Five stories that have North Texas talking: the sound of the season on your iPhone, a controversial sculpture is moving to Dallas, Garrison Keillor is in town, and more:
The is in full swing in North Texas -- and the group's bell is a familiar sound of the season. But did you know the bell has a high-tech twist? You can now get that sound on your phone. There鈥檚 an app for that, 四虎影院's Courtney Collins reports. The app features an image of the bell -- and you can play bell music. Download the Salvation Army Bell Ringer and just "ring" the virtual bell by shaking your iPhone. It sounds just like the real thing. You can change your tone to any note on the scale -- C, E, G, you name it. The Salvation Army鈥檚 website says: 鈥淏y downloading this simple Bellringer app, you, your friends, and your family can share in the tradition of being a Salvation Army Bellringer volunteer. With 12 musical notes to choose from, you and your friends can ring your bells together and create unique sounds, play your favorite holiday songs, or make up an on-the-spot jingle.鈥�
- The controversial Playboy Marfa sculpture Dallas Contemporary confirmed on its Facebook page that the West Texas piece will debut in April. Over the summer, Playboy installed a 40-foot sign with a neon-lit bunny on Highway 90. The Texas Department of Transportation said it鈥檚 considered an advertisement and can鈥檛 be placed by a U.S. highway. Artist Richard Phillips told that he sees his Playboy Marfa as 鈥渁 beacon, a touchstone where all these different aspects of our lives 鈥� art, politics, sex 鈥� come together without contradiction.鈥�
- After 50 years, Nancy Myers is back in the spotlight. In the 1960s, she was known as Tammi True, a prominent burlesque dancer at Jack Ruby鈥檚 Carousel Club. But then her boss shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald. And everything changed. For years, the stripper tried to avoid publicity. But on Nov. 29, Myers will at the House of Blues. And now she鈥檚 the star of , a film that takes you into the Carousel Club of 1963 鈥渢o witness events that led to one of the most infamous crimes of the 20th century.鈥� Myers was Ruby鈥檚 鈥淣o. 1 girl,鈥� according to which produced the film.
- Garrison Keillor鈥檚 Prairie Home Companion will broadcast a live performance from Dallas on Saturday. at the Music Hall at Fair Park. features conjunto kings , country trio , singer , and Dallas Morning News writer . Plus, the Royal Academy of Radio Actors, , and , The Moonlighters (, , , and ), and the latest News from Lake Wobegon. airs at 5 p.m. Saturdays and 10 a.m. Sundays on 四虎影院 90.1 FM.
- Motivational speaker criticized after school presentation: reports: 鈥淩ichardson ISD officials have apologized to students and parents offended by a motivational speaker whose self-empowerment message included gender-specific roles for girls and boys. Girls are nastier to each other than boys are, Justin Lookadoo told two packed auditoriums at Richardson High School. Being a man means protecting the weak 鈥� and women. High school boys and girls should be wary of putting too much into a romance that is almost certain to dissolve.鈥� Some criticized him for making generalizations about teenagers. RISD said it approves of broad messages regarding self-empowerment and dating violence, but did not support 鈥渟ome of the terminology used by the speaker to generalize student behaviors.鈥�
