D Magazine April 2008
Cover Story
Your Perfect Day
No matter what kind of person you are, we’ve got your perfect day planned. You a thrill-seeker? A $30K millionaire? Got kids? Pets? For 21 personality types, we’ve lined up 21 ideal iteneraries.
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Publications
Being Rich Really Hurts Come Tax Time
Doing my taxes used to be just a matter of math. Now it’s a complicated dance with my unimaginative accountants.
By Marty Cortland
Publications
Cashing in on Subprime
The subprime crisis in the housing market has led to a financial crisis and fears of a recession. If only someone could have predicted it. Someone did. His name is Kyle Bass, and he made about half a billion dollars from it.
By Craig Hanley
Fashion
Orange Crush Fashion Trends
Fashion translates into home trends and vice versa.
By Stephanie Quadri
Publications
Play: Snake Eyes at the Mardi Gras Motel
Steven Walters puts a murderous spin on high school football in his new play, Snake Eyes at the Mardi Gras Motel.
By Glenn Arbery
Publications
Review: Charlie Palmer
Attention to detail and inventive twists put Charlie Palmer above and beyond Dallas’ typical upscale steakhouse.
By Teresa Gubbins
Publications
Review: La Cubanita
Alberto Lombardi strikes again with La Cubanita, a charming, non-traditional take on Cuban fare.
By Nancy Nichols
Publications
The Man Who Keeps the Art at the Nasher Sculpture Center Clean
John Campbell is part art historian, part scientist, and part dust buster in his role as conservator at the Nasher Sculpture Center.
By Kevin Richardson
Publications
Word for My Mother
“Metroplex” might have been necessary a generation ago, but the time has come to change it.
By Tim Rogers
Best Lists
10 Best New Desserts in Dallas
We’ve eaten our fill of Heaven and Hell cake at Stephan Pyles and creme brulee at the Mansion. Here are 10 new sweet indulgences that we just can’t get enough of.
By D Magazine
Publications
Death of an SMU Co-Ed
Before her body was discovered at a construction site a year ago, Meaghan Bosch had a bright future and a family in McKinney that adored her. Today the Texas Rangers are still trying to figure out what happened, and her family and friends will never be the same.
By Trey Garrison
Publications
Scottsdale, Arizona
Scottsdale is an oasis from the ordinary, with retooled golf courses, signature hiking trails, and an award-winning resort that offers something for everyone.
By James A. Frank
Best Lists
Delicious Desserts
We’ve eaten our fill of Heaven and Hell cake at Stephan Pyles and creme brulee at the Mansion. Here are 10 new sweet indulgences that we just can’t get enough of.
By D Magazine