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his time of year, we like to have a little fun with all of the bad decisions made by our local leaders and some not-so-local ones. Go ahead. Paint us as the “liberal media” or “fake news.” Whatever you say pales against stone-cold reality, a.k.a. the truth, which is firmly on our side. Our hope is that when we all gather around our respective dinner tables to celebrate the birth of our land this Thanksgiving, we will be a lot more patient with the people we disagree with than we may normally be. Now we can see the progressives frothing at the mouth: “You can’t tolerate hate!” To which we would respond, “Unless your rightwing uncle is wearing a white hood and a sheet, you can’t really accuse him of anything other than voting for what he believes in, and that’s what our nation is about.” And that’s the bottom line. –– Anthony Mariani

Gobbling Up Cash Who can deliver on inflated promises to use federal pork to fund an insanely expensive –– $1.2 billion and counting –– economic development plan disguised as a flood control project? Not the Candy Man, and, apparently, not U.S. Rep. Kay Granger, either. Her promises to nab a Brinks truck’s worth of federal taxpayer dollars and siphon them down Texas-way go back decades. She’s come up short by several hundreds of millions of dollars. Now with Panther Island, Fort Worth is the proud owner of unfinished bridges over dry land. Eminent domain has

been used to wrest people’s property away from them for what amounts to a private economic development plan with a little bit of public flooding thrown in as bait. Nearby businesses are suffering from closed or detoured streets. Driving into downtown from the northwest feels like traversing a motocross track in Fallujah. Give Granger credit, however, for creating at least one local financial windfall. Her son, J.D. Granger, collected sixfigure salaries for a dozen years as executive director of the project even as it soared over budget and many years behind schedule. Who can take a politician’s promise and sprinkle it with irony? The Weekly can. Blatant nepotism might be one reason federal dollars have been slow to come.

Hot Potato Almost three years have passed since a white Fort Worth police officer exacerbated a tense situation and wrestled down a black mom, Jacqueline Craig, who had called police after a man was allegedly rough with her son. The officer arrested Craig and her two teenage daughters, prompting a public outcry and social media firestorm. City officials responded by holding meetings and addressing race relations. In 2017, they created the Task Force on Race and Culture, where two-dozen handpicked and carefully selected members spent a year and a half developing recommendations to make the city more welcoming to people of color. The group’s primary conclusion:

The police department needed an independent citizen review board. Almost another year has passed, and city leaders have budgeted money to hire an independent police monitor, who will then supposedly investigate the feasibility of possibly creating a citizen review board at some potential time in the near-to-distant future. There. Everyone feel better now?

Basting with a Broad Brush Sheriff Bill Waybourn made national news this year for visiting the gaffe capital of the universe, the White House. Our county sheriff was there to support the acting director of the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE), Matthew Albence. Albence’s tighty whities were twisted after U.S. District Judge Andre Birotte Jr. ruled ICE couldn’t issue detainment orders based solely on database searches from law enforcement. Birotte presented findings that, during a specified period, more than 16 percent of those detainers were eventually withdrawn and deemed the database system alone an unreliable method of policing. Enter: Waybourn, who graced the White House podium in allblacks and donning a matching cowboy hat, to make his human appeal to the voters. Waybourn proceeded to shove his oversized square-toed cowboy boot straight down his own throat. He asserted that if these detainees were released –– which wasn’t what the judge was calling for –– they would repeat their drinking and driving ways

Breaking the Wishbone Nothing says Thanksgiving like Dallas Cowboys football. Unfortunately, the team’s performance on the field is often

Fake Turkey Can you believe the nerve of some kids? What kind of a world is this when teenagers think they can play in a publicly owned park while being Hispanic? Even worse, when a heroic woman like Samantha Silvers Eley poses as a police officer to threateningly kick them out in a profanity-laden tirade, those little scamps videoed the exchange and made her out to be the law-breaking thug. How dare they use Eley’s words and actions to portray her as the villain! This

woman is not only a champion of our freedom to be dumb, racist bullies, but she also nailed the tone police use to interact with people of color. She’s a Method actress of the highest pedigree. We’re just thankful that a woman with an arrest record stemming from assault charges is using her vast experience dealing with police to impersonate one while keeping us safe from children at play. We hope she gains an even deeper understanding of our legal system after her day in court.

White Meat Only The students at Carter-Riverside High School received a great lesson in prejudice from Georgia Clark, the ESL teacher who used her Twitter account to complain about the “illegals” in her class and urge the government to get rid of them. Last June, the school board terminated the contract of the self-described “earth angel” and conducted a hearing last month that stood firm on the issue. There the matter stands for now while Clark appeals the ruling, so as she enjoys the fifth month of her vacation, we give her a slice of turkey breast because she probably prefers white meat.

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OMFG! As regular visitors to TCU’s campus, we have just about run out of patience for the kids’ apparent lack thereof. It has long been a knock on the student body that they are a bunch of entitled, boyfriend tee-withshort shorts and khakis-and-purple-polowearing insider trading felonies waiting to happen. But at least they used to be able to

bad enough to turn your stomach. Again. This year was supposed to be different, but the offense is still predictable, the defense is porous, and neither kicker is worth his salary. And the penalties. So how can a team with (allegedly) so much talent consistently underachieve? That’s easy: Head Coach Jason Garrett is a spineless joke. Under the tenure of Coach Clap-a-Lot, America’s Team has languished in a never-ending cycle of mediocrity. How does a Princeton grad not understand clock management? How does a coach with a decade of experience remain stubbornly devoted to running on every first down? How does a man who played on the greatest team in the history of football refuse to ever go for it on fourth and half an inch? Until he’s replaced, the Cowboy faithful will have to be content with distant memories of glory.

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somewhat effectively cross the street. Those heady days are gone. Lost in the rapture of each and every cell phone blink and beep, the scholarly swarm now buzzes about University Drive to an effect so deleterious to the regular progression of traffic that the cops have been called. Traffic police are on hand mostly to stop da kidz from blithely wandering out into traffic in the belief that, as America’s future leaders are consumed by the latest internationally significant text message, they will be protected by their force field of privilege and self-involvement from two tons of rolling steel. And don’t get us started on the four-way stop signs at the junction of Stadium Drive and Bellaire Drive North. We frequently use the parking lot opposite the west entrance to the rec center. Fair enough, pedestrians on a crosswalk have the right of way. However, that does not permit students to form a constant snake of slowness as they slip out across one walkway to slide somewhat diagonally to the next all the while holding up traffic in four directions. Drivers have taken to forcing the issue and asserting their own rights of way. This shit might could end in tears.

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and run over you and your children. The sheriff ’s comments have been exploited and de-contextualized repeatedly to make him look worse, but he implodes well enough on his own. Even in context, Waybourn’s comments don’t fit Albence’s motive for calling a presser to whine about a liberal California judge blocking him from violating due process. Sheriff Bill needs to police his own lane and resist becoming a patsy for ICE, especially considering 26.7 percent of the county that elected him is Hispanic or Latino. Have the selfawareness that if you speak to the national media looking like an extra from Walker, Texas Ranger, you should tread carefully enough that no news outlet can easily make it seem like you’re calling anyone with brown skin a malicious drunk driver. You should be especially careful if your own son, Sergei Waybourn, was arrested earlier this year for public intoxication and indecent exposure.

trying to change the rules to make it harder for college students, seniors, the disability community, rural Texans, and survivors of natural disasters to cast their ballots. Texas Democrats know we should be making it easier to vote, not harder.”

Lola’s Saloon last May. We don’t know your gender, age, address, or alcoholic drink of choice. We don’t know what your motivations were — whether you were hoping to fence the artwork for a quick buck, harboring a grudge against someone at Lola’s, or just a massive fan of the Man in Black. We do know that the 6th Street hangout spot and live music venue has been a poorer and less characterful place because you took the Jesse Sierra Hernandez canvas off the wall without concern for whether the regular customers might enjoy looking at it. The painting is now back with its rightful owners, so it’s no longer giving the thief the middle finger, but we’re still happy to give this person a stolen drumstick in our pages.

A Leg Up on the Big 12 TCU fans have been roasting in the oven all year, so this award branches out to include our friends throughout the conference. Fort Worthians were filled with optimism, but a roster full of purple freshmen has yielded always exciting but mostly disappointing results. Our fellow conference teams as a whole are the real losers this season. Entering Week 11, there

mode as it’s still a possibility every team could finish with two losses. The Sooners are probably guaranteed a New Year’s Six game because of their brand, but there are no playoff contenders in this field of 10. It’s time for this conference to invite at minimum two additional teams to sit at the adult table so it can break back into divisions and spare the body blows of a conference with too much parity.

officials to return part of or the entirety of their pay, if desired. Though it’s somewhat hypocritical for residents of well-to-do exurbia to criticize anyone stuffing their own pockets, voting yourself a huge raise is going to send even your privileged golfcourse buddies running for carving knives. Cliff Sevier, you separate yourself as the cock among these overstuffed turkeys.

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Setting aside the irony of Rep. Tony Tinderholt’s “pro-life” bill that would have made it possible to put women to death for having abortions, his reasoning behind the measure was an even bigger contradiction. The Arlington Republican told The Texas Observer that the proposed legislation would “force” women to be “more personally responsible” with their bodies. How’s that for logic? His bill made no exception for rape or incest, and anyone involved in an abortion would have been open to homicide charges, which can carry the death penalty in Texas. It goes without saying that a law proposed by a man conveniently left out the part a man plays in pregnancy. Tinderholt’s failed legislation is just the latest and most reckless ploy by increasingly radical far-right lawmakers who are rushing to be first in line with a Supreme Court challenge to Roe v. Wade. The fact that this bill was even considered in a committee hearing tells you just how far the right will stoop to pander to their base –– while sacrificing women.

We shouldn’t envy turkeys around this season. President Trump pardons only one whose neck is spared without the necessity of actually working in his administration. This group of gobblers

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Republican state lawmakers apparently blew a right-wing gasket this year over the idea that a bloc of traditionally liberal voters –– college students –– are gaining traction. According to critics, a new law that clamps down on temporary earlyvoting sites is a thinly veiled attempt to keep the young ones from casting ballots. The law will make it virtually impossible for many colleges, retirement homes, hospitals, government offices, and other locations to offer so-called mobile polling sites. That’s because they must now remain open for the entire early-voting period instead of just a couple of days or so. The end result is that it’s simply not cost-effective and logistically possible to stay open like that, so why was the change rolled out? Republicans have argued that school districts, for example, can abuse temporary early-voting sites by setting them up on campuses during bond elections. Supporters also say the new law can help cut down on voter fraud (which barely exists). Other things are at stake, however. In 2018, the pop-up voting sites were a major hit at many college campuses across the state. In all, Texas saw a 500 percent increase in youth voter turnout when compared to 2014. Fears that the law will hinder access to voting –– especially during the 2020 presidential election –– have led to a sad but not surprising outcome. The Texas Democratic Party, along with the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, have launched a civil lawsuit that maintains House Bill 1888 is unconstitutional. Specifically, the lawsuit states, the bill violates the First, Fourteenth, and Twenty-Sixth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. “Republicans know Texas is changing,” said Texas Democratic Party Chair Gilberto Hinojosa in a prepared statement. “That’s why [Republicans] are

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“This one goes out to the guy or girl who stole me from Lola’s Saloon.”

