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FOOD

Where to get your pancake fix in Denton

By Haley Yates Staff Writer @Haleysocoollike

Elementary school taught us there are five food groups essential to our health and well-being.

But one thing the public health system failed to elaborate on is soul food.

I’m not talking about your mama’s homemade chicken pot pies or Grammy’s creole crawfish étouffée – I’m talking about pancakes.

Pancakes are an overlooked, happy food that should be consumed at least once a week, if not more. We’ve scoped out the best places in Denton to nourish your soul and satisfy the food pyramid.

Dix Coney Island Dix is a new addition to the Square and offers both breakfast and dinner foods 24 hours a day,

seven days a week. You can get your standard buttery flapjack at this joint, or you could opt for their signature chicken in a blanket. It’s exactly what it sounds like: chicken strips cut into pieces and folded into a giant pancake.

When the server places the plate in front of your starving face, you may question whether ketchup or syrup should be drizzled over the masterpiece.

Syrup is the obvious answer, and the sticky sweetness perfectly compliments the chicken.

Seven Mile Café Seven Mile is a quaint café residing in an old church and offers upscale breakfast yums. This is the place to go when you need a pancake fix but can’t decide what flavors you want in your mouth. Its pancakes are made from scratch, and it has flavors like red velvet, cinnamon roll and peanut butter

chocolate. Can’t decide? Seven Mile has a sampler plate where you can pick your three favorite flavors.

You absolutely cannot get the sampler plate without trying the “s’moreo” pancake – melted gooey marshmallow fluff spread into a chocolate chip pancake with Oreo and graham cracker crumbles on top. Enough said.

Old West Café Old West Café does not have pancakes. It has slapjacks.

I do not know how the two differ, or what the hell a slapjack is, but I do know they are damn good.

At Old West, you can get all sorts of goodies on your slaps.

Stuff them with fresh blueberries or chocolate chips, or slather them in whipped cream or peanut butter syrup. Old West also has crumbled sausage cakes on the menu, but that honestly sounds like a tummy explosion waiting to happen.

The Chicken in a Blanket at Dix Coney Island has chicken strip pieces folded into a warm pancake. Haley Yates | Staff Photographer Courtesy | PIAS America

TUNES

Violent Femmes’ ‘We Can Do Anything’ shows they can’t do ‘anything’

By Tyler Hicks Contributing Writer @MightyasaPen Since its now-classic self-titled debut album in 1983, the Violent Femmes have experimented with their sound, released several compilations and even gone country for a short spell. But “Blister in the Sun” and “Gone Daddy Gone” remain their most popular jams, and their new album won’t change that.

Sixteen years of breakups, reunions, lawsuits and new additions have led to this moment, and while the aptly titled “We Can Do Anything” is a fun throwback to the group’s folk punk days, it’s also a reminder that they’ve never been able to top or match the high standard that they set over three decades ago.

This new release is their first studio effort since “Freak Magnet,” and many of the album’s tracks appear to be meditations on the tumultuous times that have

plagued the group for most of the 21st century. Gordon Gano’s signature vocals shine brightest on the opening “Memory,” but half-baked lyrics let him down. It’s a poppy start to the ten-song tape, which, for the most part, finds the group returning to the angsty style that first propelled them into the punk stratosphere.

“Issues” sounds like a throwaway from their early days, as does the closing tune “I’m Not Done,” which resembles a song that a band slaps together when they want just one more song on the album.

But the Violent Femmes are anything if not consistent. The album deals with all of their major themes, including masturbation, religious doubt and girl trouble.

These were all topics that were much more charming when the guys were in their twenties and still looked and sounded like something close to a college band.

But now that the Femmes and their fans are all grown up, you can’t help but hear songs like

“Big Car” and “Holy Ghost” and feel nostalgia for the days when Gano and guitarist Brian Ritchie had a little more faith in their ability. Not to mention drummer Brian Viglione – formerly of The Dresden Dolls – who has since departed for greener pastures where (hopefully) he’ll be able to show off the talent that Gano and Ritchie decided to mostly mute for this project.

The accordion-infused “I Can Be Anything” and the lyrically potent “What You Really Mean” find the band treading on some new territory, but these tracks are the exception, not the rule. Of course, this is not to say that “We Can Do Anything” won’t be fun for longtime fans and ’70s babies who grew up wailing with Gordon Gano.

But, just like the penultimate song “Untrue Love,” the album ultimately feels out of place in the group’s discography. If anything, it should’ve come out in the late ’80s, when fans wanted more folk punk and less of Gano’s gospel side

project.

