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JUST FOUND
New boutique cigar lounge lights up Lovers Lane By David Mullen david@katytrailweekly.com JUST FOUND is part of an occasional series in Katy Trail Weekly on businesses making a difference in the local community. Formerly a Toddle House, a Subway restaurant and later a nail salon, a new lounge has opened on Dallas’ “Miracle Mile” that is poised to light up the Park Cities. The brainchild of owner Rudy Ced, The ASHE at 5621 W. Lovers Lane has opened as a 1,400 square-foot cigar shop and private lounge to accommodate smokers of fine cigars in the area. And he is convinced that his concept will not go up in smoke. Ced was born in Dallas, went to Highland Park High School and was in the cadet corps at Texas A&M. He had a stint as a bartender at the fabulous Inn at Spanish Bay resort in Pebble Beach, Calif. “Everybody brings their money there,” Ced pointed
COMMUNITY NEWS Selfie studio now open Rainbow Vomit, the Technicolor interactive art adventure dreamed up by curator Deanna Theis and experience director Rob Andrews, opened its doors to the public on Jan. 17 at 3609 Parry Ave. Art among the clouds is what Dallas crowds will find at the newest art adventure and inspired selfie stuRAINBOW VOMIT dio. From superheroes to unicorns, guests will experience the beauty of the rainbow as it bursts from the seams of a comic-strip gone haywire. Tickets are priced from $15-$25. – Dana Cobb
Dallas Zoo staffers honored
DALLAS ZOO
THE ASHE
The humidor at the recently opened The ASHE. out, “they don’t make it there.” After returning to Dallas, Ced worked in the wine and spirits business. He previously had a cigar shop in Snider Plaza but
was saddled by a bad location. “When the opportunity came around to get this building,” Ced stated, “with this much visibility of Lovers Lane, I thought this would be a good
location.” When you enter the small lobby with a table and leather seating, a walk-in humidor faces cigar cont'd on page 8
HISTORY ON THE TRAIL
Memories of Herb Kelleher, ‘Whiskey’ and Love Field By Wayne Swearingen We are all sadden by the news of the passing of Herb Kelleher on Jan. 3. There are many “Kelleher Stories,” which will be told in the next few weeks. Here is one of mine about this Texas icon who was just bigger than life. I first met Kelleher just after he started what became Southwest Airlines (SWA) in 1971. Long after SWA became a huge success, in the early 2000s, I had reinvented my business model, working with investors and producing reports, which were delivered to their offices. One such report, produced in 2006, was entitled The Wayne B. Swearingen Report. In it was the following story about Love Field, which I had thoroughly researched. About this time, one of our favorite Saturday sports bars was The Northwest Point, owned and managed by a good friend, William “Whiskey” Itzkowitz. The nickname was necessary because no one could spell or pronounce his last name. Kelleher and his longtime confidant and former Southwest president, Colleen Barrett, would often have lunch at the “Point” after leaving their office nearby on Saturday. “Whiskey” would make sure that they were not
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Dallas Love Field in the 1960s. hounded by autograph or photo seekers. With “Whiskey’s” permission, I gave Kelleher and Barrett a copy of my 2006 report, which included the Love Field story. A few days later, I received a handwritten note from Kelleher, telling me how much he enjoyed the read and that there were points he had not heard about. This made my day. Here is the story. Love Field. Shortly after completing my active service in the Air Force, I moved to Dallas in 1960. I
had to learn small plane flying all over since most of my flight hours had been logged as a pilot in B-47 jet bombers during the Cold War. I would tool around Dallas on weekends and land at various airports, most of which are now housing developments and shopping centers. One sunny day in 1961, I decided to fly over and land at the vacated Amon Carter Field in West Fort Worth. I had heard that the major HISTORY cont'd on page 7
Two of the Dallas Zoo’s team members will join the ranks of renowned conservationists as National Geographic Explorers, working on personal field conservation projects across the globe. Dallas Zoo’s animal care supervisor of birds Kevin Graham was awarded a $50,000 grant in support of his project: “Using Artificial Nests to Improve Breeding Success of Endangered African Penguins,” and curator of ectotherms Ruston Hartdegen was awarded $18,955 in support of his project: “Expanding an Amphibian Rescue Center at the Dallas Zoo.” – Lydia Stubbs
Fisher named Istation’s president Ossa Fisher (right) is the new president of Istation, a Dallas-based education technology company providing computer-adaptive assessments and instruction in reading, math and Spanish literacy. Fisher has extensive expertise in technology, marketing ISTATION and media. Fisher holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Yale University as well as master’s degrees in both business administration and arts in education from Stanford University. – Jay Gumm
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Notes from the Editor Bubba Flint The Law Mental Focus
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Hammer and Nails Uncle Barky's Bites
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Automobility Mull It Over Travel Shape of Things
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Crossword Puzzle Your Stars This Week
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Community Calendar Photo of the Week Uptown Girl
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Scene Around Town Shop the Trail
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Dotty Griffith Recipe Environment
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Restaurant Directory Classifieds Sudoku
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NOTES FROM THE EDITOR
Slowdown hits airports hard
By David Mullen david@katytrailweekly.com There is a restaurant in San Francisco that is charging $3 for butter. Wait, what? They say that the butter is aged two weeks and comes from special cows housed up in California’s wine country. Maybe they give milk punch instead of milk … I was listening to a rerun of Casey Kasem’s “American Top 40” program on SiriusXM’s “‘70s on 7” channel when Randy Newman’s “Short People” came on. Now remind me again why “short people have no reason to live?” Kind of harsh, isn’t it? … It is not too early to start planning for Valentine’s Day. On Saturday, Feb. 16, Jonathan Butler and Pieces of a Dream will be performing at McFarlin Auditorium on the SMU campus at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at ticketmaster.com or by calling 800745-3000 … HarborChase of the Park Cities (a community
of luxury senior residences) is inviting the public to “Wine, Cheese & Chat” with Dr. Jane Nunnelee, founder of Advanced Gerontological Education and expert on best practices regarding care for older adults. Nunnelee’s presentation titled, “Is it Normal Forgetfulness or Mild Cognitive Impairment?” will be on Thursday, Jan. 24, at 3:30 p.m. at 5917 Sherry Lane. Attendees will enjoy hors d’oeuvres and wines presented by the award-winning culinary team at HarborChase of the Park Cities, as well as an educational presentation about better David Mullen understanding the care needed by those with cognitive challenges. Members of the public interested in attending can RSVP by calling 214-3013667 to secure a spot. The event is free and open to the public … This government slowdown should have more people up in arms. It is flat out ridiculous. How about a slowdown on paying taxes? As bad as airport
security lines have become, now travelers are facing up to three hour waits in Atlanta and Houston for flights that could be just an hour long because of sickouts by the Transportation Security Administration. This is America, not some Third World country. We are beginning to lose our freedom … In time to begin eating healthier, Tacodeli has launched a “Special of the Moment” focusing on lighter fare. Among the items is “Cauliflower Veg Chorizo” made with riced cauliflower, walnuts, pecans and pistachios with Tacodeli’s chorizo seasoning. It is vegan-friendly and contains no soy. During lunch, they are offering “Chipotle Sweet Potato Soup” made with Thomas Kindle Sweet Potatoes from Grand Saline, blended with spicy chipotles and a touch of cream. The soup is garnished with tender pork belly, jack cheese and cilantro, but vegetarians can request the soup without pork belly. Area locations include 1878 Sylvan Ave. and 8031 Walnut Hill Lane … National Popcorn Day is Saturday, Jan. 19 and once again Ocean Prime brings out their complimentary truffle popcorn for happy hour on Monday through Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. in the lounge area. It probably tastes great with $3 butter.
the law
William "Bubba" Flint — Special Contributor
Ocean Prime is at 2101 Cedar Springs Road, #150 … As the Gen Z population continues to distance themselves from conventional forms of communication, chatbots are exploding in popularity, primarily driven by most daily activities being done on mobile devices. Chatbots are a tennis match of communication, with users going back and forth with different comments including with brand enablers … In a related report, Europe still dominates telecom maturity index, with the U.S. still lagging behind. Denmark is first, Switzerland second and Estonia is third in an analysis of broadband, mobile and fixed line markets. The U.S. is seventh. I believe, based on my research, that the U.S. leads the world in annoying telemarketer
calls ... The USA Film Festival 35th annual KidFilm Family Festival is Saturday, Jan. 19 and Sunday, Jan. 20. This year features author, illustrator and creator of “Arthur” Marc Brown in attendance for a special screening and reading during the festival. Children will receive a free book to have signed. This year’s festival is again free to the public and held at the Angelika Film Center at 5321 E. Mockingbird Lane. KidFilm is the oldest and largest-attended children’s film festival in the U.S., featuring an entertaining, educational and diverse lineup of new and classic films for both children and adults. The full schedule of KidFilm programs may be viewed online via the USA Film Festival’s website at usafilmfestival.com.