aren’t any undefeated squads, and there is little to any hope of “one true champion” appearing in this year’s college football playoff. The most recent marquee matchup of the Sooners visiting the Bears clearly displayed two inconsistent teams capable of playing two quarters of good football only. When ESPN’s College Gameday comes to town, you’d better play. Baylor defied the haters for 30 minutes as the Sooner Schooner flipped over once more, only to be righted in the second half, when the Bears forgot how to play offense. Let’s be clear: Waco’s finest had no shot of getting into the playoffs even with an undefeated season thanks to their laughable nonconference schedule. The Sooners fumbled away their chances against Kansas State and nearly fell to a late-charging Cyclone squad. Baylor has a loss and two overtime squeakers against TCU and Tech vilifying an already dubious resume. The roundrobin conference that shouldn’t have a championship game is now in horror

is a notable exception. Earlier this year, Rockwall County’s commissioners voted 4-1 to increase their own leftover stuffing by 23 percent annually. Selfish seizing of taxpayer money surprisingly brought an onslaught of condemnation from a landscape dotted with literal lakefront mansions and non-farm homesteads. Rockwall is the smallest county in the state and shouldn’t be grabbing extra gravy to rival adjacent counties that manage larger and more complex collections of North Texas residents with real challenges. Local outcry and a petition at Change.org that collected more than 1,000 supporters inspired part of this flock to warble back from their position. Judge Sweet recanted while opting for a more reasonable 5-percent raise, and commissioner Cliff Sevier –– who voted against the measure from the outset –– flexed his fiscal conservatism by opting for a measly 3-percent raise. The other three members kept their generously selfserved portion. Texas law allows elected

It’s bad enough that homeowners have been asked to endure near-record property tax hikes this year, but the Tarrant Appraisal District’s ham-fisted and often cold-hearted response to complaints have exacerbated the issue. After years of Republican-led mismanagement of our state’s budget, specifically school funding, the tax burden has shifted to the counties. The good news, many thought, is that you can protest your property tax increase. That news was only good for those who received their notices on time or at all. According to a Star-Telegram column, a number of homeowners all over the county complained they never even had the chance to protest. And for those who did but didn’t win their appeal, TAD extended an icy-cold middle finger when homeowners dared question the logic of taxing some people out of their homes, so if you were planning to come home this Thanksgiving, you’d better make sure you still have one. The county might have just priced Mom and Dad out of the neighborhood.

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What the Cluck Sometimes a Turkey Award goes to not a person but a sad, totally avoidable situation. On October 12, Atatiana Jefferson was killed by Aaron Dean, a now-former Fort Worth police officer who answered a wellness-check call and then shot her through her bedroom window. A neighbor had called the police in the early morning on a non-emergency line to

This is the home where Atatiana Jefferson was killed by police.

report that it was strange that Jefferson’s doors were open (screen doors shut) and lights were on at such a late hour. He wanted the police to check on her. Dean and another officer arrived and for some inexplicable reason did not announce themselves at the open door but went to the backyard. Dean had a flashlight in one hand and his pistol in the other. Jefferson responded to the noise in her backyard, according to her 8-year-old nephew, with whom she was playing video

games. She appeared in shadow at her rear window as Dean, without identifying himself, shouted, “Put your hands up! Show me your hands!” and fired the lethal round. Dean retired from the force almost immediately and was charged with murder. The tragedy was compounded when Jefferson’s father, Marquis Jefferson, who was extremely distraught and angry over his only daughter’s killing, died of a massive heart attack less than one month later, on November 9. He was 58.

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Until recently, Hood County Sheriff Roger Deeds hasn’t made many waves in his 10 or so years on the job. This year, however, the Republican lawman came unhinged. In September, he called for Hood County to become a sanctuary county for guns, and he said he would not enforce any federal gun law. He vowed to protect not children or any other life but gun owners from, well, no one except failed Democratic presidential nominee Beto O’Rourke, who

was threatening to take away gun nuts’ precious deadly toys. This was clearly political theater –– dangling overcooked red meat for the base to devour on the verge of an election. A month later, Sheriff Trigger-Finger publicly endorsed Nathan Criswell, a candidate for commissioner who was under a family violence protective order. When Hood County News reached out to the sheriff for comment, he first pulled his endorsement and then later recanted, claiming that the newspaper had threatened to write “a political hit piece” if he backed Criswell. Deeds and Criswell issued a joint press release that accused the newspaper of editorial abuse, among other allegations. In a bizarre twist, the release also pegged the Hood County News as Criswell’s “opponent” in the upcoming election. Newspapers not only aren’t dying. They’re apparently running for local government.

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fevered fantasies of hordes of black and brown people swarming the ballot boxes from overseas (when actually, said ballot boxes are being swarmed by his buddies from Russia and the Ukraine). You wouldn’t expect Texas to be any different, which is why David Whitley roared into his appointment as Acting Secretary of State waving a list of perfectly legal voters whom he claimed to be them damn furriners. This was so egregious that even the State Senate wasn’t buying his claim, which prompted his resignation last May and almost half a million taxpayer dollars being paid to voters who were tarred in this fashion. We don’t begrudge those voters the cash settlement. We’re even feeling generous enough to give Whitley and his colleagues turkey that has been vomited up by Thanksgiving gluttons. There’s your purge for you.

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Twin Turkeys A two-headed, blind rubber turkey in yoga pants goes out to Sen. John Cornyn and Lt.

most recent justice’s chair. We also know that as part of all that “winning” Trump allowed Turkey President Tayyip Erdogan to invade Syria and slaughter some of our Kurdish allies and let ISIS fighters go free, which disgusted even many Republican members of Congress. And that this week Trump backed down to Kim Jong-un when the “little rocket man” threatened the president over military drills with South Korea. If that’s winning, we’d hate to see losing.

Ukrainian Holiday Former Congressman Pete Sessions is up to his neck and in over his head in giblet gravy for his 2018 role in the Ukraine caper that’s become the centerpiece of the presidential impeachment hearings. All we can do is ask, “What on Earth were you thinking, Pete? How the hell did you

Marie Yovanovitch, who recently testified at the impeachment hearings. Yovanovitch was a straight shooter with 33 years in the State Department, someone who would not go along with Parnas and Fruman’s dirty deal to oust the head of Naftogaz, Ukraine’s national gas and oil company. So she had to go. Well, Parnas and Fruman had met on a number of occasions with Sessions subsequent to the Mar-a-Lago event, and during a May 9, 2018, meeting, they told Sessions that Yovanovitch had been talking trash about Trump in the Ukraine. Two days later, for who the hell knows why, Sessions wrote a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo saying that he had “concrete evidence from close companions that Ambassador Yovanovitch has spoken privately and repeatedly about her disdain for the current administration.” Sessions has since claimed that those “close companions” are other members of Congress, but forgive us for being a little skeptical. Pete Sessions’ name has already come up in impeachment testimony, and he’s already spoken to a grand jury about Parnas and Fruman. Unfortunately, his letter was part of the justification for recalling Ambassador Yovanovitch from her post. Other than that, it’s going well: Sessions was voted out of Congress, Parnas and Fruman have been indicted, and Giuliani is in a tight spot. Way to go, Pete.

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In March, the Duncanville police department raided two stores, in Duncanville and Lancaster, looking for ... sex traffickers? Cocaine dealers? A meth lab? Nope. Not even close. The target: CBD oil. You know, the legal stuff you rub on Grandma’s shoulders to help with her bursitis. No, we’re not joking. One of the stores was GM Tobacco, which bills itself as a full-service tobacco shop, selling cigarettes, cigars, pipes and pipe tobacco, electronic cigarettes, and, yes, CBD oil. That oil is used for a variety of reasons, from sleep disorders to the treatment of anxiety and PTSD. The Duncanville police had sent undercover agents into the stores several times to purchase the oil. CBD oil has been legal in Texas for particular ailments for some time. Though it comes from the cannabis plant, it is made from the hemp variety and has very little of the THC that creates a high. On the day of the raids, Texas had just legalized all hemp products in the state. The Duncanville police got away with the raids mostly because the hemp-legalization law would not go into effect until three weeks later. But the bust was crummy. Police seized more than 10,000 vials of CBD oil and other CBD products, 37 pounds of hemp they called “cannabis,” employees’ cell phones, the stores’ surveillance cameras, and $11,841 from the registers and a safe. The police also claimed to have seized weapons but, after we asked, did not identify what they were and whether they were legal or illegal. Fast forward to today: The Duncanville police have not returned any of the items seized, nor have they made any arrests. They evidently have not found anything illegal but are continuing to hold up the return of the funds and CBD products — which would be worthless now as they could have been tampered with by someone in the police department. Amy Wazwaz, who owns the stores with her husband Houd Wazwaz, told us that there is no timeframe at the moment for when the merchandise and money will be returned. “It’s crazy,” she said, “because they have found nothing illegal in what we were doing at all, but with the end of the year approaching, we’ll be taking a $100,000 loss from our businesses when we file our taxes. You would think someone would be paying attention, wouldn’t you?” Yes, we would, Amy. But then again, the Duncanville police department appears not to have paid any attention to anything with relation to this ridiculous raid.

Gov. Dan Patrick for their blind allegiance to — and ability to bend over backward for — President Trump. Their worst display was a twin-top affair when they appeared at Dallas’ October 17 Trump rally. The event, which did not fill the 20,000-seat American Airlines Center, was loud and angry. And full of fear. “If they take Texas,” Cornyn boomed, referring, no doubt, to Dems and their paganworshipping ways, “they will take the U.S. Senate. If they take Texas, they will take the White House. But we can’t let that happen. Not on our watch. ... We know the liberals who are running against President Trump want open borders, socialized medicine. They want to bankrupt Texas with the Green New Deal.” And Patrick kept it classy when he called the progressive left “our enemy” and urged the crowd to repeatedly boo then-

This shop in Lancaster was one of two GM Tobacco stores to be raided by Duncanville police for -- wait for it -- CBD oil.

presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke — who was holding a counter rally in Grand Prairie that night — and said that Trump would draw more people to the portable toilets in the arena than O’Rourke would draw to his rally. (O’Rourke filled the 5,500-seat arena that night.) “Since you elected him,” Patrick said, “he has done nothing but win and win and win and win and win. Name a topic! The economy. The stock market. The strongest military. Oil and gas industry. Moving our embassy to Jerusalem. Every issue. The Supreme Court.” Boy, that’s a lot of winning. But the truth is that while people are working (often two jobs), wages have not gone up; the stock market is up, but no one we know, and we know hundreds of people, is directly affected by it, only their rich bosses; and the Supreme Court is a sham because someone with deep pockets bought and paid for the

prance yourself right into the middle of the muddle, in an area that was far, far from your natural terrain?” In April 2018, Sessions, preparing for a tough fight for re-election in North Dallas, was surprisingly invited to a fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago, a.k.a. the White House South. The only Congressperson invited to the high roller event that starred the president, Sessions said yes. Among the people he met there were Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, two Sovietborn United States citizens looking to break into the natural gas business in Ukraine –– and clients of the disgraced former mayor Rudy Giuliani. Both have since been indicted on campaign fraud charges but have pleaded not guilty. But long before their recent arrests, Parnas and Fruman were trying to inveigle their way into Ukraine gas policy. Standing in their way was United States Ambassador

Amber Guyger was a fully trained police officer in whom we had entrusted our safety. Botham Jean was, by all accounts, a thoroughly nice guy. While minding his own business in his own apartment, wearing his own underpants while sitting on his own couch, watching his own TV, and eating his own ice cream that he had bought with his own money that he had earned, Jean succumbed to the sin of being black and breathing in the United States of America: shot in the chest by the intruding police officer, off duty, in uniform, with her service weapon. Surprisingly, a full murder trial ensued. According to a contact inside the courtroom, everyone was astonished that Guyger seemed destined to be found guilty, but, surely, she would receive the cops’ benefit and endure only a rap on the knuckles. Guilty of murder in the first degree was the verdict handed down by 12 good and true men and women of the jury. During the sentencing hearing that followed, it was laid out that the sentencing guidelines were as few as five years and as many as 90. Guyger got 10. Botham Jean remains dead, forever. Local folks freaked out and protested, the district attorney’s office declared that they would respect the judge’s sentence, the Jean family spoke

Smacking Lips It was late July, and the mercury was bubbling. As Texans toiled, vacationed, or lightly complained in and about the annual heat-a-palooza, politics was about to top triple digits. Dennis Bonnen, House Speaker Bonnen down in that there Austin, is a career politician’s career politician. A political science graduate from Austin’s private St. Edwards University, he won his seat in House District 25 at the age of 25. He ascended to the speakership in November 2018. In between times, he did what Texas Republicans do: voted against mandatory HPV vaccinations for sixth-grade girls, tried to block a smoking ban, forced sonograms on women seeking abortions, supported corporal punishment in schools, you know, the uzhe. In late July, audio was released of Bonnen in a June 12 meeting with a high-profile Republican support group CEO. Bonnen was heard –– let’s call it “riffing,” to be kind –– on the flaws of a couple of Texas Democrats and plotting against 10 moderate Republican colleagues. One wonders what differentiates moderate Republicans from the rest? Death11/20 by ongoing moral FW WEEKLY

opprobrium rather than the regular excruciation of the long, slow descent to Hades caused by lethal injection, perhaps? Long story short, Bonnen is not seeking reelection in 2020. He asked God about it, and the big guy in the sky, curiously absent when Dennis was doing the dirty, said that it was time to go. Well, time to go at the end of next year, after another 12 months of Capitol comforts.

