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Pickin' Circle
By Daniel Rodrigue
Published: September 4, 2008
I fell under the spell of bluegrass music long before the Coen brothers' O Brother, Where Art Thou? I was 9 and riding with my grandpa through the pinewood forests surrounding...
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Iron Eagles
See the fighter planes of yesteryear
By Patrick Williams
Published: September 4, 2008
How to tell if you're a dude (in case there's any doubt): You consider bacon appropriate as an appetizer, entree and dessert dish; you bought a DVD burner just so you could...
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The Magical Fruit
Slappy's tackles a classic fairy tale
By Courtney Clenney
Published: September 4, 2008
Momma always told me not to take candy from strangers, but she never said anything about beans. I don't recall Jack's momma, of Jack and the Beanstalk, telling him not to take...
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Same Old Song
By Noah W. Bailey
Published: September 4, 2008
Honestly, we thought "Spectacular Senior Follies" would be a good name for an America's Funniest Home Videos-style tribute to the antics of the elderly. But Mark Carroll...
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Sitcom Survivor
Titus returns to Addison
By Jesse Hughey
Published: September 4, 2008
You know that friend who doesn't drink or get high anymore, but he's always telling crazy-ass tales from when he did? I don't mean mundane stories about passing out on bar...
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Hot, Hot, Hot
Feel the heat at Will Rogers
By Daniel Rodrigue
Published: September 4, 2008
For the 15th year, Fort Worth will play host to Chile Pepper magazine's Zest Fest. A surefire way to spice up the weekend, the event is a celebration of piquant preparations...
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Hot Potato
By Jesse Hughey
Published: September 4, 2008
Austin artists Jennifer Chenoweth and Todd Campbell created Shine + Burn through a variation on the exquisite corpse game, passing shapes back and forth until they evolve from...
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Equal Pours
Raise a glass for workplace diversity
By Michelle Mathews
Published: September 4, 2008
It's difficult being different in the workplace. Maybe you love Pearl Jam and your colleagues think Pearl Jam blows. Or they laugh at your hybrid while they're rolling in...
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Bend Over Freshman
HAZE explores the dark side of Greek life
By Brittan Dunham
Published: September 4, 2008
Imagine you're in college, walking across campus after a late class, thinking about the party you'll soon be attending. Suddenly you're distracted by an outdoor screen showing...
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Penelope Pan
See a legendary ladyboy in Hurst
By Danna Berger
Published: September 4, 2008
What is it with Peter Pan always being played by a girl? Mary Martin, Sandy Duncan, then Cathy Rigby--all flying around the theater on wires like a heavenly marionette act. No...
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Controversial Bob
See Kevin Smith's classic at the Inwood
By Brittan Dunham
Published: September 4, 2008
Some might say the MPAA has it in for Kevin Smith. Seriously, the dude can't catch a break. His films have been given un-box-office-friendly ratings since the mid-'90s with his...
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Helium High
By Brittan Dunham
Published: September 4, 2008
A young boy. A red balloon. Paris. These simple elements taken from Albert Lamorisse's 1956 Academy Award-winning short film The Red Balloon are woven into a beautiful,...
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Adam And Squeeze
Get "Tempted" at the House of Blues
By John Freeman
Published: September 4, 2008
I know what you hear in your head when someone mentions the band Squeeze. You probably picture that awkward and embarrassing scene in Reality Bites where those wacky slackers...
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Back In Time
The Meyerson hosts Huey Lewis
By Mark Hughes
Published: September 4, 2008
It's hard to imagine a time when a band like Huey Lewis and the News could dominate pop charts and MTV alongside a balding Phil Collins. Man, things sure have changed. And...
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Manimals
Dr. Moreau pays Fort Worth a house call
By JARED BINDER
Published: September 4, 2008
There's something about mad scientists pushing the boundaries of science that makes for really interesting literature and theater. These stories raise the question: How far can...
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A Mean Pinball
Denton rockers tackle Tommy
By Katey Margolis
Published: September 4, 2008
Ahh, the rock opera. It all started in 1966 when The Who released its second album, which contained the phenomenal nine-minute suite of songs "A Quick One While He's Away," the...
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Stage
Who Knew
At DTC's Tommy, Kevin Moriarty presents a package that shakes up the old and reaches out to the new
By Pete Freedman
Published: September 4, 2008
Maybe the blue-hairs in the audience didn't see it coming. Or, then again, maybe they did—it's not as if The Who's Tommy maintains a reputation as a production...
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Critics' Picks
Janiva Magness
Saturday, September 6, at Pearl at Commerce
By Darryl Smyers
Published: September 4, 2008
The old adage is that folks who excel at playing the blues are the ones who have lived the blues. Coming from Los Angeles (by way of Detroit), Janiva Magness is a blues/R&B...
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Faux Fox
All That Remains (Exo)
By Merritt Martin
Published: September 4, 2008
Faux Fox's latest, All That Remains, will make you want to fashion some sort of bizarre shrine to Gary Numan, Depeche Mode, irony and tight pants using decoupage and fake fur....
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Bsides
Something For Nothing
Just how much sense (and, um, cents) does it make for an indie band to give away its music for free?
By Karla Starr
Published: September 4, 2008
Earlier this year, Radiohead released its latest album, In Rainbows, on its Web site using a pay-what-you-wish model. A few months later, Nine Inch Nails released Ghosts I-IV...
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