If you live anywhere near Bishop Dunne High School in Oak Cliff, have someone check on your house, pronto. My wife and I were walking the dog at about 2 p.m. and were stopped by two different people asking if we knew anything about home invasions that had just occurred…
From the ghost of Christmas — and Dallas Mavericks logos — past. –Robert Wilonsky…
Bill O’Reilly has been railing against the so-called “War on Christmas” for years. Now he’s lambasting a Massachusetts town for shutting off their Christmas lights at 10 p.m. to conserve energy. The horror. What did Baby Jesus ever do before the former WFAA-Channel 8 reporter got booted out of Dallas?…
Look, I have no idea whether this is legit or not, but you’ve got less than an hour to decide for yourself. Because, see, Dallas-based “Iphone Trendz” claims it’s selling that hardest-to-find Christmas present: a single unlocked 8G iPhone “compatible with any GSM Wireless carrier in the world,” which also…
From last year’s Christmas concert, starring former director Tim Seelig as Ben Kingsley as James Lipton as Captain Jean-Luc Picard. –Robert Wilonsky…
Hey, Grimes — looks like another former Dallas Observer-er likes absinthe: Sarah Hepola. And not only does our ex-music editor write today about the Green Fairy for Salon, where she’s now the deputy Life editor, she’s also appears in a taste-testing video. Looks like Sarah’s putting her Highland Park upbringing…
Wine fraud — it’s all the rage. As in, three Magnums of a 1921 Bordeaux, from France’s Chateau Petrus vineyard, were supposed to be auctioned off in Chicago at the end of October — and for a small fortune. Only, the bottles were yanked at the last minute by the…
The Associated Press conducted a poll earlier this week to find out folks’ “least-liked federal agencies,” and near the very tippy-top of the list was … the Transportation Security Administration. Turns out, air travelers aren’t terribly delighted with the job airport screeners are doing — and it goes much further…
Let me start with some Cowboys-related snippets. Otherwise known as, anything to stall before having to pay the piper. Yesterday afternoon, workers installed an 86-foot-high glass curtain wall at the Cowboys new stadium in Arlington. The press release says “the unique fritted glass system transitions up the elevation to create…
Moe Nadel No idea whether you can even get into this event tonight at the Dallas Contemporary on Swiss Avenue — its site doesn’t even mention this shindig, which is a little confusing. But from 7 to 9:30 tonight, Project Runway contestant and Arts Magnet grad Elisa Jimenez will be…
From the 7th Annual Polyphonic Spree Holiday Extravaganza, last Sunday night at the Lakewood Theater. A dozen other options, from the John Lennon original to U2’s take, available here. –Robert Wilonsky…
Says the well-traveled Tré Wilcox: “One of the things about chefs in Dallas is not a lot of them do as much traveling as they should.” Tré Wilcox, who will be chef de cuisine at Kent Rathbun’s Abacus until January 3, has come a long way since his first cooking…
As we pointed out in November, Clear Channel’s experiment at KZPS-FM (92.5, also known as Lone Star Radio) ain’t working out as the San Antonio-based media giant had hoped. In April, ZPS went commercial-free in hopes of playing more music per hour and attracting listeners jumping ship in favor of…
For those who can’t wait till Texas Monthly’s new issue hits the stands, the mag has kindly posted its 2008 Bum Steer Awards — and by my count, Houston, with its 11 separate items, is far more bum-steer than Dallas, which only garners six (not including ones related to, oh,…
Sue Ellen’s on Cedar Springs: not gone, not yet In case you missed the news posted yesterday to our rockin’ sister site DC9 at Night, Sue Ellen’s ain’t closing, contrary to word on the street. The 19-year-old Cedar Springs landmark is merely moving — when, dunno just yet. But yesterday…
Got a couple of e-mails this morning asking about the words to “Booty Juice,” the poem by Militant X Amerikkan that I reference in this week’s column on local poetry slammers. I didn’t quote the piece in my article, since I don’t really know how to handle the phrase, “There…
Greggo, at right, is gone — even his drops have been adiosed, alas. If you’re a listener of KTCK-AM (1310, The Ticket) — and judging from my saturated e-mail inbox and your comments, you most certainly are — this week you’ve heard a subtle, yet significant change. Or maybe you…
CNN Most people pray while on the freeway; others do their bidding whilst on the side of the road. I’m not going to lie: I can’t tell a damned bit of difference between The 700 Club’s story about how some God-fearin’ folk believe Interstate 35 is the highway to heaven…
Pardon me this morning while I now turn to issues most serious and pressing, judging by the e-mails awaiting my return to the office; and here I thought we’d end the year on a solemn note. Turns out, it’s all about the Jessica: A local film publicist sends word this…
Mark Graham Not much early blogging today: I’m scheduled to appear on Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price’s radio show at 8 a.m.: Liberation Nation, sitting at KNON-FM (89.3) on your transistor’s tuner. The subject: this week’s cover story, about architect William Sidney Pittman and his Knights of Pythias Temple…
Shine a light Jim Schutze’s balanced and poignant examination of the complex problem of the homeless downtown (“Mercy Me,” December 13) was an exalted example of a gifted writer and compassionate man at the height of his power to do what journalists should do: move us all to care about…
Led Zeppelin resumed playing. Big effin’ deal. Dick Forsythe never stopped. Fit and feisty at 73, the legendary Dallas businessman is one of the best ol’ basketball players in the world. His secret: sunrise workouts, peanut butter and jelly, divine genetics and an enduring blend of humility and humor. “I’m…
