Friends of Unfair Park wondering what to do with the spare change scrounged from their couch, take note: Sotheby’s in New York is set, this Friday, to auction off some 200 pieces in the collection of Ray and Patsy Nasher, among them works…
Whilst cleaning out my office the other day, I came across a copy of Esquire that, just so happens, hit newsstands exactly 40 years ago this month. The cover, conceived by the legendary George Lois, was a publishing first, insisted the legendary Arnold Gingrich in the publisher’s note: “the first…
Numero uno. Pretty sure I should call in Gustavo for a round of Ask a Mexican on this, but with it being Cinco de Mayo and all I thought I should at least give it a go. How about a very unofficial list of the five greatest Mexican athletes in…
Excuse me, where are the crayons? Oh, expecting lots of kids, eh? Sure, makes sense to hide their materials then. Took the 4-year-old who lives in our house to the Dallas Museum of Art yesterday, to check out the just-opened Center for Creative Connections making a freebie sneak peek over…
In case you missed the end of Stars-Starks Game 6 (and 7 and part of 8) — only because the end came long after yesterday turned into today, ’round 1:24 in the a. m. — here’s the conclusion, which sends Dallas to the Western Conference Finals for the first time…
For those who missed last night’s 60 Minutes — about how Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins and the Innocence Project are taking on “the Wade legacy,” in the words of Scott Pelley — the entire 12-minute segment is after the jump. Among the reasons the story is especially extraordinary:…
While most of you were sleeping, this guy scored. Exciting. Excruciating. Exhausting. … Exalting. In an epic hockey game that climaxed a fantastic series and prompted lots of bleary eyes, Brenden Morrow scored in the fourth overtime — at 1:23 a.m. thank you very much — to give the Dallas…
Frank Campagna, as mentioned here Thursday, had all of four hours yesterday to make Rogers Waters a brand-new piggie for the former Floyd’s show last night at Starplex. We were gonna document the start-to-finish, but the Kettle Art-ist was too under-the-gun to allow interlopers. Alas, it was too bad, as…
Is it just me, or does the next coach of the Dallas Mavericks look like Jim Carrey? In news that’ll jazz you about as much as finding an old penny in your jeans pocket, it looks more and more like the Mavericks are going to hire former Pacers and Pistons…
Paybacks are hell, eh? That sound you hear is coming from Buffalo. In the form of laughter. It took almost a decade, but the hockey Gods may have finally evened the score with the Stars, as Brenden Morrow had what clearly looked like a legal goal disallowed in a Game…
The impact from yesterday’s big news about the massive increases in downtown land values by the Dallas Central Appraisal District will not be fully realized until other appraisals are released in coming days. But two distinctly different schools of thought have emerged, along with both sides playing the blame game…
Tonight, Chelsea Handler, the star of E!’s Chelsea Lately, takes on two Dallas venues with her stand-up-slash-book tour, during which she’s pimping Are You There Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea. I got a call from the no-holds-barred comic and heard about her obsession with the small and fat, her passion for…
I smell a shutout. That, and a really stinky “room.” I could sit here and try to analyze and dissect tonight’s Game 5 between your Dallas Stars and San Jose Sharks all afternoon. But it’s 82 and sunny and, honestly, I don’t wanna. Besides, what would it help? As close…
Looks like you can still keep ordering all your Angelyne Fan Club schwag from the same address after all. Last year, we noted that Dallas-based Gatehouse Capital Corp. pushed Hollywood icon Angelyne out of the office she’d used for 19 years in an effort to make space for a new…
Fifty U.S. soldiers were killed in Iraq last month — the highest death toll suffered by the military in that country since September. And more than a year after a roadside bomb left him burned over 97 percent of his body, the so-called “Miracle Man, Marine Sgt. Merlin German, died…
As noted yesterday, 60 Minutes on Sunday will profile Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins — specifically, his office’s partnering with the Innocence Project to free prisoners using DNA evidence. Moments ago, CBS News posted a sneak peek at this weekend’s episode: The video clip below is from the first…
Too much to ask for this guy? Guess so. According to Mike Fisher – as Mavs-connected as anyone in this town — over at DallasBasketball.com, the Mavs have narrowed their coaching search to Mike D’Antoni, Rick Carlisle and Jeff Van Gundy. Two reactions: 1. Dang that was fast. 2. Yuck…
Perhaps the story of Colonel John’s well known amongst the horse-racing locals or even casual fans, but I’ll confess: I didn’t know till this a.m. that the 4-1 Kentucky Derby contender is named for a Dallas Iraq War vet — Army Reserve Lt. Col. John Geider. Says the Associated Press…
If only these dudes could pass a ball. As I wrote earlier this week on Unfair Park, I’m no saint. In college I was arrested for trespassing (but, dude, she was hot and the house wasn’t even finished.) I’ve been sued by DirecTV for pirating its product (now I can…
The Round House on Baxtershire Drive — which I’ve always thought would make a great set piece for a James Bond movie, retro porn or, more recently, an Entourage episode — is for sale. For $1,075,000, sure, but it still seems like a bargain for this legendary abode built over…
Texas Department of Public Safety James Brian Sliter, registered sex offender and … future Wilmer mayor? The election season in Ellis County is turning into a soap opera. Joey Dauben, editor with The Ellis County Press, had a story yesterday about registered sex offender James Brian Sliter, who may get…
Angela Hunt Yesterday, Sam Merten broke the news that the Dallas Central Appraisal District has drastically increased the value of the land the city’s eying for the new convention center hotel, from $7.3 million to $36.5 million. (And, really, Dallas Morning News, you’re so welcome. Any time.) Shortly after we…