Mental FOCUS
Consider asking IRS to abate penalties By Larry Jones larry@larryjones.com There are more than 150 penalties in the Internal Revenue Code, and many taxpayers are assessed penalties and never challenge them. The IRS may abate penalties if the taxpayer requests them to be abated. Penalties should be protested if there is belief that they have been assessed unfairly. The IRS abates penalties if the taxpayer can show reasonable cause. Here are some, but not all, of the reasons penalties are abated: • Death or serious illness of the taxpayer, or a death or serious illness in his/her immediate family • Unavoidable absence of the taxpayer • Destruction by fire or other casualty of the taxpayer's place of business or business records • Taxpayer was unable to determine amount of deposit or tax due for reasons beyond the taxpayer's control • The facts indicate that the taxpayer's ability to make deposits or payments has been materially impaired by civil disturbances • Lack of funds is an acceptable reasonable cause for failure to pay any tax or make a deposit under the Federal Tax Deposit System only when a taxpayer can demonstrate the lack of funds occurred despite the exercise of ordinary business care and prudence Other explanations may be acceptable. These examples do not contain all of the reasons that penalties are abated. Each taxpayer's case is determined individually, and therefore a request for
abatement should be prepared with the taxpayer's situation in mind. Acceptable explanations of delinquency are not limited to the examples given above since any reason for delinquency in filing or making deposits or payments, which establish that the taxpayer exercised ordinary business care and prudence, but was nevertheless unable to comply within the Larry Jones prescribed time, will be accepted as reasonable cause. In some cases where it is the first time a taxpayer has been assessed a penalty, the IRS will abate the penalty. The taxpayer should submit a signed written statement setting forth the reasons why the penalty should be abated and send it to the IRS with a copy of the notice showing the penalty. If abatement is denied, the IRS is required to give the taxpayer notice of the right to appeal the denial of the abatement to the IRS Appeals Office. The notice received by the taxpayer is similar to the 30-day letter sent by the IRS at the conclusion of an audit. If the taxpayer cannot convince the Appeals Officer that the penalties are improper, the taxpayer's only choice is to pay the penalties and file a claim for refund. The IRS will not collect the penalties as long as they are being contested. Larry Jones focuses his practice on IRS tax controversy matters. He is also director of the Tax Clinic at the SMU Dedman School of Law. Larry can be reached at 214-696-2661.
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CRIME WATCH
Theft of Property: An unknown suspect entered the store, stole a lottery ticket container and fled.
Jan. 11 – 1:35 p.m. 5700 Block, E. Lovers Ln. (75206) Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle: The suspect stole the complainant’s golf cart.
Jan. 12 – 4:08 p.m. 5500 Block, Greenville Ave. (75206) Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect stole the complainant’s vehicle.
Jan. 11 – 11:49 p.m. 3100 Block, Douglas Ave. (75219) Aggravated Robbery of an Individual: The suspects assault the complainant, tied the complainant up and stole property.
Jan. 13 – 11:44 a.m. 9400 Block, Hargrove Dr. (75220) Criminal Mischief: The unknown suspect drove over the complainant’s fence, causing damage.
Jan. 12 – 2:26 p.m. 3800 Block, Oak Lawn Ave. (75219) Deadly Conduct: The suspect pulled a handgun out and scared the complainant.
Jan. 13 – 12:31 p.m. 5000 Block, Manett St. (75206) Burglary of a Habitation: An unknown suspect entered the complainant residence and stole property.
Jan. 12 – 3:37 p.m. 2800 Block, N. Fitzhugh Ave. (75204)
Jan. 13 – 4:40 p.m. 3700 Block, Lemmon Ave. (75219)
Assault: The suspect hit a phone out of the complainant’s hand. Jan. 13 – 5:58 p.m. 200 Block, Cole St. (75207) Criminal Mischief: An unknown suspect caused damage to the complainant’s windows. Jan. 13 – 9:07 p.m. 4200 Block, Live Oak St. (75204) Burglary of a Habitation: An unknown suspect broke into the complainant’s apartment and damaged property. Jan. 13 – 10:32 p.m. 9800 Block, Monroe Dr. (75220) Theft of Property: An unknown suspect stole the complainant’s tires and wheels. Jan. 14 – 3 p.m. 2300 Block, N. Lamar St. (75202) Burglary of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect entered the complainant’s vehicle and stole property.
Colds do a number on our sanity and brain By Leigh Richardson leighrich55@yahoo.com Living with the brain drain. Feel like your head’s going to explode when you get a cold? You’re drowsy and drained of energy and in a negative mood. The brain fog that comes with a cold affects your mental alertness. It can hamper your ability to think and react. When you catch a cold, your body goes into attack mode. It releases cytokines that behave like messengers, signaling immune system cells in an effort to fight the infection. This causes inflammation as the body and brain work harder to combat the illness and repair themselves. JAMA Psychiatry found inflammation in the brain can actually make you feel depressed, or you could have a depressive episode. Mental performance. During a cold, your mental performance is affected by the chemicals flooding your brain. Research from the University of Southampton U.K. in Shape.com found your ability to synthesize verbal information loses strength, while brain activity changes in your frontal lobes may lead to speed, memory and coordination problems. When you’re sick, your brain is a little confused and has trouble storing new information or remembering things. So it may be a good idea to avoid major projects at work and get plenty of sleep.
Cold and boost your mood sleep connecby increasing tion. Your sleep a brain protein pattern may called BDNF that change when you helps nerve fibers have a cold, acgrow. Also a little cording to Parth caffeine, like that Nandi, M.D., morning cup of author of Ask Dr Leigh Richardson coffee, can help Nandi: 5 Steps with alertness. to Becoming Flu effect. Your Own #Healthhero A strong immune system for Longevity, Well-Being, can help ward off colds and a Joyful Life. She said, and the flu. The Centers “When you’re sick, make for Disease Control and sure you’re getting as much Prevention says flu activity sleep as possible so your peaks between December body can fight the infection and February. In the winfaster.” Being stressed out ter, we’re indoors more and also makes us more susin closer contact with othceptible to a cold or the flu. ers, who may be carrying Reader’s Digest published germs. We’re also not exa study from researchers posed to as much sunlight at Carnegie Mellon on cold in the winter. That loss of prevention and found those vitamin D can weaken our who got fewer than seven immune system. Flu symphours of sleep a night were toms range from sneezing almost three times as liketo coughing, body aches ly to get a cold than those and headaches, chest disgetting eight or more hours comfort, a sore throat and a night. sometimes a fever. Once Cranky attitude. you’ve had a particular Do friends and co-workstrain of the flu, your brain ers say you’re cranky and and body build up a stronshort-tempered when you ger defense against it, if you get a cold? You might even get sick again. notice you have trouble A Fox News Radio condriving because you’re less tributor, Richardson has alert and reaction times are spent her educational and not as good. It’s important professional career learnto drink more than enough ing human behavior. She fluids. Your cells need enholds a Master of Science ergy and not eating enough in Counseling from the can slow down healing. University of North Texas Skip sugary foods and those and is working to intewith many preservatives. grate cognitive behavioral Instead try to add more therapy into the treatment vegetables and fruit into programs for many clients. your diet. Harvard Medical In April 2009, Richardson School found doing light opened The Brain exercise during a cold can Performance Center. OUR MISSION
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MULL IT OVER
AUTOMOBILITY
By David Mullen
Todd Gurley, he ran for 115 yards and a touchdown. Their performances took the pressure off of young quarterback There is little doubt — after last Jared Goff in a 30-22 win at the Los week’s divisional playoff games — that Angeles Coliseum. the four best teams will compete for the But the Saints still have the original chance to play in Super Bowl LIII on two-headed monster in the playoffs in Sunday, Feb. 3 in Atlanta. The number running backs Mark Ingram and Alvin one conference seed will play the numKamara. Wide receiver Michael Thomas ber two seed. These are the four highest is a bear, and the Rams were not able scoring offenses in the league. And both to contain him in the week nine Saints the Los Angeles Rams and New Orleans 45- 35 victory that knocked Los Angeles Saints and the New England Patriots from the unbeaten ranks. and Kansas City Chiefs faced off in epic, Rams head coach Sean McVay and regular season games this season. Saints head coach Sean Payton are two Both teams are virtually even, with of the most respected in the league. the home teams favored by three points, McVay put together a brilliant strategy which odds makers typically give auto beat the Cowboys, whose run defense tomatically to home teams before anhad been a key part of their success all alyzing match-ups. And last weekend, year. But the Saints defense is improvall four home teams won, although the ing as well. Saints had to overcome a This will be the Rams 14-0 deficit and my perfect first NFC championship 4-0 forecast was tarnished game in 17 years. For when the Indianapolis Saints quarterback Drew Colts didn’t show up in Brees, he is reaching the Kansas City. end a Hall of Fame career. These two games Take the Saints with a are so difficult to pick. home field advantage, but All four teams have great expect the Rams to be a things going for them. force to be reckoned with Chiefs quarterback Patrick for years to come. Mahomes could be the In the AFC, the league MVP in his first Patriots face the WIKIPEDIA Chiefs on Sunday, year as a starter. The Patrick Mahomes of the Jan. 20 at 5:40 p.m. Patriots play in their Kansas City Chiefs. eighth consecutive AFC The Chiefs haven’t been championship game, but to the AFC title game have not won a road playoff game since since 1993. The weather is supposed to 2006. The Rams annihilated the Dallas be below zero, which could give an adCowboys run defense in a game not vantage to a cold weather team like the nearly as close as the score indicated. Patriots. And the Saints eliminated the defendThe Patriots beat the Chiefs 43-40 ing Super Bowl champion Philadelphia in week six, and how can you bet against Eagles in front of a roaring home crowd head coach Bill Belichick and quarterthat was full of oysters and Sazeracs. back Tom Brady? But Chiefs coach Andy Let’s see how it might play out. Reid gets the most out of his players, In the NFC, the Rams play the and Chiefs wide receiver Kareem Hunt Saints on Sunday, Jan. 20 at 2:05 is a difference maker. p.m. The Saints started out flat on It will get down to Mahomes and Jan. 13 before they stepped on the gas Brady. The kid versus the veteran. But against the Eagles. But in the game, they it will be the speed of the Chiefs offense lost defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins as and special teams that will make the he suffered a torn Achilles. They could difference. I think it will be Kansas City feel the loss as they try to stop a Rams in a game that won’t be as high scoring offense that had a dominating running as their regular season tilt. game against the Cowboys. Sunday, Jan. 20 shapes up to be a The Rams ran for franchise playgreat day of professional football. One off-record 273 yards rushing. C. J. game is in a dome and the other is outAnderson, seemingly out of nowhere, doors in the elements. It is fitting that rushed for 123 yards and two touchthe best four teams in the NFL will fight downs. While the Cowboys focused on it out for the Vince Lombardi trophy.
