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Feature
Disney Channel Fits Colleyville's Demi Lovato For A Glass Slipper
She's now lined up to be the next Hannah Montana.
By Robert Wilonsky
Published: May 29, 2008
Demi Lovato was 8 when she knew. Or in kindergarten. Hard to recall precisely. That was a long time ago. Years ago. Demi's old now, all of 15 though sometimes she looks years...
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News
African Immigrants Find Unity Missing At Home On Dallas Soccer Field
By Megan Feldman
Published: May 29, 2008
On Saturday, May 31, the final day of DFW International Alliance's African Unity Cup soccer tournament, dozens of players will gather at a field thousands of miles and worlds...
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You Said It
Drinking Up Denton|Oops for Ozzie|Powerful Stuff
Published: May 29, 2008
Drinking Up Denton There's something in the water in Denton. I don't know what it is or where it came from, but you CANNOT tread it. That said, the bands that stay afloat for...
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Buzz
Pix of a Polygamist Smooch Is Worth a Thousand Icks
By Patrick Williams
Published: May 29, 2008
The ick factor: Here Buzz was, ready to congratulate the 3rd Court of Appeals on its courage and commitment to the rule of law for deciding last week that the state overreached...
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Schutze
Fix The Streets Or Build A $500 Million Hotel. Seems Like A No-Brainer
By Jim Schutze
Published: May 29, 2008
Wait a minute. Can we just talk here? I don't get the thing about how the city has a $50 million budget shortfall, but we can afford to build a $500 million hotel. Can we be...
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Sports
Cowboys Must Protect 'Marion the Barbarian'
The team invested in its ruffian running back and must now find a way to protect him
By Richie Whitt
Published: May 29, 2008
It'd be easy to criticize the Dallas Cowboys for making Marion Barber the highest-paid running back in franchise history. The dude has started only one game in his three-year...
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Ask a Mexican
Ask A Mexican
Way, way, way down south in El Dixie, the hearts are the same though the necks aren't red
By Gustavo Arellano
Published: May 29, 2008
Dear Mexican: I'm a Mexican-American, but I always lie and tell people my ancestors were from Spain and immigrated to the United States in the 1920s. My whole family says this....
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Music
Lil Wil Takes Dallas Hip-Hop National
With "My Dougie" in tow, he's looking to get paid
By Pete Freedman
Published: May 29, 2008
His shoulders are slumped, his eyelids are heavy, and his gait is deliberate. Lil Wil, dressed in all black, looks a tired man. To his credit, the unassuming 21-year-old...
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Music
Centro-matic's Will Johnson is a Study in Opposites
...just like the Texan president who fascinates him
By Jesse Hughey
Published: May 29, 2008
Will Johnson's been thinking a lot about duality. That might seem obvious for a couple of reasons. Johnson's two primary musical projects, Centro-matic and South San Gabriel,...
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Critics' Picks
Local H, Lions
Saturday, May 31, at Lola's Saloon, Fort Worth
By Pete Freedman
Published: May 29, 2008
With only The Cavern's tiny space to book in Dallas proper, Spune Productions ends up sending a large number of its more-attractive shows to the other points on the regional...
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playlist
Al Green
Lay It Down (Blue Note)
By Robert Wilonsky
Published: May 29, 2008
Lay It Down is easily the right Rev.'s best in five years—in other words, since his last Blue Note outing. This time around, though, a myriad of acolytes pay homage to...
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Bsides
The Dresden Dolls Bring Visuals Back Into The World of Sound
By Darryl Smyers
Published: May 29, 2008
For someone in a band whose sound has been described as grotesque vaudeville, Brian Viglione, drummer of The Dresden Dolls, sure comes across as a chipper dude. "If someone...
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North of the Dial
The Echo Lab Is An Extension Of Denton's Scene
By Dave Sims
Published: May 29, 2008
On a steep hill overlooking the wooded, undeveloped flood plain just south of the Old Alton Bridge, near the border between Argyle and Denton, there's a weather-beaten red...
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Dish
Gregory's Restaurant Brings Seasoned Urban Couture to Plano
By Mark Stuertz
Published: May 29, 2008
Gregory's Restaurant is a loft-like establishment in an uppish urban two-story building of brick construction in a historic downtown—a split-level charm offensive. Large...
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Cheap Bastard
Review: Antoine's of Dallas Serves Up Po-Boys On The Cheap
By ALICE LAUSSADE
Published: May 29, 2008
Indian chief statue count: 1 Eclipse gum packages I added to my meal so I could pay with my debit card: 1 Giant yellow indoor picnic table count: 2 When I go out to eat...
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Film
Big-Screen Sex and the City Is A Poor-Man's Knockoff
By ELLA TAYLOR
Published: May 29, 2008
Oh, please—spoiler alert? Fine, I won't tell you whether Carrie Bradshaw ties the knot with Mr. Big, even though you've already seen that gown winging its way around the...
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Stage
For Heavy Historical Drama, Intimate Apparel Seems Too Transparent
Also, Lobby Hero builds on a strong foundation of stellar acting
By Elaine Liner
Published: May 29, 2008
As soon as Esther, the modest black seamstress at the center of Intimate Apparel, says she's sewn her life savings into the lining of her quilt, the countdown begins....
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Game On
Nintendo's Wii Fit Ignites Yet Another Fitness Fad
By Chris Ward
Published: May 29, 2008
Somebody forgot to tell Nintendo that "strenuous indoor exercise" does not top anyone's summer fun list. This, of course, does not explain why poor suckers everywhere are...
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News
Notorious 'Texas Seven' Try to Save One of Their Own By Insulting Him
By Spencer Campbell
Published: May 29, 2008
The last time the Texas Seven were together, their crime spree claimed a life. Last week, members of the group came together to try to save one. Randy Halprin was one of the...
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Critics' Picks
The Door's 10-year Anniversary Show
Friday, May 30, at The Door
By Pete Freedman
Published: May 29, 2008
In a recent interview Jonathan Cook—frontman for the locally sprung, Universal Motown-backed emo-pop-punk act Forever the Sickest Kids—spoke what most would...
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