July 2010
4 posts
Tortoise Shakes Booty →
(YouTube link)
You can no longer say you’ve never seen a tortoise dance. -via reddit
Audrey Hepburn →
Audrey Hepburn
Chivalry in Russia →
(Live Leak link)
Heavy rains in St. Petersburg flooded the streets. What’s a woman to do? This act of chivalry not only kept them dry, but also made the women recording the video squeal with…
Fleetwood Mac - Landslide
Well I’ve been afraid... →
Fleetwood Mac - Landslide
Well I’ve been afraid of changing Because I built my life upon you But time makes you bolder Children get older And I’m getting older too
June 2010
1 post
How do you solve a problem like denialism? →
From evolution and climate change, to conspiracy theories about swine flu, why denialism happens (even among otherwise intelligent people) and what can be done to counteract it.
Absolut Brooklyn →
Absolut Brooklyn ~ a collaboration with Spike Lee, it has one of the most unique Absolut packaging changes… can you believe they Spike Lee’d the seal?!?! Adding glasses and baseball cap on…
May 2010
4 posts
Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan →
Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan
November 2009
3 posts
Craziest Beard Ever Seen →
From the 1991 National Beard and Moustache Championship in Tacoma, USA. At 21 seconds Dean Beakin enters the stage to show his beard. It’ll blow your mind. (thanks Cora)
The Presurfer
Behind the Scenes: Tim Burton at MoMA →
MoMA Video interview with Tim Burton. Discussed: drawing, themes in his work, favorite movies & why he wears striped socks:
(via @MuseumModernArt)
Tim Burton MoMA Spot →
Tim Burton animates the MoMA Logo:
On view at MoMA November 22, 2009–April 26, 2010
For more information please visit www.moma.org/timburton.
September 2009
2 posts
Danny Balis' Debut Cracks Amazon's Top Ten In... →
Since there was such a clamor yesterday over the early Amazon mp3 download figures for Danny Balis’ solo debut, Too Much Living, a quick update: Last night, the disc crack the site’s to… …
Carter Albrecht's Dad Explains Why, Two Years... →
Yesterday in Dallas federal court, Carter Albrecht’s parents, Ken and Judy, finally sued Pfizer, claiming that its smoking-cessation drug Chantix played a “direct and proximate” role…
August 2009
6 posts
Lucky the Legless Turtle →
Lucky is a turtle living in Petaluma, California. On July 31st, Lucky was attacked by what his owner Sally Pyne believes was a raccoon. A veterinarian amputated what was left of Lucky’s front…
The Dead Weather at House of Blues, Dallas on 5... →
Location: House of Blues
See Tom Waits In The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus... →
Heath Ledger’s final film is also directed by Terry Gilliam and also stars Tom Waits as the devil and also has a trailer that gives you absolutely no idea what it’s going to be about. But it looks…
Petland Employees Drowned Rabbits, Posted Photos... →
We’ve written about pet store chain Petland before, due to their documented use of puppy mills and snarky response to groups that protested said use of puppy mills. Now PETA claims to have…
Kinky on 27 Sep 2009 →
Location: House of Blues
Rhett Miller & the Serial Lady Killers with... →
Location: House of Blues
Vote Early, Vote Often for "We Are... →
A Friend of Unfair Park with deep DISD roots forwards along the link to the We are Teachers Web site, where Woodrow Wilson High School’s Michael Moran is among dozens of teachers from around the…
July 2009
12 posts
Bonus MP3: Trey Johnson -- "Unfavorable... →
Stay cool, Trey. Stay cool forever.This week marks the release of former Sorta frontman Trey Johnson’s debut solo release, Mount Pelée, a disc that finds Johnson and his familiar, classic, soothing…
Ella Minnow + Giggle Party + Astronomers + more at... →
Location: Andy’s Bar
Wilco at Palladium Ballroom, Dallas on 9 Oct 2009 →
Location: Palladium Ballroom
Greggo With Richard Hunter: Entertaining. Effed... →
Bless Greg Williams.
The guy, as you know, has a history. Now, alongside Richard Hunter on Rational Radio 1360 AM, he has a second third chance.
We’ve heard him wacko before. Yesterday after… …
Drunk People in Yoga Positions →
Fun Tuna has a photogallery of people who have passed out while in yoga positions. Presumably by accident.
Link via Bits & Pieces
What If Cartoons Were Real? →
Some artistic interpretations of what animated characters would look like if they were real people.
The Presurfer
Mark Cuban’s Insider Trading Case is Dismissed →
The upshot:
Chief Judge Sidney Fitzwater said in a 35-page ruling released Friday that the SEC had failed to prove that Cuban, who owns the Dallas Mavericks, “undertook a duty of non-use of…
Mark Cuban’s Insider Trading Case is Dismissed →
The upshot:
Chief Judge Sidney Fitzwater said in a 35-page ruling released Friday that the SEC had failed to prove that Cuban, who owns the Dallas Mavericks, “undertook a duty of non-use of…
Angela's Ashes Author Gravely Ill →
Oh no!
