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This week’s cover story? The sad, strange death of Lightning Medicine Cloud: the white buffalo. It was supposed to bring harmony. Then, money got involved.
(Full story: A White Buffalo’s Death Breeds Suspicion and Lies)
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Happy Texas Chicken Fried Steak, y’all. No, seriously. That’s what today is.
(Via City of Ate, which has a list of where to get awesome CFS)
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Texas craft brews are on the rise.
Following Dallas’ big win at the Great American Beer Fest, this week’s cover story by Lauren Drewes Daniels profiles the rise of the North Texas beer.
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The cheeseburger at Off-Site Kitchen? It’s one of our favorites. Which reminds me, we’ve got Burger Week coming up. To kick it off, we’ll need a little help from you.
So, our food blog City of Ate wants to know—what’s your favorite burger in Dallas? Let us know.
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R.I.P. Big Tex. The burning aftermath, by Justin Terveen, against a cruelly blue sky.
(See also: Big Tex Burned Down Today at the State Fair)
You’re looking at the one of the top-sellers of the snappy new Dallas upstart, which, at this moment, is cheering up our Sports Sads.
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COMIN’ THROUGH, Y’ALL.
(Photo by Jay Barker, via his photo essay: Welcome to the State Fair of Texas)
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Do not underestimate the power of a Arbitrary National Food Holiday! Today is National Taco day, which —wait for it— is an excuse to eat tacos. Like, a lot of them.
Anyway, here are seven ridiculously great tacos in Dallas (like these beauts from La Banqueta). Who’s up for a taco crawl. Starting now.
Bugs Bunny will be at the Dallas Symphony tomorrow. Well, not really. That would actually be terrifying. No, what’s happening is the Dallas Symphony is playing the music of Bugs Bunny AKA Looney Tunes.
Which is why I’m posting this video from one of the great cartoons in history.
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Here’s an important shot by Stephen Masker from the Lonestar Beards and Moustache Contest, where awards were given out to fake & real beards of a most creative breed.
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