I see our old pal and esteemed colleague Ann Zimmerman has a front-page piece in Rupert Murdoch’s Wall Street Journal this morning about a particular piano we mentioned a few months back. Yup, it’s John Lennon’s instrument, the one upon which he wrote “Imagine” in 1971 whilst apparently smoking plenty…
KTVT-Channel 11 Jeniffer Tunay shows her injuries to KTVT-Channel 11 reporter Clif Caldwell. By now you’ve no doubt heard that on Monday night, a couple was biking on the Katy Trail when they were attacked by a man wielding a box cutter. Well, Bryan Kilburn, whose wife Jeniffer was on…
Screw this: By God, when that Jacquielynn Floyd is right, she’s right. Even a blind hog finds an acorn once in a while, they say, and Floyd found one with her Morning News column Tuesday: Democracy is tedious and fatiguing. So let’s leave the Trinity River toll road vote to…
On an April evening in 2006, two police officers were patrolling a crime-ridden neighborhood in Northwest Dallas, a few miles south of Love Field. One cop was a respected veteran, the other a rookie less than a month out of the academy, now learning on the job. The two saw…
A half-hour after her boyfriend left her Irving condo on an icy night in January 1988, Marilyn M. heard pounding on her door. Thinking her boyfriend might have had car trouble, Marilyn opened the door and confronted a stranger who pushed his way into her home and dragged her to…
Southern Fried Dallas deserves better: I am a theater lover and can’t recall ever reading a more nasty, vicious review of a Southern comedy (“The Silent Treatment,” by Elaine Liner, on Unfair Park, July 25). I did a little research and was surprised to learn that The Sugar Bean Sisters…
SAN ANTONIO—He was done signing autographs. Finished glad-handing fans. Complete with his first day of training camp as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. But, refreshingly, Wade Phillips was just getting started. As Phillips jogged into The Alamodome locker room tunnel last Wednesday afternoon, a man desperate for his attention…
Craig Watkins sure is putting the “DA” in “DNA.” This week’s Observer cover story on DNA exonerations will be available shortly, but recent news about the case of Clay Chabot proves that these revelations of dubious convictions are just going to keep on coming. And, as District Attorney Craig Watkins…
According to a missive on the band’s MySpace page, Denton’s own Current Leaves, one of North Texas’ best young bands, is calling it quits. They leave behind one excellent platter of psychedelic country — the criminally under-heard Pastense — as well as one forthcoming swan song, the title of which…
Jeff Liles has informed us as to the identity of “juabeaux,” who’s been posting all the archival footage of bands performing in Deep Ellum way back when. But till we talk to our YouTube’n archivist and find out what he plans on doing with what we hear is an estimable…
Just what the heck’s going on at 700 N. Pearl St., Suite 510? That’s the question many folks are asking, as help-wanted ads like this one, this one and many others found in the Detroit Free Press, of all places, list an address but no employer’s name. This has been…
Hannah Storm, so we’ve been told, is available for interviews concerning CBS’s The Early Show making a Dallas pit stop on Friday. And, yeah, we could ask her about her pops, the former American Basketball Association commissioner. Or we could talk to her about her early-career stint in Houston, where…
I had no idea till yesterday that the infamous Merry Miller of ABC News is this Merry Miller. Says her Learning Annex bio: “The former Miss Dallas, who grew up in tiny Mesquite, Texas, has a list of contacts that’s the envy of networking professionals all over town.” We also…
This morning, American Airlines issued a press release announcing its partnership with Illinois-based AirCell, which promises broadband Interwebs access on commercial airline flights. Says AirCell on its Web site, the service would be available on “personal Wi-Fi devices including laptops, 802.11 a/b/g -equipped devices, and mobile handheld devices,” but not…
In the wake of yesterday’s announcement that the Bancroft family had indeed agreed to sell Dow Jones & Co. for $5 billion to Rupert Murdoch, this morning the Los Angeles Times wonders whether newspaper dynasties aren’t quickly becoming a dying breed. Of course, it need look no further than George…
In lieu of news, a couple of items from the gossip pages: Hey, FC Dallas, waytago — you made Perez Hilton this morning! And David Beckham didn’t even have to show. Go figure. And, mazel tov for making TMZ.com’s video-clip pile this morning, Market News First! Your O.J. Simpson interview…
Brandon Friedman: soldier, activist, blogger, author Brandon Friedman, who last year received his Master’s in Public Policy and Administration from the University of Texas at Dallas, served as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division in Afghanistan and Iraq. He now serves as a senior advisor to…
Great question, Andrew Matheny of Dallas, Texas. Really, well done. Maybe the Republicans will answer it some day. Wouldn’t hold my breath though. –Robert Wilonsky…
Jesus, first they get Kevin Garnett. Now, Boston gets … Eric Gagne. Oh, well. Not quite the same. Reports ESPN.com: Eric Gagne is reportedly headed to Boston to bolster the Red Sox’ bullpen. Gagne, who had a no-trade clause, must waive it for the deal could be completed. ESPN The…
Imagine the scene: You’re out on the town, schmoozing with friends and spending wads of cash. Or you’re busy running errands: hitting up the grocery store, picking up your dry cleaning, taking the dog for a walk. Whatever it is, you’re not sitting at home alone in your underwear trolling…
So, uh, yeah. The Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) championship event known as “The Art of War 3,” taking place September 1 at the American Airlines Center, is apparently going to be “one of the biggest parties Dallas has ever hosted.” Sure, why not — “cageside” VIP tix are going for…
Lewisville High School grad Josh Rushing — Sean Hannity’s “traitor,” Jon Stewart’s recent guest When I interviewed then-Marine Captain Josh Rushing in June 2004 for this story, his commanding officers weren’t allowing the Dallas-born, Lewisville-raised soldier to give much more than his name, rank and serial number. Rushing — featured…
