Scott’s Picks

Book : Paddle Your Own Canoe
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Growing a perfect moustache, grilling red meat, wooing a woman? Who better to deliver this tutelage than the always charming, always manly Nick Offerman, best known as Parks and Recreation’s Ron Swanson? Combining his trademark comic voice and very real expertise in woodworking – he runs his own woodshop. Paddle Your Own Canoe features tales [...]

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Book : The Boys in the Boat
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An epic journey from Depression-era America to the heart of Hitler’s Berlin The Boys in the Boat is the story of Joe Rantz, a charismatic young man born dirt poor in the woods of Washington State, who dreams of escaping the challenges of the Great Depression, and a complicated family life full of painful memories. [...]

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Book : Stars and Stripes – The Story of the American Flag
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Fifty stars stand for the states that make up this country. Thirteen stripes remind us of the colonies that fought for their freedom. But the flag has not always looked the way it does today. Its history is as colored and rich as our country’s past. Yet despite the ways the flag has changed in [...]

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Movie : Much Ado About Nothing
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Shakespeare’s classic comedy is given a contemporary spin in Joss Whedon’s film, “Much Ado About Nothing”. Shot in just 12 days in Santa Monica (and using the original text), the story of sparring lovers Beatrice and Benedick offers a dark, sexy and occasionally absurd view of the intricate game that is love. The film features [...]

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Restaurant : Mot Hai Ba (The Old York Street Location)
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Famous East Dallas chefs Colleen O’Hare and Jeana Johnson are at it again. They have found plenty of success over here already, and with the launch of the highly anticipated Mot Hai Ba in Lakewood, we are all in for a treat. The menu is focused on northern Vietnamese cuisine, including street foods and dishes [...]

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Time Magazine Article : Millennials
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Those aren’t just unfounded negative stereotypes about 80 million Americans born roughly between 1980 and 2000. They’re backed up by a decade of sociological research. The National Institutes of Health found that for people in their 20s, Narcissistic Personality Disorder is three times as high than the generation that’s 65 or older. In 1992, 80 [...]

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Restaurant : Joyce & Gigi’s
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Another great restaurant in the hood. Delicious, delicious, unique food. Beautiful and simple ambiance. Joyce & Gigi’s kitchen is a modern South American restaurant in East Dallas, owned and operated by chefs Gigliola Aguilera and Joyce Stenvall. Joyce and Gigi are mother and daughter sharing the same dream, one more traditional and the other one [...]

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Activity : White Rock Paddle
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In 2010, The White Rock Paddle Co. opened for business offering kayaks, canoes and paddle boards for rent. This was the first time in over 15 years since anyone offered a water craft rental spot at the lake. With warm weather and sunny skies in the forecast, owners Amy Ebert and Angeline Koh, are gearing [...]

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Restaurant : Cane Rosso White Rock
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Looking for an authentic Neapolitan pizza made according to the strict guidelines of the Associazone Verace Pizza Napoletana? I’m sure you’ve heard legends of Cane Rosso in Deep Ellum, but may have never had the chance to venture over. Luckily for us the famous pizzeria has opened their new Lakewood location off Gaston this week. The [...]

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Book : Unbroken
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Currently in production, Angelina Jolie is directing this phenomenal story of survival, resilience, and redemption. This is the life story of recent SMU graduate Clay Zamperini’s grandfather, Louis Zamperini. I just began the book last night and haven’t been able to put it down. The lieutenant’s name was Louis Zamperini. In boyhood, he’d been a [...]

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