By David Boldt
the shape of things
The main cities of Eastern Europe all have old town sections, and in many respects, these old towns feel much the same. Tallinn, the capital of the tiny Baltic country, Estonia, is no different. It has its own “Old Town.” But Tallinn has a much different feel to it than the others. Most Americans have never heard of Tallinn unless they MICHAEL WALD take a cruise in Northern Europe. Many cruises stop in Tallinn, a major A view of rooftops over Tallinn, Estonia. port on the Baltic Sea. With few tall buildings, the city still reeks of With a population of about having once been a communist satellite state. 450,000, when several cruise ships dock at the But for such a small country, Tallinn is modsame time, each disgorging thousands of pasernizing at a rapid pace. sengers for a day stop, Tallinn suddenly gets Old Town in Tallinn is very large, includsuper crowded. But ship passengers create ing an “upper town” on a hill and a “lower great demand for good restaurants and shoptown” where all the restaurants are. Tallinn’s ping, and Tallinn delivers. Amber jewelry is a Old Town may be the best-preserved old town favorite to shop for in Tallinn. in the world, justifying its place as a UNESCO In 2018, Estonia had a big celebration World Heritage Site. You can easily get lost in for its 100-year anniversary of freedom from the narrow and winding streets of Old Town Czarist Russia in 1918. But this ignores actuand getting a local guide to explain where to al fact in which Stalinist Russia took control go is suggested, lest you miss some things to of the country before World War II only to be see in Old Town. One of these hidden gems kicked out by the Nazis. Two days after the Nazis retreated, the Russians rolled back in and is Katariina Kaik, a difficult to find alley of great interest, including ancient tombstones controlled the country for about 60 years. In from the Church of St. Catherine of Alexandria 1989, Tallinn residents formed a human chain in Tallinn. In fact, walk down alleys off the to demand freedom from Russia, which chain main streets in Tallinn to make great tourist stretched more than 400 miles from Tallinn discoveries. to Vilnius in neighboring Lithuania. Russia Tallinn is less expensive than the other realized it had lost the hearts of the people, major cities of Europe. Old Town is dotted and Estonia regained true independence from with outdoor café-style restaurants. The ones Russia. where the main tourist traffic is tend to overThe history of Estonia is much older than charge. You can do better by going down a less that of its Baltic neighbors, dating back 10,000 busy street where dining outside is likely to be years. Its Old Town dates from the 11th centuless boisterous than on a main plaza. For exry, having been controlled by Dutch, German, ample, skip the nearby plaza and head down Polish and Swedish outsiders at differing Vene Street for a peaceful meal at any number times in the past. Having witnessed the atrocof great restaurants on the street. To save more ities these conquerors inevitably imposed, the money, skip Old Town altogether and dine Estonians roll with the punches and today is a very open society. In 1922, the country declared downtown, a few blocks away, where you are more likely to rub elbows with locals and still all groups free to worship and believe as they get a tasty meal. please. In the market for a low-cost vacation and For example, before World War II there to take in some of the oldest ruins in Europe? were about 4,000 Jews in Tallinn. They were not required to live in separate areas or ghettos. Seriously consider a visit to Tallinn. Michael Wald is a travel specialist with One thousand fled during the war. Jews were not subject to murder in Estonia as they were in special expertise in Panama adventure travel. He blogs about travel and other musings other nearby countries during the war. Today, at www.UntraveledPlaces.com. Follow him there are still about 3,000 Jews and one syna@UntraveledPlace and see where he is off to gogue in Tallinn. next. The City of Tallinn itself is very walkable.
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How to recover from tough workout
By Stefanie Tapke stefanietapke@gmail.com Rest and recovery are critical parts of any exercise program. Both new and seasoned athletes should incorporate recovery in order to maximize their training efforts. The truth is, though, that rest and recovery often go neglected. Without proper amounts of both, workouts go largely wasted. In addition, your performance may suffer, and you may put yourself at risk for elevated levels of stress hormones, weight gain or injury. Sure, your workouts aren’t completely wasted — you’re still burning calories and getting your heart rate elevated after all. But you’re not fully reaping the benefits of increased lean muscle mass and physical performance. If you’re intentional about your recovery, your body composition and performance level will reap the benefits. These purposeful recovery methods will help you to boost your training results, build lean muscle and avoid weight gain or physical plateau. Spread out your protein intake. It’s common advice to recover from intense workouts with a protein-packed snack, but dietitians argue that’s not the only time to pack protein into your diet. Because
recovery continues long after you finish a workout, many dietitians and athletic trainers advise spreading your protein intake evenly across your daily meal plan. An athletic individual should aim for between 1.2 and 1.6 grams of protein per kilogram of his or her body weight each day. However, this suggested amount varies greatly depending on one’s size and training regimen, so you should visit a dietitian or certified personal trainer for more information. Make friends with myofascial release. Myofascial release is the application of pressure to connective tissue surrounding your muscles (i.e. those “knots” you’re always asking your significant other to rub out of your back for you). This form of recovery can take many forms including myofascial massage, foam rolling or the use of a trigger point massage ball. Deep tissue recovery using myofascial release techniques are invaluable when it comes to helping reduce post-workout muscle soreness and stiffness. Get adequate sleep. Think of sleep as your body's ultimate recovery. Getting behind on sleep not only puts you in a disadvantaged position for your daily workout, but over time it can also lead to chronic stress,
overeating and weight gain. If you have trouble getting the recommended seven to nine hours of sleep per night, try fitting in a midday nap if you can. Every little bit helps. Use heat and ice. Both heat and cold are beneficial for recovering. Cryotherapy, or cold therapy, is often used to treat swelling, pain and muscle spasms as a means of speeding up recovery time. While thermotherapy, or heat therapy, is effective for both warm-up and recovery. By increasing blood flow, heat loosens up the body to allow for more intense stretching, helping to avoid extra-stiff muscles. From day to day, your body’s maintenance requirements will vary, so you’ll need to adjust your recovery routine accordingly. These adjustments will be based on many different factors including the intensity of your workout schedule, your overall health and any injuries you’re nursing. Putting the extra effort into mindful recovery is worth every minute. Just think about all of the painfully sore and stiff muscles you’ll be avoiding! Stefanie Tapke is a fitness crazed millennial exercising and eating her way through Dallas. You can find her enjoying a good sweat or indulging in a bowl of queso somewhere around town.
Acura’s MDX Sport Hybrid delivers
the inside rear wheel — and “overdriving” the outside rear wheel — during It’s again a famcornering the system ily holiday, with the improves your control. In right number of peosum, better fuel economy ple taking the wrong and fewer OMG moments amount of luggage. when entering or exiting The Uber driver’s a corner. Sienna would get the All of the motors, of ACURA stuff to Washington course, hum along with Dulles, but we’d need The 2019 Acura MDX Sport Hybrid. help from a Lithium-Ion a spacious 3-row to battery. Combined system get those same people the nanny aids to remind you power is a claimed 321 and their stuff from Sea-Tac where the front wheels are horsepower and 289 lb.-ft. of to Gig Harbor, Wash. Our headed. In short, you’re in torque, which is more than 3-row crossover of choice: control, and your passengers enough for almost any trip, Acura’s updated MDX, now are comfortable. short or long, you might take. available with a hybrid powOf course, with any model Our MDX Sport Hybrid ertrain, more tech than you adding “hybrid” as an apwas equipped with Acura’s can shake a mouse at, and a pendage, know there’s more Advance package, which supbeautifully appointed cabin going on under the hood than plements the already comfor people and — you guessed simply internal combustion. plete menu of standard tech. it — their stuff. The MDX’s hybrid powertrain It also includes second-row In a franchise that has boasts a close connection buckets, which are fine for only sporadically gotten the to the drivetrain propelling empty nesters, but represents sedan market right, its crossAcura’s NSX supercar. And a challenge when wanting overs are running on all cylin- that can’t be a bad thing, can to carry five passengers and ders. The recently redesigned it? their luggage. RDX builds on the wide acRather than the convenThe MDX Sport Hybrid ceptance of its earlier gentional MDX’s 3.5 liter V6, the Advance is $60K, and while eration, while the MDX has Sport Hybrid is equipped with in the segment it’s $60K well been a homerun for Honda’s a 3.0 liter V6 connected to a spent, and the fuel efficienupmarket division since its 7-speed dual-clutch transmis- cy — we saw a real 24 miles launch. Acura execs — to their sion. And this 7-speed (essen- per gallon in what was largely credit — haven’t screwed a tially a manual trans without stop-and-go driving — is exgood thing up. the clutch) can be operated cellent when matched to its For all of its goodness, automatically or manually. capability, the crossover is Acura takes a relatively conWe left it in auto, ‘cause we still $60K. If I’m shopping, I’d ventional path in constructtake the holidays off. check only one MDX option: ing a 3-row crossover. Sitting Supplementing the gas V6 Acura’s Super Handling AWD atop Honda’s global light is Acura’s SH-AWD system, box. With all-wheel drive. and truck platform, this isn’t the which operates independently only AWD, I’d be in for $47K. crossover to take to Moab, of that gas engine. Along with That’s a screaming deal for unless, of course, you plan to one front-mounted motor are someone wanting to go about rent a Jeep once arriving in two rear-mounted electric their business … without, of Moab. But its all-wheel drive motors which dynamically — course, screaming. platform is pitch-perfect if as Acura puts it — apportion David Boldt brings years getting on I-80 and driving torque directly to the rear of experience in automotive to Utah, regardless of season. wheels. Not only does this retail sales and public relaThe MDX’s 4,500 pounds are lighten the load for the gas tions to his automotive replanted, the suspension is powerplant, but by applying porting. More can be found at compliant, and you don’t need regenerative brake torque to txGarage.com. djboldt@sbcglobal.net
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2351 Performance Drive Richardson, 75082 972-744-4650
Eisemann Center for the Performing Arts – Chosen by Louise Harrison, the sister of the late Beatle George Harrison, the Liverpool Legends replicate the look and sound of the Fab Four. They perform songs of the various ideations of the Beatles through their time together. 8 p.m. $55-$75.
