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1. Feature

   Battle Against Teaching Evolution in Texas Begins

   Should creationism win out, textbooks throughout the country–not just Texas–will challenge the theory of evolution in science curricula

   By Jesse Hyde

   Published: March 20, 2008

   A few weeks before the March 4 Republican primary, a group of candidates gathered at the Shady Valley Golf Club in Arlington for a meet-and-greet luncheon with voters. For the...

2. News

   Dallas Lawyer Specializes in Animal Welfare and Rights

   Plus, if you want to bequeath your savings to Sparky she'll help you set up a pet trust

   By Glenna Whitley

   Published: March 20, 2008

   Veterinary malpractice, wrongful canine death, lawsuits against unethical breeders—the legal system is going to the dogs. Attorney Yolanda Eisenstein specializes in...

3. You Said It

   Shame on Us, as Usual|A Slice of Pie, Please

   Published: March 20, 2008

   "Buzz," by Sam Merten, March 13 Shame on Us, As Usual That's enough. Good God! Dallas finally gets a politician who actually wants to do the right thing, no matter the cost,...

4. Buzz

   Albatross Necklace

   By Patrick Williams

   Published: March 20, 2008

   Albatross necklace: So what was the late political commentator Rufus Shaw talking about when, in the weeks before his suicide, he wrote a blog post bemoaning what he called...

5. Schutze

   After Their Murder-Suicide, Questions About Rufus and Lynn Flint Shaw's Shady Dealings Haunt Dallas

   By Jim Schutze

   Published: March 20, 2008

   OK. Let's do this. Colleen McCain Nelson of The Dallas Morning News editorial board has suggested it was tasteless of me to publish former DART chair Lynn Flint Shaw's...

6. Sports

   Maverick Madness

   Better late than never, let's hear it for U-T-Yay!

   By Richie Whitt

   Published: March 20, 2008

   From stage. To national stage. UT-Arlington, whose athletic legacy seemed eternally chained to both the humor of playing hoops on a theater floor in Texas Hall and the horror...

7. Ask a Mexican

   It's Hard to be Legal When the Law's This Bad

   By Gustavo Arellano

   Published: March 20, 2008

   I am an illegal alien that just turned 18. Is there anything I can do to become a legal alien besides deportation or marrying a U.S. citizen? —Wetback Who Wants to Dry...

8. Music

   Vampire Weekend Backlash at SXSW

   The hype factory had everyone ready to hate on Vampire Weekend before the band arrived in Austin

   By Pete Freedman

   Published: March 20, 2008

   Used to be that you went to South by Southwest to find out about new bands, to discover a couple acts on your own, to see the few bands everyone would rave about over the next...

9. Critics' Picks

   Potential Johns, The Wax Museums, Koji Kondo, Pools, Icarus Crane, Rocket For Ethiopia

   Sunday, March 23, at Carrollton Arts Plaza, Carrollton

   By Jesse Hughey

   Published: March 20, 2008

   The only weakness this show's got is non-musical; local fans of loud, challenging and sometimes just plain strange punk rock may be dedicated, but how many will visit...

10. playlist

    DeVotchKa

    A Mad & Faithful Telling (Anti-)

    By Michael Roberts

    Published: March 20, 2008

    When music-industry experts advise fledgling musicians how to achieve success, few probably suggest developing a weird blend of rock, pop and exotic folk music. DeVotchKa has...

11. Bsides

    Roger Clyne On His New CD, Music's Future and Daylight Savings Time

    By Darryl Smyers

    Published: March 20, 2008

    Talking with Roger Clyne is a lot like playing a slot machine. Boisterous and colorful, Clyde speaks so rapidly that you never know what you are going to get out of...

12. Dish

    Review: The Fillmore Pub in Plano

    Going green–both environmentally and Irish-spirited

    By Merritt Martin

    Published: March 20, 2008

    It's all about being green. Oprah gives tips on going green. TIME.com has a weekly green column. NBC has hosted a green week. Continental Airlines. Honda. Everyone...well, not...

13. Cheap Bastard

    Review: The Great Outdoors

    It's like meatapalooza!

    By ALICE LAUSSADE

    Published: March 20, 2008

    Chicks slicing meat when I walked in the door count: 2 People in line count: 452 If there's one thing I like to eat, it's meat. (No matter how I rewrite that sentence it...

14. Film

    Not Taylor-Made

    Owen Wilson's a bad fit for an ass-kicking bodyguard

    By Luke Y. Thompson

    Published: March 20, 2008

    Rare is the star vehicle that is as poorly matched to its star as Drillbit Taylor, which casts Owen Wilson as a homeless Army deserter and con man, able to fool people into...

15. Stage

    Dallas Theater Center Finely Combs Through The Blonde, the Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead

    Also, Opal's Husband is a gem

    By Elaine Liner

    Published: March 20, 2008

    The latest out-of-town import to arrive at the Dallas Theater Center's Kalita Humphreys stage lets the audience see through walls. In Robert Hewett's The Blonde, the Brunette...

16. Game On

    Fuzzy Fights

    The combat's cuddly in Super Smash Bros. Brawl

    By Chris Ward

    Published: March 20, 2008

    Sometimes it's the terrible ideas — say, a TV show about nothing, or stirring corn into your mashed potatoes — that turn out to be genius. Super Smash Bros. landed...

17. Feature

    Arguments Creationists Make to Counter Evolution

    By Jesse Hyde

    Published: March 20, 2008

    Point, Counterpoint Here are some of the arguments that creationists make to counter the theory of evolution, along with their scientific counter arguments: Biological...

18. Critics' Picks

    Band of Heathens, Trey Johnson

    Friday, March 21, at Dan's Silverleaf, Denton

    By Pete Freedman

    Published: March 20, 2008

    Austin's Band of Heathens has a nice little notch on its belt: being named the best new band in Austin at last year's Austin Music Awards. Not too shabby. But maybe it was...

19. playlist

    PlayRadioPlay

    Texas (Island)

    By Jesse Hughey

    Published: March 20, 2008

    Swooping synthesized strings, throbbing bass lines, pounding drum machines and heart-on-the-sleeve vocals: PlayRadioPlay's Texas sounds like what a sensitive, horny teenager...

20. Bsides

    10 Artists We'd Resurrect for Easter

    Included: Freddie Mercury, Hank Williams and Patsy Cline

    By Cole Haddon

    Published: March 20, 2008

    Every Easter, millions of Americans celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ—a rebirth that, if you follow the tenets of Christianity, saves the believer's soul. We...