Articles for July, 2011
Potential John Wiley Price Campaign Slogans for 2012
- Stare at this photo imagining of Tom Leppert with JWP’s hair for a few, then go ahead and jump.
I’d imagine these would work best on yard signs, but some of them could probably pull duty on bumper stickers, buttons, and so on. These are all free, by the way. I just want to be able to clear title a couple of cars at some point. Not like a Bentley or anything. Maybe a truck? I seem to move a lot. So, yeah, maybe a truck. Anyway, we can get to all that later.
Cadillac Presents Laptops for Love
Facebook. Twitter. Instant messaging. Social media has become a part of our culture. The technological revolution can especially be seen among pre-teens, teenagers and the young adult population. That’s where Laptops for Love comes in.
Laptops for Love is one of the social assistance programs provided by Heroes for Children that donates new laptops to teenagers and young adults battling cancer. The power of this program can often help change a patient’s outlook through the course of treatment by providing a link to the outside world allowing them to keep up with schoolwork, and more importantly, communicate with friends and family through social media. This effort is keeping kids with cancer connected. In 2010, 130 patients received brand new laptops through the program. You can help make 2011 even more successful. For more information about Laptops for Love, visit heroesforchildren.org.
Old Dallas Streetcar, Circa 1960
What’s past is prologue, as the Bard instructs us. This photo comes courtesy of the Bryan Adams class of ‘66, whose pictorial collection is worth visiting.
Name the Coolest Offices in Dallas (or North Texas)
That there is a picture of our very own D Magazine Partners downtown offices. Look at it. It’s beautiful. And it has some amazing views.
Ever since we moved here in October of 2009, I’ve felt like I’ve been working in a feature-film version of a magazine office. Like we’re squatters on a former movie set. Makes me wonder how we ever functioned in the series of caves we used to occupy on Oak Lawn Avenue.
But enough about our own good fortune. D CEO is looking for the coolest work spaces in the area. Check out the post on RealPoints, and let them know if you’ve got a nomination.
I’m pretty sure we’re ineligible.
Oh Look, Pictures of Chris Bosh’s Wedding
Listen, if you can hate a person you’ve never met, I intensely dislike Chris Bosh. He looks like he could probably lick his own eyeballs, like a lizard. And he plays basketball for a team I really actually do hate.
But he’s also from Dallas, although he likes the Spurs and this probably qualifies him for whatever the opposite of the key to the city is. And he got married in Miami last weekend. His wedding was apparently “the Royal Wedding of Miami,” according to an unnamed source who was probably Bosh’s agent/PR flack/wedding planner. I kept trying to read the details, but once I got to how they picked special custom scents for each part of the wedding, I got light-headed. Then the part about the bride’s $10,000 custom Christian Louboutin’s with the blue soles, I lost consciousness.
But there you go. Bosh is married.
American Places Biggest Order in Aviation History
That purchase that Zac mentioned is truly huge: 460 planes, split between Boeing and Airbus. The new planes will replace the least fuel-efficient fleet in the industry.
The City Wants a Statue at White Rock, and I Have the Only List of Candidates They Need
Joe Tone’s blog has the story. I won’t bother HuffPo-ing them on it. Go read, then come back. I’ve set up the list with a juicebox and a Phineas & Ferb rerun after the jump, so no rush.
Rais Bhuiyan Story Gets NYTimes Treatment
Apparently news of a man shot in the face forgiving his attacker and fighting to save him from execution is “fit to print.” Timothy Williams of the Times has a brief Q&A with both Rais Bhuiyan, the man suing to stop the execution, and Mark Stroman, the murderer sentenced to die. I spoke with Bhuiyan’s attorney this morning, and he informs me the case has been moved to Federal court, with a hearing tomorrow morning. Stroman is scheduled to be executed tomorrow evening.
Things To Do In Dallas Tonight: July 19
Last month, Peter Simek reviewed Transformers: Dark of the Moon on FrontRow. Backhanded praise from A.O. Scott aside, he’s approximately one of three critics who liked it. Anyway, this review now has 71 comments, ranging from the awesomely specific (”Mr.Bay…for the love of Primus, Cybertron looks like the Star Wars Death Star. Not a freaking jungal gym.”) to the extremely succinct (”i felt the movie sucked!”). I love everything about these rabid fans, but mostly I love the male consensus that Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is just too hot. She distracts the fanboys from their robots, and well, that just doesn’t fly.