Jan. 18-19
1409 S. Lamar St. #008 Dallas, 75215 214-242-0411
Checkered Past Winery – Magician Trigg Watson returns for wine and magic. Signature wines, pizza, charcuterie, desserts and more will be available for purchase during the show. Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 7 and 9:30 p.m. $20.
Jan. 19
1500 Marilla St. Dallas, 75201 214-670-3111
Dallas City Hall – The initial Women’s March inspired hundreds of women to run, millions more to vote and dozens to win elected office. The new 2019 Women’s March marks two years of resistance to the political norm, two years of training new activists and two years of building power. 10 a.m. FREE!
Jan. 19
5400 Mockingbird Lane, #221 Dallas, 75206 469-730-2180
FITLAB – The world's first genetics-based group fitness studio, they provide a roadmap to your body's optimum fitness, nutrition and supplement needs. An open house is planned from noon to 2 p.m. FREE!
Jan. 19
5621 W. Lovers Lane Dallas, 75209 469-904-2111
The ASHE – The new cigar lounge in the Park Cities is having a chili cook-off. First prize is a $50 gift certificate. For more information, contact rudy@theashe.com. 3 p.m. FREE!
Jan. 21
2101 Ross Ave. Dallas, 75201 214-220-0239
Belo Mansion & Pavilion – Bill Holston, executive director of the Human Rights Initiative of North Texas, will be honored by the Dallas Bar Association at the 27th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. luncheon as the recipient of the 2019 Martin Luther King Jr. Justice Award. Noon. FREE! Plate lunch is $14.95.
Jan. 21
2520 Flora St. Dallas, 75201 214-871-2440
Moody Performance Hall – The Dallas Institute’s 14th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium will feature James Forman, Jr., author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in America. The symposium includes local panelists Brittany Barnett, Sharanda Jones, Joyce King and Brian Williams, along with a dramatic performance by Akin Babatunde and the music of Men in Worship ensemble. 7 to 8:45 p.m. $20. FREE! for teachers and students.
WALLACE THE BRAVE
PHOTO OF THE WEEK The Plaza at Preston Center announced that its 2018 annual “Santa Days” celebration raised $7,500 last month benefitting Children’s Medical Center Foundation. Pictured are Jordan Lane Pounds and Kyra Barnett. Send us a photo on Facebook and it may be featured here!
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UPTOWN GIRL
What could $5 billion do for change? By Ryann Gordon
ryannbgordon@yahoo.com As the sun enters Aquarius this week, it’s time to channel some of the qualities and actions most important to this sign. While logic, speculation and respect for individuality are equally characteristic of this astrological sign, an unabated awareness of humanity as a whole could perhaps be the most significant that our society can learn from during this time. The dawning into Aquarius should inspire us to step Ryann back from our own identities to champion the rights of all people and inspire logic-based action in the world. In the midst of a seemingly never ending government shutdown, it’s time to question what’s most important in the world and break away from the notion that our country’s border is the most logical issue at hand. We must ask what $5 billion could actually do for our country, humanity and the entire world? What could $5 billion do for the environment? With global warming becoming an ever-frightening topic, why are we not talking about how humanity could become extinct if we don’t reduce carbon emissions? Instead, we are sitting back as President Trump denies affiliation with the Paris Agreement, one that brought together the ENTIRE WORLD and agreement among the most intelligent scientists from every nation years ago.
What could $5 billion do for those dying of famine in Syria, genocide in Myanmar and Central America, and poverty in our own nation and just about every other on Earth? What could $5 billion do for animal welfare? Could we reverse the growing endangerment of rhinos and elephants being poached in Africa; rescue the millions of dogs being tortured in Asian slaughterhouses; protect the thousands of animal breeds being hunted as trophies, their bodies discarded for nothing but a poster to hang on a wall? What could $5 Gordon billion do for the millions of equal people facing discrimination just across our yard lines and borders? It could change the world ... something “a wall, a
fence, whatever they’d like to call it” could never do. A famous Aquarian, Rosa Parks, once said, “I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.” We, as a nation, must diminish our fear of what objection could do. We must remember that we are a democratic republic and one man’s goal cannot force our nation into submission. It will not define us and cannot shake us. Do you give in when a child throws a temper tantrum? It’s time to quit talking about one man-child’s cries and border demands and think as one about the future of humanity. The opinions expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of Katy Trail Weekly.
THIS WEEK’S SUDOKU SOLUTION
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RECIPE OF THE WEEK
Street’s not afraid to serve chicken Pudding to pass around By Dotty Griffith
Gulf and South Atlantic coast brunch tradition, a bowl known and loved as shrimp and grits. (If you think you don’t like grits, let this dish be your gateway.) The poultry universe continues its cosmic expansion Some of the sides to round out a shared entrée inat Street’s Fine Chicken. clude mac and cheese, Southern-style stewed collard When the original location opened on Cedar Springs greens, Maple syrup roasted Brussels sprouts and fried Road in Oak Lawn in 2017, the menu focused on grilled, green tomatoes. Street’s puts out a good rendition with fried and roasted chicken plus some sides, with a few ada crisp crumb crust preserving the tart integrity of each ditional no-fowl, home-cooking staples like chicken fried slice of green tomato. steak. Another contender for splitting, The Show Bird, is an Now comes the new iteration of Street’s Fine Chicken open-faced sandwich on a thick slab of Texas toast with a along with a second location in Far North Dallas. Last pile-on of fried chicken breast, jalapeño gravy, a fried egg, Sunday, the Forest-at-Inwood location’s brunch business pickled onions and fried sweet potato strings. Street’s Fine was brisk as soon as the doors opened at 11 a.m. when I Chicken can take you into unexpected chicken territory and another willing palate arrived for our hosted tasting with dishes like a breakfast burrito stuffed with scramof what’s new. bled eggs, fried chicken morsels and pimento fritters. We also fell back on some menu favorites. Little Located next to the other Forest Lane Street family Devils stuffed eggs hold down the appetizer menu as concept, Liberty Burger, the latest in the Street Family an excellent for-the-table-toline of restaurants draws on share starter. These two-bite the type of cooking that made mouthfuls get a spark from a Black-Eyed Pea restaurant crowning slice of fresh jalaco-founder Gene Street fapeño. Easily removable if you mous as the king of chicken are chile averse. fried steak. Both are run by Though the Sin Killin’ Street’s adult children whose Thigh sandwich has been on childhoods were restaurant the menu, this was my first tutorials. taste of the grilled boneless Street’s Fine Chicken is chicken thigh with melted a little bit country, a little bit Havarti, pickled red onions, Southern and a little bit millenroasted tomato, arugula and nial with several offerings apSouth African-spiced Peri Peri propriately designated “v” for Street's FINE chicken vegetarian. The set-up is fast aioli on a ciabatta bun. There’s a lot going on with that sandcasual, utilitarian. Jump in the Street's Chicken and Waffles. wich, but the flavors work and serving line, order and wait for the roast tomato is the connecting palate element. dish delivery at your table. Don’t forget to pick up napkins The Chicken Fried Bacon Sandwich is a tour de force. and flatware. Beer and wine are available. Crispy battered strips of bacon are layered with slices of You’ll like playing chicken here. garlic roasted tomato, melted caciotta cheese, a sunny side up egg, Bibb lettuce and spicy mayonnaise on a sourSTREET’S FINE CHICKEN dough bun. Scene-stealing Chicken Fried Bacon is avail3857 Cedar Springs Road able as a solo side as well if you’re curious. I’d have preDallas, 75219 ferred it if the bacon on our side order had been crisped 469-917-7140 before battering so the interior bacon texture wouldn’t have been soft and greasy. 5211 Forest Lane, Suite 108 All the portions are generous, so sharing is an opDallas, 75244 tion for entrées such as fried chicken and waffles with 972-803-5181 whipped butter and maple syrup, or a dish that honors streetsfinechicken.com dotty.griffith@yahoo.com
ENVIRONMENT
Plenty of fish in the sea – ‘Not!’
