‘What is an Internet?’ Looking back at the early web and old Dallasnews.com
comments ()It’s easy to take the Internet for granted these days. What would we do without a seemingly infinite supply of cat pictures and GIFs of Tyrion Lannister slapping Joffery? I do just about...
View ArticleDallas Twitter users say “F*** you” more often than Lubbock users,...
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View ArticleWe’re flying! Get ready for the Texas SkyScreamer at Six Flags, opening next...
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View ArticleDon’t put baby in a corner! Fort Worth Zoo welcomes an infant rhino, and you...
comments ()The Fort Worth Zoo's new baby rhino trots next to her mom, Shanti. (Photos: Jeff Robinson/Fort Worth Zoo)visit site to read more]
View ArticleYou think the NFL is big? Dallas is the reason why, and three new books tell...
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View ArticleEnjoy Sundown with DJs, beer and munchies on Saturday night
comments ()The Sundown at Granada will be hopping Friday night with the new "Stereo on Strike 3.0" series. (PHOTO: G.J. McCarthy/Staff Photographer)visit site to read more]
View ArticleWant an iPhone 5 in Dallas-Fort Worth? Which service should you choose?
comments ()Apple's iPhone 5 (Apple) We’re days away from the iPhone 5 launch. You probably want one. I think I want one, too. But which service should I go with? The peril of purchasing a new phone is...
View ArticleLocal high school kids drive a Lamborghini to school. Where does that hit on...
comments ()The Lamborghini in question, parked at Hebron High School If you were lucky enough to have your own car in high school, it was probably an unsightly piece of … [visit site to read more]
View ArticleRiders left stranded and dangling, 30 stories high, on ride similar to one...
comments () For the second time in two weeks, the Windseeker swing ride at Knotts Berry Farm in California just up and quit, leaving riders hanging there, 300 feet in the air. The latest incident, on...
View ArticleTexas Longhorns tailgaters do ‘Gangnam Style’: How is doing a keg stand a...
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View ArticleDallas attorney representing disappointed buyer of $73,000 ‘futuristic’ glass...
comments () A word of advice for anyone with a ludicrous amount of money to spend on novelty parlor game items: read the finest of fine prints. ABC’s Good Morning America has a story about a complaint...
View ArticleHomeland star knows the Beatles’ Abbey Road
comments ()Whittier College student Sam Granberry crossing Abbey Road in London, a la the Beatles (Michael Granberry, The Dallas Morning News )visit site to read more]
View ArticleMike Tyson will bring one-man show, “Undisputed Truth,” to Verizon on Feb....
comments ()Star Mike Tyson, left, and director Spike Lee introduced the one-man-show "Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth" in June in New York. Now, the Broadway show goes on the road and will land in Grand...
View ArticleA good news story: Musician Radoslav Lorkovic finally gets back his beloved...
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View ArticleJoy’s Jaunts: Launch your own adventures in yarn, and have something in...
Yes, knitting can be sexy -- we offer you proof a la Sarah Jessica Parker. (PHOTO: favim.com)visit site to read more]
View ArticleIn honor of the SMU presidential gathering, it’s…the X-Presidents!
In honor of today’s presidential gathering at SMU, we give you…The X-Presidents! (With a special cameo by the X-First Ladies). Ah, Robert Smigel. You redeem Saturday morning cartoons for all of …...
View ArticleThe voice of Charlie Brown gets sentenced to probation for threatening his ex...
The voice of Charlie Brown on some of those old television specials gets sentenced in San Diegovisit site to read more]
View ArticleJoy’s Jaunts: When Rover needs to run, take him to Bark Park Central (and...
Now that our unusual late-spring cold weather seems finally to be over, most days are falling into that sublime not-quite-summer slot: bright blue skies, weather that’s warm enough for shorts … [visit...
View ArticleHas this ever happened to you: The person in front of you in the...
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View ArticleTravelocity’s Roaming Gnome, a Dallas-Fort Worth native, is in the running …...
Guide writer Joy Tipping with Travelocity's Roaming Gnome. Note how unfazed he is by the presence of a lurking Hungry Caterpillar in the background. (PHOTO: Rand Duren/Staff)visit site to read more]
View ArticleWatch TEDxSMU’s Saturday lineup of speakers — for free, in your bunny slippers
Kenneth Berry, Ph.D., of the University of Texas at Dallas, shown with fifth-graders in a robotics class during a UTD summer camp, is one of the speakers who'll appear at TEDxSMU on Saturday. Berry's...