The album seems like an attempt to remind listeners that the Femmes still rock, but in the end, it

will leave most listeners in the same position as the band itself: longing for the old days, and pressing replay on the original, 1983 classic.

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TUNES

Pimp, pimp, hooray! New Kendrick Lamar project rocks

By Preston Mitchell Staff Writer @presto_mitch If last year in music belonged to anyone, it was Kendrick Lamar. His masterful album, “To Pimp A Butterfly,” summated his sociopolitical views into a single, relatable narrative.

Thanks to positive reception, the Grammy winner is now a modern rap legend.

Kendrick is back with a compilation of “Butterfly” demo tracks titled “Untitled Unmastered.” Fortunately for junkies that can’t get enough Kendrick, this mixtape delivers the goods.

The beginning, “Untitled 01,” is Lamar tying societal issues into what the book of Revelation prophesizes. Next is “Untitled 02,” a jazzy track that opens with “Pimp, pimp, hooray!” and details Lamar’s anxieties about fame as the people he grew up with suffer

in Compton. The way Lamar goes from rapping and singing (simultaneously) to reciting a perfectly synced jazz verse is pretty brilliant.

While the live version was stronger, “Untitled 03” is still powerful. Here, he divides his journey into four different cultures: the meditative Asian, the Native American representing his land, the African-American procreation and the white man’s entrepreneurship. It’s an introspective highlight of Lamar’s daily struggles between peace and the materialism.

Subsequently, “Untitled 04” is an interlude where Lamar sings the refrain: “Head is the answer.” This, along with “Untitled 05,” advises that knowledge is the key to avoiding a minimum wage lifestyle.

A pleasant breath of fresh air is “Untitled 06.” The track sees Kendrick and CeeLo

Green encouraging a beautiful woman to embrace her insecurities, and doing so with the swagger that only a rapper has.

Nonetheless, the standout is “Untitled 07,” which flawlessly merges three musical styles. Once again commencing with a “pimp, pimp, hooray,” Lamar brags about being the best rapper over trap instrumentation.

After a choral breakdown, the composition goes full West Coast, where Kendrick cheekily raps: “I could never end a career if it never start.”

Oddly enough, the song concludes with an “Untitled 04” outtake, where “head is the answer” again. Contextually, it works because Lamar has gone from arrogant to reaffirming his morals all at once.

The mixtape’s only flaw is that it could’ve ended altogether here.

Instead, “Untitled 08,” while good, pales in comparison.

All in all, “Untitled Unmastered” is a nice array of B-sides for those of us that continue to jam “To Pimp A

Butterfly.” If you’re a fan of Lamar or simply everything held sacrosanct in the rap pantheon, give it a listen.

TUNES

The 1975’s new album offers a fresh and ever-inviting sound

By Morgan Sullivan Staff Writer @sadsquadch

Sophomore albums are tricky.

Fans want new music, but they don’t want a big change in sound.

After experiencing immense success from its self-titled album, fans and other musicians expected a lot from Manchester indie rock band The 1975.

What people didn’t expect was a completely different look and sound for its second album, “I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It,” which debuted Feb. 26.

Everything fans knew as essential components of the band was stripped away: its signature monochromatic look and its incredibly polished sound.

The 1975’s new sound is juxtaposed to its perfectly mixed and recorded self-titled album, moving toward a synth-pop

driven album. In its creation, singer Matthew Healy brushed away the restrictions the indie genre, fans and other musicians placed upon him.

Instead of being narrowly focused on producing a flawless album, Healy embraced the perfection of imperfection. He said everything in music has already been done and all artists can do now is hope to create better music than before.

As an ode to the past, “ILIWYSFYASBYSUOI” begins with a rerecorded version of “The 1975,” the first song on the band’s first album. It serves as a bridge from old sound to new. Driven by a multitude of choral parts, this version creates a fuller, rounder sound than the original recording.

This is a consistent theme throughout the album. As allencompassing as the band’s previous works were, much of the

second album lacked the emotion and flavor evident in the first.

Many bands can do generic indie music fairly well, but it takes courage to put out an album that sounds like it could be the soundtrack to a current-day remake of “Pretty in Pink.”

With catchy, upbeat songs like “Love Me” and “The Sound,” “ILIWYSFYASBYSUOI” could be mistaken for a simple pop album with decent hooks.

Looking farther into ballads like “Lostmyhead” and “If I Believe You” tells a different story. Healy continues to create intelligent lyrics to serve as a personal and social commentary on life itself.

“Love Me,” for instance, discusses the shallowness of the music industry and society as a whole.

