Valentine’s for the Single
If you’d like to read Anna’s take on Valentine’s Day, about how it can be more than just “Singles Awareness Day” for the Dallas Morning News, click here.
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No Rumpled Female Detectives, Please
Stuck inside with this wave of Omicron, I’ve been watching a lot of old television, from Murder She Wrote to Columbo. All that telly consumption illustrated that we have a long history of rumpled,...
January Haters Club
Screaming “I HATE JANUARY” out loud for the zillionth time this week, it occurred to me that I’m probably not alone. Following closely on the cries of “Happy New Year” is one ugly slog...
It’s January, Be Nice To Yourself
Every January we are bombarded with fitness plans, weight loss guides and painfully basic advice on how to have the perfect home via decluttering and massive organizing. We are presented with endless and awful...
“Duran Duran” and the Ordinary World
This weekend the Austin City Limits television show aired the Duran Duran episode that was taped on October 5th of last year, making it a great time to take a look back at the...
Discussing Serial Killers at Christmas
With the holidays coming up fast, you can read Anna’s column in the Dallas Morning News today about the unusual way her family avoids political strife at the holiday dinner tables. Update: The Lizzie...
Soon It May Be “All Over Now” for The Rolling Stones
When the news of the Astroworld tragedy in Houston was unfolding, the first thing that came to my mind was Altamont, the 1969 tragedy where multiple people died at a Rolling Stones concert at...
Spoopy vs Spooky
Anna’s column on the appeal of Halloween: spooky vs spoopy can be read in the Dallas Morning News today if you click here.
80s Music Is For Adulting
You can read Anna’s column on the Austin City Limits Music Festival, Duran Duran and all the driving she does to take care of momma in the Dallas Morning News today. Click here to...
The Trip: Relationship Workshop
Relationships are hard, especially when both parties want the other one dead. That’s the premise of the fast, and darkly witty new Norwegian film The Trip, which burns as quick and hot as a...
