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Feature
Six Pac
The Cowboys are counting on NFL outlaw Pacman Jones to pop the top on their sixth Super Bowl.
By Richie Whitt
Published: September 4, 2008
Father murdered. Mother imprisoned. Drugs. Fights. Guns. Lies. Suspensions. Handcuffs. Electronic monitoring devices. Irrepressible urges. Intuitive receivers. Irrational...
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News
The Anti-Dittohead
Hey, Mr. King of Talk Radio, meet the queen
By Sam Merten
Published: September 4, 2008
When Jack Jett sits in front of the microphone on September 6 and hits the airwaves for the first time, he'll be trying to succeed in a market that might not be prepared for...
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You Said It
A Blatant Diss|Don't Get Fooled Again
Published: September 4, 2008
"César Chávez, Texas," by Jim Schutze, August 28 A Blatant Diss As a Texan, I must stand up for the principle that César Chávez is worthy of...
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Buzz
In the Cards
By Patrick Williams
Published: September 4, 2008
In the cards: Only a fool would predict the outcome of a hotly contested election more than two months out. So, all righty then, here goes: The election for Dallas County...
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Schutze
Toll You So
The Trinity River Project should be floating right along. Instead it's sinking under the weight of its own folly.
By Jim Schutze
Published: September 4, 2008
On November 6, 2007, a referendum to kill the Trinity River toll road failed at the polls. I was for the referendum. The side I was on lost. I think I was fairly open about...
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Ask a Mexican
Ask a Mexican
Home, sweet home: Who says it's no fun being an illegal alien?
By Gustavo Arellano
Published: September 4, 2008
Dear Mexican: I'm an illegal alien. Got here on a tourist visa and stayed for a job. My gabacho employer knows about it and doesn't give a crap. I don't apologize about it, as...
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Music
Dirty Talk
Twenty years later, the godfathers of grunge in Mudhoney still remember their roots
By Darryl Smyers
Published: September 4, 2008
You'd think that, after 20 years of hearing his band described as the quintessential grunge group, Mudhoney frontman Mark Arm might have succumbed to the inherent weight and...
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Music
Pet Peeves
The Beach Boys are popping up everywhere this year in music but don't seem to be getting their due
By Pete Freedman
Published: September 4, 2008
Influence is a funny thing. Unlike inspiration, which can strike at any time, influence seems to follow the trends of what's hot in music. It's rare for an act to dip into the...
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Critics' Picks
Red Monroe, Baboon, Pikahsso and Tahiti with Glen Reynolds
Saturday, September 6, at Club Dada
By Jesse Hughey
Published: September 4, 2008
It's quite appropriate that such a diverse lineup would play at the closing party for the Jason Janik exhibition at Kettle Art Gallery. Over the past decade, Janik's photgraphy...
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playlist
The New Year
The New Year (Touch and Go)
By Robert Wilonsky
Published: September 4, 2008
In the 16 years since the "Bedside Table"/"Living Well" 7-inch scored a direct hit, Los Bros Kadane (Matt and Bubba, where you been?) have never disappointed and always...
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Bsides
Sensory System
The five members of What Laura Says Thinks and Feels are still feeling out their niche
By Adriane Goetz
Published: September 4, 2008
James Mulhern, guitarist/vocalist of What Laura Says Thinks and Feels, speaks of his first concert experience with pride. It was a Bon Jovi show; Mulhern was in the ninth row,...
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Dish
Cheap Hookah
In its own way, Al Amir is smokin’
By Jonanna Widner
Published: September 4, 2008
Upon hearing I had been assigned the duty of reviewing Al Amir, a Lebanese restaurant way up on Belt Line, I decided to study the restaurant's Web site. This, after all, was no...
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Cheap Bastard
Hook Line and Sinker
By ALICE LAUSSADE
Published: September 4, 2008
Single-serving bottles of Beringer on the counter count: 8 People in line in front of me count: 4 Hook Line & Sinker is the clogged artery in the heart of Uptown. And I mean...
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Film
In the Heat of the Knight
Summer '08: Batman saved the season, while a little Sex went a long way and the indies went south
By SCOTT FOUNDAS
Published: September 4, 2008
And so another summer movie season comes to an end, not with a bang but a whimper—what else to call four new releases (Babylon A.D., Bangkok Dangerous, College and...
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Night & Day
Gut Reaction
By Andrea Grimes
Published: September 4, 2008
Truly great art should speak to the soul in a profound way; it should stir within the human heart deep feelings and strong convictions. One should be unable to turn away from...
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Night & Day
What It Is
Celebrates an anniversary in style
By Merritt Martin
Published: September 4, 2008
What better than a mother-daughter team to nurture and support local artists? ART is ART, the family-run East Dallas consignment store/local art depot that moved last year from...
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Night & Day
Fancy Fiddle
The DSO throws a Gala
By Jennifer Elaine Davis
Published: September 4, 2008
For the cultural elite in Dallas, there are few things more exciting than a gala. Not content to go to a simple party or gathering, the local glitterati need quarterly...
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Night & Day
Joe Fashion
By S. Anne Durham
Published: September 4, 2008
As any fan of Project Runway knows, much has been said over the blending of fabric and art in the name of fashion. But what about blending fabric and art in the name of art?...
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Night & Day
Abba Zabba
Casa Mañana says Mamma Mia!
By JENNIFER MEDINA
Published: September 4, 2008
Chick flick and timely throwback to the sounds of dancing queens, the film version of Mamma Mia! opened to impressive box-office action, but is it really any surprise? The...
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Night & Day
Laugh Out Proud
The Lakewood hosts a night of queer comedy
By Rich Lopez
Published: September 4, 2008
I like comics. I like gays. But gay comics? Hell yes! Next to black comics, gay ones are the best, because sadly, jokes about hardships and prejudices are hilarious. Besides,...
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