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Now Seizing Our Attention

Yang Jin Long came of age in the intellectually and creatively stifling environment of post-Cultural Revolution China. Apparently, the result of leaving behind such a tightly wound upbringing is to create vibrantly colorful art that looks like it belongs on the cover of a '70s prog-rock album. In other words,...
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KTVT, WFAA Bicker Over Ratings Results

This morning, Lori Conrad at KTVT-Channel 11 sent word: "KTVT is Number One in Late News for the First Time Ever in a Major 'Sweeps' Period." The press release then went on to say that based on Nielsen numbers for November, the CBS affiliate's 10 p.m. weekday newscast won the...
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Southern Drive

Q: When is a country record not merely a country record? A: When the record in question swaggers more than it swoons, or when the album makes your eyes sting with sweat, rather than filling them with tears. While Southern Drive is considered by many to be one of the...
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Yesterday at NX35: The Walkmen at Hailey’s Club

Band: The WalkmenVenue: HaileysTime: 11:25 p.m.The buzz was loud and the venue packed last night in anticipation for one of the bigger bands taking part in this year's version of NX35: New York City's The Walkmen. Since I got to Hailey's early, I happened to catch a couple members of...
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The Dallas Mavericks Lift Our Hopes Only To Break Our Hearts. Again.

In the maddening moments after yet another premature evacuation by the Dallas Mavericks, I know what you were thinking: Blow it up! Trade Dirk Nowitzki. Cut Jason Kidd. Fire Rick Carlisle. Ball-gag Bob Ortegel. Hang Mark Cuban. Change everything! I know, because I temporarily echoed those sentiments in the knee-jerk...
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How ‘Bout Them Knockers: Venezia Italian Cafe

Venezia Italian Cafe (972) 889-8559 908 Audelia Rd Ste 500 Richardson, TX 75081 Promised time: 30-40 minutes Delivery time: 32 minutes The Score: Beauty: 21 Evening Wear: 15 Talent: 25 X Factor: 10 Total: 71 I heard from a Richardsonian that Venezia Italian Cafe has scrumptious offerings of the pork...
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Last Night: Big Boi and Girl Talk at SMU

Big Boi, Girl TalkSouthern Methodist UniversityApril 15, 2010Better than: Big Boi's set getting canceled as well. Many unsuspecting local music fans had the same reaction upon hearing that there would be a free concert on the SMU campus featuring Outkast's Big Boi and mash-up artist Girl Talk. The consensus response,...
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Whitt’s End: 4.16.10

Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Not only should Dirk Nowitzki be on the first-team All-NBA squad and a legit MVP candidate, he'll be unstoppable against the Spurs. San Antonio has its nucleus back - Tim Duncan, Manu...
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Los Cucos Mexican Café: Not Just Your Same Old Taco Bell Experience

Tacos, enchiladas, burritos--oh my. These are the standard fare of Mexican food chains throughout Dallas, and despite certain subtle differences, their taste is difficult to distinguish from one chain to the next, from one location to the next. In these establishments, nachos purchased in Duncanville taste remarkably similar to nachos...
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This Afternoon at NX35: Digital Downloads Are Ruining Everything!

What: From the Physical to the Digital PanelWhere: Dan's SilverleafTime: 3 p.m.In his keynote, Steve Albini mulled the ephemeral nature of digital media files over physical. It is on this point that the 3 p.m. panel at Dan's Silverleaf elaborated. The panel featured May Megan Carpenter (associate professor of Law...
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Alkaline Trio Deals With Fan Expectations

Popularity can be a mixed bag for a band. With mass acceptance often comes a form of indentured servitude, with each entitled fan expecting the band to continue his or her personal notion of the band's trajectory, even if that trajectory is effectively standing still. Moody pop-punksters Alkaline Trio have...