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Ever Seen a Ghost?new
Spirit hunters like Lisa Olive prowl historic sites, searching for haunted souls.
Dallas Observer |
Megan Feldman |
05-22-2007 |
Culture
Last Men Standing in Dallas Mayoral Racenew
Tom Leppert and Ed Oakley, who will face each other in a June 16 runoff, show that what you think about Dallas politics could be wrong.
Dallas Observer |
Matt Pulle |
05-22-2007 |
Politics
Anand Jon's Fashion Foulsnew
The clothing designer prowled the country for fresh, young models -- many of them claim their encounters with him ended in rape.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
05-15-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Old-Time Religion and New Americansnew
Hispanic evangelical leaders join to push for compassionate immigration reform.
Dallas Observer |
Megan Feldman |
05-15-2007 |
Immigration
Tags: illegal, Immigration
What Exactly Did Mayoral Candidate Tom Leppert Move to Dallas?new
Leppert moved a company to Dallas, he says -- too bad he left the employees behind.
Dallas Observer |
Matt Pulle |
05-08-2007 |
Politics
It's a Badu World ... the Rest of Us Just Live In Itnew
Erykah Badu's new project, the Cannabinoids, is a collection of 10 other musicians intended to "put some fire up under the ass of hip-hop in Dallas."
Dallas Observer |
Jonanna Widner |
05-08-2007 |
Music
God in the Detailsnew
For a quarter-century Roy Abraham Varghese has been assembling God proofs -- along the way he won over the world's most influential atheist.
Dallas Observer |
Mark Stuertz |
05-08-2007 |
Religion
Suits Him Finenew
Jay Lombardo designs sports' spiffiest uniforms.
Dallas Observer |
Richie Whitt |
05-01-2007 |
Fashion
Tags: fashion
Old-time Religion Confronts 21st-century Texas Prisonsnew
Does the InnerChange Freedom Initiative work, and is it constitutional?
Dallas Observer |
Jesse Hyde |
05-01-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Immigrant Workers Left Unpaid and Abandoned in Alabamanew
About 25 men say Varela failed to pay them for two weeks of work, leaving them stranded in Birmingham without food or supplies. The Mexican Consulate connected them with an attorney who last week filed a lawsuit against the contractor.
Dallas Observer |
Megan Feldman |
04-24-2007 |
Immigration
Tags: illegal immigrant, day labor
Laptops Change the Way We View Music. Duh.new
In an environment where even audience response is calculated by a computer and the music -- and don't get me wrong, it is music -- is made solely of ones and zeroes, what does the visual matter?
Dallas Observer |
Jonanna Widner |
04-24-2007 |
Music
Don't You Wish Your Mayor Was Hot Like Menew
Dallas' mayoral wannabes are all nice guys -- where's the fun in that?
Dallas Observer |
Matt Pulle |
04-24-2007 |
Politics
An Uncharacteristically Lively Albumnew
It seems dating fellow Drag City artist Joanna Newsom has worked out exceedingly well for the enigmatic singer-songwriter formerly known as Smog.
Dallas Observer |
Noah W. Bailey |
04-24-2007 |
Reviews
Texas' Stem Cell Stance Could Have Economic Effectsnew
If Texas continues to essentially criminalize stem cell research, the state could lose out on billions of dollars and tens of thousands of jobs.
Dallas Observer |
Jesse Hyde |
04-24-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Yet Another Deputy Alleges Misdeeds by Constable Mike Dupreenew
The Dallas County constable already accused of sexually harassing Hispanic men and deporting his Honduran lover in a jealous pique is now the subject of a sworn statement that says he conspired to frame his political rivals on false drug charges.
Dallas Observer |
Matt Pulle |
04-16-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