By Karen Fleig karen.fleig@earthx.org Last week, I wrote about how going meatless helps the environment. What about fish? Are fish a sustainable option? I read an article recently about a Japanese businessman who purchased a tuna for $3.1 million. Wow, I bet there are a lot of fishermen with dreams of landing fish with such a nice cash payout! Why would one fish cost that much? That question is where the real issue lies. The decrease in supply of the fish appears to have caused the spike in price. Bluefin tuna is severely overfished and is listed as a vulnerable fish by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. The IUCN Red List shows us where and what actions need to be taken to save the building blocks of nature from extinction. Yes, extinction! Oceanographer and National Geographic Explorer-In-Residence, Sylvia Earle champions public awareness and support for the oceans. As a scientist, Sylvia knows the oceans are in a state of crisis. Industrial fishing fleets have emptied the oceans of 90 percent of the world’s large fish, including tuna and swordfish. Less than two percent of the ocean is protected. And the pollution that causes climate change is turning oceans more acidic, making it harder for marine creatures to produce shells. Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing accounts for $10$23 billion annually in internationally traded seafood. To compound the problem, it has been linked to environmental degradation, political instability, slave labor and the movement of other illicit cargo like drugs and weapons. The U.S. is the second largest importer of seafood. It earns more in annual trading than coffee, cocoa and bananas combined. With the majority of seafood caught out of sight of authorities, the U.S. Coast Guard works to enforce international agreements to suppress illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing activity in international
waters. Seafood retailers can help influence consumer behaviors and demand for legal seafood. They can shift the risk to reward ratio of IUU fishing by eliminating market access for illegal seafood, EARTHX stopping it from “paying off.” Not all fish are sustainable to catch. The Monterrey Bay Fish “best to avoid” are: Aquarium has a “sea1. Bluefin and Bigeye Tuna food watch” mobile app that gives up2. Chilean Sea Bass (AKA to-date seafood recommendations. Patagonian Toothfish) Their guide divides fish into three 3. Grouper categories: a green list that can be 4. Marlin and Swordfish eaten without harming the environ5. Orange Roughy ment, a yellow list of less preferable The more we know, the more we but still acceptable alternatives, and can make small changes in our daily a red list of those fish to be avoided. Generally, salmon are resilient to lives to positively impact the earth. Don’t miss EarthxFilm’s overfishing given their short reproFourth Monday Screenings startductive cycle, but vulnerable to habitat loss. Wild-caught Alaskan salmon ing on Monday, Jan. 28. “The Last Animals” will be shown on Monday, is healthier and more sustainable Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. at the Angelika than just about any other salmon Film Center & Café at 5321 E. fishery. Mockingbird Lane. Go to eventbrite. Nearly all the trout you will com for free tickets. find at your nearest supermarket is “The Last Animals” is a story farmed rainbow trout. Trout farming in the U.S. is strictly regulated, which about an extraordinary group of people who go to incredible lengths limits the amount of chemicals and to save the planet’s last animals. The wild fish that can be used. documentary follows the conserSometimes called black cod vationists, scientists and activists (even though it is not a type of cod), battling poachers and transnational the sablefish is rated a "Best Choice" by Seafood Watch. Innovative fishery trafficking syndicates to protect elephants and rhinos from extinction. management has ensured that sableEarthX’s mission is to connect fish harvesting does not accidentally a global community to create a capture vulnerable species. sustainable world. Register to atAlbacore tuna is a safe choice tend EarthX2019 before Sunday, as long as it is troll or pole-caught in March 31 to receive free admission. the Atlantic or Pacific. The smaller skipjack tuna is a "Best Choice" when EarthX2019 is Friday, April 26 through Sunday, April 28 at Fair it is troll or pole-caught in the East Park. Register at EarthX.org. Pacific.
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Street's FINE chicken
Street's Bread Pudding.
By Dotty Griffith dotty.griffith@yahoo.com Just when you’re ready to push away from the table at Street’s Fine Chicken, someone will give in to bread pudding and trek back through the serving line. Or maybe a server will inquire, wearing an endearing smile, if you’re “absolutely sure” you don’t want a sweet ending. Few can resist. Once that softball size mound of bread pudding hits the table, everyone with a spoon within arm’s reach will blow through those New Year’s “no added sugar” resolutions. Luckily for those counting sugar carbs, Street’s serving size is ample enough for sharing one bite at a time, i.e. damage control. STREET’S FINE CHICKEN BREAD PUDDING WITH TEXAS WHISKEY ANGLAISE 4 cups heavy cream 2 1/2 cups whole milk 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 (12-ounce) bag white chocolate morsels or 12 ounces white chocolate, chopped 4 egg yolks plus 1 whole egg 3 cups toasted macadamia nuts, chopped 8 cups brioche or other egg bread (day old is best), cut into 1/2- to 3/4-inch cubes Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and spread butter or spray cooking oil on bottom and sides of 8 (6-ounce) soufflé dishes or ramekins. In a large saucepan over medium-high heat, combine the cream and milk. Bring just to a boil. Gradually stir in white chocolate chips and remove from the heat. Let sit for 5 minutes, undisturbed, then whisk until the chocolate is completely dissolved. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and whole egg. Whisk in 1 cup white chocolate mixture, pouring in a thin stream. Gradually add the remaining cream mixture, whisking to blend. Add the macadamia nuts
and the cubed bread, mixing gently but thoroughly. Set aside to soak for 30 minutes. Transfer the bread pudding mixture in equal amounts to the prepared soufflé dishes. Place filled dishes on 1 or 2 rimmed baking sheets. Place baking sheets on center rack of oven. Lay a large piece of foil over all the dishes like a sheet. Bake for 40 minutes or just until the bread pudding begins to set. Remove cover from bread pudding and rotate baking sheet or each baking dish 180 degrees, a half turn, for even browning and rising. Bake additional 20 minutes or until puddings are set in the center. Total baking time should be 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes. Test for doneness by inserting a skewer into the center of a ramekin. Don’t expect the skewer to come out clean but it should not be too wet, soggy or soupy. Makes 8 servings. TEXAS WHISKEY ANGLAISE 2 cups heavy cream Seeds scraped from a 1/2 split vanilla bean, halved from stem to tip 2 (16-ounce) bags of white chocolate chips (2 pounds) 3/4 cup of your favorite Texas whiskey, such as bourbon, dark rum or brandy 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt, if needed In a medium saucepan over medium high heat, combine cream and vanilla bean seeds. Bring just to a boil. Remove from heat and gradually add white chocolate, stirring until melted and smooth. Stir in whiskey. Add salt, if needed, to boost the flavor. Place a sheet of plastic wrap directly on surface of the sauce and cool to room temperature. Lift off plastic and discard. Transfer sauce to clean container with tight fitting lid. Refrigerate up to 3 days. To serve warm, reheat gently without boiling, or serve at room temperature. Makes 4 cups.
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Hammer and Nails
Get your home in good shape By Stephan Sardone stephan@sardoneconstruction.com
By Candy Evans candace@candysdirt.com Just when you think you can’t be blown away by a Candys Dirt latest find, we discovered not just one, but two homes built next to each other on the best street in town. That’s right — this is a Beverly Drive luxury family compound. The Kennedy or Bush family compounds probably spring to mind, but when you are talking serious luxury, it pales in comparison to this luxury family compound on 3414 and 3412 Beverly Drive. What constitutes a luxury family compound? It has been commonplace in New York to expand into floors above, below, or next door to create enough space for grandparents and guests. So, when does a house become a compound? Technically, a compound constitutes multiple houses on a single property. In reality, luxury family compounds can be made up of a single home next door like this one. That is if you can find two lots next to one another. I wrote about 3414 Beverly Drive a little over a year and a half ago, when builder Robert Elliott finished the home. I frankly did not recognize the house, until I got to the photo of the courtyard. You’ll see why I did a double, and then a triple take. If you ever thought curtains could not change the entire look of a home all you have to do is switch back and forth between the images from our 2017 post and this one. They add a layer of softness and yet another layer of luxury. The changes include a gorgeous vent hood that meshes much better with the kitchen finish out. I loved the original
until I saw this one. I thought the master bathroom focal wall was dramatic in a good way but can easily see why it was changed to a more serene look. There are some pretty fabulous light fixture changes and additions as well. The changes are subtle but create a sizable impact. It’s hard to imROGERS HEALY prove upon perfection, but the This home, located at 3414 Beverly Drive, is priced at sellers managed! $12 million. The family publish). When you purchased this realize what you are home to live in, bought the house getting, it’s a jawnext door, tore it down and began drop. Have a look. building another home to create a “It’s an incredluxury family compound. They got ible deal,” Healy as far as the Tyvek wrap when other said. “Someone will Candy Evans adventures came calling. Now somebe buying into a one out there has a once in a lifetime million and a half of equity.” opportunity to have a luxury family So, what’s the price tag? A mere compound in the heart of the Park $12 million. Seriously. For two lots Cities. The beauty of this is the buyer on Beverly Drive. That is a phenomecan put their stamp on 3412 Beverly nal price. Yes, you can buy one or the Drive while living in absolute bliss other, but why would you? I’m betting next door in what is essentially a new home. And once the fence comes the California buyers heading here daily are going to be elbowing our down, this compound will have the locals out of the way, so don’t say I sort of backyard that lures folks to didn’t give fair warning if you lose out the suburbs. on this one! I ran over on Jan. 12 because CandysDirt.com is the only listing agent Rogers Healy said, blog in Dallas for the truly real es“You have to see it in person, or you tate obsessed! Named by National won’t understand.” He was right. Association of Real Estate Editors As I pulled up my first thought was as the BEST Real Estate Blog in the “HOLY COW” (or something close country. to that which I’m not allowed to
Uncle barky's bites
‘True Detective’ returns with new cast
By Ed Bark
