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Kitchen Towels as Napkins: A Trend That Needs to Die Now

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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Everything I Need To Know I Learned From Loving Metal

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...
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What’s With the Cousin-hate in Mexican families?

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...
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Texas Researchers Find That People Who Drink Live Longer

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...
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Victor Tangos’ Reluctant Makeover

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...
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How Bob Marley Was Sold to the Suburbs

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,...
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Death and the Powers: Robots Are Coming. And They Can Sing.

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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Watch Kiki Transform

She’s a beautifully dark force in the world of contemporary art, and North Texas gets easy access to Kiki Smith’s latest exhibition, currently on view at UNT Gallery on the Square (109 N. Elm St., Denton). Transformations shows both the artist’s process and final output through a series of five...
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3,000 Texans Might Die Without Medicaid Expansion, Study Says

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...
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Best Dance Shows to See and Workshops to Attend This June

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...
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A Felony Record Seals the Deal in Deportation

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?...
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The Ten Best Texas Psychedelic Rock Albums

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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The Surge

If you've stumbled on the nightly news or a daily paper of late, you've heard of the Surge: the wave of Central American children who are arriving, often alone, at the Texas border, and walking right into the arms of Border Patrol agents. To follow the news is to believe...