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Pentecostal Preacher Sherman Allen Turns Out to Be Reverend Spanky
The Fort Worth preacher is accused of beating, threatening and assaulting women for more than 20 years
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Obama and Me
It was the year 2000, and I was a young, hungry reporter in Chicago with a young, hungry state legislator on my speed dial
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Texas' Peyote Hunters Struggle to Find a Vanishing, Holy Crop
Harvesting peyote is legal for only three people, and all of them live in Texas
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Why is Hillary Neglecting Delegate-Rich Dallas County?
While Obama has events going on throughout the city, Clinton is nowhere to be found
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Obama and Me (63)
It was the year 2000, and I was a young, hungry reporter in Chicago with a young, hungry state legislator on my speed dial
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Melodica Festival Self-Indulgent, But Still Positive for Dallas (51)
If a festival happens in Exposition Park and only the built-in crowd shows, does it make a sound?
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Ole Oops (58)
Popular prosperity preacher sues ABC and Trinity Foundation
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Pentecostal Preacher Sherman Allen Turns Out to Be Reverend Spanky (21)
The Fort Worth preacher is accused of beating, threatening and assaulting women for more than 20 years
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Why is Hillary Neglecting Delegate-Rich Dallas County? (18)
While Obama has events going on throughout the city, Clinton is nowhere to be found
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When Two Become One
Kamadeva and Psyche need some love
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Landscape Badass
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Red All Over
Eneroth brings Sweden stateside
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Ain't That America?
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Coffee Boy
David Sheff signs at Satrbucks
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Giving the New Kidd Some Time
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With a Bullet, Rufus Shaw Has Ended His Story -- and His Wife's
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Q&A: Quiet Life's Sean Spellman
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Thanks for the Indie Music Fest, Bend Studio!
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Video: South San Gabriel at Granada Theater
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Imagine if William Shakespeare was taking part in the current writers' strike. If the studio honchos give in to their demands, Shakes could end up in the stratosphere with billions. Or at least he should. I don't know why his descendants haven't figured out some legal loophole to rake in the cash with practically annual cinematic incarnations of his works. Personally, I'd be shouting in the streets—"Eminent domain, my ass. Show me the money!" But alas, I'm no Shakespeare. Bill misses out again with writer-director Mike Cahill's interpretation of The Tempest. In King of California, Michael Douglas plays a mental patient trying to convince his daughter, played by Evan Rachel Wood, that there is some old Spanish gold buried nearby (thanks to his vast Internet research). His research and questionable mapping has him convinced it's buried under a suburban Costco. Somehow, in perfect film fashion, his emancipated teen daughter, who is making a small life for herself, starts to believe her crazy dad and joins in his quest for gold. If you're looking for Tempest comparisons, just remember the exiled Prospero, a bunch of his books and his totally subordinate daughter Miranda. King of California screens at The Modern, 3200 Darnell St. in Fort Worth, Friday through Sunday. For showtimes and information, visit themodern.org or call 1-866-824-5566.
Dec. 21-23, 2007
