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Evolutianity
By Michelle Mathews
Published: July 17, 2008
It's surprising that Christianity didn't embrace the idea of evolution decades ago. Though they claim God is immutable, the church has had to constantly revamp its...
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My-Ography?
Whose story is told at the Hub?
By Jennifer Elaine Davis
Published: July 17, 2008
We live in a society obsessed with biography; a culture that expects an A&E special detailing the lives led by our politicians, movie stars and musicians. Biographies are...
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Rhyme Time
The littlest Seuss hits the Casa
By Andrea Grimes
Published: July 17, 2008
One fish. Two fish. Red fish. Blue fish. You're a smart kid, bet you can figure out what rhymes there. Now try another. Seuss. Noise. Truce. Voice. Do what now? It surely can't...
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Cheaper Onstage
The RTC takes on a dozen kids
By Spencer Campbell
Published: July 17, 2008
There are some movie match-ups that transcend the screen and enter our everlasting consciousness. Spencer Tracy and Sidney Poitier, Paul Newman and Robert Redford, Jack Lemmon...
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Paranoia Factor
Joe Rogan spouts off at the Improv
By Noah W. Bailey
Published: July 17, 2008
Joe Rogan, like many comedians, is a pretty strange cat. On the one hand, he's publicly called out Carlos Mencia and Dane Cook for stealing jokes, which is awesome. On the...
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Night & Day
Reel Blood
The DMA screens oil tale Giant
By Rich Lopez
Published: July 17, 2008
I say forget the Daniel Day-Lewis vanity project There Will Be Blood--that's for Californians. The definitive movie about oil here in Texas will always be Giant. The George...
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Night & Day
Jungle Gem
By Jesse Hughey
Published: July 17, 2008
Master photographer and naturalist Frans Lanting amassed a collection of beautiful, vibrant photos from 20 years in the field, taken everywhere from the Congo lowlands to the...
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Night & Day
Lit-Chat
Writers speak out about their work
By Spencer Campbell
Published: July 17, 2008
When successful people socialize, there's usually a crescendo of energy as they attempt to outwit each other. This ends either in an entertaining back-and-forth or terribly...
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Night & Day
In The End
Have some Shakespeare with your park
By Mark Hughes
Published: July 17, 2008
Mix comedy, tragedy, romance, desire and honor and what do you get? No, not Jean-Claude Van Damme. You get Shakespeare, and those needing a fix of the Bard this summer can...
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Boys Will Be Boys
Jersey is transported to the Music Hall
By S. Anne Durham
Published: July 17, 2008
Once upon a time, chart-topping pop acts assembled themselves. No studio execs, no choreography lessons and no extreme makeovers. Likewise, in the heyday of Frankie Valli and...
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When Of Rome
Maraniss discusses a special Olympics
By Merritt Martin
Published: July 17, 2008
There's Munich and various political boycotts. There have been various underdog medalists and the surefire champions and dopers. And there are particular years to apply to each...
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Night & Day
Spam, Spam, Spam
Grab your dead parrot and head to Grapevine
By Daniel Rodrigue
Published: July 17, 2008
This weekend, if you haven't "been around," or if you don't like bawdy sketches, waggish bits or silly things--nudge-nudge, wink-wink--then you'd better avoid Grapevine like...
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Night & Day
Legendary Larry
McMurtry and Ossana speak to the Nasher
By Daniel Rodrigue
Published: July 17, 2008
For decades, Larry McMurtry has kept the same daily ritual. Most mornings, he feeds sheet after sheet of paper into his Hermes 3000 typewriter. He'll write for hours. But his...
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News
Want to work for the Dallas Observer?
Current openings for Web editor and editorial assistant
Published: July 17, 2008
The Dallas Observer has an immediate opening for an editorial assistant. Perfect for an organized self-starter who derives satisfaction from creating order out of chaos....
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Buzz
Hitting Where It Hurts
By Jim Schutze
Published: July 17, 2008
Hitting where it hurts: Not that black people ever were thrilled with the Dallas public school system, but in the last year unhappy has become unhappier. Two main...
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Music
What Women Want
Exile in Guyville remains relevant, even 15 years after Liz Phair first introduced it
By Jennifer Maerz
Published: July 17, 2008
Liz Phair's Exile in Guyville is a personal document as poignant in 2008 as it was when it debuted in 1993. The record gave voice to the complicated tug-of-war that women can...
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Critics' Picks
Republic Tigers, Grassfight, Starhead
Sunday, July 20, at Hailey's, Denton
By Jason Harper
Published: July 17, 2008
A crew of digital-age composers, the Republic Tigers pass around song files like intraband demos, loading them onto ProTools rigs and sculpting massive creations from the...
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playlist
Ratatat
LP3 (XL)
By Andrew Stout
Published: July 17, 2008
True to guitarist Evan Mast's side career as a graphic designer, Ratatat's instrumental pop owes as much to the Photoshop ethic as it does to ProTools. At times, this Brooklyn...
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Bsides
Hello, It's (Still) Me
Even after so many years and so many bands, Todd Rundgren keeps doing things his way
By Darryl Smyers
Published: July 17, 2008
Having just turned 60, legendary singer/songwriter/producer/video director/computer programmer Todd Rundgren might want to slow things down, perhaps even think about...
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Film
Thank You for the Music
But your movie's kinda drab. Mamma Mia! drains the fun out of ABBA.
By ELLA TAYLOR
Published: July 17, 2008
I've always enjoyed ABBA—not in that post-hoc, so-bad-it's-good hip way, but innocently, the way I like Phil Spector. To this day, howling along in my car to that...
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