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Classical music review: Amazing all-Wagner DSO concert, including “Walkure,” Act 1

In his first Meyerson Symphony Center concert after the Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s triumphant European tour, music director Jaap van Zweden again had the orchestra playing with amazing electricity and elegance Friday night. The all-Wagner program marked the bicentenary of probably the most influential composer—either admired or detestedof the second half of the 19th century. Wagner’s [...]

Undefeated Fury Return Home

The undefeated Corpus Christi Fury football team return home to face the Missouri Monsters at American Bank Center Arena on May 11, 2013, at 7:05 p.m.  Get your tickets now to come cheer on your 1st place team! AMERICAN BANK CENTER ARENA PRICE MAP Season tickets start at only $75. For more information call 356-1111 [...]

News: VIDEO: Does American Idol’s Amber Holcomb Think the Judges’ Praise Hurt Her?

It was no secret in recent weeks that the judges on American Idol were showing slight favoritism towards Amber Holcomb. But their praise couldn’t bring her out of the bottom two last week, and she was sent home. Does Holcomb think the judges’ reactions backfired in her voting tally? “Not necessarily,” Amber tells TVGuide.com. “For [...]

Keeping One Step Ahead of Forever

When you hear the words ‘forever’ and ‘marriage’, you might start to panic. Many people tend to, and with good reason. It usually isn’t the idea of getting married that actually gets to people, but rather the idea of planning the event. This can be a serious issue, especially for those without large families. What [...]

George Saunders in Dallas: Casual brilliance from a writer’s writer

My experience with reading George Saunders is that he keeps you on edge, because you never know when his stories are going to take some sort of twist that shocks you out of your seat. My experience listening to him on Friday at the Dallas Museum of Art, where he was appearing as part of [...]