Low-Wattage Stove Where to start with this guy? First off, Rick Perry deserves some sort of award, and a Turkey will do, for perceptibly morphing into the Thunderbird puppet of his own self. Second off, quit embarrassing Texas on the daily. You are putting our state-level politicians out of a job. Third and foremost, the whole Ukraine thing. It is alleged that Perry is one of the Three Amigos of the Ukraine scandal, which makes him, I guess, a massively unfunny and talentless Steve Martin-like figure. One of the other two glue factory-bound nags being dragged to Shitsville is ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland, who donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund for the privilege of the ambassadorship, no doubt. He is likely Chevy Chase, and Kurt Volker is Martin Short. Volker until recently performed in the unpaid and marginally unspecific role of “special

envoy” after a career split between public service and private wealth accumulation. Perry is quitting his Secretary of Energy gig, a move announced at the outset of the impeachment inquiry. Naturally, these two things are entirely unrelated as Perry wishes to, in the best traditions of a pol about to get caught, spend more time with his family. There’s that and the crushing realization that even a Texan blowhard (a tautology?) will run out of hot air in the end.

Wag the Turkey Dogs in Arlington should be more skittish than a plump turkey on Thanksgiving when police officer Jesse Davis responds to a call. Davis has displayed a tendency to unholster his weapon and gun down people’s pets. Does Davis carry a repressed hatred of man’s best friend? Did a toy poodle bite his ankle on the way to kindergarten? We don’t know, but we suggest ol’ Dead-Eye see a freaking shrink. In May 2018, Davis shot Max, a German Shepherd pup, while on duty. Max is the third dog killed by Davis that we know of. A witness said the shooting was uncalled for and the dog was acting friendly and wagging its tail before being struck by at least four bullets from Davis’ weapon. An internal investigation into the shooting took nine months, and investigators cleared Davis in February.

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of forgiveness, better training for police, and for Guyger to spend her next 10 years reflecting, and Jean’s brother even hugged Guyger in the courtroom. Talk about grace.

Max, a 7-month-old German Shepherd, was one of three dogs known to have been killed by Arlington police officer Jesse Davis while on service calls.

In 2011, Davis shot a family pet five times –– missing once –– in front of the dog’s owner and children. Bucky, a 2-year-old Dachshund/beagle mix, had stubby legs and floppy ears. Bucky’s owner said his autistic son relied on the dog as a therapy pet. Bucky’s owner said the dog was being playful rather than aggressive when it ran out the door toward Davis. The police officer shot another dog in 2009. Internal investigations have exonerated Davis in every instance with little public discussion, so they can share in Davis’ Turkey Award. l

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Why be outside at a football field to watch Wednesday a marching band when the band could come indoors? The DRUMLine Holiday Spectacular takes the stage at Bass Hall for one night only, as the best bands from HBCUs perform gospel, folk, jazz, pop, and Tchaikovsky to get your blood pumping for the holidays, starting at 7:30pm at 555 Commerce St, FW. Tickets are $33-66. Call 817-212-4280.

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If you’re in a hurry to catch The Nutcracker, Thursday head to Southlake, where Apex Arts League and Avant Chamber Ballet present Nutcracker: Short and Suite. A shortened version of the holiday ballet staple will be performed for one night only, with choreography by Paul Mejia. Best of all, the ticket prices reflect the shorter length. The performance is at 7:30pm at White’s Chapel, 185 S White’s Chapel Blvd, Southlake. Tickets are $1020. Call 682-651-5026.

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Ranch Concert Series kicks off tonight. The music will continue on Friday nights through the season, but tonight’s festivities include food trucks such as Gepetto’s and the unveiling of a 30-foot Christmas tree made of old whiskey and bourbon barrels. The event is at 5:30pm at 4250 Mitchell Blvd, FW. Tickets are $25-40. Call 817840-9140.

For its 10th anniversary, the Funky Finds Holiday Shopping Experience is decorating Will Rogers Memorial Center with a gingerbread theme. As always, the sale will have handmade gifts that you won’t find at the department stores and retailers, and it will fundraise for the Humane Society and Toys for Tots, today thru Sun at 3401 W Lancaster Av, FW. Admission is free. Call 903-601-3289. Saturday

Ekundayo Bandele updated his musical revue If Scrooge Was a Brother Sunday a few years ago, and though the play (about a slumlord who exploits his fellow African-Americans) has received mixed reviews elsewhere, Jubilee Theatre does tend to deliver in

their musical shows. The play runs Fri thru Dec 22 at 506 Main St, FW. Tickets are $28-35. Call 817-338-4411.

With many people taking the entire week off, now is a good time to de-stress by Monday taking a nice Fall Hike at the Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge. Now is the time of year when it’s best to see the leaves changing color and perhaps some whitetail deer. The walks are at 10am & 1pm at 9601 Fossil Ridge Rd, FW. Admission is free-$5. Call 817-237-1111. Many consider 1999 to be one of the all-time great years for films, and an Tuesday unrecognized one snuck in at the end with Galaxy Quest. The comedy about a group of actors from a science-fiction TV show being swept up in a real-life space adventure received little notice 20 years ago but retained a devoted following. Now it’s the subject of the documentary Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Adventure at 7pm at various movie theaters. Check Calendar for locations. Tickets are $16.24. Call 818-761-6100.

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Most concert music is for a piano and some other instrument that treats the piano as accompaniment. The theme of this week’s Cliburn at the Kimbell concert is music for cello and piano that regards the keyboard instrument as an equal partner. This is likely why the foundation is billing both Camille Thomas and Roman Rabinovich for their duo recital on Thursday. The program includes Brahms’ First Cello Sonata, in which the composer specifically noted that the piano was to be an equal partner in the music. (Brahms was known as an accomplished pianist, but relatively few people knew that he was also skilled on the cello.) There’s also a set of variations by Beethoven and a duet from Mozart’s The Magic Flute. After a German first half, the program switches to French in its second half. Messiaen’s “Louange à l’Eternité de Jésus” is a movement from his Quartet for the End of Time, a work written while the composer was a prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp. After this comes the comparatively light Franck Cello Sonata, which has been arranged for numerous other instruments and proceeds from ambiguous beginnings into a final movement of unmistakable triumph. Camille Thomas and Roman Rabinovich perform at 7:30pm Thu at the Kimbell Art Museum, 3333 Camp Bowie Blvd, FW. Tickets are $25-65. Call 817-332-8451.

Stage West The Lifespan of a Fact. Regional premiere of Jeremy Kareken, David Murrell, and Gordon Farrell’s comedy set at a prestigious magazine. Thru Dec 8. 821 W Vickery Blvd, FW. $17-45. 817-784-9378. Theatre Arlington Hooray for Holidays: Theatre Arlington’s Musical TV Special. Musical revue. Nov 22-Dec 15. 305 W Main St, Arlington. $1116.70. 817-275-7661.

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FILM SERIES Fathom Events Princess Mononoke. Dubbed and subtitled versions of Hayao Miyazaki’s 1999 animated adventure film. Thru Wed. Cinemark Alliance Towne Center, 9228 Sage Meadow Tr, FW; Movie Tavern Hulen, 4920 S Hulen St, FW; Cinemark Ridgmar, 1888 Green Oaks Rd, FW; Regal Fossil Creek, 6100 N Fwy, FW; Cinemark North East Mall, 1101 Melbourne Rd, Hurst; AMC Parks at Arlington, 3861 S Cooper St, Arlington; Movie Tavern, 2404 Airport Fwy, Bedford; Cinemark Tinseltown, 911 W Hwy 114, Grapevine; AMC Grapevine Mills, 3000 Grapevine Mills Pkwy, Grapevine. $13.53. • Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary. Documentary film about the 1999 comedy. 7pm

Tue. Cinemark Alliance Towne Center, 9228 Sage Meadow Tr, FW; Cinemark Ridgmar, 1888 Green Oaks Rd, FW; Regal Fossil Creek, 6100 N Fwy, FW; Cinemark North East Mall, 1101 Melbourne Rd, Hurst; AMC Parks at Arlington, 3861 S Cooper St, Arlington; Cinemark 12, 2041 N Hwy 287, Mansfield; Cinemark Tinseltown, 911 W Hwy 114, Grapevine; Cinemark Roanoke, 850 E Hwy 114, Grapevine. $16.24. 818-761-6100. The Grand Berry Theatre Surfer: Teen Confronts Fear. Douglas Burke’s drama about a teenage surfer (Sage Burke) who gets back in the water after almost being killed by a massive wave. 9:45pm Fri. 2712 Weisenberger St, FW. $8. Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth Frankie. Ira Sachs’ drama about a famous actress (Isabelle Huppert) who gathers her extended family for an event in Portugal. Also with Marisa Tomei, Brendan Gleeson, Jérémie Renier, Pascal Greggory, Sennia Nanua, and Greg Kinnear. FriSun. 3200 Darnell St, FW. $8-10. 817-738-9215.

CLASSICAL/CHORAL Cliburn at the Kimbell Cellist Camille Thomas and pianist Roman Rabinovich perform Beethoven’s Variations on Mozart’s “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen,” Brahms’ Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Messiaen’s “Louange à l’Eternité de Jésus” from Quartet for the End of Time, and Franck’s Cello Sonata in A major. 7:30pm Thu. Kimbell Art Museum, 3333 Camp Bowie Blvd, FW. $25-65. 817-332-8451. Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Christian Arming conducts Brahms’ Academic Festival Overture and Dvorák’s Symphony No. 7 in D minor. Pianist Lise de la Salle is soloist for Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor. Fri-Sun. Bass Performance Hall, 555 Commerce St, FW. $22-97. 817-665-6000. Hurst MasterWorks Series Russian folk music by Kalinka. 7pm Thu. Hurst Library, 901 Precinct Line Rd, Hurst. Free. 817-283-3406.

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E T C E T E R A Kimbell Art Museum Naked vs. Nude: Bodies and Bathers in Nineteenth-Century France. Lecture by Dallas Museum of Art curator Nicole R. Myers. 6pm Fri. 3333 Camp Bowie Blvd, FW. Free. 817332-8451.

