Email Author Jamie Laughlin

2013 Stories by Jamie Laughlin

• Girls Gone Oscar Wilde

  published January 24, 2013

  Few activities, if any, are as straightforwardly and aptly named as Naked Girls Reading. Lord bless ’em, am I right? The unorthodox... More >>

• Behold, Artopia

  published January 24, 2013

  Dallas, I hope you’ve braced yourself for Artopia. We at the Observer pride ourselves in being better than everyone else in... More >>

• Writer's Block Is Brutal

  published January 24, 2013

  You go to the Texas Theatre (231 W. Jefferson Blvd.) because you love and support its mission, but also because of its Good Human Element: namely,... More >>

• Celebrate Art-Loving Misfits

  published January 24, 2013

  That massive celebration of grassroots art lovin’, Art Con 8, left us gleeful for weeks. So why they’re throwing all of us a... More >>

• Any Excuse To Riot

  published January 17, 2013

  The original Ballets Russes company performance of Rite of Spring is one of the most fascinating stories in music history. Whether... More >>

• The MAC Goes To College

  published January 17, 2013

  The MAC (3120 McKinney Ave.) launches its latest and greatest Friday evening in a two-show 2013 opener. In the main space, celebrate 20 years of... More >>

• Robot Roll Call!

  published January 17, 2013

  You know the back of his head better than the front. That’s because Joel Hodgson is the human creator of Mystery Science Theater... More >>

• Dallas’ Four Must-See Art Shows

  published January 17, 2013

  While last weekend we toasted Dragon Street’s 2013 openers, this weekend’s art events speak to Dallas’ younger, more... More >>

• But That's My Life!

  published January 10, 2013

  It has been speculated that Neil Hamburger was first brought to popular attention when the comedian’s body was discovered frozen in... More >>

• Refusing To Sleep Through Fame

  published January 10, 2013

  It still feels like one day his fame simply arrived, and when it happened, we all knew. Since that day, the "This American Life" contributor,... More >>

• Art: Well Hung

  published January 10, 2013

  In Dallas, the closing out of the holidays is accompanied by an artful renewal. Saturday evening, nearly every CADD Gallery in town presents its... More >>

• Modern Piracy’s Evolution

  published January 10, 2013

  When pirates began invading ships and taking hostages in the seas surrounding Somalia, it was world news. We heard daily about these hostages and... More >>

• Awash in War's Pigment

  published January 3, 2013

  Professor Du Chau has a remarkable and flexible mind. In addition to a long career in laboratory sciences, he also teaches sculpture at a... More >>