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How to Roast a Pig the Urban Acres Way

On Saturday afternoon, the smoke was a beacon, luring cars and trucks from nearby Beckley Avenue as they drove towards Urban Acres. One truck hit the brakes hard to pull into the lot before passing by as owner Steven Bailey tended the coals that were putting up the thick, white...
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Best Vietnamese Pancake

Môt Hai BaYou’re going to want to bring a friend for this one, as Vietnamese pancakes are a touch larger than the sweet breakfast items you doused with Aunt Jemima when you were a kid. They’re also savory, and come stuffed with your choice of mushrooms and tofu for the vegetarians, or shrimp and scallions for lovers […]
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Best Zine

THRWDThe zine is a tricky art form, but if anyone in Dallas has mastered it, it’s the team at THRWD magazine. This avant-garde publication continues to exist as a result of spunk and determination, delivering the work of the underground art scene issue after issue. It’s a labor of love and a much-needed publishing company, […]
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Best Allergy-Friendly Carbs

Unrefined BakeryUnrefined Bakery goes beyond gluten-free. Customers can get nut-free, dairy-free, soy-free, grain-free. They are incredibly accommodating to just about any allergy, and the food is surprisingly delicious. In addition to the typical small baked goods that one finds in gluten-free bakeries — cupcakes, cookies, muffins — customers can order their daily carb fill with several […]
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Russia Casts a Spell on the Fairytale Life of Playwright Meg Miroshnik

In the second act of The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls, our protagonist, Annie, realizes that her fairy godmother is a blue-haired prostitute. Studying abroad in her native country, the American-raised Annie doesn't believe in evil eyes, and she doesn't believe in witches. Which is a shame, because she might...
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I Ate the New Wings at the Revamped Goodfriend, and They Hurt

Last week, Goodfriend Beergarden and Burger House announced a new menu was in place. Owners Matt Tobin and Josh Yingling worked with chef Eric Salome, who used to work at the Omni Hotel, to develop new menu items that include a number of new burgers, a changing seasonal salad and...
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Best Music Radio Station

KNON-FM 89.3Perhaps the most jarring segue in Dallas radio is at 4 a.m. on Sundays, when extreme metal gives way to gospel music. What makes KNON work so well is that it has no use for mainstream or pop music, even if some of the artists that various shows play are household names. Each show has […]
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Why Are Dallas’ Police Officers So Pissed?

Ron Pinkston, the Dallas Police Association president, says the results caught even him off guard. According to a survey the DPA commissioned, 80 percent of the nearly 1300 members who responded to the online questionnaire rated the Dallas Police Department's morale as either "low" or the "lowest it's ever been."...
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The Definitive Ranking of Cokes

Not all Coca-Colas ("Cokes") are created equal. On one end of the spectrum is an especially frothy Coke that comes fizzing from a fountain into a much-too-big red plastic cup loaded to the brim with ice, in a dark pizza parlor in the sweaty aftermath of an especially tense slow-pitch...
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Predicting the Next Year in Dallas News

Usually around this time of year Unfair Park offers up some New Year's resolutions -- but really, who are we kidding? Do we seem like the sort of people who will keep a promise to do better? We're perfect just as we are, so this year we're offering predictions for...
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Ebola in Dallas: October 22

As hysteria fades, people's lives are still being affected. Here's what's happening: The conditions of the patients Late Tuesday afternoon, Nina Pham was upgraded from fair to good condition by her treatment team at the National Institutes of Health. Amber Vinson is still stable at Emory University Hospital near Atlanta...
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Best Blowout

Pouf Blow Dry SalonWe never thought that we’d be able go a full seven days without washing our hair — well, not since that Ani DiFranco dreadlock phase in college, anyway. But it’s happened a lot lately, saving us untold amounts of time and energy — and nobody’s been the wiser. In fact, thanks to Pouf, our ‘do […]
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8 Must-Do Christmas Events This Week

Now is the time of year when you forget about all your hoity-toity arts education and binge-watch cheesy Christmas movies on Lifetime. There's nothing wrong with partaking in a little holiday nostalgia this month, especially with all of the horrid shit that's happened in 2014. You'll have to wait a...
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Best Boot Camp

Camp GladiatorThe words “boot camp” don’t really inspire visions of fun or happiness. Ass-whipping or voluntary sweat torture? Absolutely. Camp Gladiator, however, combines all four of those things for one of the most satisfying group workouts possible. Led by one or two trainers, Camp Gladiator offers a four-week camp each month with no two workouts exactly […]
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Erykah Badu Earns Less Than $4 Busking in New York City

Looks like you can't win 'em all, Erykah. Back in the summertime, local R&B star Erykah Badu went viral when crashed a local TV news telecast in New York City, playfully trying to steal a kiss from a reporter who had no one idea what kind of celebrity he was...