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OUT & ABOUT E V E N T S Career Fair For veterans and military families. 11am Thu. AT&T Stadium, 1 Legends Way, Arlington. Free. Fathom Events Friendsgiving. Screenings of Thanksgiving episodes of Friends: “The One Where Underdog Gets Away,” “The One With the List,” “The One With the Football,” “The One With All the Thanksgivings,” “The One Where Ross Got High,” “The One Where Chandler Doesn’t Like Dogs,” “The One With Rachel’s Other Sister,” and “The One With the Late Thanksgiving.” Sun-Mon. Movie Tavern Hulen, 4920 S Hulen St, FW; AMC Lake Worth, 6600 NW Loop 820, FW; Cinemark North East Mall, 1101 Melbourne Rd, Hurst; AMC Parks at Arlington, 3861 S Cooper St, Arlington; Movie Tavern Bedford, 2404 Airport Fwy, Bedford; Cinemark Tinseltown, 911 Hwy 114, Grapevine, AMC Grapevine Mills, 3000 Grapevine Mills Pkwy, Grapevine. $13.53. 818-761-6100. Fort Worth Fire Beats 7pm-2am Thu. Shipping & Receiving Bar, 201 S Calhoun St, FW. $5. Funky Finds Holiday Shopping Experience SatSun. Will Rogers Memorial Center, 3401 W Lancaster Av, FW. Free. 903-601-3289.

Parade of Lights Annual Christmas parade. 6pm Sat. Downtown Fort Worth. Free. 817-255-5700. Performing Arts Fort Worth DRUMLINE Live Holiday Spectacular. 7:30pm Wed. Bass Performance Hall, 555 Commerce St, FW. $3366. 817-212-4280. Whiskey Ranch Concert Series Launch Party Includes food, cocktails, live music, and whiskeybarrel Christmas tree. 5:30pm Fri. 4950 Mitchell Blvd, FW. $25-40. 817-840-9140. Wine 101 Dinner and wine pairings. 7pm Wed. Bonnell’s, 4259 Bryant Irvin Rd, FW. $200. 817738-5489. N A T U R E Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT) The largest independent herbarium in the Southwest, with over one million dried plant specimens. Extensive botanical and children’s library. Tours available by appointment. 10am-5pm Mon-Fri & 10am-2pm Sat. 1700 University Dr, FW. Free. 817-332-4441. Fort Worth Botanic Garden Conservatory regular hours: 10am-4pm Mon-Sat; 1-4pm Sun. $.50-1 • Japanese Garden regular hours: 9am-5pm MonSun. $3-4.50. • 3220 Botanic Garden Blvd, FW. 817-871-7686. Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge Nature Center After Hours. 5pm Thu. $5-10. • The Mystery of Moths. 1:30pm Sat. Free-$5. • Kayak Tour. 9am Sun. $15-20. • Up Close With Wildlife. 1:30pm Sun. Free-$5. • Fall Hike. 10am & 1pm Mon. Free-$5. • Evergreen Program. 9am Tue. Free-$6. • Bison Feeding Hayride. Nov 26-27. Free-$10. • Garden Center hours: 8am-10pm Mon-Fri; 8am5pm Sat; 1-5pm Sun. • Nature hikes 9am every Sat. Free. • Open 8am-5pm daily. 9601 Fossil Ridge Rd, FW. $2-4. 817-237-1111. Fort Worth Water Gardens Five-acre water park with fountains and pools, designed by Philip Johnson. 10am-10pm daily. 1502 Commerce St, FW. Free. 817-871-5700. Fort Worth Zoo 9am-4pm daily. 1989 Colonial Pkwy, FW. $12-15, admission half price on Wed. 817-759-7360. Fossil Rim Wildlife Center Endangered species conservation center with over 1,100 animals of native and exotic species. 8:30am-3:29pm SunSat. 2299 Country Rd 2008, Glen Rose. $15.9525.95. 254-897-2960. River Legacy Living Science Center Nature trails and science exhibits. 9am-5pm Tue-Sat. 703 NW Green Oaks Blvd, Arlington. Free, donations accepted. 817-860-6752. Sea Life Grapevine Aquarium 10am-9:30pm MonSat & 11am-7pm Sun. 3000 Grapevine Mills Pkwy, Grapevine. $12.75-19. 469-444-3050. Star Party Dusk Sat. Tandy Hills Natural Area, 3225 View St, FW. Free. Streams & Valleys Moonlight river trips for kayakers. 7pm Sat. River Park Dr & Bryant Irvin Rd, FW. $50. 817-926-0006. S U P P O R T AIDS Outreach Center SMART (Self Management and Recovery Training) Recovery Group. 10am every Wed. • El Sol. 5:30pm every other Wed. • El Futuro Unidos. 6pm first Mon of month. • Mujeres Unidas. 10am every Tue. • Sista to Sista. 11:30am every Tue. 1425 Pennsylvania Av, FW. 817-335-1994 or 817-229-4621. Cancer Friendship and Support Group 6pm Wed. Star Café, 111 W Exchange Dr, FW. 817-624-8701. Co-Dependents Anonymous 6pm every Fri. Meeting Rm, Unity Church of Fort Worth, 5051 Trail Lake Dr, FW. 817-423-2965. Depression Bipolar Support Association 7:30pm Fri. Community Rm, All Saints Hospital, 1400 8th Av, FW. 817-654-7100. DFW PCOS Cysters 1pm Sat. First Congregational UCC Fort Worth, 4201 Trail Lake Dr, FW. 817899-0745. Eating Disorders Support Group 6pm every Tue. 1521 Cooper St, Arlington. 817-584-5399. Emotions Anonymous 7:30pm every Tue. Smithfield

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The best things at the 13th version of the Lone Star Film Festival came during its latter half. This isn’t to be wondered at, as the festival devoted its last day to repeat screenings of its prize winners. The film that won the best documentary prize was Netflix vs. the World, and while I can’t be sure, I think it does appeal to more than just cinephiles like me who think hard about how films are distributed. I think Netflix subscribers everywhere will be interested in this, partly because documentarian Shawn Cauthen interviews numerous people from Blockbuster Video, detailing how the vanquished competitor wanted their share of the DVD delivery market but trusted their web interface to a Houston company called Enron (oops) and then balked at paying $50 million to buy Netflix (bigger oops). Even with this, Blockbuster was making a dent in Netflix’s business with their Total Access program that allowed customers to

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return DVDs at the Blockbuster stores, but Carl Icahn and his merry band of venture capitalists shut the program down. I wish the filmmakers had included more on whether the company’s algorithm is truly recommending what people want, as well as the aesthetic experience of watching at home versus on a big screen. However, it’s good that somebody says Netflix makes crap like Bright and The Cloverfield Paradox in addition to their Oscar winners. Just Mercy is old-fashioned Oscar bait starring Michael B. Jordan as Bryan Stevenson, the real-life Harvard-trained lawyer who set up a foundation in Alabama in 1989 to take prisoners off Death Row. In a film starring Jordan and Brie Larson, I wasn’t expecting Jamie Foxx to steal the movie away as the wrongfully convicted killer whom Bryan frees as his first success story. Too often we forget that Foxx is capable of greatness when he’s given the chance, but he does fantastic work as a man whose faith and personality inspire hope not only in the other prisoners but also in his young attorney. I’m a bit concerned that Destin Daniel Cretton’s filmmaking seems to be losing its distinctiveness since his debut Short Term 12 (which, like all of

Cretton’s films to date, involved Larson), but his film manages to get its point across without hammering it. I was less enamored of A Hidden Life, because Terrence Malick plays so precisely to type in telling the story of Franz Jägerstätter (August Diehl), the real-life Austrian conscientious objector executed for refusing to fight for the Nazis. Malick gives us anamorphic lenses, actors filmed heroically from below, heartbreakingly beautiful shots of the Alpine countryside (plus those magnificent rococo churches they have in Austria), and agonized monologues about our purpose on Earth, all at a length of three hours. The movie addresses what a Christian is to do when the government is evil, but Malick’s filmmaking no longer does much for me. The best thing I saw at the festival was Ladj Ly’s Les Misérables, which is neither an adaptation of the Broadway musical nor one of Victor Hugo’s novel. Rather, it’s a French version of Training Day, as a rookie cop on his first day (Damien Bonnard) goes for a ridealong with two Paris detectives and discovers that his white boss (Alexis Manenti) uses his badge to grope underage girls on the street with impunity. Ironically, his black Muslim

boss (Djibril Zonga) is the one who shoots an unarmed black boy point-blank in the face, and the whole thing is filmed by a kid with a drone. The film turns into a tense cop thriller — I like the French term, policier noir — as the three officers try to recover the drone footage before it gets out, while the neighborhood is ready to erupt in violence among blacks, Muslims, and Romani, with the cops becoming everyone’s target. Amazon is distributing this, so you’ll likely have a chance to see it. I wasn’t able to see nearly as many short films as I wanted to, but I enjoyed Sachin Dheeraj’s documentary The Bubbleman, about Joseph “The Bubbleman” Losoya, an Air Force veteran who dresses like a hippie and shows up on Texas State University’s campus in San Marcos to blow soap bubbles and help the students work out stress. David Velez’ Ladybug is a funny short about a boy who seeks revenge on his older brother for killing his pet insect, and the funniest short I saw was a Spanish import, Camilo Castro and Ricardo San Emeterio’s Grandma’s Pie, a wordless animated film about an old lady in a medieval village who goes about baking an apple pie while a dragon eats and otherwise kills knights in the street. l

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quarterbacks like Sam Darnold and Jeff Driskel look like Steve Young circa 1994. Then there’s the running game. For consecutive weeks, running back Ezekiel Elliott has looked like he was running into a concrete dividing wall. He’s failed to rush for more than 47 yards in either of the last two games, averaging an abysmal 2.5 yards per carry over that span. Not exactly what we were expecting from the highest-paid running back in the league. It’s not all his fault, however. He does look a step or two slower than last year when he won the rushing title for the second time, but the highly vaunted (and equally well-compensated) offensive line has been downright awful in their zone blocking at times, and the gaps that you once could drive an earth-mover through now seem barely able to accommodate a grease-coated ferret. I’m not too worried about it –– yet. Though the rushing title this year appears destined for either Dalvin Cook or Christian McCaffrey, Zeke is still on pace for 1,400 yards and 12 touchdowns.

You could argue whether production like that is worth $90M or not. The crazy thing is, the Cowboys haven’t really missed him. Thanks to quarterback and full-grown man Dak Prescott, the offense has averaged nearly 30 points and 420 yards through the air with Zeke bottled up these last two games. In four games this season, the young signalcaller has thrown for at least 375 yards and two touchdowns, a feat matched only by the great Joe Montana. Amazingly, Prescott is currently on pace for well over 5,000 yards and 38 total touchdowns. The Seahawks’ Russell Wilson and the Ravens’ Lamar Jackson are getting all the attention, but if Dallas had even a slightly better record, Prescott would be squarely in the MVP talk. Perhaps he still should be. For more than five years now, the identity of the Dallas Cowboys has been that of a smash-mouth, “run the ball down your throats,” “you know what we’re going to do, but you can’t stop it”-type of running team. With the leap that Prescott has taken, along with arguably one of the best receiving corps in the league, the air game is currently dwarfing the ground game in importance. As owner Jerry Jones famously said after rookie running back Tony Pollard’s promising preseason performance in reference to Elliott who was in the middle of a holdout, “Zeke who?” I’m curious to see which aspect of the Cowboys offense Bill Belichick will focus on for next week’s game against the Patriots in Foxborough. Belichick is known for identifying a team’s best strength and taking it away. The Cowboys’ reputation says that attention should be paid to Elliott. Recent history suggests, however, that Belichick may want to instead focus on trying to slow down Prescott. It will be interesting to see if he can. l

opening number called “All fjord becomes unlivable, Voices by Idina Menzel and Kristen Bell. Directed by her investigations turn up Is Found.” Elsa’s song “Into Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee. an enchanted river in the the Unknown” is the score’s Written by Jennifer Lee. north and a land shrouded designated showstopper. Rated PG. by impenetrable mist since It isn’t bad, and neither her grandparents’ time. Going in and is Olaf ’s bouncy comic number “When I finding out what lies there will be the key Am Older,” but they’d both benefit from to getting her citizens back in their homes. having more air on either side of them. As always, Anna (voiced by Kristen Bell) The ensemble song “Some Things Never insists on going with her, which means Change” is made more watchable by the that Kristoff (voiced by Jonathan Groff), visual gags that returning directors Chris Olaf (voiced by Josh Gad), and Sven are Buck and Jennifer Lee insert into the along for the ride, too. background of the picture, but the lyrics The songs are once again penned only highlight the fact that Elsa’s rule over by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Arendelle hasn’t changed that much. Lopez, and they’re too close together as Fortunately, things pick up once the well as being not as good as the first film’s. party goes on their journey, even with the Evan Rachel Wood (who voices Elsa and sister drama squeezed pretty dry by now Anna’s mother in a flashback) is saddled and an annoying subplot with Kristoff with the worst song, a turgid ballad of an trying and failing to propose marriage to