View ArticleDale Hansen as Internet rock star? ‘Part of Mine’ may take him there
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View ArticleDisney impressionist with viral “Let It Go” video is from D-FW
A screenshot from Brian Hull's 'Let it Go' video. (YouTube) A week ago, Brian Hull was a vocal performance student at Dallas Baptist University who occasionally did impressions. Today, he’s all of...
View ArticleUConn, who? UT Austin just won the Quidditch World Cup, reports UT’s Nathan...
UT Austin wins 2014 Quidditch World Cup (Garrett Wilson)visit site to read more]
View ArticleReal estate blog thinks Conroe, Texas, is more fun than Dallas
When you think of Conroe, Texas, I hope you think of bluebonnets. Kids playing on playgrounds. Wholesome southerners who moved north of Houston so their kids could get a good education. You don't...
View ArticleFashion icon-author Nicky Hilton books a date with hundreds of fans at Belk...
Author-designer-model Nicky Hilton signs her new book for a fan at Belk at Galleria Dallas. (PHOTOS: Joy Tipping/Staff)visit site to read more]
View ArticleIt’s fun to be a Dallas fan again: LeBron dons Cowboys gear after Sunday’s...
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View ArticleFunny church sign is ‘all about dat grace’ — playing on Meghan Trainor’s mega...
(Stephanie Kriegbaum)The woman who posted this sign never thought it would be seen by anyone else than those who drive past the church in upstate New York. Cornerstone Family … [visit site to read more]
View ArticleBelk crowd turns on the love for Jessica and Ashlee Simpson, despite a long...
Singer-model Ashlee Simpson, her singer-fashion-mogul sister Jessica and Jessica's 2-year-old, Maxwell, at an event Saturday at Belk at the Galleria. (PHOTO: Ben Torres/Special Contributor)visit site...
View ArticleDallas is a mecca for roller derby, which is why the World Cup is here this...
(Louis DeLuca)In Dallas through Sunday: Sweaty, fantastically talented athletes with nicknames like Trauma, Fisti Cuffs and Suzy Hotrod (pictured here) will compete in the Roller Derby World Cup from...
View Article7 legitimately cool, last-minute Christmas gifts from Buc-ee’s gas station
Christmas is so close you’re counting down the hours till it’s time to deck the halls. But know what you don’t have time for? Shopping for everyone on your Christmas list. No, you’ve got hours ahead...
View ArticleFor us old Cowboys fans, let us celebrate the memory of the Beat-the-Blackout...
(AP)With a Beat-the-Blackout antenna, you could watch Bob Hayes catch touchdown passes even without having a ticket to the game. Not long ago, I got to play the part … [visit site to read more]
View ArticleTen wonderfully strange moments from Jeff Bridges’ ‘Sleeping Tapes’ album
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View ArticleFellowship Church pastor Ed Young loves sex, but not ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’
Dallas mega-church pastor Ed … [visit site to read more]
View ArticleSweet 6: Terrific shops for Valentine’s Day goodies for the pets (and pet...
Find unusual pet treats and gifts at the Canine Cookie Co., on McKinney's historic downtown square. (ALL PHOTOS: File)visit site to read more]
View ArticleAll hail the “Empire”: Watch “From the Hip” as we dissect, well, everything —...
Fox, Chuck HodesCookie is our spirit animal: Taraji P. Henson stars as Cookie in "Empire," on the Fox network. The show keeps making gains in ratings from week to week, breaking all sorts of TV...
View ArticleGet to the must-see ‘Cavalia: Odysseo’ ASAP — the show gallops into the...
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View Article‘From the Hip’ talks ‘Empire,’ and Oscars; ice, ice baby; and Dawn and...
“Last time we talked, I was not having Boo Boo Kitty …” And then, at one point, you get “Back up …” And so it begins … catch up with Empire and The Haves and the Have-nots, The Slap and all sorts of...
View ArticleThe Internet needed its day of llamas and a black and blue dress
Via TwitterThe Internet this week. The Internet said yes to the … [visit site to read more]
View ArticleTop 11 shows to binge-watch during Icepocalypse 2 … or 3 or 4 …
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View ArticleSamoas vs. Caramel deLites: Dallas and Fort Worth do not get the same Girl...
These are Samoas — or Caramel deLites, depending on where you live. (Flickr … [visit site to read more]
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