It was cute when it started. Looking for a way to differentiate their table settings, restaurateurs began replacing traditional linen dinner napkins with dressy cotton dishtowels. There had already been a gradual relaxing of rigid dining protocols as a result of the recent recession, and laid-back dishtowels were a logical...
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Most people regard metal music as an anti-intellectual, chest-beating, noisy fit for cavemen. Despite this being 100 percent true, there are a few positive things that result from having an intense dedication toward one of the most juvenile forms of music out there. While listening to metal may still sentence...
Dear Mexican: Why is there in every Mexican family a jealous cousin driven by insecurity? Must Excuse Vulgar-Ass Lingual Expression Dear ME VALE: Take your pick. It's because a) your dad unwittingly insulted their dad back in the rancho when they were boys, and your cousin was taught to hate...
The Dillinger Escape Plan With Tera Melos, Vattnet Viskar and Baring Teeth, 7 p.m. Thursday, May 1, at Trees, 2709 Elm St., 214-741-1122 or treesdallas.com When they came to town last year, Dillinger Escape Plan played a venue that wasn't equipped for their controlled chaos. Issues with the barrier and...
Four Corners Brewing Company's head brewer, Zach Petty, started brewing at home almost a deceade ago and worked at the craft beer emporium Homebrew Headquarters for two years before he began volunteering at Four Corners last year. He studied under the previous head brewer, John Sims, for six months before...
Behind Dallas' booming craft beer scene is an eccentric (and exclusively male) batch of master brewers, former engineers and lawyers and homebrewers who have devoted their life to getting you tastefully drunk. Over the last few months, we sat down with the head brewers at 11 area breweries, to learn...
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Good news for fans of America's national pastime. A new study finds that even heavy drinkers have a lower mortality rate than people who are complete teetotalers. The University of Texas at Austin study, headed by psychologist and national hero Charles Holahan, just released the results under the title Late-Life...
If you hadn't seen them hoist the sign into place, or otherwise been familiar with Victor Tangos' facade, you would likely miss it. The new sign bearing the restaurant's name was bolted into place recently, marking some changes that have been more than a year in the making. The new...
By Chris Kornelis At the time of his death, in May 1981, Bob Marley was 36 years old, reggae's biggest star, and the father of at least eleven children. He was not, however, a big seller. For Dave Robinson, this presented an opportunity. Two years after Marley's passing, Chris Blackwell,...
Last week, we asked you to tell us your favorite albums of 2013. We got over 400 nominations, and the results are in: Below, you'll find the DC9 at Night readers' ten favorite North Texas albums of 2013. We'll be telling you our own favorites in the next week or...
Dallas ISD graduation rates are up. The percentage of kids dropping out keeps going down. That's undeniably good news, but what about the bigger picture? Are local kids going on to get college degrees that will allow them to compete for decent jobs in an increasingly knowledge-based economy? The answer,...
Katherine Clapner wanted to hire her No. 2 chocolate maker, Ulysses Galvan, the second she opened Dude, Sweet Chocolate in 2009, but she couldn't afford him. Starting any business is tough, but making money from food sales is nearly impossible during the first weeks and months, so Galvan had to...
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Robert Orth is splayed on his back, flailing his arms and legs from side to side with big, heavy flops. "Rememmmmberrr!" he wails in a rich, lyrical voice. "The memory chamber! Touch, too much. Too much unremembered!" He uses his legs to drag his body across the floor of the...
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The folks behind Support Our Schools, the group pushing to free Dallas ISD from many state regulations by turning it into a home-rule district, have finally gotten around to explaining themselves. Their stated goals: to combat voter apathy, extend the school year and school day, woo back the middle class,...
The folly of Texas Governor Rick Perry's decision to opt out of Obamacare's Medicaid expansion has been well-documented. Billions in federal funds are off the table. More than a million poor adults won't have access to health coverage. Texas businesses will wind up paying an estimated $400 million in tax...
When the weather gets hot and sticky, schools start to close, and we all mentally check out and start dreaming of beers and beaches and sleeping until noon. But dancers never stop. The beginning of June marks the end of many companies' spring seasons and the start of professional training...
It's a curious phenomenon, the "death row groupies" who become enamored with men who committed some of the most vile crimes you can imagine. When Scott Peterson arrived at California's San Quentin State Prison fresh off a conviction of murdering his wife and unborn child, he received a marriage proposal...
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The Dallas Chamber Symphony is nothing if not ambitious. For a group only midway through its second season, DCS has launched an impressive number of programs and events, including an annual International Piano Competition at SMU and, now, an International Film Competition. While a film competition might seem like an...
Dear Mexican: I know an 18-year-old getting deported from the USA. He has been here since he was 5 years old. His entire family is here and undocumented. He grew up in juvenile halls and did a felony as soon as he turned 18. Will he be deported for sure?...
Most people have heard of psychedelic rock -- a mid '60s music closely associated with the psychedelia counterculture. But what you might not know is that its roots started right here in Texas, with 13th Floor Elevators frontman Roky Erickson first using the term almost fifty years ago in 1965...
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