D Magazine February 2003

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Business: What Southwest Airlines Should Do Next
In an excerpt from his book, Southwest Passage: The Inside Story of Southwest Airline’s Formative Years, founding president and CEO Lamar Muse offers a definitive account of the airline’s scrappy beginnings and some solid advice for sustaining the
By Lamar Muse
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Dallas Look
Add sparkle to any outfit with oversized cocktail jewelry.
By Kristie Ramirez
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First Person: Hell on Wheels
This is the story of how I wound up telling lies on a locally produced show described as “Soul Train on roller skates.”
By Tim Rogers
Cover Story
My Brother’s Keeper
Last summer, WRIGHT SIGMUND climbed behind the wheel of a Chevy Blazer and sat on a pipe bomb. The explosion not only destroyed his body, but, as investigators focused on his brother; it tore apart his family.
By Dan Michalski
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Nouveau New Orleans
A new English chef at the Windsor Court Hotel leads a culinary revolution in the Crescent City.
By Robert Fox
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Patriotism on a Plate
We braved 80 hours of travel, and each other, to bring some down-home Dallas cooking to U.S. soldiers stationed in Uzbekistan.
By Nancy Nichols
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Pulse
A woman named Keven, the personal notice of the month, a pregnant crocidile, a Survivor survivor, the triumphant return of the Kelly Clarkson Watch, Paul Fielding’s new career, and the sinking of Hotel ZaZa.
By D Magazine
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Rites of Passage
For eons, the human race has created ceremonies to mark the first awkward steps out of childhood into adulthood. Every year in Dallas, a new generation stands before the congregation and reads from the Torah or walks down an aisle in a solemn procession t
By D Magazine
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Society: My Dinner with Mico
Mico Rodriguez, local restaurateur and legend in his own right, recently held a dinner party to celebrate the chefs who made Dallas dining what it is today. One man had the privilege of enjoying the show.
By Wick Allison
Best Lists
The Best Places to Dance in Dallas
Whether you’re a self-proclaimed pro or cutting a rug for the first time, we’ve discovered spots all over Dallas and beyond where couples dance the night away—from country and western and ballroom to Latin and swing. So grab a partner or pick one up at th
By D Magazine
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Valentine’s Day Revamp
Tired of candy and flowers on Valentine’s Day? We are, too. So try these unique gift ideas for the ones you love.
By Kristie Ramirez
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Why We Live Here
Dallas is flat and ugly. It tries too hard to be an international city. The summers are insufferable. The people are all rednecks. So why do we live here? Here are 59 reasons.
By D Magazine