Mahershala Ali (“Moonlight”) and Stephen Dorff, who to this point has been largely a journeyman. Although not a comHBO made the first five hours plete implosion, Season available for review. Format-wise, Two of “True Detective” they mirror Season One, with the had serious structural two central characters time-travdamage compared to the eling between the year the crimes foundation laid by the were committed, a re-investigafictional whodunit’s action 10 years later and the presclaimed first edition. ent-day circumstances of detectives So HBO pondered Wayne Hays (Ali) and Roland West a while after S2 ended (Dorff). HBO back on Aug. 9, 2015. Pizzolatto also goes back to the Did creator/writer/proS1 well in terms of marital discords, Stephen Dorff (left) and Mahershala Ali of "True ducer Nic Pizzolatto have Detective." highly questionable police work, another compellingly symbolic clues at the principal swervy story to tell? Or had he pretty much punched his crime scene, a corpse posed in prayer, a church that may ticket with the Emmy-lauded S1, which teamed Matthew not be all that redemptive and a small-town rural setMcConaughey and Woody Harrelson to near perfection? ting. This time it’s West Finger, Arkansas, in the heart of You’ll be the final judge of that after “True the Ozarks, where on Nov. 7, 1980, Will Purcell and his Detective” launched another eight-episode run on Jan. sister, Julie, went riding off on their bikes after prom13. But from this perspective, Pizzolatto has made himising their father they’d be home by 5:30 p.m. Neither self whole again with this tale of two Arkansas dicks returned. struggling to solve the mysteries behind the murder of a Hays, a Vietnam veteran and expert tracker, is re12-year-old boy and the disappearance of his 10-year-old ferred to by his partner as “Purple Haze.” They get along sister. just fine, both personally and professionally. Hays is the McConaughey and Harrelson remained tied to stoic one, mostly leaving West to stir the conversational the series as co-executive producers, mostly in name only. But the two leads are played by Oscar-winner DETECTIVE cont'd on page 9
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January is the month that seemingly everyone concentrates on getting fit. It also may be the time to get your home in the best shape, especially if you are considering a refinance or preparing your home for a sale. You are not alone. Many are looking to decrease their interest payments, get equity to pay off other Stephan Sardone bills with much higher interest rates or reinvest in their home. That means you will need an appraisal. It is important to request a local appraiser. Although in most cases a bank or finance company will recommend an appraiser, you can still ask for someone with local knowledge. They depend upon staying abreast of current market conditions. If the appraiser is unfamiliar with the neighborhood, your chance of getting a low appraisal increases. That means you may not have enough equity in your property to make a refinance make sense. Make sure that you set realistic goals for your finances. You may not have to refinance if you are close to paying off your home or are in a position to increase your mortgage payments to come closer to your goals. Be sure and shop around. There are a number of sound options available. To maximize your appraisal, you need to clean up your home inside and out. An appraiser doesn’t just assess the interior condition of your home, he/she also assesses the exterior. It will be the appraiser’s initial impression. Make sure your yard is clean and in repair. Make sure shutters are in proper order, all shingles are in place, eaves are clear and porches, driveways and sidewalks are clean. Everything in your home should be in working order, including all safety features and major appliances. Go through your home and make sure every light switch, wall outlet, fan or vent works. According to a report, if there are cracks in the walls or other visible problems, make repairs before the appraiser comes. That is critical in giving a positive impression. As always, we recommended a local, licensed professional contractor to help you with any major construction needs. Local contractors have their reputation on the line. A cluttered interior might also affect your home’s appraised value. According to a report by ABC News, “Clutter isn’t just an eyesore, it costs money. Experts say a clean, clutter-free house can appraise 10 percent higher than the exact same messy home.” Tidying up should be part of your preparation for a new mortgage anyway, as finance companies will require, at a minimum, years of personal tax returns, business tax returns if you own more than 25 percent of a business, bank statements, W-2s or 1099s and proof of any alimony or child support payments. These days, almost everything you need can be found online or in your saved emails. Also, don’t forget to clean out the attic, closets, garages and the basement. Donate items or put them items in storage. This will make your home look bigger. An appraiser factors in several aspects when determining your home’s value. It is not just the size. It is based on comparables. If you have the nicest home on the block, it is probably worth the most of any house on the block. Consider upgrades to floors, kitchens and bathrooms. Just make sure that your home is in fit condition when you schedule the appraisal. And, of course, make sure that your credit score is in good shape as you hit the Stairmaster for an extra 15 minutes. Sardone Design-Build-Remodel is locally owned and operated. Sardone, his wife and two daughters are Lake Highlands residents.
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airlines had moved back to Love Field with the advent of new jet passenger service for civilians. I called the tower and asked for landing and parking instructions. They replied, “Park anywhere you like.” I soon got the picture. I parked in number one position, walked into the large, beautiful, empty terminal and enjoyed a sandwich, all by myself. I was soon to learn that the people in Fort Worth blamed Dallas and Love Field for a series of mistakes and failed efforts to bring international travel to Fort Worth. Here is the story seldom told. The City of Fort Worth established the Fort Worth Municipal Airport (now Meacham Field) on May 23, 1925. The first airmail flight from that airport was flown in 1926 by National Air Transport Company, now known as American Airlines. As early as 1940, a regional airport for the Dallas-Fort Worth area was being considered. The Civil Aeronautics Authority (CAA) approached the City of Arlington, which had centrally located land. Arlington was to deed 1,000 acres to the project, and the CAA was to build the landing areas. Construction began in 1942, but a disagreement over which way the terminal building should face ended construction of this Midway Airport in 1943. In 1946, Fort Worth hired a firm to prepare an airport plan for the city of Fort Worth. Midway Airport again took life, and it was then named Greater Fort Worth International Airport. In 1948, the CAA National Airport Plan recommended that the Greater Fort Worth International Airport be expanded to become a major regional airport. Fort Worth annexed the site and continued to develop the airport with the support of American Airlines. In 1950, the Fort Worth City Council renamed the airport Amon Carter Field. The Amon Carter terminal faced Fort Worth to the west. Amon Carter Field officially opened in April 1953. The terminal was unbelievably beautiful. By 1958, the
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Many will be delighted to find that loved ones are far more likely than usual to support any attempt to relive a former glory. Individuals who strap on their armor and charge ahead will have no shortage of admirers this week — but this can be a double-edged sword. Admiration itself can be enjoyable, but is it a commodity whose value grows as one moves forward? AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 3) There are questions to be answered, surely, but you mustn’t let them keep you from moving forward at an aggressive pace this week. (Feb. 4-Feb. 18) – You are waiting for your chance to do something new and perhaps unconventional, and the opportunity can be yours this week. A friend enables you to pick up the pace.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 5) You may be facing a problem that requires you to seek unfamiliar solutions. Once you dive into something new you can come up with good answers. (March 6-March 20) – Take care that you don’t misinterpret someone else’s comments as criticisms or complaints. He or she is merely trying to raise the bar, as you are, too! ARIES (March 21-April 4) You can learn much this week that will help you move ahead according to plan, but take care that you don’t get too “heady” for your own good. (April 5-April 19) – The more you do this week the more you’ll learn, and the more you learn the more you will be able to do — though timing comes into play as well. TAURUS (April 20-May 5) You know what you are up to, and others around you may not understand just how much they are a part of your current efforts. A team takes shape. (May 6-May 20) – You may find yourself getting caught up in a great deal of nostalgia throughout the week. The memory of one dear old friend has you counting your blessings. GEMINI (May 21-June 6) You will be facing numerous opportunities this week, but only one may pay off as handsomely as you might hope. You’ll want to experiment. (June 7-June 20) – You may have to explore one or two secrets
99. Like a raft 100. Mental acuity 101. Spree 102. Check endorser 103. Londoners 105. Sacher — 106. Cornfield sound 107. Workout facilities 110. Playing card 111. Supports 112. Bright annuals 116. Tissue-paper art 118. Tennis great Ivan — 119. Zen riddle 120. Jacques. Mrs. 121. Exasperates 122. Dishonest person 124. Far from indifferent 126. Asimov or Hayes 128. Whisper on stage 129. Rectify 130. Nasty laugh 131. When to see stars 132. Brainy club 133. Shoulder muscles 134. Musician. s speed 135. Lipstick type DOWN 1. Web user. s “must” 2. Friend in Madrid 3. Steamy dance 4. Ernesto Guevara 5. Gave a hard time 6. Attacked (2 wds.) 7. Put — — on it! 8. KOA visitors 9. Forty-niners. tools 10. Not in stock (2 wds.) 11. UFO movie (hyph.) 12. Shopping plaza
new airport was in full swing, but 90 percent of the riders were coming from Dallas where Love Field was much more convenient. The City of Dallas continued to develop Love Field. Amon Carter changed names again, this time to Greater Southwest International Airport (GSIA), and it was purchased in 1960 by the City of Fort Worth. It was too late. The Texas air traffic numbers show that GSIA declined from six percent of the ridership in the state to one percent, while Love Field increased from 40 percent to 49 percent. The result: GSIA was abandoned. Love Field was now serving American, Braniff, Central, Delta, Eastern and Trans Texas. This was about the time I flew over to GSIA and saw the empty airport. Finally, in 1972, the GSIA Airport was closed to make way for the real new airport: DFW. Dallas and Fort Worth finally got their act together and built our “Port in the Sky.” In the process, the Wright Amendment, which was needed at that time, was enacted, limiting the direct flights from Love to the adjacent states. This allowed DFW to become the international airport we needed. Love Field is no longer a threat to DFW and I feel the restrictions should now be removed. I know of no similar restrictions on Meacham Field in Fort Worth. Assuming the flight restrictions are phased out at Love Field, the real estate between Love and Uptown will really take off. With the auto industry centered along Lemmon Avenue and Inwood Road, the pressure from the growing medical center to the west and the DART Northwest corridor expansion, values are heading up. Speculation and new conversions from manufacturing and warehousing to retail and residential are underway. This is healthy for Dallas and a great real estate opportunity. Wayne Swearingen, CRE, is a principal at Barclay Commercial Group and lives adjacent to Katy Trail. Contact him at wswearingen@barclaycom.com.
