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In the world of ubiquitous American desserts, one can always rely on the chocolate chip cookie, the apple pie, chocolate cake and Jell-O. Hell, Jell-O has earned the honor of being the go-to term for any gelatin-related, or simply jiggly, dessert. It's the Kleenex of the cafeteria. Jell-O -- especially the...
When I first began posting those Lewis Hine photos of Dallas child workers, taken in the fall of 1913, I pointed your direction toward the work of Massachusetts historian Joe Manning, who runs the Lewis Hine Project and has spent the better part of the last several years trying to...
Fluids of all sorts have cameo roles in Zayd Dohrn's soggy new play, Long Way Go Down, getting its debut production in Kitchen Dog Theater's current New Works Festival. In the small, spare office of a Phoenix trucking outfit where most of the drama happens, buckets catch steady leaks from...
When it comes to getting a major jolt from a single cup of straight, black coffee, there's really nothing in Dallas that gives you a bigger caffeine bang for a buck than a 12 oz Styrofoam cup full of what's known around the Lakewood/Lower Greenville area as "Danny's Motor Oil."...
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Apparently, almost 37 million votes determined last night's Idol elimination and Seacrest said it was the most of the season... but, then again, on the season finale of Season Three, there were more than twice that many, propelling Fantasia to victory.Speaking of Fantasia, she performed on last night's show. Her...
As the contest dwindles, it seems the contestants were hailing from more specific locations.Casey James wasn't so much from Fort Worth, or Cowtown, as some folks call it. No, he's was from teensy Cool, Texas. Looks like the producers acknowledged that viewers are more likely to tune in if they...
I've been pestering Frank Librio in Dallas City Hall's Public Information Office for The Official Word on Harold Nogle, who, according to Texas Tribune's city payroll database, is the fourth-highest-paid city official. And, while he was at it, maybe he had some more info about the city's dependence upon the...
There's a grand—or not so grand, depending on your tastes—tradition of bands naming themselves after their place of origin. Alabama, Kansas, Boston and many other proud sons have made a point to state their allegiance up front and center. Add These United States to that esteemed list. While using the...
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Whitt’s End: 5.14.10
10. Welcome to the playoffs, Tuff Juice. Caron Butler set the tone last night at the raucous American Airlines Center. 35 points and 11 rebounds were nice. But it was his aggression - and 0 turnovers - that punched the Spurs in the face. 9. Game 6 is Thursday night...
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Earlier this morning, those among Mayor Tom Leppert's nearly 2,000 friends on Facebook were treated to a link to the city's Web site where they could find an official response to a recent story in The Dallas Morning News about the Trinity River Corridor Project. Turns out the statement is...
It's a big week in Idol World. Tonight marks the almost annual star-studded Idol Gives Back charity episode, and, no matter how hard-hearted you are, you have to admit that the show is an emotional, feel-good, do-good piece of prime-time. Celebs of every level will grace the stage and screen...
Couple times a month Derrius Bell has trouble sleeping. Maybe it's more that he has difficulty waking up. Or, in reality, is it merely that he can't comprehend—much less detail—the full effect of multiple concussions suffered through the years on the football field? "I've tried to explain this to doctors,...
Several Friends of Unfair Park have directed our attention to the WFAA weatherman's latest forecast, sent via his Twitter account less than an hour ago: "snow is back in the forecast!!!! i'm not kidding!!!" Clearly, as evidenced by gratuitous use of exclamation points. Nonetheless, his tweet caused quite the four-lettered...
Elvis week, people. Elvis week. Lots to choose from. Lots of disappointments. And Idol alum Adam Lambert was the mentor, so that means there was lots of make-up... as well as inappropriate jokes about inches and tongues from Ryan Seacrest. Awkward!On a positive note, though, Lambert was one of the...
Over the weekend, New York Times personal finance writer Tara Siegel Bernard visited with Sunset High School's Mathew Frost, an 11th and 12th grade American history and economics teacher giving his students a real-world look at how to balance the books. In other words, he's teaching to the actual test...
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At this very moment Preservation Dallas executive director Katherine Seale is at the Women's Museum in Fair Park formally presenting its annual list of properties, neighborhoods and "historic resources" that are among the "most endangered" in the city. Even the most casual Friend of Unfair Park will recognize, perhaps, all...
Had a long talk with Greg Meyer last night. He's the guy who owns 645,000 shares of Blockbuster -- more than any exec at Blockbuster, save for CEO Jim Keyes, whose stock comes with the title, and more than anyone on the board of directors. He's the former managing director...
Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, February 4, 2010...Jay Reatard's autopsy results are in, and they aren't surprising.Apparently Jack White does not know how to take a break. He's about to start mixing the new Dead Weather album. El-P has announced that Def Jux label is not...
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