Luke Darby is currently an editorial fellow at the Dallas Observer. Think of it as a journalism residency.
Luke holds a Masters Degree in Journalism from New York University and a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Millsaps College in Jackson, MS. While in grad school he interned at Newsweek International and the websites for The New Yorker and New York Magazine, and in undergrad at the Jackson Free Press.
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Ayana Hampton and her fierce pumps
Only one post this past week but it was a fun one and my first theater review for Mixmaster (and ever). I never thought my very basic knowledge of drag culture would be so useful while working.
Things Got Weird at Out of the Loop Fest Last Night, with Ayana Hampton’s Morning After Mar. 15, 2013
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More than 270 Dallas ISD Teachers Resigned this Week, Cashing in on the District’s Bonus Mar. 8, 2013
Federal Judge Finds No Proof of Misconduct by Craig Watkins, but that Won’t Help Him in State Court Mar. 4, 2013
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Gurpreet Sing Sarin
Among this week’s posts, my first for DC9 at Night, the Observer’s music blog.
I Went to a Sikh American Idol Watch Party for Gurpreet Singh Sarin’s Triumphant Defeat Mar. 1, 2013
Today, Democrats Are Officially Gunning for Texas’ Electoral College Votes Feb. 26, 2013
Ted Cruz Stands By His Claim That Harvard Law Was Crawling With Pinkos Feb. 25, 2013
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11th Century North African Quran in the British Museum | Wikimedia
Another week of posts for Dallas Observer’s news blog, Unfair Park, and culture blog, Mixmaster. Shaquille O’Neal speaks at an academic conference on the science of humor, a Texas politician actually attempts to ban all religion from courtrooms, and I get to spend eight hours in an appeals hearing in Dallas City Hall.
Appeals Board: Fired 911 Call-Takes Was Definitely Wrong, is Definitely Still Fired Feb. 22, 2013
Shaquille O’Neal Will Give the Keynote for a Humor Research Conference at SMU Friday Feb. 22, 2013
State Rep.’s Anti-Sharia Proposal Could Target All Religions, Not Just Islam. Progress! Feb. 20, 2013
Tim Tebow to Address First Baptist Church, Because That’s What Tim Tebow’s Good For Feb. 18, 2013
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New Observer posts: Dallas County DA fails to show up to his own misconduct hearing and I made the cut for one of the staff’s worst dates ever.
The Dallas Observer’s Worst Dates Ever Feb. 14, 2013
Dallas County DA Craig Watkins Says He Was Too Sick to Testify in His Misconduct Case Feb. 14, 2013
Californians Are Flocking to Texas, But, Hard as Rick Perry May Try, Their Businesses Aren’t Feb. 12, 2013
A Rowlett Man Illegally Sold 135 Guns from His Print Shop, Insists He’s “Too Old to Go to Jail” Feb. 12, 2013
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Four posts this week for Unfair Park, the Observer‘s news blog.
Someone Hacked Into Email Accounts of the Bush Family, Who Apparently Still Use AOL Feb. 8, 2013
A Dallas-Based Sports Insurer is Suing Lance Armstrong for $12 Million Over Doping. For the Second Time. Feb. 7, 2013
California Is Not Amused By Rick Perry’s Open Invitation to “Come Check Out Texas” Feb. 6, 2013
More Texas Republicans Are Urging the Boy Scouts to Dig In Their Heels on Gay Ban Feb. 5, 2013
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