I have proudly avoided Oprah Winfrey for many, many years, so I wasn’t entirely sure who Nate Berkus was, other than he had some vague affiliation with her and he decorates stuff nicely (although, certainly, taste is subjective). But now he has a show of his own, and has taken to hiding in crates and jumping out and surprising people.
I bring this up because not long ago he did this to Julia Clarke, who is a nurse at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano. She was um, excited. A lot. To the point, in fact, that Berkus said he was a little scared. I don’t want to point fingers, here, but if someone jumped out of a crate at me, I’d probably use pepper spray (unless, like Julia, I was lead in to a room where a bunch of people were cheering and there was a camera crew and the crate said, “NATE” on it. Hello, dead giveaway) . So he’s just lucky it was Julia, and not me. IJS.
As was expected (though not a certainty), it was announced just now that Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw won the National League Cy Young Award for 2011. Kershaw, a Highland Park High School graduate, had taken the unofficial “pitching Triple Crown” this year, leading the league in strikeouts, earned-run average, and co-leading in wins.
His main competition for the prize was perceived to be Roy Halladay of the Philadelphia Phillies, thought of as the best pitcher on the planet the last few years. And the voting bore that out. Kershaw got 27 of the 32 first-place votes. Halladay finished second, with four first-place votes. Cliff Lee, also of the Phillies (remember him, Rangers fans?), finished third.
Our November issue featured an article written by a fellow who played against Kershaw in high school, when the southpaw’s greatness was already apparent. Read it.
Intern Jessica Melton covered this morning’s announcement from the museum.
The Museum of Nature & Science hosted a special event this morning to announce a $6 million donation from the Moody Foundation, marking the last amount needed to reach the museum’s $185-million goal.
The Perot Museum of Nature & Science is being built on a 4.7-acre at 1155 Broom St. It will now feature a Moody Family Children’s Museum and Robert and Anne Moody forum for children to come together and reflect upon what they learned in their time at the museum.
Franci Moody Dahlberg, trustee and executive director for the Moody Foundation, presented the donation and said she was “delighted” to be a part of the project.
After the donation was announced, a banner was let down saying the Perot Museum of Nature & Science: $185 million and counting.
“We didn’t really know we were going to get that ($185 million),” Forrest Hoglund says. “We’re going to build on this.”
The latter part of the sentence proved to be important as Hoglund noted the $185 million will allow the museum to be built, but to reach a world-class level they will still be seeking donations.
If your apartment resembles the set of a certain Joseph Gordon-Levitt movie, you really only have one option tonight.
Morrissey, ex-Smith’s crooner and icon for disenfranchised youth everywhere, is here at long last. Over on FrontRow, Christopher Mosley was extremely excited when this show was announced back in September. He’s not any less excited now. Something to look forward to: the 52-year-old taking off his designer shirt and flinging it into the audience at least a couple times during the night. The smallish McFarlin auditorium still has nice seats available, for all you last-minute types, but maybe plan to bring a pocket pack of Kleenex just in case your emotions overwhelm.
I encourage those in the SMU neighborhood earlier in the day, maybe around lunch, to drop by the DeGolyer Library. It has a really cool (and yes, fine, somewhat nerdy) exhibit right now showcasing 175 years of Texas literary history, from pre-Independence fiction to the first novel ever printed in Fort Worth. Of course, work by notables like Katherine Anne Porter, William Humphrey, William Goyen, and Larry McMurtry is also on display. Unfortunately, the library closes at 5 p.m., so you can’t just hide out there until Morrissey takes the stage. The original Campisi’s? Fireside Pies? Right this second, I really want pizza. But should you feel like something else tonight, check out a wealth of nearby options.
For more to do this evening, go here.
Do you know what you get if you get a few national headlines for giving Kevin Smith, Billie Joe Armstrong and that lady from “The L Word” a hard time? Your own series on TLC.
Of course, this isn’t the first time the airline got the TV treatment. Back in 2004, it was the subject of an A&E series, “Airline.” For the record, TLC says the recent controversy has nothing to do with the network’s interest.
“Air travel has become incredibly accessible, and as a result, millions of travelers navigate the challenges of the airport, especially during the upcoming holiday season,” said TLC general manager Amy Winter in the statement. “Southwest is a beloved brand, and their customers and employees will reveal the passion, commitment, and fantastic payoff of ‘getting there’ that helps keep us all flying.”
Dallas Police Clear Occupy Dallas Encampment. Here’s a timeline of what went down.
I’m Thinking of a Number Between 1 and 50. Can you guess what it is?
Talks Between American Airlines and Pilots’ Union Break Down. Unfortunately, that has caused them to cancel more games, and it looks like the entire season may be in jeopardy.
North Texas Super Bowl Host Committee Expects $7.15 Million Surplus. They’re going to set aside $2 million for another bid, and spend the rest on figuring out what to do when it snows or ices over or whatever next time.
It’s Not 1. Or 50. But good try, I guess.