D Magazine June 2010
Cover Story
Words With Friends Tests Your Vocabulary
Two McKinney brothers created a game that’s become a worldwide phenomenon.
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Features
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Bill McNutt Was Busted on SMU’s Hilltop
Why would the university forbid a high-profile donor to set foot on campus—and why would they arrest him when he did?
By Trey Garrison
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Calling All City Slickers: Get Out to the Farm
After years of living abroad, Eva and Sid Greer settled on 400 acres in the middle of nowhere. And they’d love for you to visit.
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The Good Guys Takes on J.R. Ewing and Chuck Norris
A new series is poised to exorcise the ghosts of former Dallas-set TV shows.
By Zac Crain
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A Girl Walks Into a Bar: Five Sixty at Reunion Tower
In Wolfgang Puck’s world above the city, everything is still and in motion at once.
By Moira Muldoon
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Bethany Anderson Navigates the World of Professional Swearing
A curse-laden tirade impresses prospective employer, lands poor reporter a job.
By Bethany Anderson
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Chef William Koval Takes on Lakewood Country Club
How one of the finest cooks in Dallas came to run the kitchen at—ahem—a golf course.
By Curt Sampson
Fashion
Crystal Charity Ball’s 10 Best Dressed
The most honored women in Dallas society gather at Neiman Marcus.
By Jeanne Prejean
Fashion
Dallas Theater Center’s Kevin Moriarty Revamps His Closet
A look at the New York City transplant’s Dallasification.
By Tim Rogers
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Travel: Find Designer Duds on the Cheap in Paris, Milan, and Brussels
Explore a chic brand of outlet store shopping in Europe.
By Sarah Eveans
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Letter From: Mesquite Championship Rodeo
There are new owners in town. And they want to do some Mexican wrestling.
By Tim Rogers
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Oak Cliff’s Kessler Theater is Back. Now What?
Edwin Cabaniss and Jeffrey Liles have big plans for the Davis Street venue.
By Peter Simek
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Q&A With Dr. Kenneth Cooper
He invented aerobics, and his name means “jogging” in Brazil. Now his Cooper Aerobics celebrates 40 years.
By Krista Nightengale
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Restaurant Review: Arcodoro & Pomodoro
Now at the Crescent Court, the food’s still good, but we miss the old scene.
By Jennifer Chininis
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Restaurant Review: International Bakery Cuban Dulceria
This Carrollton place serves up tasty versions of Havana’s favorites.
By Nancy Nichols
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Restaurant Review: L’Ancestral
It’s a piece of French heaven along Travis Street.
By Nancy Nichols
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Restaurant Review: Ristorante Nicola
This Park Cities spot does palate-friendly Italian for the over-60 set.
By Nancy Nichols
Nightlife
Scene: June 2010
Mad Hatter’s Tea Party and Beyond the Rainbow luncheon are filled to the brim with fun fashions.
By Jeanne Prejean
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Spiceitup! Ketchup
Some like it hot, and that’s exactly why Spiceitup! was created.
By Nancy Nichols
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The Case of the Mysterious Mr. Chiu and the Statler Hotel
We look into the future of the decaying Commerce Street building.
By Brendan McNally
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Why are the Best Neighborhoods in Dallas Still Segregated?
The homogenous Park Cities, Preston Hollow, and Greenway Parks could hurt the city’s future.
By Wick Allison
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Willard Spiegelman’s Bagel Hell
A finicky Jew wanders Dallas in search of a heavenly bagel.
By Willard Spiegelman
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Letters Respond to Wick Allison’s ‘Race and the Rich’ Editorial
Readers discuss the need for greater racial inclusiveness in North Dallas.
By D Magazine