Anna. Olaf grows more philosophical in his maturity, and he enjoys a showpiece bit where he acts out the entire story from the first film for the benefit of some newcomers. Meanwhile, when Anna dashes off once again to protect her sister, Kristoff expresses his frustration in “Lost in the Woods,” which hilariously imitates the sound of 1990s boy bands and the look of their music videos. If the original left you frustrated because it never gave Groff his own big musical moment, this is ample compensation. The heavier stuff gives the story some juice, too, as the sisters discover that their ancestors did some bad things — like, genocidally bad — to expand the kingdom. If Frozen II doesn’t look to be the cultural behemoth that the first movie was, it shows that there are still things worth finding beneath the ice. l

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Back before robots were so commonly used in place of people in the workforce, an actual human being was once the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. Accustomed as we are now to the SATA-drive whir of Coachspeak XP being run on Coach Jason Garrett-Bot, it’s easy to forget that we were once treated to occasional bits of personality and wisdom during a coach’s press conference. One such bit of sagacity came from Hall of Famer Bill Parcells when he said, “You are what your record says you are.” It’s simple but erudite. Unfortunately, I’m not sure Parcells’ famous axiom fairly applies to this 2019 season so far. After going .500 in backto-back games against the NFC North — losing in maddening fashion to the Vikings at home thanks to some stupefying playcalling that killed a potential comeback and

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managing to just outscore the Lions offense on the road that looked unstoppable even without Matthew Stafford and Kerryon Johnson — the Cowboys now sit at 6-4 and are just clinging to a division lead over the Eagles. Somehow, 6-4 tells us very little about how good or bad this club really is. It could be argued that they should have as many as nine wins –– they’ve been in all but the Green Bay game with a chance to win or tie on their final drive. Then again, owing to the frustrating habit of falling behind early, they might have as few as three or four wins if not for a couple of those comebacks clicking. Dubs are dubs, and we’ll take every one, but the win total doesn’t tell the whole story when you consider that through 10 games, Dallas has yet to beat a team with a winning record. This team has problems — quite a few of them. The defense, from whom so much was expected heading into the year, seems to have a ceiling of mediocrity. In their worst moments, they’ve made unproven

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It was predicted, by me, that TCU’s oft-struggling offense would appear much improved during their visit to the metropolitan tumbleweed capital of Texas. I was right. Luckily for offensive coordinator Sonny Cumbie and his quickly improving freshman quarterback, Max Duggan (No. 15), the Red Raiders aren’t and have never been known for playing stout defense. Cumbie and company accomplished something out of character: They started fast. Duggan willed his comrades through the opening drive with heady running from the ginger gunslinger, motoring for a 26-yard scramble on third and long from midfield. He rambled again from the 20 yard-line for the opening touchdown. Not to be outdone, Coach Gary Patterson’s defense continued the party by picking off Tech’s Jett Duffey (No. 7) to award their counterparts excellent field position

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play wide-receiver screen was stripped to the turf and recovered in the warm embrace of TCU safety Trevon Moehrig (No. 7) to secure a victory formation drive and win. The result continues a now fiveyear tradition of the road team claiming this match-up.

Notables Duggan took an under-center snap in this game. It was only once and on a fourthand-short play. The failures suffered near the goal line against Baylor obviously lit a fire under Cumbie, who needed a shortyardage option that didn’t include starting four yards deep in the backfield. Purple receivers played as a revived unit after last week’s field-goal fest. Barber thrilled with multiple circus catches and finished with more than 100 yards. Reagor wasn’t far

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leading to the first of many Jonathan Song (No. 46) field goals. Duggan’s arm anchored the following two drives with chunk passes to Taye Barber (No. 4) and Jalen Reagor (No. 1) for an early 24-3 lead. Frog nation was awash with euphoria. Everything was going their way. And then, it wasn’t. Shoddy tackling from the purple kickoff unit delivered Duffey a mere 37 yards from the end zone. Within four plays, the Red Raiders dashed hopes of Fort Worth’s train chugging away with this game easily. Punts were exchanged before Duffey capitalized on a confused Froggy secondary for a 70-yard touchdown strike. The Red Raiders trailed by eight points courtesy of a shanked extra point attempt. With less than two minutes left in the half, Cumbie’s offense deked and dunked their way to Tech’s 11 yardline only to be stymied by the clock and the decision to gamble for seven points or use Song’s almost automatic leg for three. Patterson chose the latter and contentedly watched the bands play leading 27-16. The third quarter reeked of earlier season failures. The offense couldn’t sustain a meaningful drive. Defensive calls misfired, allowing Duffey to bullseye receivers skipping deep behind safety coverage for lackadaisical catches yielding two additional touchdowns. Multiple failed conversion attempts left the Lubbockites clinging to a single-digit lead with little signs of life from TCU’s offense save for a long drive for another field goal at the beginning of the fourth frame to reclaim a two-point advantage. The lead pingponged twice more as each side leaned on their kickers. Duffey took the ball with more than two minutes remaining trailing by two. The situation emitted the all-toofamiliar feeling that things were about to turn against our boys. Mercifully, a first-

A bowl game seems attainable for this group of mostly freshmen Frogs. The Sooners and Mountaineers remain, the latter of which is winnable even with a shoddy performance. OU is coming off an unlikely come-from-behind victory in Waco after the crimson-and-cream’s wheels fell off their covered wagon during the first half. Patterson’s secondary was embarrassingly out of position multiple times against Tech’s passing attack. Star cornerback Jeff Gladney (No. 12) was ejected in the third quarter for targeting after mollywhopping a Red Raider so hard my television went out. Gladney is the nerve center of the secondary, and his absence was immediately obvious. The senior won’t be available until the second half against the Sooners, thanks to the second-half exit, and the young’uns will do their darndest to hold it together against Oklahoma’s vaunted passing attack. I’m afraid Fort Worth’s finest could execute their best game plan in Norman and still come up short. Still, a bowl game after the trials of this season will and should be considered a positive result if they make it after a victory against West Virginia in the final week. l

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Age Out (PG-13) Tye Sheridan stars in this drama as an 18-year-old who has aged out of the foster care system and is thrown onto his own devices to survive. Also with Imogen Poots, Caleb Landry Jones, Brett Butler, and Jeffrey Wright. (Opens Friday in Dallas) A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (PG) Tom Hanks stars in this drama as children’s TV host Fred Rogers, who is interviewed by a jaded journalist (Matthew Rhys). Also with Chris Cooper, Susan Kelechi Watson, Enrico Colantoni, Wendy Makkena, Tammy Blanchard, Maryann Plunkett, Maddie Corman, Jessica Hecht, and Christine Lahti. (Opens Friday) The Courier (R) This thriller stars Olga Kurylenko as a London courier who discovers a bomb among the packages she is delivering. Also with Gary Oldman, William Moseley, Alicia Agneson, Amit Shah, and Dermot Mulroney. (Opens Friday in Dallas) Honey Boy (R) Shia LaBeouf writes and co-stars in this autobiographical drama about a child actor (Lucas Hedges) dealing with an abusive childhood and the pressures of fame. Also with Noah Jupe, Maika Monroe, Natasha Lyonne, Laura San Giacomo, Clifton Collins Jr., Martin Starr, and FKA Twigs. (Opens Friday in Dallas) The Kingmaker (R) The latest documentary by Lauren Greenfield (The Queen of Versailles) profiles former Filipino first lady Imelda Marcos and her continued influence in the politics of her nation. (Opens Friday in Dallas) Marriage Story (R) Noah Baumbach’s drama is about a New York theater director (Adam Driver) and a Hollywood actress (Scarlett Johansson) going through an acrimonious divorce. Also with Laura Dern, Ray Liotta, Alan Alda, Julie Hagerty, Azhy Robertson, Merritt Wever, Mickey Sumner, and Wallace Shawn. (Opens Friday in Dallas) 3022 (R) This science-fiction film is about a group of astronauts who return to Earth to discover that the planet has suffered an extinction-level event. Starring Miranda Cosgrove, Omar Epps, Angus Macfadyen, Jorja Fox, Enver Gjokaj, and Kate Walsh. (Opens Friday in Dallas) 21 Bridges (R) Chadwick Boseman stars as a New York City homicide detective who stumbles onto a conspiracy while investigating the murders of eight police officers. Also with J.K. Simmons, Sienna Miller, Taylor Kitsch, Stephan James, and Keith David. (Opens Friday)

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The Addams Family (PG) With the cartoon family created by Charles Addams returning to its roots, and with Oscar Isaac voicing Gomez and Charlize Theron as Morticia, you’d think this would come to more. The Addamses deal with a gentrifying neighborhood and an evil home makeover TV host (voiced by Allison Janney) who’s bent on tearing down their eyesore of a house. The animation doesn’t match the weirdness of the subject matter. The only thing that does is the subplot in which Wednesday (voiced by Chloë Grace Moretz) starts attending public school. She’s the serene Goth heart of this thing, and there’s a nice Eighth Grade callback in the casting of Elsie Fisher as a girl at school who goes Goth with her. Additional voices by Finn Wolfhard, Nick Kroll, Martin Short, Catherine O’Hara, Tituss Burgess, Jenifer Lewis, Aimee Garcia, Pom Klementieff, Bette Midler, and Snoop Dogg. Bala (NR) Ayushmann Khuranna stars in this Indian comedy as a prematurely bald young man who wears a hairpiece so he can be confident enough to date a fashion model (Yami Gautam) who works for the cosmetics company where he’s an executive. Too much of the movie plays like an Indian version of boilerplate Hollywood comedies about learning to accept yourself, but the film does have an intriguing side plot with both the hero and India’s beauty industry as a whole ignoring his childhood friend (Bhumi Pednekar) because she has dark skin. Colorism is a thing in Indian society and culture, and it’s refreshing to have a film address the subject. Also with Abhishek Banerjee, Saurabh

