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Days Gone Bite: C-Rations, K-Rations and SOS

To the men of the 504th regiment, 82nd Airborne--"the Devils in Baggy Pants"--who crossed the Waal in Holland and battled Panzers in the Ardennes. My uncle 'Highlee' fought with them. And to Marines of the American Legation Guard, Peking, colloquially known as "the North China Marines" who never had the...
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Revolving Doors: Sluggish September

Dallas had been on a hot streak.The scoreboard of restaurant openings vs closings had leaned heavily to the positive all spring and summer. March, for example, recorded a 10-5 result, openings vs closings. In April it was 8-3 in favor--and things continued that way, including a 15-2 July blowout.Not since...
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Counting Down the Best Local Albums of ’09

Not to get all nostalgic, but 2009 really was a fantastic year in Dallas-Fort Worth music. There are various reasons why and, last week, we handled the news-side of it all. But this week's a little closer to the heart. This week really matters. Because, well, the music mattered around...
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The Pains of Being Pure At Heart Learn The Other Side Of Rock

It's hard to say whether Rock Band will result in more musical acts forming at some point down the line. But one would have to assume it would, right? Especially in these times, when the line between geeking out on music and making it is so thin. Surely, the members...
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Pairing Off: Campbell’s Tomato Soup

Matching wine to tomato soup wouldn't seem all that difficult. Fine dining restaurants routinely piece together bisques and fresh purees, after all--and their sommeliers can generally cope. But in this column we don't bother to make fresh, upscale, herb infused soups. That would require buying tomatoes, basil...far too much trouble, to...
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Listomania: Eight Indie Rock Duos We Love

More and more frequently, indie rock acts are not only proving that the typical guitar-bass-drums formula isn't necessarily the only path to success, but that no more than two band members are really needed. As a result two-piece bands are simply everywhere.Take, for example, our own fair city, in which...
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Handle The Proof: Hot Buttered Rum

In the classic film Northwest Passage, Spencer Tracy plays the legendary Robert Rogers. For those who didn't waste a portion of their youth reading about the French and Indian War, Rogers commanded a band of soldiers who wore green uniforms and fought "Indian style" in the woods of New York.The...
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Pho From Home: Le’s Fire Pot

It's freezing. I am always cold, by nature, but it is bonafide frosty. I need something warm in my belly, and I can't believe it, but I am craving pho. My brother, with whom I work, senses my impending breakdown and says the six words he or anyone who's in...
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Lodge Owner Makes Rolling Stone

As you can see, however, Dawn Rizos isn't mentioned by name in the October 29 ish -- and where's the publicity value in that? You remember what happened, right? Right: Newt Gingrich's Business Defense and Advisory Council solicited the owner of the topless joint for a donation in exchange for...
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JOHN LEWIS BAND

Being in a band sure is fun. Until, that is, you realize that there are actual costs involved. Like, recording costs, for one. So, maybe the John Lewis Band should be applauded for taking this route with its debut release: Instead of hitting the studio and laying down a substantial...
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Chief David Kunkle’s Letter to DPD

Last night, Dallas Police Chief David Kunkle explained why, 30 minutes from now, he will hold a press conference to announce his retirement, effective April 30. After the jump you will find his letter to the department, in which he outlines strides made during his five-year tenure -- including policy...
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Creative Seeding

A couple years back the Svalbard Global Seed Vault opened on an island off the coast of Norway, with the mission of preserving the world's important plant species in the event of global catastrophe. It's funded mostly by Norway, but also in part by the Global Crop Diversity Trust, an...
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Year in Review: Sampling the Best DJ and Dance Music of 2009

The past year brought the worst economy since the malaise of the 1970s, and like that era, it also saw dance music sweep the nation. Lady Gaga, the Black Eyed Peas, Beyoncé and Sean "P. Diddy" Combs all dabbled in the sound. Even Michael Jackson was said to be working...