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Good Shotnew
The story of a Ukrainian emigre in New York's violent Little Odessa is three-quarters of a great film, weakened by its moralizing.
Dallas Observer |
Robert Wilonsky |
09-20-2005 |
Reviews
Sickness in Jail Can Be a Death Sentencenew
An inmate at the Dallas County Jail who was diagnosed with schizophrenia hung himself; his body showed no traces of the medication he was supposed to be taking to control his disease.
Dallas Observer |
Matt Pulle |
09-19-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Payday Loan Centers Charge Whopping Interest Ratesnew
Payday loan centers have partnerships with out-of-state banks to evade state usury laws, and as a result get away with charging interest rates that can surpass an annual 700 percent.
Dallas Observer |
Paul Kix |
09-12-2005 |
Economy
Through the Danger Zonenew
Kenny Loggins and Jimmy Messina saw the '80s differently. On their reunion tour, the duo finally meets halfway.
Dallas Observer |
Sarah Hepola |
09-05-2005 |
Concerts
More Accusations of Racism Made in Dallasnew
Using a "logistic regression analysis model" to prove its point, the Dallas Morning News accused the Dallas County District Attorney of running a racist department.
Dallas Observer |
Jim Schutze |
09-05-2005 |
Race & Class
G.I. Jerks Are as Real as Rambonew
A wave of wannabe warriors claiming service in Afghanistan and Iraq are looking to profit by deception, as one woman learned after moving in with a man she believed to be a career soldier.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
09-05-2005 |
War
Bill Parcells' Guysnew
Can has-beens from a coach's glory years change the Dallas Cowboys from mediocrities to monsters?
Dallas Observer |
Paul Kix |
08-29-2005 |
Sports
The Hot Spot in Dallasnew
Deep Ellum is a strip in Dallas full of rowdy bars and clubs and a dying music scene. Violence and break-ins scare bands and patrons away, so one writer investigates a typical night, topped off with cops and mace paintball guns.
Dallas Observer |
Sam Machkovech |
08-22-2005 |
Recreation
Tags: bars & clubs
Flight Risknew
Wes Craven takes a suspense cue from Alfred Hitchcock in Red Eye.
Dallas Observer |
Luke Y. Thompson |
08-22-2005 |
Reviews
Cherry on Topnew
The 40-Year-Old Virgin gets a heart-on while telling wonderfully dirty jokes.
Dallas Observer |
Robert Wilonsky |
08-22-2005 |
Reviews
Working Bluenew
The Aristocrats goes inside the dirtiest joke ever told and reveals a nugget of unadulterated joy.
Dallas Observer |
Robert Wilonsky |
08-15-2005 |
Reviews
Legend in the Makingnew
As a teenager, John Legend was already recording with Lauryn Hill. Seven years later, he's only gotten bigger.
Dallas Observer |
Michael Roberts |
08-15-2005 |
Reviews
Nyuk Nyuknew
Why do Three Stooges jokes best explain an upcoming Dallas charter election for a new system of city government?
Dallas Observer |
Jim Schutze |
08-15-2005 |
Politics
Tags: Texas, Dallas city government
Where There's a Willnew
Author Will Clarke has a deal with a New York publisher and a Hollywood studio, and it only took him eight years to become an overnight success.
Dallas Observer |
Robert Wilonsky |
08-15-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Loosened Texas Laws Spawn Dallas Wineriesnew
Where just four years ago there were barely 40 bonded Texas wineries, today there are more than 92, with more in the permit pipeline that will push that number to the 100 mark by the end of 2005.
Dallas Observer |
Mark Stuertz |
08-08-2005 |
Food+Drink