Shukla, Javed Jaffrey, Sunita Rajwar, Seema Bhargava, Manoj Pahwa, Sonam Bajwa, and Hardy Sandhu. Charlie’s Angels (PG-13) Poofy escapism packaged with shallow, rah-rah feminism doesn’t do much for me. This newest big-screen version of the 1970s TV show is about a computer programmer (Emily Scott) who enlists the help of Bosley (Elizabeth Banks) and her Angels (Kristen Stewart and Ella Balinska) to help destroy her own invention before it can be weaponized. Banks is also the writer-director here, and she has no instincts for filming action sequences. The male villains tend to be uninteresting, and the movie fails to invest us emotionally in the Angels. Stewart and Scott are funny, and there are nice supporting turns by Sam Claflin as a wimpy tech mogul and Luis Gerardo Méndez as a New Age wellness guru who can make spy gadgets and weapons. The director is miscast. Also with Patrick Stewart, Djimon Hounsou, Noah Centineo, Chris Pang, Nat Faxon, MarieLou Sellem, and Jaclyn Smith. Doctor Sleep (R) Stephen King’s sequel to his own novel The Shining is adapted into this dreary, scare-free horror film. Ewan McGregor plays a grown-up, recovering alcoholic Danny Torrance who is located by a little girl (Kyliegh Curran) with his powers of “shining” and who’s being hunted by a group of traveling demons who feed off the shine. Director Mike Flanagan has done some good work in Netflix thrillers (Hush, Gerald’s Game) that are set in enclosed spaces, but the far-flung plotlines of this movie defeat him. He’s too busy making callbacks to Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 horror opus to give this thing the chills that it could have. Also with Rebecca Ferguson, Cliff Curtis, Emily Alyn Lind, Bruce Greenwood, Zahn McClarnon, Alex Essoe, Carl Lumbly, Henry Thomas, Zackary Momoh, Jocelin Donahue, and Jacob Tremblay. Ford v Ferrari (PG-13) Solid entertainment, whether you’re a racing fan or not. This film tells the real-life story of how retired Texan racer Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) and crusty English driver Ken Miles (Christian Bale) were brought on by Ford Motors to build a race car that would defeat Ferrari’s five-time champions at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. If you get all misty-eyed for the era when American industrial might and know-how always carried the day, this is your movie. If not, the film still traces how the work away from the racetrack contributes to victories on race day, as well as the clash between Ford’s corporate culture and the freewheeling spirits who drive the cars, all without dumbing down the car talk. The movie runs off the dynamic between Damon and Bale, who make an assured team. Also with Jon Bernthal, Caitriona Balfe, Josh Lucas, Noah Jupe, Remo Girone, Ray McKinnon, JJ Feild, and Tracy Letts. The Good Liar (R) Helen Mirren is a wealthy London widow, and Ian McKellen is a con artist who woos her to get to her £3 million fortune. The matchup of these two lions of British acting lives up to its billing, but the same can’t be said for the vehicle around them. Based on Nicholas Searle’s novel, this thriller has good material, but Bill Condon is the wrong director for something that’s supposed to snap shut like a steel trap. He clumsily handles the flashbacks to World War II. You’ll have to satisfy yourself with the chess match that goes on between the two protagonists, as it becomes clear that the widow has her own game going against the charming suitor. Also with Russell Tovey, Jim Carter, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Mark Lewis Jones, Laurie Davidson, Phil Dunster, and Lucian Msamati. Harriet (PG-13) This biopic of Harriet Tubman is disappointingly conventional. Cynthia Erivo plays the slave who escapes to freedom and then works as the Underground Railroad’s greatest conductor to help more Southern slaves find their way north. Director Kasi Lemmons doesn’t have much feel for the action sequences, and the material (written by her and Gregory Allen Howard) is weak. At least it would be something if this movie succeeded in turning the wizened old woman from the photographs into a swashbuckling action heroine, but the film never brings her to life and stops dead every so often to give Harriet a speech about how she would give her life for the freedom of her people. These are the failings of a much lesser filmmaker. The movie fails despite the best efforts of Erivo, whose singing is something you can listen to all day. Also with Leslie Odom Jr., Joe Alwyn, Clarke Peters, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Zackary Momoh, Omar J. Dorsey, Jennifer Nettles, Vondie Curtis-Hall, and Janelle Monáe. Jojo Rabbit (PG-13) A strange and compelling failure. Based on Christine Leunens’ much more serious novel Caging Skies, this satirical film stars Roman Griffin Davis as a 10-year-old boy in Nazi Germany who is such a fanatical Nazi that Adolf Hitler (Taika Waititi) appears to him as an

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imaginary friend. Waititi also writes and directs this film, and the early scenes at Hitler Youth camp play like Moonrise Kingdom with more swastikas. Waititi’s hand for comedy makes this more watchable than other films that try to take in the Nazi horror from a child’s limited perspective, but the filmmaker loses his footing when the proceedings turn serious and characters start dying. As failures go, this is brave, ambitious, somewhat insane, and aiming at a worthy target. You can see the better film that Waititi was trying to make. Also with Scarlett Johansson, Thomasin McKenzie, Rebel Wilson, Alfie Allen, Stephen Merchant, Archie Yates, and Sam Rockwell. Joker (R) What could have been a dark satire on society and its cruelty instead exploits mental illness. Joaquin Phoenix stars as an aspiring comedian with a socially inconvenient mental condition that makes him a target for bullies, which in turn makes him turn into the clown makeupwearing supervillain. The film is angry, mean-spirited, plodding, joyless, depressing, and entirely derivative of Taxi Driver. Worse, it stigmatizes mental illness by taking one such character and raising him up as an antihero for killing rich people. Phoenix does give one of the best performances of his career, but everything else is just background noise. Also with Robert De Niro, Frances Conroy, Zazie Beetz, Brett Cullen, Shea Whigham, Bill Camp, Marc Maron, Josh Pais, Douglas Hodge, April Grace, and Brian Tyree Henry. — Chase Whale Judy (R) Looking bleary, alcohol-soaked, and prematurely aged, Renée Zellweger does an uncannily precise imitation of Judy Garland in this biopic that takes in the singer as she plays five weeks in a London nightclub in the winter of 1968. The part shows off her gift for mimicry, and she’s probably a better singer than Garland was at the sadly diminished late-career stage that’s portrayed here. The film is based on Peter Quilter’s stage play End of the Rainbow, and it doesn’t have much to say about the traumas of child stardom lingering into adulthood. Beyond the lead performance, the film is rather indifferently cast. Zellweger’s performance deserves better than this lukewarm show business tragedy. Also with Jessie Buckley, Finn Wittrock, Rufus Sewell, Bella Ramsey, Royce Pierreson, Phil Dunster, Darci Shaw, Andy Nyman, and Michael Gambon. Last Christmas (PG-13) A movie with too much on its plate. Emilia Clarke (working a bit too hard to show that she can be funny) portrays an aspiring singer who has been in a downward spiral ever since she received a life-saving heart transplant. She’s given a new sense of purpose when she meets a manic pixie dream guy (Henry Golding) whose only purpose is to make her rediscover her zest for life. Emma Thompson both portrays the main character’s Croatian mother and writes the script, and she gives it sidebars on Brexit, the Bosnian genocide, and a plot twist that even M. Night Shyamalan would be ashamed to use. The film is inspired by George Michael’s songs, which dot the soundtrack. Some of them are sung by Clarke, who is quite comfortable singing them. Also with Michelle Yeoh, Lydia Leonard, Peter Mygind, Peter Serafinowicz, and Patti LuPone. Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (PG) The storylines are at least clearer in this sequel. Angelina Jolie returns as the dark fairy queen who has to deal with a warmongering, secretly evil human queen (Michelle Pfeiffer) after their respective children (Elle Fanning and Harris Dickinson) want to get married to unite the human and fairy kingdoms. The filmmakers give us one good scene with Jolie and Pfeiffer locking horns over a family dinner where the tension boils over into outright hostility. Other than that, there’s too much CGI, too many moving parts, and too many action sequences muddling this film’s message about dealing with the politics of fear. Also with Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sam Riley, Ed Skrein, Juno Temple, Imelda Staunton, Lesley Manville, Jenn Murray, David Gyasi, and Robert Lindsay. Midway (PG-13) This movie would have been better if it had been made in 2003. Fallen blockbuster specialist Roland Emmerich (Independence Day) helms this dramatic retelling of the events leading up to the Battle of Midway, which established American superiority in the Pacific theater during World War II. The film benefits from scenes set on the Japanese side demonstrating what their thinking was as their fleet sailed into a trap set by the Americans. Still, the writing is indistinct, Ed Skrein (as American pilot Dick Best) doesn’t have the charisma to carry such a large and far-flung plot, and the opening scene depicting the bombing of Pearl Harbor suffers from really bad CGI. The whole thing suffers from too much research obscuring the action. Also with Patrick Wilson, Luke Evans, Mandy Moore, Darren Criss, Nick Jonas, Jake Weber, Luke Kleintank, Keean Johnson, Alexander Ludwig, Etsushi Toyokawa, Tadanobu Asano, Jun

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Since the departure of Salsa Limon several years ago, there’s been a breakfast tacoshaped hole across from the TCU campus that the surrounding restaurants never could fill. With the expansion of Dutch’s Legendary Hamburgers into burritos and tacos in the space vacated by various failed retail shops and bars, Dutch’s Burrito Bar is ably filling that niche. The fast-casual restaurant offers a build-your-own array of proteins, carbs, wraps, and bowls. The breakfast menu is pretty sparse, but four taco options plus a few pastries and some yogurt are probably enough to fuel any college student. The breakfast

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taco of black bean, avocado, and cheese on corn (not housemade but nicely warmed on a flat grill) provided just the right amount of spice and contrasting textures, with its soft, velvety avocado and dense, mildly seasoned beans. One taco wasn’t quite enough, and the potato, egg, and cheese taco I ordered as an afterthought was actually much tastier. I topped the scrambled eggs, which were moist enough to tolerate sitting in a warmer without becoming desiccated, with the green chile queso. The queso is meant to be an upcharge condiment, but sweet co-owner Kay Greenlee just swaddled the egg and melted cheese in a corn tortilla for me and Choose your adventure at Dutch’s Burrito Bar. didn’t charge me more. The creamy, mild queso, with considerable chunks of green chile and onion, elevated the taco beyond that looks, smells, and is seasoned like traditional taco meat. The smoky tang of the standard breakfast fare. Select from a variety of salsas –– the barbecued pork offered a welcome, be aware that one of the vibrant green albeit unusual, element for a burrito, and, versions is a cilantro-pineapple product, unlike traditional pastor, the meat wasn’t which is tasty but off-putting if you’re greasy. A little more of the beans and a not expecting a sweet salsa. The roasted pleasantly fresh, not-too-spicy pico made tomatillo version provided a gentle flavor up for the unremarkable burrito wrapper. For the street tacos, diners can mix nudge, while the dark salsa rojo’s fantastic smoky undertones and taste bud-singing and match fillings. The grilled chicken spice required a few cooling bites of plain was perfectly bite-sized but unforgivably bland –– not even tortilla afterward. Dutch’s Burrito Bar the addition of Much like any Potato, egg, and queso breakfast taco ....... $3 zingy Mexican of the build-your- Black bean, avocado, and cheese taco ....... $3 own counterparts, Pulled-pork burrito ........................................ $8.25 corn and a slightly Carne falso street tacos ............................... $8.95 sour-spicy Tex-Mex lunch and dinner start with picking a wrapper: There’s an slaw could liven up the bird. Fortunately, extensive choice of flour, wheat, or spinach the carne falso was a delightful surprise. tortillas, a grain bowl with either rice The texture and flavor of the veggie-based or a quinoa-rice mix, corn street tacos, a product was a dead ringer for beef. The bowl of lettuce, or a plateful of chips. The pea-based meat substitute was flavorful protein selection looks familiar, with the enough without sauce. During breakfast on a weekend, the exception of the barbecue pulled-pork and the carne falso –– a Beyond Meat product sparse, oddly shaped dining room was full I plummeted down this rabbit hole like Baby Jessica after visiting Paco’s Mexican Cuisine (1508 W Magnolia Av, 817-759-9110) over the weekend. The standout kindof upscale Mexican-meets-French bistro is one of the most unheralded culinary treasures in this city. On my recent visit, the progeny of beloved Paco & John was practically empty on a Saturday night. I felt restaurant-related PTSD. “Don’t ruin this for me, Fort Worth,” I thought. Every Mexican restaurant above the taqueria level must answer one crucial question: Will it serve fine food, with a respect for regional differences and prime ingredients, or will it saunter down the cash-strewn path to Margaritaville? Paco’s is decidedly in the camp of the former: no combination platters, in other words. As it is every time I’ve visited, the experience was near flawless. My guest and I started with the perfect pairing of appetizers: the gooey, rich queso fundido ($4.95) and the creamy, surprisingly spicy guacamole ($5.95). Combined on a hot, fresh-tasting chip and slathered with a heap of the smoky, piquant housemade salsa, the fusion of flavors made for the perfect bite. Paco’s kitchen cranks out, hands-down, the best Mexican-inspired soups in the city. The poblano-queso soup ($5.95) is a master-class in elegant simplicity,

of older folks from the neighborhood (duh –– early Saturday mornings don’t attract college students). By mid-afternoon, the restaurant and its pass-through bar space between the burrito bar and Dutch’s Hamburgers was slowly filling up with purple-clad bodies wanting to watch the TCU game on several big screens. You can buy cerveza only at the Dutch’s burrito register, but walk 20 feet around a corner and you’ll find a selection of wine and booze at Dutch’s Locker Room (built on the remains of a boutique I never actually went into during my time at TCU). You also have the choice of dining al fresco upstairs on the patio at Dutch’s Burgers or the smaller street-level patio at the Burrito Bar, which is sweetly appointed with upscale patio furniture and twinkling lights. Dutch’s Burritos is set apart from the other build-your-own franchises by the housemade salsas and spiced meats, even if the burrito and taco wrappers aren’t homemade. l

