Peace, Love, and American Power Yoga

BY LOGAN MAY

The dim lights in one of American Power Yoga’s (APY) studio are now pitch black. Each person lies on his yoga mat in total relaxation. This is APY’s founder, Kurt Johnsen’s real time to shine. He slowly and quietly speaks. His words flow together so eloquently and straight from his heart.

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British Designer Katherine Hooker unpacks her Trunk in Big D

BY KRYSTAL SCHLEGEL

Katherine Hooker is a British designer who is in Dallas for a trunk show to meet her Texas fans. Texas is the third-most-represented state on her fan email list, but she has never had a trunk show here before.

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Zombie Walk: From Outbreak to Outreach

BY AMANDA OLDHAM

He stalks down the street, slow and full of apprehension. He is splattered with a dark red substance trailing down his arms and shirt. Some has made its way to his face.

 

 

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ABOUT SHIFT MAGAZINE

Shift is an eZine produced by students in Southern Methodist University's magazine-writing course. Their mission is to produce feature stories that explore some often little-examined facets of the city of Dallas and its environs. Mark Vamos is the faculty advisor.

Extraterrestrial Talent: The Four-Legged Kind

BY LIZ COLLINSWORTH

As you approach the tents, your eyes fix on a rotating object floating across the sky. Within seconds, a flying canine comes soaring nearly six feet off the ground, captures the object with its teeth and lands on all fours.

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Built Tough: A Female Soldier’s Story

BY AMANDA OLDHAM

This wasn't Mercedes’ first time in The Dragon’s Breath. The second was right before she was deployed overseas. Four roses wrap themselves in a chain around her right forearm, each containing a reminder of why she was going to Iraq.

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Coming Soon to Dallas: Perot Museum of Nature and Science

BY CAROLINE FOSTER

Imagine you have out-of-town guests who are ready to see all that Dallas has to offer. You take them to some of the great spots of the city, and then the dreaded late afternoon lull hits - what should you do the rest of the day? In January 2013 that question will be answered - the Perot Museum of Nature and Science.

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