“We’ve just come to represent the decline in the standards of what we accept,” Healy sings.

He questions his faith—or lack thereof—in “If I Believe You” and “Nana,” something many artists wouldn’t gamble with.

Healy clearly let loose when recording vocals, which is part of what shows maturity in the album. He previously tended to take himself too seriously, which created somewhat constrained vocals. Much more of this album is a yell-sing, something Healy would never have dared to explore previously.

Although the album makes a switch to a much more electronicpop sound, it maintains the same feeling as previous works.

It effortlessly flows from a movielike introduction through upbeat tunes and electronic ballads, ending on a softer note with a couple of acoustic songs.

There’s a little bit of something everyone can enjoy.

“ILIWYSFYASBYSUOI” is one

of the most carefully-crafted, well-flowing albums out today.

It intertwines the best of ‘80s pop and today’s synth while still feeling like a hearty, meaningful album.

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NETFLIX

#FU2016 finds its steel in ‘House of Cards’ new season

By Dalton LaFerney & Matt Payne News Editor & Copy Editor @laferneyd & @MattePaper

Disclaimer: This post contains spoilers for Season 4 of “House of Cards.”

It’s rare to see the President Frank Underwood squirm on the defensive, but when it happens, the ensuing hellfire is a thing of beauty.

After leaving millions of viewers on a cruel cliffhanger for more than a year, Netflix’s own “House of Cards” returned for a fourth season on the, well, fourth of the month. In legion fans were voracious to continue their binges as Frank, with First Lady and wife Claire Underwood, defended their White House residency against the noble Democratic candidate Heather Dunbar - all while tension both at home and overseas was on the upswing and allies-now-enemies pestered like gnats.

If season three was a pit-stop for gas at the Daytona 500, you can picture dozens of piled-up

race cars engulfed in flames at Daytona Beach as Frank cruises past in a bulldozer for season four.

Plenty happened, and there’s a lot to consider moving forward as “House of Cards” evolves.

Here are some guiding questions after our respective binges, and our thoughts: Petrov’s Russia, involvement in China, ICO and friends - to eat or be eaten?

Dalton: I’m so glad the show is echoing the trouble U.S. policy makers are having with the Islamic State. I wonder how complicated it’s all going to get.

I mean, today we see Russia supporting the Al Assad regime in Syria. Who knows what Putin - er, Petrov - will do to muddy the ICO situation. And China? Well, Frank goes way back with China. But I think the most important aspect to this cluster is Frank and Claire are now fighting for their lives with this conflict. It’s no longer just a foreign policy concern. The first couple have started a war to get elected, and it’s a war I think Frank wants to control (for the votes). So to answer the question:

this is a question that I’m sure the writers want to linger during the off-season.

Matt: What sort of terror will be wrought not only upon opposing nations but on the U.S. itself? Frank’s archetype as a ruthless leader was manifest whenever the ICO militants killed their last hostage, father James Miller.

Although Frank didn’t shed blood by his own hands, every death this season can be attributed to him, at least indirectly. And I think that’s some major foreboding.

How long can Frank fend off Tom Hammerschmidt and the Washington Herald?

Dalton: We were in the situation room when this story really began to settle in with the American people, so I still haven’t gauged the backlash. But it’s a big punch to the face for the Underwood regime. There a few elements I want to look to. The first is Frank’s hallucinations while he was awaiting the liver transplant came at time when the news media on the show were all

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beginning to question the Lucas Goodwin situation and why he was even locked up in the first place. When Goodwin shot the president, Hammerschmidt got back to work. Point is there is something more at play here. It was almost as if God was at work, punishing and reminding Frank for his sins while simultaneously calling for the truth by way of Hammerschmidt’s journalism.

The shooting was an awakening for Frank and Hammerschmidt.

Next is the fact that Hammerschmidt tried once and failed to tell this story. Recall when Goodwin was first put behind bars. Hammerschmidt owes it to Goodwin and Zoey Barnes to follow through this time. And it was inspiring to see Hammerschmidt’s determination in the face of evil. I still think about the grave look in his face when the pizza man told him he’d seen Meechum in Zoey’s neighborhood. That was a man whose soul was in shock. He had just confirmed something nefarious.

We know breaking a story is only the beginning. The key here is about controlling the public’s imagination -- something Claire and Frank are well aware of.

Matt: Just as with Zoey Barnes, the only way Frank can efficiently deal with people who threaten his empire is to, frankly (ha), kill them. Hammerschmidt is hot on the trail of sound defamation, speaking with former allies like Remy Danton, Jackie Sharp and more - moreover, Lucas Goodwin had to exhaust all outlets until he realized his chase was in vain before he was driven to insanity and essentially succumbed to assisted suicide.

Frank better start talking with more journalists in dark subways (wink, nudge) at least to keep his track record up.

is his presence has made the Underwood’s even more devoted to winning. Moreover, they overcame the notion that they were having marital issues by Claire running for vice president.

And then there’s the obvious: the Underwoods are starting a war to beat Conway and company. There are no other characters with that kind of power. Conway has been critical of Underwood’s effort against ICO, so Frank moving toward war will work to overcome those attacks. I think the forces of evil are (still) working in Frank’s favor.

Matt: Up until Frank took the helm in negotiating with the ICO militants, Conway was poised to take both the GOP nomination as well as a nation now cynical toward the America that does not “Work” anymore.

In spite of the surging gas prices on the show that give me echoes of PTSD remembering how high gas prices were a few years ago and a precedent of simply ignoring international threats, Frank has now taken a page out of Conway’s super-duper hawkish habits, and put them in action to a grand scale.

It’s genius, really. The fear Frank and Claire are coercing upon the masses both protects their longevity in power and reflects the overarching motif of this season: cold, hard steel.

Does Gov. Will Conway (or anybody else) pose a legitimate threat to Frank’s campaign?

Dalton: Well, Conway sure seemed confident once the Hammerschmidt article was published. And Conway sure has the ammunition to run attack ads in every state until Nov. 4. But the beauty in Conway’s character

Claire Underwood - who are we really dealing with, what’s to come in her future and can she be trusted?

Dalton: I feel like it didn’t take much consideration for her to stick with Frank once he asked her back, which given the nature of this show, I wonder what’s up with that. So she’s still a hazard if

Courtesy | Netflix you’re Team Frank, which I am.

The writers have made it clear that Claire is a driving force in Frank’s success. To look at this from the proper frame, we have to go back to the end of season 3. That was a time of a lot of uncertainty for the first couple.

The marriage was on the rocks, people were challenging Frank’s authority and political rivals were coming out of the woodworks to take him down. Over the course of season 4 -- pretty quickly, really -- we see Claire move back into Frank’s good graces. In terms of their marriage (if you can even call it that) season four was about the couple recalibrating. But we’ll see.

Anything can happen now that Claire has broken the fourth wall, which gave me chills.

Matt: Frank and Claire have never fallen in love. They have fallen in power.

Just like the picture of Frank’s father standing beside a KKK member plastered upon a billboard in Georgia, as well as insight into all the dirty work Doug Stamper, Seth Grayson and Frank have muddied their hands with, she holds the potential to end Frank’s campaign and send him to federal prison, very easily done by not complying with Frank’s every command. This angers Claire, and I’m convinced that if it weren’t for the solace found in her polyamorous relationship with author Tom Yates, we’d be dealing with a major threat to Frank’s future.

The two are powerful entities merely coexisting alongside each other as long as the rigmarole of the election benefits both of them.

Else, we can expect those sporadic flashes of violence between the couple to take fruition.

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What’s coming to Netflix this month?

By Nicholas Friedman Editor-In-Chief @NMFreed

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He Never Died Jimmy Carr: Funny Business Marvel’s Daredevil: Season 2 The Mr. Peabody and Sherman Show: Season 2 My Beautiful Broken Brain Pee-Wee’s Big Holiday March 22 The Art of Organized Noize The Ouija Experiment 2: Theatre of Death March 24 The Forbidden Kingdom A Promise

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March 25 VeggieTales in the House: Season 3 March 28

Shelter March 15 10,000 Saints 4GOT10 The Falling Final Girl Finders Keepers Power Rangers Dino Charge War Pigs March 16

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GAMES

The best video games coming this year

By Madison McQueen Contributing Writer With gorgeous games released in January and February like Rise of the Tomb Raider (PC) and Far Cry Primal (PS4, Xbox One), 2016 promises to be a great year for PC and console gamers alike. Because the release agenda for this year is large and includes many noteworthy titles, here are my top ten most

anticipated games for next four months.

March paves the way with Pokkén Tournament on the 18th for the WiiU. Unlike an arcade fighter like Street Fighter V, Pokkén Tournament allows for complete range of camera motion as you mercilessly slash away at rival Pokémon.

April is rife with eagerly awaited franchise installments. Dark Souls 3 (PC, PS4, Xbox One) pledges to be even more challenging and addictive than its predecessors

and will be released on the 12th, while Star Fox Zero and Guard will steadily make its way to the WiiU on the 22nd.

Quantum Break, which boasts “time-amplified combat” mechanics in a classic first-person shooter format, goes public on the 5th as an Xbox One and Windows 10 exclusive.

May will not see the bulk of this year’s releases but that does not mean they are any less eye-catching.

Uncharted 4: A Thief ’s End (PS4) heads the release line-up on the 10th but Overwatch (PC, PS4, Xbox One) on the 24th and Sherlock Holmes: The Devil’s Daughter (PC, PS4, Xbox One) on the 27th round out

the end of the month with attractive content.

Resident Evil: Umbrella Corps (PC, PS4) has yet to see a definite release date within the month. This installment introduces the ability to use zombies as disguises in order to help players stealth-kill enemies.

June sees the full release of ARK: Survival Evolved (PC, PS4, Xbox One). Many players have already bought the game Early Access but it will not be fully released until the 2nd. Similar to DayZ and H1Z1 in regards to the concept of “survival of the fittest,” players are transported to a world where virtual Darwinism decides whether that Tyrannosaurus Rex you just domesticated will help

you slaughter your enemies and live another day.

No Man’s Sky (PC, PS4) is coming out on the 21st and is my most anticipated game of 2016.

In this open universe players can continuously discover new planets and solar systems that are created by the game itself. The player can then name the planet and any new flora or fauna the planet spawns unless another user has already laid claim.

All of these games deserve more than a second glance. No matter what you’re currently playing, whether it’s Assassin’s Creed Unity or Fallout 4, be certain you add these breathtaking titles to your cart.

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WHAT TO DO IN DENTON

Thursday, March 17, 2016 St. Patty’s Day Coffee Klatch @ The Study Since reopening in January of 2014 in its new digs at the front Willis Library, The Study has seen tremendous traffic with its more central location. The popular coffee café, known for the “albino squirrel” drink, was formerly called the Cyber Café and was located in the back of the library. This St. Patrick’s Day, café wants to show its appreciation for the support it gets from the UNT community. So it’s time to give back.

On March 17, customers will have the opportunity to buy half-priced drip coffee during posted times throughout the day. Limited edition specialty drinks, crafted by their creative baristas will also be offered for the Irish holiday.

Saturday, March 19, 2016

Scare on the Square – 8 PM @ Jupiter House Can’t wait until Halloween for an array of scary, ghostly stories? Then make a reservation for the Ghosts of Denton, a supernatural walking tour that takes you around the Denton Square to visit ghostly hotspots.

Shelly Tucker, a professional storyteller for more than 27 years, will guide you through 90 minutes of supernatural haunted history.

Stories vary every night because there are too many to tell, but perhaps you’ll hear of the dead Comanche’s bones, the librarian who never “checked out,” or the blind sheriff who protects and serves from beyond the grave. Better yet, maybe you’ll find out if John Denton’s ghost protects the town named after him.

Reservations are required.

Tickets are available online and cost $15/person for adults and $8/person

for ages 6-11. Tours begin at 8 p.m. at Jupiter House Coffee on the Square every Friday and Saturday night.

Private tours may also be available.

For more information, visit ghostsofdenton.com.

Sunday, March 20, 2016 DSO Presents the Movie-MusicMagic of John Williams – 6:30 PM @ Murchison Performing Arts Center The Dallas Symphony Orchestra is taking its North Texas audience through a journey of magic, space, dinosaurs and everything in between with a tribute concert to

composer John Williams. Williams has written the scores to many of the most popular movies of all time and to showcase his popularity, the orchestra is going to perform music from his most beloved scores.

With pieces from movies like Jaws, Harry Potter, Jurassic Park, and Star Wars, the concert is going to have something for everyone to enjoy.

Conducted by Maestro Jeff Tyzik, the performance will start at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 20 at the Murchison Performing Arts Center on the University of North Texas campus. Tickets are $19 for adults and $9 for students. Adult tickets can be bought online or by calling 940-369-7802, but students will have to purchase them at the MPAC box office.

Tuesday, March 22 The Perks of Being Six Wallflowers – 7 PM @ General Academic Building

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The Communication Department at UNT encourages the Denton community to empower women by attending its witty performance of Wallflower, a work of performance art that uses flowers to symbolize the growth and social construction of female sexuality. Six female UNT students will perform Wallflower, which in addition to flowers, uses puppets and humor to educate the public on the female body.

The production will take place at 7 p.m. on from March 22 to 26 in the General Academic Building, Room 321. Audience members will be asked to contribute $5 each as a donation to the Communication Department and Friends Of The Family, a local women’s support organization.

To learn more about Friends Of The Family Denton visit, http:// www.dcfof.org/

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