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Dixie House Cafe 5115 NE 28th St, Haltom City. 817222-0882. 6200 E Lancaster, FW. 817-451-6180. (other locations, too) Home-cooked meals such as a plate-size chicken-fried steak, beef tips on rice, and just-baked pies that will do you some wonderful damage. Fort Worth Weekly 2005, 2006 Readers’ Choice Best Home Cooking. $ Fuzzy’s Taco Shop 2719 Race St.. 817-831-TACO. On a newly gussied-up stretch of Race Street, the same taco moderno cuisine as the original on West Berry Street, with fast counter service, wide-screen tvs — and parking in front just for the bike crowd. $ My Lan Vietnamese and Chinese Restaurant 4015 E Belknap St, Haltom City. 817-222-1471. Dozens of affordable dishes such as shredded pork with egg roll, “beked egg” and rice are available. $ Papi Rico’s 901 N. Sylvania Ave., 682-647-1148. If it’s served on a taco or tortilla, you’ll find it on this taqueria’s extensive menu. $ Reyes Restaurant 1712 N. Sylvania Av. 817-8388444. Mexican standards (including weekend menudo) and a few Salvadoran specialties. $

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near soUTh side /soUTh Fw Ernesto’s 2603 8th Av. 817-921-3147. This no-frills diner offers marvelous tacos, tostadas, fajita platters, and more. $ Lili’s Bistro on Magnolia 1310 W Magnolia Av, FW. 817-877-0700. This small eatery near Spiral Diner and Nonna Tata serves fresh burgers and sandwiches for lunch, along with excellent sides like the gorgonzola fries and bulgur with cranberries. $$ Namaste 923 E Seminary Dr, FW. 817-349-9350. This family-run restaurant in south Fort Worth features classic Nepalese fare at bargain prices. $ Spice by Thai Select Thai Kitchen and Bar 411 W Magnolia Av. 817-984-1800. Part of a family-owned chain of Thai Restaurants, this Spice is a little mild but still does a lot of traditional goodies well. $

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Byblos Lebanese Restaurant 1406 N Main St. 817625-9667. Middle Eastern specialties plus belly dancers for entertainment. The lunch buffet is a winner. Fort Worth Weekly 2005 Best Greek/ Mediterranean/Middle Eastern, 2006 Best Middle Eastern. $$ El Rancho Grande 1400 N Main St. 817-624-9206. Other Tex-Mex restaurants are judged by this one. $ Los Paisanos, 1446 N Main St. 817-625-TACO. This restaurant and taqueria in the old Los Alamos location serves simple but terrific Mex-Mex dishes like tacos, huevos con chorizo, guiso, and fajitas. $ M & M Steak House 1106 N.W. 28th St, 817-6240612. Possibly the diviest steakhouse in town, with pretty good steaks to show for it. Cash only, but you won’t need a lot. $$

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LAST CALL

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We all have a bar or three that is entirely familiar. Perhaps we walk the dog by the place each day. Maybe we drive by these spots on our daily commute, communing with their visages at least twice daily, their edifices as familiar as a colleague’s face. Just like most workmates, we know them only by appearance. What lies beneath are depths we’ve never plumbed. There are two such dive bars south of Bluebonnet Circle that I have encountered at least twice daily for the past four-plus years, but I’ve rarely deigned to explore. The Poop Deck (3570 W Seminary Dr, 817-921 4861) sits in a tiny strip mall, sandwiched between a Mexican restaurant and a disheveled convenience store. On a recent weekend evening, my guests and I pulled into the parking lot and found one of only two spaces and were flanked on either side by pumped-up trucks. When we first opened the glass double-doors, a waft of warm air and the low buzz of a half-full bar rose out of the darkness. My immediate sense of the interior on first look was that of a neighborhood watering hole entirely comfortable in its own skin. Dudes shot pool, groups sat around pulled-together tables, and couples sat

on high stools snuggled closely around high-top tables. The bar was dotted with regulars who were served promptly by bartender Joe, who had learned their drink orders by rote. Around 10pm, the bar started to fill with excited groups of mostly ladies in their 30s and 40s. A few more seasoned couples hugged the walls. Behind us was a big ol’ boy donning a shabby polo shirt and pants accompanied by a Hispanic guy dressed and coiffured like a young Elvis. The buzz in the then-cold room was like nothing I have experienced at a karaoke night. Surely there is money on offer for the best singers, we mused? There was not. These guys simply loved to sing. Drinkers-turned-crooners mostly belted out classics. Studded between these vocal gems were songs by Tenacious D, Fall Out Boy, and a host of novelty bands. Song choice and performance of the night went to Joe, who nailed Digital Underground’s “Humpty Dance,” as the ever-smiling bar-back Chris took care of customers. The mic drop was heavily implied at the end. With temporary sadness, we chose this as the moment to drive up to our next venue. Yupps Karaoke Bar (4111 Wedgway Dr, 817-346 2449) is best noticed while gassing up at Granbury Station QT. Otherwise, it is the sharp-eyed only who will see the bar sitting alone, with longforgotten arrogance, a couple hundred feet from the incessant thrum of Granbury Road traffic. I had been there a few years ago for a birthday bash few can distinctly remember. On entering, a stern-faced big

unit checks IDs. There is no craic with this guy. I know because I tried, as did others. The space between the bar and nearside wall is narrow, made more so by barstools. The single-chamber opens out but never feels less than cramped with tables and chairs. The bartender boasts a neat range of tricks –– tossing and catching glasses and bottles –– but little by way of chat. Frosted mugs hold 10 ounces of domestics on tap, and the bar carries a good range of bottles, cans, and liquor. Last Saturday, the place was infested with a group of around 20 TCU students on an epic drinkathon. That’s fine, as I bet our group looked that way on that birthday night. The DJ –– “or KJ” –– was amusingly snarky as shitfaced teen after shitfaced teen slaughtered early 2000s hip-hop, mainly. The “KJ” insisted on a change of tone as he took the stage to sing a tune of choice, but two students commandeered the spare mic, attempting to drown out our host, finishing the song by imploring the audience to “give it up” for him. We had seen enough. We left and, on immediate reflection, could see no persuasive reason to return. We will, however, be making the Poop Deck our new local. I will continue to drive by the place daily, but each time it will be with a smile and the knowledge that countless return visits await. –– G.P. Kennedy Contact Last Call at LC@fwweekly.com.

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1912 Club 1912 Hemphill St, FW. 817-921-0411. Cash only, live music. A Great Notion 2024 Ridgmar Blvd, FW. 817-7318521. Superb getaway. Karaoke often. Bogart’s 6409 E Lancaster Av, FW. 817-888-3050. Happy hour 4-7pm Mon-Fri, drink specials daily, karaoke Fri, Sat. Billiards, jukebox, Golden Tee. The Basement Bar 105 W Exchange Av, FW. 817-7400100. Open daily. Happy hour ’til 8pm nightly. Live music often. The Boiled Owl Tavern 909 W Magnolia Av, Ste 8, FW. 817-920-9616. Billiards, patio. Best Of 2015 readers’ choice Bar Bar, critic’s choice Karaoke, Bar Décor. Happy Armadillo 1701 Everman Pkwy, FW. 817-2931402. $4 super-premiums, $3 bombs, $2.50 everything else daily. Poker Mon, Wed. Karaoke Thu. Live music Fri-Sat. Lynn’s Saloon 1037 SE Pkwy, Azle. 817-238-1111. A Jacksboro Highway institution. The Moon Tower 2811 S Cherry Ln, FW. 682-7088398. Acoustic open-mic Thu. No cover. Best Of 2015 critic’s choice Open-Mic Night (Music). The Office 12977 Trinity Blvd, Euless. 817-510-6012. A great escape. Happy hour 4-7pm Mon-Fri. Randi’s 2 to 2 7501 Camp Bowie West, FW. 817-7310300. Happy hour 2-7pm daily. Live music and karaoke. Billiards, darts, leagues. Sarah’s Place 5223 Camp Bowie Blvd, FW. 817-7317337. Karaoke Mon, Wed, Sat. Big-screen TV, jukebox. Best Of 2015 reader’s choice Karaoke. Showdown Saloon 4907 Camp Bowie Blvd, FW. 817738-4051. Free internet access. Billiards, foosball. Stockyard Saloon 2409 N Main St, FW. 817-6243811. Happy hour 2-8pm Mon-Fri. Billiards, darts, Golden Tee.

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Lo u ng e s Cassidy’s at the Radisson Hotel 2540 Meacham Blvd, FW. 817-625-9910. Happy hour specials, DJ Sat. Keys Lounge 5677-H Westcreek Dr, FW. 817-2928627. Live music nightly except Mon. Billiards. Ozzie Rabbit Lodge 6463 E Lancaster Av, FW. 817-4469010. Billiards, jukebox. Patio. Classic country DJ Wed. The Peppermill Lounge 6825 E Lancaster Av, FW. 817-446-0310. Happy hour 4-7pm daily. Free billiards daily. Karaoke contest Thu w/Kevin McCloud (cash prizes). Karaoke 7pm-2am Fri-Sat. The Poop Deck 3570 W Seminary Dr, FW. 817-9214861. Karaoke galore. Proper 409 W Magnolia Av, FW. 817-984-1133. Small, classy space away from the hustle and bustle. Specials often. Scat Jazz Lounge 111 W 4th St, Ste 11, FW. 817-8709100. Live jazz Wed-Sat. Table Service. Closed Mon. Silverleaf Cigar Lounge 426 Commerce St, FW. 817887-9535. A sophisticated spot to unwind. Thompson’s 900 Houston St, FW. 817-882-8003. Best Of 2015 critic’s choice Bartender (Megan McClinton), Martini, Cocktail Lounge, Place to Get Sidetracked. The Basement Lounge 6323 Camp Bowie Blvd, Ste 125, FW. 817-732-9877. A modern rustic lounge, serving up inspired craft cocktails with down-home hospitality and nightclub ambiance. The Usual 1408 W Magnolia Av, FW. 817-810-0114. Specializing in Prohibition-Era cocktails. Best Of 2015 readers’ choice Cocktail Lounge, critic’s choice Place to Have a Conversation.