Your Stars this Week The coming week is likely to provide a rare opportunity to rethink and redo a former effort in order to make it pay off far more handsomely than it ever did in the first place. This is, of course, a tall order, and there is danger involved in trying to do again what was done so well before — and indeed any attempt merely to replicate a past accomplishment is likely to prove disappointing. A great deal of time has passed, perhaps, since certain endeavors were last attempted, and with so much water under the bridge things have changed significantly. This week, it’s important for everyone to have an attitude that is new — and to try methods that are new as well.
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this week before you are able to answer the questions that are put to you by those in charge. CANCER (June 21-July 7) You’re facing one or two significant problems, certainly, but they’re not the kind to trip you up for long — nor are they impenetrable! (July 8-July 22) – What you reveal to others early in the week is likely to come back to give you extra strength when you need it later on. You can solve a difficult situation. LEO (July 23-Aug. 7) Just as you are coming to the end of one phase, another begins — whether you are ready or not. This week your plans must not be inflexible. (Aug. 8-Aug. 22) – You are determined to stay out of your own way this week — but someone else may be trying to throw a wrench in the works and slow your progress. Be ready! VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 7) You’ve been exploring several viable options lately, but this week only one or two may be worth your continued examination. (Sept. 8-Sept. 22) – You don’t want to find yourself at cross-purposes with someone who has been a trusted ally in the past. Be honest about what you are up to this week. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 7) How you communicate this week is just as important as what you say; you can improve your
13. Ms. Hagen of films 14. Insist on 15. Kind of benefit 16. Clarified butter 17. Fraying 18. St. Teresa. s town 19. Dust particles 20. Umpteen 31. Collide with 33. Band follower 35. Multicar accidents 37. “Da” opposite 38. Happen again 39. Auctioneer. s cry 42. Bad habits 43. Sole 44. Blows it 45. Vermicelli 46. Repeatedly 47. Egyptian Nobelist 48. Cameos, maybe 49. Offended 51. Barkin or Burstyn 52. “Cosmos” host 53. Long lock 55. Chinese pooches, slangily 56. Mr. Canseco 57. Drill attachments 59. Far back in time 60. Sherpa. s sighting 61. Gigantic 64. — diem 65. Big Board 66. Mighty trees 67. Exclamation of dismay 69. Asteroid zone 70. Shades 71. Ducks, e.g. 73. Kind of pickle 74. Selected a card 75. Parrot. s word 76. Lion, in Africa 77. Turn — — ear
78. Diver. s find 79. Tooth. s partner 80. Stratford. s river 81. Musical London 82. Composer Anderson 83. Singer — Gorme 84. 1776 patriot Silas — 86. Dropping feathers 87. Itches 88. Barely move 90. Loaded for — 91. Ancient tale 92. Gridiron kicks 95. Snow vehicles 96. Discerning 97. It makes touchdowns 98. Grassy expanse 100. Charming 101. Most daring 102. Going for the gold? 104. Built like bleachers 105. “— pipers piping ...” 106. U.S. spy org. 107. Buzz off 108. Sangfroid 109. Bushed (2 wds.) 111. Takes advice 112. Don Diego masked 113. Onetime pupa 114. Bombay nannies 115. Splinter groups 117. Disoriented 118. Fontanne. s husband 119. Castle stronghold 123. Hair goop 125. Sparkler 127. RSVP word
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methodology as each day passes. (Oct. 8-Oct. 22) – You may not be aware of what is going on around you during the first part of the week, but later on you’ll recognize the importance of knowing what others are doing. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 7) Now is no time to pull your punches; you’ll want to be honest, direct and forthright at all times — and each moment can be pivotal to you. (Nov. 8-Nov. 21) – An opportunity you only recently turned away from isn’t likely to go away any time soon — so you’ll have more than one chance this week to explore its potential. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 7) You cannot avoid taking certain risks this week, but you can certainly keep others from making the same kinds of mistakes as you do. (Dec. 8-Dec. 21) – News from afar has you wishing you were closer to those who are most important to you. You can begin to make travel arrangements; put plans into motion! CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 6) You may feel that you are being kept in the dark intentionally, but the fact is that you have more awareness of current trends than you know. (Jan. 7-Jan. 19) – You’ll want to keep pace with a friend or loved one every step of the way this week. He or she holds the key to something you’ve been trying to sort out.
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the customers. Individual cigars range in price from $7.50 to $25, and the average is $10. He is one of just a handful of retailers with cigars containing rare Peruvian tobacco. “If people want to come in, sit up front and smoke them,” Ced said, “then that is fine. If guys want to come in the back, I charge them for a locker. “I think anybody can open a cigar shop,” Ced mentioned. “Anybody can just buy cigars and start a basic cigar shop. But with a stand-alone building, having a patio in the back, being on Lovers Lane and being in this neighborhood with the right demographic around it is a great thing and a unique thing.” The back room has 60 private, wooden lockers with a flat screen and access to an outdoor seating area with grass. Lockers are $100 per month or $1,000 per year, and locker members get a 20 percent discount on cigars. The place is BYOB, so patrons can store liquor and cigars in their lockers. The ASHE provides glassware, ice and beer in the back for their premium customers, and they can invite their friends.
“I try as many cigars as I can so I can have an intelligent opinion on them,” Ced stated. “There is a Cuban gentleman in Richardson named Noel Rojas — he lived in Nicaragua as well — and I buy a lot of his cigars. He is a good guy and makes a good cigar.” Rojas’ cigars are hand-rolled, and Ced pointed out that many cigar rollers are in it for the entertainment value as opposed to providing quality smokes. The ASHE will be sponsoring a number of special events, including a chili cook-off on Saturday, Jan. 19 and a whiskey tasting featuring Whistle Pig on Friday, Jan. 25. Ced plans a number of public events (where the entire place will be available) and private events throughout the year. The shop is open from Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Ced takes Sunday off. “I think if you provide great customer service and have a good, clean environment and have fun with it,” Ced said, “I think it can be a productive business. I have a staff of one. I don’t need 12 cooks in the kitchen.” Ced is trying to heat up the Lovers Lane area by selling “heaters.” And, by all indications, he is on a roll.
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Our Favorite Restaur ants American — Homestyle Beck’s Prime 5931 Forest Ln. 972-661-8681 Bubba’s Cooks Country 6617 Hillcrest 214-373-6527 Mama’s Daughters’ Diner 2014 Irving Blvd. 214-742-8646 Riverside Grill 940 Riverfront Blvd. 214-748-2700 Asian — Japanese — Sushi Blue Sushi Sake Grill 7859 Walnut Hill, #100 972-677-7887 Sushi House 5619 W. Lovers Ln. 214-350-2100 Sushi Kyoto II 6429 Hillcrest Ave. 214-520-9991 Ten Ramen 1818 Sylvan Ave. 972-803-4400 WaiWai Kitchen — Sushi, Noodles 4315 Lemmon Ave. 214-520-8868 Bakery — Desserts — Ice Cream Celebrity Café & Bakery 10720 Preston Rd,#1016 214-373-0783 Crème de la Cookie 6025 Royal Ln. 214-363-4766 6706 Snider Plaza 214-265-5572 Einstein Bros. Bagels 3827 Lemmon Ave. 214-526-5221 6011 Royal Ln. 214-265-1435 6109 Berkshire Ln, #A 214-691-2445 Gigi’s Cupcakes 5450 W. Lovers, #130 214-352-2253 Highland Park Soda Fountain 3229 Knox St. 214-521-2126 Marble Slab Creamery 3001 Knox St., #103 214-219-0300
6130 Berkshire Ln. 214-369-5566 Mojo Donuts 6522 Lemmon Ave. 214-357-5154 Mustang Donuts 6601 Hillcrest Ave. 214-363-4878 The Original Cupcakery 2222 McKinney, #230 214-855-0003 Paciugo 3699 McKinney Ave. 214-219-2665 Pokey O’s 3034 Mockingbird 214-987-1200 Top Pot Doughnuts 8611 Hillcrest, #195 469-232-9911 Yummy Donuts 4355 Lovers Ln. 214-520-7680 Bar-B-Q
The Ginger Man - Uptown 2718 Boll St. 214-754-8771 The Idle Rich Pub 2614 McKinney Ave. 214-965-9926 Nickel and Rye 2523 McKinney Ave. 214-389-2120 The Quarter Bar 3301 McKinney Ave. 214-754-0106 Time Out Tavern 5101 W. Lovers Ln. 214-956-9522 Uptown Pub & Grill 3605 McKinney 214-522-5100 Windmill Lounge 5320 Maple Ave. 214-443-7818
2525 Inwood Rd., #123 214-350-9445 Original Pancake House 2900 Lemmon Ave. 214-528-7215 4343 W. NW Hwy,#375 214-351-2012 Two Sisters 3111-C Monticello 214-526-1118
4001 Lemmon Ave. 214-521-2070 Hunky’s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers 3930 Cedar Springs 214-522-1212 Jake’s Hamburgers 2702 McKinney, #101 214-754-8001 Jersey Mike’s Subs 3001 Knox St. 214-520-7827 5301 W. Lovers Ln. 214-350-7611 8411 Preston Rd., #118 214-691-7827 Mooyah Burger 6713 W. N.W. Hwy. 214-987-2666 Potbelly Sandwich Shop 5921 Forest Ln., #100 972-392-7771 Smashburger 4235 W. NW Hwy, #100 972-220-1222 Snuffer’s 8411 Preston Rd, #112 214-265-9911 Subway — SMU area 6935 Hillcrest 214-444-9068 Village Burger — West Village 3699 McKinney 214-443-9998
