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Some people should not be allowed to use Photoshop. Others, on the other hand… Ladies and gentlemen, presenting Mr. and Mrs. Mark Cuban and their lovely family. –Robert Wilonsky…

There are a lot of things changing in the world of journalism these days. Craigslist is striking fear into the heart of ad sales people, newspapers have to have fancy online presences to compete, and reporters are spending as much time online as they are at the courthouse tracking down…

One of the few bright spots in the Dallas Independent School District is heading elsewhere. Deputy superintendent Jim Scales is taking the top job in Hamilton County, Tennessee, a beleaguered school district–which is putting it mildly. According to that school board’s chairman, Chip Baker, “Forget about being 136th in the…

Steve Shin wants the Club Dada name and the logo. Apparently, he just didn’t want Club Dada. From all accounts, the re-opening of Club Dada went swimmingly last Friday night; the mayor spoke, the bands played, the drinks flowed. Long gone are the bad memories of former owner Steven Shin,…

Well, it is an improvement: Variety’s reporting that producers for the movie version of Dallas, which I feel like I’ve already seen and walked out on at this point, have chosen a replacement for departing director Robert Luketic. Her name is Gurinder Chadha, and she’s best known for Bend it…

Last September 1, an armada of water taxis left the Hotel Cipriani bearing America’s royalty. Movie stars attending the International Venice Film Festival were staying at the luxury island inn, and the small boats were the only way to get to the theater. Everyone was dressed for the black-tie premiere…

As always, college is getting more expensive. Not only is tuition skyrocketing, but students need more and more costly necessities to get by, such as iPods and laptop computers. If your college of choice is in Dallas, you’ll also want to shell out for a decent fake ID or risk…

Its just after lunch on a warm Wednesday in March, and Helen Rodriguez-Farias is seeing her third patient of the day. The nurse beside her, whom Rodriguez-Farias is training, pulls on a pair of gloves and preps the needle. She says something in Spanish to the patient and pricks the…

Simple minds: Buzz must have read 20,000 words last week about controlling illegal immigration, and a common cry raised by many pundits was this: Prosecute employers for hiring illegal immigrants. Take away the jobs, and you take away the incentive for illegal immigration. It’s simple: Better to drain the swamp…

Cover Charge Sour note: I have to say that I agree with your editorial on Club Dada (“Is This On?,” by Sam Machkovech, March 30). I will be out at the club on Friday, mostly for nostalgic purposes, but I can’t help but feel a bit of dread and dismay…

Pleasant Grove (Dallas, Austin): Two months ago, the guys at dconstruction.org sat me down to chat about local music, and the resulting episode was mostly optimistic. I brought a lot of great, promising music to the show from WoSF performers such as Baboon and the Theater Fire, and there wasn’t…

Yesterday, we told you how Dallas county officials are beginning to expect (fear?) that the Department of Justice is going to propose a staggering series of costly recommendations on how to fix the long-beleaguered jail once and for all. Well, now we’re hearing reports that the feds are going to…

Lisa Loeb’s sister Ashlee…no, sorry, Debbie Were you aware Lisa Loeb had a sister? And that she’s got a…uh…hit single that’s apparently doing well on dance radio? Me, neither–which is odd, since I’ve known Lisa since we were kids and since her dad Pete is my mom’s gastroenterologist. (Hey, I…

In case you haven’t noticed–and if you haven’t, you either ride your bike to work, office out of the house and never leave or are a 2-year-old mooching rides off your folks–gas prices have risen dramatically in recent weeks; according to the most recent AAA gas price survey, released March…

Jessi Klein’s “Walk of Shame Shopping” article in Paper this month tells the women of New York City where to buy last-minute pre-work clothes after a night of shacking up. Why should the sexually satisfied ladies of Dallas not have a similar guide? First, for the unititiated: Shacking up: (n)…

When I was a kid, I attended basketball camp at St. Mark’s School of Texas; it was taught by some Dallas Maverick whose name my folks and I can’t remember, which means he musta been some kinda great. (Actually, I wanna say it was James Donaldson, but that would have…

My folks just read this story about “designer babies” and informed me they would like a do-over. Thanks, UT-Southwestern. –Robert Wilonsky…