P u bs The Abbey Pub 2710 W 7th St, FW. 817-810-9930. Happy hour 3-8pm Mon-Fri, all day Sun. Drink specials daily. Great service. The American Pub 2800 Bledsoe St, Ste 200, FW. 817439-9443. Relaxed environment, large patio. Pizza and wings. Open for lunch and dinner daily. The Chat Room Pub 1263 W Magnolia Av, FW. 817922-8319. Free internet-capable computers. Best Of 2015 critic’s choice Pub. Conlon’s Pub 2528 White Settlement Rd, FW. 817698-9777. Happy hour 2-7pm Mon-Fri, 3-6pm SatSun. $1.75 Texas beers Sun. Karaoke Sat. Durty Crow 2801 Crockett St, FW. 817-878-2882. Sexy watering hole, live DJ Fri-Sat . Durty Murphy’s 609 Houston St, FW. 817-810-9575. The original Durty bar in Fort Worth. Full bar, in the heart of downtown Fort Worth. Finn MacCool’s 1700 8th Av, FW. 817-923-2121. Solid Irish-themed retreat in the Hospital District. The Flying Saucer 111 E 3rd St, FW. 817-336-PINT. $2.75 “Pint Night” Mon. Live music Thu, Fri, Sat. Full menu. The Mad Hatter 706 Carroll St, FW. 682-703-2148. Happy hour 3-9pm Mon-Fri, all day Sun. Malone’s Pub 1303 Calhoun St, FW. 817-332-5330. Service-industry friendly. Billiards. Oscar’s Pub 6323 Camp Bowie Blvd, FW. 817-7323883. Happy hour all day Mon. Poag Mahone’s 700 Carroll St, FW. 817-332-9544. Happy hour 3-8pm Mon-Sat. Big Buck Hunter, billiards, darts, Golden Tee. Republic Street Bar 201 E Hattie St, FW. 817-6159360. Large watering hole. Daily specials. University Pub 3019 S University Dr, FW. 817-3457633. This longstanding, charming neighborhood pub was recently remodeled. The vibe is laidback, and the bar offers daily drink specials. Whiskey & Rye 1400 Houston St, FW. 817-350-4105. Fancy bar in the Omni Hotel Fort Worth. Best of 2015 critic’s choice Hotel Bar. Wired Willy’s 710 Carroll St, FW. 817-820-0049. 20 beers on tap, half from Texas. Free WiFi, darts. Ye Olde Bull & Bush 2300 Montgomery St, FW. 817731-9206. Varied assortment of premium beers and liquor. Darts, jukebox, patio. Best Of 2015 readers’ choice Pub.

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Eagle’s Nest 8455 Boat Club Rd, Ste 100, FW. 817236-8881. Hangout near the water. Flips Patio Grill 6613 Fossil Bluff Dr, FW. 817-8474424. • 415 W State Highway 114, Grapevine. 817-421-9567. Excellent gastropub food. Fox and Hound English Pub & Grille, 6051 I-20, Ste 332, FW. 817-423-3600. • 1001 N.E. Green Oaks Blvd, Arlington. 817-277-3591. Massive. Good food. Frankie’s 425 W 3rd St, FW. 817-870-9090. Fort Worth location of the popular Dallas-based chain. Best Of 2015 critic’s choice Sports Bar. Home Plate 3137 Alta Mere Dr, FW. 817-732-5190. Happy hour 11am-6:30pm daily, specials Tue, Thu. Karaoke Fri. Live music Sat. Free WiFi. J.J. Dakota’s Billiards 9112 Camp Bowie West, FW. 817-244-9000. A fine establishment. Just One More Randi’s 4615 Benbrook Hwy, FW. 817731-0081. Beer happy hour 7–11am. Full bar happy hour 11am-7pm. Overtime Bar & Grill 5201 N Beach St, FW. 817-2229959. Daily drink specials. Happy hour all day Sun. Papa G’s 2900 Hwy 121, Bedford. 817-354-4140. Live music Thu-Sat. DJ, Guitar Hero, karaoke. Puckers 5707 Crowley Rd, FW. 817-293-8286. 9-ball tournament Thu, $5 entry. $1 per hour billiards Sun. Ladies play free Mon. Randi’s 2-to-2 3109 Alta Mere Dr, FW. 817-731-0300 Clean, comfortable watering hole. Randi’s Knotty Pine 3601 Williams Rd, FW. 817-2445722 Happy hour 4-7pm. Randi’s Last Resort 9716 Palo Pinto Rd, FW. 817244-4442. Happy hour 11am–7pm. Rob’s Billiards & Sports Bar 13930 Trinity Blvd, FW. 817-355-1234. Happy hour ’til 7pm daily. 15 8-ft. pool tables. Live music Fri-Sat. Rusty’s Billiards 7703 Camp Bowie West, FW. 817560-1372. • 3151 S Cooper St, Arlington. 817-4689191. Billiards, darts. Tumbleweeds Sports Bar 1008 NE Loop 820, FW. 817-626-5225. Live music Sat. Patio. Upper 90 961 W Magnolia Av, FW. 817-882-6614. Regular happy hour 2pm-7pm. Hospital District happy hour 7am--11am. Beer, liqour, and wine half off 4:30pm-7pm. All happy hours on weekdays. Best Of 2015 readers’ choice Sports Bar, critic’s choice Happy Hour. Varsity Tavern 1005 Norwood St, FW. 817-882-6699. Solid food. Giant beer pong and giant Jenga. Huge rooftop patio with views of the skyline. Live music often. Woody’s Tavern 4744 Bryant Irvin Rd, FW. 817-7324936. Billiards.

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This probably goes without saying, but I think the context of where, when, and how you consume music is crucial to how you appreciate it, and perhaps a balmy, shortsweather afternoon in the third week of November isn’t exactly right for an album like Eric Osbourne’s debut. But in the absence of the means to hole up in a rural cabin, isolated behind silent acres of bare branches and the visual hush of a landscape smothered in snow, a warm day during the last stretch of autumn is just something you make do with for such beautifully plaintive music. And anyway, Osbourne’s songs, drawn in melancholy shades by his lonely baritone and minor-key finger-picking, are kind of transportive that way. They take your mind to places like the low-lit oppression of a low-rent apartment, made darker by the dissolution of a relationship or the

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In the fall of 2011, just as it was finally beginning to pick up some local buzz, moody shoegaze trio the Spiral Sound (of which I was a member) unceremoniously dissolved. After nearly a decade together, the group was beset by a rapidly cascading series of outside misfortunes. A major family illness immediately put the band on an indefinite hiatus. This was soon followed by the unexpected shuttering of the building where the band rehearsed. Finally, the engineer who was recording the group’s upcoming sophomore album at the time suddenly broke his contract with his business partner and bolted to New York City with the studio’s gear, including the recorded tracks, rendering the album’s halfcompleted work forever unrecoverable. Though the band never formally broke up, after a few years spent in limbo, drummer Paul Goetz relocated to Austin, and that was essentially that. Another misfortune hit when the home of singer/guitarist Christian Mauch was broken into, and the thieves made off with thousands of dollars’ worth of music and recording equipment amassed

over the band’s 10-year history. Suddenly, without a band and with no gear, Mauch felt directionless. “I became a ghost,” he said of that early time after finding himself without the means to make music. “I didn’t write. I didn’t play. I just kind of ghosted around for a few years.” Eventually, “the itch,” as he put it, started to tingle again, and atrophied muscles began to flex. He bought a beater acoustic guitar and began writing again. “If you’re a songwriter, the songs are always there,” he said. “They have to come out. They won’t let you sleep if you don’t.” Since 2015, he’s been writing and releasing material, still under the Spiral Sound moniker, recorded at his home on his iPhone. It’s an unconventional method born of necessity. Working service industry jobs, he had little money to try to re-acquire expensive recording equipment, but he found that with $10 here or $15 there spent on sound production applications, he could achieve a decent approximation. He credits the affordable technology for his resurgence as a musician. “It’s amazing,” he said. “You can be dirt poor and DIY and still make music that sounds pretty good. That shit literally saved my life.” Recently, he’s released the second of a pair of

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unreality of a totally empty street at dusk. In his songs, Osbourne has wrought a superbly emotive debut, all the more interesting given that he’s been playing music for almost 20 years –– never mind that he’s been working on this album since 2013. If I were reading this piece, this is where I might wonder who the hell Eric Osbourne is. Though he grew up here, he started bouncing around the Pacific Northwest and the upper part of the Midwest about 20 years ago. He lived in Vancouver, Bellingham, and Seattle before heading east to Madison, Wisconsin. After that, he made it to Chicago and stayed there for a decade. “I’ve been writing songs and sharing them with friends for over 20 years, though I didn’t play live much until I landed in Chicago and formed a band called Cellmates with [my friends] Mandy Ellis, Sabrina Rush, and Danah Olivetree around 2006,” Osbourne said. “We self-released an EP, Goodbye Songs, but that was my only release until this new record. After Cellmates disbanded, I continued to play solo and with Sabrina and Danah around Chicago until I moved back to Texas.” During his time in Chicago, Osbourne became friends with a then-up-and-coming, now-pretty-famous indie songwriter, Angel Olsen, who sings backing vocals on the album. “We had a lot of mutual friends in Chicago and became friends through these folks,” Osborne said. “We appreciated many of the same musicians and often crossed paths at shows or parties. We lived very close to each other, too, so it wasn’t unusual to hang out and eat lentil soup or something on winter nights. I think we had similar ideas and feelings about songwriting in those days and that, in some ways, we learned from each other.” Osbourne started his album in 2013, recording most of it in the second-story bedroom of an apartment on Chicago’s Logan Square. Olivetree played cello, Rush played violin, and Olsen sang over Osbourne’s guitar and vocals. Four years later, Osbourne finished the album after moving to Fort Worth. The DIY atmospherics –– the tape hiss, the sound of someone clanking dishes in the kitchen –– give the music an elegantly mournful ambience. He will be self-releasing it at a time yet to be determined. “Truth be told, I’m not sure,” he said. “I’m

Osbourne: “Making music can be a way of letting go of something.”

looking at doing a release show in Fort Worth mid-January with a tour of some kind to follow. I haven’t toured much before, and the people who played on this record are scattered.” Osbourne’s influences are all over the place, ranging from Nina Simone, Vashti Bunyan, and Bjork to Townes Van Zandt, Leonard Cohen, and The Velvet Underground, but he said his songwriting tends to come from ineffable experiences, “like when first experiencing the vast beauty of landscapes, mountains, and cities,” he said. “It’s something I think about when writing.” The stoic majesty of a mountain and the solitary exploration of a new cityscape are reflections in Osbourne’s songs, additional appropriate frames for contextualizing his sound, but so is the idea of emotional processing. “Making music can be a way of letting go of something, like a memory, without having to lose it,” he said. “It can be therapeutic.” So whether you’re wandering the frigid emptiness of a windswept city after dark or sitting on a balcony in some unseasonably pleasant sunshine, the imagery and impact of Eric Osbourne’s music is beneficial for your soul. l singles that serve as a follow-up to his 2018 album, Lowded. “Wants / Needs” is a dreamy acoustic ballad that is a fitting contrast to the uptempo, danceable “So, Julian,” the first of the pair of singles. Paired together, the tracks demonstrate the emotional and sonic range Mauch has developed over the years, especially now as a solo artist. Though his passion, Spiral Sound isn’t the only musical outlet keeping him busy lately. After 25 years, his former band, regional ’90s electro-pop outfit Channel 69, has reformed and is performing again. Being asked by a Dallas promoter to reunite for a show was a surprise but a welcome one, he said. Far from just serving as a nostalgia act, the reunion has re-ignited the writing relationship Mauch shared with singer John Allen. Channel 69 is also about to release the second of a pair of singles. The finishing touches are being finalized on “Not a Love Song,” the follow-up to summer’s “Another Gotcha.” The tunes serve as the first material the band has written in almost three decades. “I started that band when I was 12 years old,” Mauch said. “It’s been really cool to revisit that stuff and approach those songs and the new ones differently, especially with all I’ve learned over the years since.”—Patrick Higgins Contact HearSay at hearsay@fwweekly.com.

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