D Magazine March 2009
Cover Story
The Last Temptation of Craig Watkins
The only black district attorney in Texas has won fame for breaking barriers and freeing innocent men. But can he overcome his enemies—and his own thin skin?
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Features
Publications
The Country’s Largest Indie Bookstore Is in Plano
Legacy Books looks good on paper (or at least in this photo), but can this enormous bookstore make it in Plano?
By Willard Spiegelman
Publications
The Rise of Fashion Photographer Bode Helm
How Bode Helm went from selling 88-cent portraits at Wal-Mart to being the best fashion photographer in Dallas.
By Stacey Yervasi
Publications
A Better Money Clip
The ingenious Duck Bill solves man’s greatest pocket-sized problem.
By Tim Rogers
Publications
My Great West Village Starbucks Experiment
I went to the West Village Starbucks so often that I began to recognize the regulars. Then I decided to meet them.
By John McAlley
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Review: Neighborhood Services
Nick Badovinus opens a charming little restaurant with an odd name and an unpretentious menu—all of it inspired by his roots.
By Sarah Eveans
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SMU Grad’s Crusade for Rape Victims
Courtney Underwood is on a mission to change the way Dallas treats rape victims.
By Spencer Michlin
Publications
Texas Ballet Theater Debuts “Cleopatra”
The Texas Ballet Theater brings “Cleopatra” to Fort Worth. Now what about Dallas?
By Joan Arbery
Publications
The Duo Behind AFI’s Film Lineup
For two good-looking young people with steady jobs, James Faust and Sarah Harris don’t have much of a social life. At least not in January and February, when the AFI Dallas programmers watch 20 to 30 shorts and two to four feature-length films per day.
By Eric Celeste
Publications
The Unlikely Artist: Cornelious Brackens Jr.
How a homeless man’s canvas wound up hanging in the White House.
By Pamela Gwyn Kripke
Publications
We’re Outta Here: 19 Great Travel Deals
Grand openings and special promotions from hotels and resorts around the world make this a great time to get out of town.
By Jennifer Chininis
Publications
A City Without Critics
The arts can’t flourish without honest commentary. And occasional blogging won’t cut it.
By Wick Allison
Publications
Siena, Italy
A group of Dallas epicures journeys to Siena to attend Ecco La Cucina, a Tuscan culinary school where they would learn how to cook like a real Italian. But first they had to eat like one.
By Nancy Nichols
Publications
North Texas loves it some Priuses
A look at who’s going green in North Texas.
By from staff reports
Nightlife
The Scene: March 2009
Two by Two for AIDS and Art, Fashion at the Park, Palm Night, Treasure Street, and Art + Advocacy
By Sarah Eveans