Pulizer Prize-winning author Frank McCourt is seriously ill with meningitis and not expected to survive.
McCourt’s brother, Malachy, said that Frank resides in a New York hospice…
King Buck/Sorta Member Danny Balis Announces... →
On September 1, Danny Balis—he of The King Bucks, Sorta, The Ticket’s The Hardline and whiskey dives across the Metroplex—will release his debut solo record, Too Much Living. And it’s a long time…
Two Years After Albrecht's Death, FDA Forces... →
To this day, people still post comments to the September 4, 2007, Unfair Park item concerning the smoking-cessation drug Chantix and its troubling effect on users. Andrea Grimes wrote the piece…
June 2009
10 posts
This Just In: Pet Stores Are Ripoffs [Pet Store... →
If there’s something dogs really, really don’t give a feces about, it’s brands. And cleanliness, and newness, and price. Same goes for cats. But keeping your pets happy and healthy is way…
Persepolis 2.0: fan-art story about Iran elections →
Yishay sends us Persepolis 2.0, “a mini graphic novel telling the story of the last two weeks in Iran, in the style of Marjane Satrapi, by two Iranians living in Shanghai”
Persepolis 2.0 (…
Persepolis 2.0: fan-art story about Iran elections →
Yishay sends us Persepolis 2.0, “a mini graphic novel telling the story of the last two weeks in Iran, in the style of Marjane Satrapi, by two Iranians living in Shanghai”
Persepolis 2.0 (…
The Most Dangerous Neighborhoods in Dallas →
The most dangerous neighborhoods in Dallas? You’re looking at them — although the first one confuses me. Here’s the thing: an alert FBvian pointed me this morning to this study of the country’s 25…
The Most Dangerous Neighborhoods in Dallas →
The most dangerous neighborhoods in Dallas? You’re looking at them — although the first one confuses me. Here’s the thing: an alert FBvian pointed me this morning to this study of the country’s 25…
Sky Planter →
The Sky Planter allows you for the first time to grow plants upside down inside your home or office. Using a ground breaking internal reservoir system to feed water directly to the roots,…
Old 97's To Make Bass Hall Debut On August 21,... →
So what if the members of the Old 97’s decided to skip over their hometown region for their “An Evening With…” tour? We get this as a cool make-up: On Friday, August 21, the band will make its…
The Brooklyn Superhero Supply Company →
The Brooklyn Superhero Supply Company, the online purveyors of high quality crimefighting merchandise. Need a secret identity? Buy one. A mind reader interrogation tool? They got it. Don’t leave your…
Dirk Nowitzki On the, Um, Rebound? Good For Him →
Imagine the mustaches and pointy ears Cristal Taylor will draw on these chicks in prison.Not real sure about The Dirty.
Who is this “Nik”? What is a “Shim”? Isn’t it a little way late to boast …
On Lower Greenville, the Activist Becomes the... →
Mark GrahamAvi AdelmanAvi Adelman was out early Sunday morning (2:35 Sunday morning, to be precise) doing what he normally does in the wee small hours of the weekend: videotaping the goings-on on…
May 2009
9 posts
Last Night's Carter Albrecht CD Release Show... →
Hal SamplesTrey Carmichael of Sorta performs at the Granada Thursday night.Check out more photos by Hal Samples in our slideshow.Last night a steadily growing crowd kept the Granada staff on its…
What Lurks In The Depths Of The Ocean? →
British scientists’ exploration of the ocean depths has revealed an amazing array of new lifeforms, at depths where life was once thought impossible. Research by a British team recently…
[VIDEO] The Shins play new song “Double Bubble” →
Thanks to Stereogum for pointing out this video of a new Shins song played live in Hollywood. New album out in 2010 apparently/maybe?
Ella Minnow + Eaton Lake Tonics + The Archetypes... →
Location: J & J’s Pizza
It's Last Call for The Tipperary Inn →
A Friend of Unfair Park forwards along this morning this bit of “sad news from East Dallas”: The Tipperary Inn on Live Oak Street will be no more after Saturday. Writes owner Tim Russi in a message…
Bonnaroo 2009 Schedule Revealed →
As advertised, Bonnaroo this year is bringing some great comedians and a slate of Phish, Springsteen, and more Phish: The reunited jam icons play a standard headlining set Sunday night…
This Just In: TNT's Studio Crew is Comprised... →
Dumb and Dumber.Dear Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Chris Webber,
And I mean this is the nicest way possible: Shut the fuck up! At the very least, actually listen before talking. Who kno… …
Magnet Schools? Learning Centers? Great Ideas. So... →
Mark GrahamDISD Superintendent Michael HinojosaThe Dallas Independent School District board of trustees seems to be moving toward Draconian cuts in staff and budget for the district’s two most…