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    August 4, 2011

    Polarizing Playhouse

    Readers react to River Oaks splurge.

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    July 1, 2011

    Four Gung-Ho Patriotic Tunes That Are Actually British

    ​Monday, July 4th, you'll celebrate Independence Day. We say you'll celebrate it because we will have already done our celebrating on the proper day... July 2. That's the day the Continental Congress voted to tell King George III to kiss their grits. It's true that the Declaration of Independe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2011

    Top 5 Off-The-Wall Musical Instruments In Regular Use

    John Cage is playing a cactus. Your argument is irrelevant.​ Last year at Free Press Summer Fest, we saw Stars haul out this little thingy that was basically a tiny keyboard with a mouthpiece you could blow into. It was the first time we'd ever seen a melodica played live. Since then, Rocks O ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2010

    Game Time: Kyle Lowry -- Party On, Daryl Morey

    The party starts​Anyone who went to a college with fraternities, sororities, or even just big-time football weekends knows what it's like to live on that row of houses or apartments where every Friday and Saturday is a parade of different keg parties.It's loud, it's raucous, and usually pretty dam ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2009

    For Cinco de Mayo: Five Non-Mexican Mexicans In The Movies

    Cinco de Mayo is a day for Americans of Mexican descent to commemorate their rich history and heritage while at the same time trying to ignore the legions of mouth-breathing Chron commenters clamoring for their deportation. And if being blamed for the H1N1 (don't call it swine) flu outbreak wasn't ... More >>

  • News

    February 19, 2009

    Calorie Restrictors Stay Hungry in Hopes of Living Longer

    An SMU biologist searches to unlock the secrets to the fountain of youth

  • Calendar

    September 25, 2008

    Tron

    Go inside your favorite golden oldie video game

  • Dining

    November 22, 2001

    The Bambi Syndrome

    Texas is overrun with native whitetails, so why do restaurants have to buy their venison from game farms?

  • Culture

    October 19, 2000

    The Spirit of '76

    A musical history lesson

  • Music

    March 30, 2000

    Blackieballed

    A musical history lesson

  • Calendar

    August 13, 1998

    Imprints of the Eras

    A musical history lesson

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    August 24, 1995

    Press Picks

    A musical history lesson

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