So, I was all excited about the Il Cane Rosso/Beer Snob dinner tonight, but. Two of the fancy beers haven’t even made it to Texas yet and there’s some sort of soccer game mix-up and long story short, it’s canceled. Boo, hiss, sadness, etc. However, you should still visit this pizza mecca tonight (especially if you haven’t already) and get the prosciutto e rucola—prosciutto ham, mozzarella, arugula, and so much garlic. I gave my leftover slices to a homeless guy outside the restaurant last Friday and woke up the next morning really regretting it. I’m selfish.
Cane Rosso is not only delicious but convenient, since the 1950s musical Guys and Dolls opens tonight at the Fair Park Music Hall. I’ve always loved the poster art for this show (pretty lights), but lately I’ve been forgetting the old-fashioned, high-stakes craps game/let’s make a bet plot in favor of thinking it’s some sort of Lars and the Real Girl scenario. This is entirely wrong. I feel like a bad theater nerd, and I will be refreshing my memory during the run of this production. Not up for theater tonight? Enter our FrontRow ticket giveaway and see it later.
For more things to do with your evening, go here.
Cowlishaw Does Pardon The Interruption
Morning News columnist Tim Cowlishaw, a longtime fixture on ESPN’s Around The Horn, stepped up to the big time yesterday. He filled in for Tony Kornheiser on Pardon The Interruption admirably, touching on the Rangers’ win streak, Tony Romo’s golf career, and the Mavericks’ reported Christmas Day rematch with the Heat. (Cowlishaw’s take: “I don’t want to work [that day].”) He even busted out his fake Jerry Jones voice while uttering the phrase “circumcising a mosquito.” All in all, not a bad debut. He’s not quite up to Bob Ryan’s level as a substitute host, but he’s better than Dan Le Batard. Tune in this afternoon for more from Cowlishaw, even though he warns (on his Twitter feed) that there is nothing happening in sports today.
Rick Perry Was “Called” by Friends, Not God
A snippet from his press questioning after a bill signing yesterday, from the Texas Tribune:
Perry took several questions about comments he made over the weekend to the Des Moines Register. The governor told the paper in first-test Iowa that he felt as if he were being “called” to run for president, prompting some critics to conclude that he was attaching a religious connotation to his decision-making process.
Perry downplayed those remarks at the Texas Capitol Monday. He said his use of the word “called” should be taken more literally, comparing it to a call to his mother — or calls from gobs of friends and would-be supporters who think he should get in the race.
I’m confused. He “felt” he was being called by his friends and would-be supporters? Wouldn’t he know if he was being called by them?
Valley View Mall Kind of In the Way of Fancy New 635
Interesting story in the Dallas Morning News today about the fate of the languishing Valley View Mall, and the fact that the new five year expansion project for LBJ will probably mean the mall is razed to make better use of the property.
With the Galleria and NorthPark Center doing a much better job of keeping up with what draws shoppers to malls, Valley View began slowly emptying of stores. Foleys became Macy’s, who shut down that location in favor of better real estate with more shoppers. Then Dillard’s left. Just the other day, several of us were talking about the last time we were in Valley View. For me, it was more than a year ago. Another person said she hadn’t stepped foot in the mall since the Dillard’s clearance sales when it closed. Another goes more frequently – but just to the AMC movie theater. As it stands, there are only two anchor stores – JC Penney and Sears – left, along with a smattering of small stores, a small food court and the aforementioned movie theater.
Things have flatlined so badly for the mall that its owner, Macerich Co., chose not to continue paying on a $125 million note a year ago, handing the mall over to its creditors instead.
Leading Off (7/19/11)
Couple Dangles in Air for Hours. I don’t know what my parents said, exactly, but out of the four kids they had, not a single one likes roller coasters or bungee rides. In fact, we are terrified of them. So that’s why this story about a couple who was left dangling at a bungee ride makes me shudder. From 7:30 to 10, they just hung out. Then the Dallas Fire Department got them down. The brother of the man who was left dangling said he went to do the ride to conquer his fear of heights.
Romo Talks Wedding. This isn’t really news, but because I love weddings, I’m linking to this story about Romo talking about his wedding video trailer being leaked. And why he loves his wife.
Keller Students Will Pay to Ride Bus. Parents of Keller ISD students will pay $185 per semester for their kids to ride the bus. It’s an additional $135 per student. Hey, Groupon, I’ve got an idea for a new deal.
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