The N. Period

Have you ever found an abandoned letter and thought, “man, I really wonder what crazy bird took the time to pen this classic?” Well, behold, as you are about to witness one of the all-time great manifestos in the history of the written word. It may only be one page, but that’s almost better. Allow your imagination to fill in the gaps.

Those familiar with what is perhaps the grooviest part of the city of Dallas are familiar with Matilda St., who along with McMillan serve as the preferred conduits for those inhabiting the Lower Greenville area. You can imagine this East Dallas native’s surprise when I went to visit my mom today and saw that both signs at the street’s intersection with Mercedes have been replaced with impostor “Mitilda” signs.

Like movie trailer spoofs? What about seeing some of your favorite NBA athletes act like clowns? Well, Steve Nash and Baron Davis have satisfied both of these essential human needs.

Another fantastic find from our department of lost letters. Is it a rap song? Man, I hope so.

Some poor young kid has been duped into thinking that he’s met a bona-fide NBA star. Oops.

OK so check this out. Someone has found a translation of a German book called Scientologie written in 1934 that L. Ron Hubbard undoubtedly read and stole for his own religion. This predates Hubbard’s Dianetics by more than 15 years. This is amazing and I encourage you to use this as proof next time one of these looney Scientologists get all high and mighty. Eat your heart out Tom Cruise.

The rapper Jay-Z has teamed up with fellow African-American enterpeneur Steve Stoute to launch Translation Advertising in New York City. The company’s aim is to create advertising that caters to multi-cultural consumers without alienating them. Given his popularity, Jay-Z may very well be onto a new trend in advertising: marketing intelligently to groups who have previously been either misunderstood or ignored altogether.

Robert Williams, founder of Juxtapoz magazine, will have this piece in an exhibtion entitled Pop Subversion, which opens February 8 a Ad Hoc Art in Brooklyn. Details here. Oil…

In honor of the holidays we bring this exceptional photo up from the archives of The N. Period. If Santa Claus was created as an image for Christmas, and Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus, then how on earth does it make sense that Santa would be present at…

 R.I.P. O.G. P.M.

An update has been made to the charming neighborhood fixture the Parkit Market, an unfortunate announcement for the business that has been named “Best Mom & Pop Store” by the Dallas Observer. In what is surely an attempt to drive more business into the already overcrowded parking…