Burgers, Deli & Sandwiches Blues Burgers 1820 W. Mockingbird 214-750-9100 BGR — The Burger Joint 3001 Knox St., #108 469-941-4471 Burger House 6913 Hillcrest 214-361-0370 Chip’s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers 4530 W. Lovers Ln. 214-691-2447 East Hampton Sandwich Co. 6912 Snider Plaza 214-363-2888 Gazeebo Burgers 5950 Royal Ln. 214-368-3344 Goff’s Hamburgers 6401 Hillcrest 214-520-9133 Great American Hero
Wild About Harry’s — Katy Trail Serving up Harry’s mother's recipe of creamy frozen custard in many flavors made daily, award-winning hot dogs & a friendly atmosphere, Harry's has become the place to eat and relax for everyone. Open: 11 a.m. — 10 p.m., 7 days a week. www.wildaboutharrys.com 4527 Travis St. 214-520-3113 Chinese Howard Wang’s China Grill 3223 Lemmon Ave. 214-954-9558 4343 N.W. Hwy, #345 214-366-1606 Royal China 6025 Royal Ln., #201 214-361-1771
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Aloha Hawaiian Barbecue 5601 Lemmon, A-1 214-521-8868 Big Al’s Smokehouse Barbecue 3125 Inwood Rd. 214-350-9445 Dickey’s Barbecue Pit 2324 McKinney Ave. 469-248-3149 Katy Trail Ice House 3127 Routh St. 214-468-0600 Peggy Sue Bar-B-Q 6600 Snider Plaza 214-987-9188 Smokey John’s Bar-B-Que 1820 W. Mockingbird 214-352-2752 Bars, Pubs & Taverns 6th Street Bar / Uptown 3005 Routh St. 214-965-0962 Big Al’s McKinney Ave. Tavern 2907 McKinney Ave. 214-969-1984 British Beverage Co. 2800 Routh St., #115 214-922-8220 The Corner Bar & Grill 4830 McKinney 214-219-8002
This is half of Our Favorite Restaurants. See the full list at our website: KatyTrailWeekly.com Wang’s Chinese Café 6033 Luther Ln. 214-265-1688 Coffee & Specialties Drip Coffee Co. 4343 W. Lovers Ln. 214-599-7800 Oak Lawn Coffee 2720 Oak Lawn 214-219-5511 Sip Stir Cafe 3800 McKinney, #180 214-443-9100 Starbucks 2801 Allen St., #180 214-965-9696 3216 Knox St. 214-520-2273 4343 W. NW Hwy. 214-654-0704 Union Coffee Shop 5622 Dyer St. 214-242-9725 Eclectic Angela’s Cafe 7979 Inwood Rd. 214-904-8122 Black-Eyed Pea 3857 Cedar Springs 214-521-4580 Bread Winners Café & Bakery 3301 McKinney Ave. 214-754-4940 5560 W. Lovers, #260 214-351-3339 Buzzbrews 4334 Lemmon Ave. 972-521-4334 Café Brazil 3847 Cedar Springs. 214-461-8762 Café Express 5600 W. Lovers, #109 214-352-2211 Denny’s 2030 Market Ctr. Blvd. 214-749-6215 Dick’s Last Resort 2211 N. Lamar, #100 214-747-0001 Eden Rest. & Pastries 4416 W. Lovers Ln. 972-267-3336 Henry’s Majestic
4900 McKinney Ave. 469-893-9400 Lucky’s Cafe 3531 Oak Lawn 214-522-3500 The Rustic 3656 Howell St. 214-730-0596 Stoneleigh P 2926 Maple Ave. 214-871-2346 Ethiopian Dallul 2515 Inwood Rd, #117 214-353-0805 French Rise No 1 Salon de Souffle 5360 W. Lovers, #220 214-366-9900 Toulouse Café & Bar 3314 Knox St. 214-520-8999 Whisk Crepes Café 1888 Sylvan Ave. 469-353-9718 German Kuby’s Sausage House 6601 Snider Plaza 214-363-2231 Greek Greek Isles 5934 Royal Ln. 214-234-7662 Little Greek 9665 N. Central Exwy. 214-696-1234 Do you have a favorite area restaurant or bar you want to see listed in this Directory? If so, please call: 214-27-TRAIL (214-278-7245)
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As a film, ‘Glass’ shatters the franchise
By Chic DiCiccio @chiccywood The very idea of pitting David Dunn (Bruce Willis) from “Unbreakable” and Kevin Wendell Crumb (James McAvoy) from “Split” against each other is exceptionally tasty. Title it “Glass,” add in criminal mastermind Elijah Price (Samuel L. Jackson, also from “Unbreakable”) cackling on the sidelines, and you’ve got the recipe for a unique sequel for two totally different movies. Alas, M. Night Shyamalan happened. To be more specific, self-indulgent, over thought and boring Shyamalan happened. “Glass” is one of the biggest missed opportunities ever and actually harms the overall goodwill felt towards its predecessors. “Glass” could have been a slow burn detective-style story about Dunn, an indestructible man, hunting down a tragically schizophrenic killer who is being egged on by a true villain. Nope. Writer Shyamalan (the worst version of him) has them all incarcerated then institutionalized in the first 15 minutes of “Glass.” We then spend the next 100 minutes psychoanalyzing what it’s like to think you’re a super hero. Shyamalan also rehashes most of the elements in “Unbreakable,” which doesn’t make much sense at all. Dr. Ellie Staple (Sarah Paulson) is tasked with getting these three people to realize they are not supernatural in any way, which of course we and they know is not true. David is the only one that seems to doubt his abilities, which is completely insane as he’s been using them for nearly two decades to help catch Philadelphia bad guys. If anyone is sure they have super
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Samuel L. Jackson, James McAvoy and Bruce Willis star in "Glass." powers, it would be him. Even when it’s moving at a painfully slow pace, you’ll keep saying to yourself that there will be a payoff in the end. Even when “Glass” finally does get to the big finale, it’s an absolute let down. The director version of Shyamalan is usually reliable and is capable of staging a suspenseful scene, but the action is dreadful. Nearly every main character is present, but it’s shot and edited so poorly that it seems like none of the actors were on set at the same time. There actually may not be one frame of film that shares both Willis and Jackson. It’s impossible for McAvoy to sleepwalk through a role in which he plays about 20 characters and he’s just as great in “Glass” as he was in “Split.” He transforms from person to person in seconds and the amount of energy he exudes is fairly amazing. The fact that McAvoy is able to act out what seems like every accent on planet Earth is astonishing. Bruce Willis’ newest portrayal of David Dunn is even sleepier than the last. In “Unbreakable,” he was a sad
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drinks. In short, they have each other’s backs. But in the end, it’s not as simple as that. Things tend to dawdle at times, particularly during Hays’ slow-burning courtship of schoolteacher Amelia Reardon (Carmen Ejogo), who’s taught both of the victimized children. The title, after all, is “True Detective,” not “True Romance.” But just when things seem to be bogging down, they tend to pick back up in a hurry. Other characters of import include the two kids’ father, Tom (Scoot McNairy), his runaround wife, Lucy (Mamie Gummer), a Native American trash collector named Brett Woodard (Michael Greyeyes) and the elderly Hays’ grown son, Henry (Ray Fisher). Ali is impressive in all three life stages, but his performance as the haunted and addled 70-year-old Hays has the most resonance. It’s hard to say much more without giving too much away. Suffice it to say that Hays has never shaken loose from what’s now become a cold case. But what can be done about that at this late stage of his life? “Whatever brains I got left, I wanna finish
sack on the verge of divorce so his funk made sense. In “Glass,” he seems to have embraced his vigilante justice role, but Willis looks like he can barely keep his eyes open. Samuel L. Jackson is on the other side of the spectrum. His lowkey, cool bad guy has evolved to a wise-cracking googly-eyed weirdo. If that’s not enough, Shyamalan makes Jackson spend most of his time in a wheelchair, blankly staring forward while being essentially comatose. Look, if you’re going to put Sam Jackson in a bad movie, you need to at least let the guy chew up the scenery for every second he’s on screen. “Glass” isn’t as big of a catastrophe as “After Earth” or “The Happening,” but it’s just slightly better than terrible. It’s almost a movie doing all it can to pick apart superhero movies while itself being a superhero movie. So in that sense, Shyamalan has made a very “meta” film. It’s a shame that it’s such a snooze to watch because it almost seems like this once Oscarnominated filmmaker had something to say.
this,” Hays declares. Yes, please do. Season Three of “True Detective” doesn’t have quite the pulling power of the first goaround, in which McConaughey’s revelatory performance immediately jumped off the screen. But it’s a vast improvement over an overall preposterously ridiculous Season Two fronted by Colin Farrell and Vince Vaughn. Ali, Dorff and their back-and-forth, age-appropriate hair changes make for a duo that’s more straight-ahead than cosmic. McConaughey’s off-the-wall Rust Cohle got away with spouting lines such as, “People are so God damned frail they’d rather put a coin in a wishing well than buy dinner.” It sounded so good rolling off his tongue that who gave a damn whether he made any sense. Hays and West are nuts and bolts in comparison. Let’s just get to the bottom of things. By the end of Episode 5, they’re re-determined to do just that. And I think you’ll also want to stay the bumpy course toward whatever befalls them. Ed Bark, who runs the TV website unclebarky.com, is a past member of the national Peabody awards board.
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