Email Author Jennifer Davis-lamm

2013 Stories by Jennifer Davis-lamm

• Blazing Saddles

  published June 13, 2013

  Rodeo season has galloped into North Texas, bringing sweaty bandanas, sturdy cowboys and rope tricks that punctuate the summer air with dusty red... More >>

• A Night of Nostalgia

  published June 13, 2013

  In the case of burlesque, you may not think that venue is all that important. Professional movers and shakers could tease and reveal just about... More >>

• He Sure Can Talk

  published May 30, 2013

  In the modern world, if it’s not photographed, filmed or Facebooked, it barely exists. But in ancient times, important histories were passed... More >>

• Caber? I Barely Know ’er!

  published April 18, 2013

  You might buy into Scarborough Renaissance Festival’s reputation as a haven for cat ladies, polyamorous-leaning couples and corset... More >>

• A Royal Nag

  published May 23, 2013

  There was a time when being a royal male meant more than helping to camouflage a baby bump or dodging zoom lenses on exotic Grecian islands. Not... More >>

• It’s Drag-Queen Hot Out

  published May 23, 2013

  As our calendars creep closer and closer to summer in North Texas, it’s time to adjust our activities accordingly. The outside becomes a... More >>

• Then We’ll Have A Slumber Party!

  published May 16, 2013

  Listen, sister. Underneath that Jezebel-browsin’, beer-swillin’, takin’-care-of-business exterior lies a girl who once wore... More >>

• There's a World Going On Underground

  published May 16, 2013

  Trying to get your arts fix is kinda like squeezing out paints on a palette. Your visual arts are the blue and your music is the red ... and dang,... More >>

• Swiss Don’t-Miss

  published May 9, 2013

  Right smack between the meandering grittiness of Gaston Avenue and the struggling gentrification of Live Oak Street lies the upper-crust enclave... More >>

• But Is Any of it Painted by Monkeys?

  published May 9, 2013

  Your kids tell you that Mother’s Day is all about you, but they lie. If that were true, you would spend the afternoon going wild with... More >>

• Oz: Defying Gravity And Franco

  published April 25, 2013

  You know what people never get tired of? Oz. I mean the Land of, not that show best known for its portrayals of prison rape. Case in point: This... More >>

• Grease: Proof That Boys Hate Virgins

  published May 2, 2013

  Grease isn’t just a film (or a Broadway production, or a soundtrack) — it’s a rite of passage for us girls. Where so many teen... More >>

• Better Living Through Beethoven

  published April 25, 2013

  There are plenty of ways to balance your life and boost your health that don’t include athletics, like the ultimate in passive fitness:... More >>

• It’s Called The Great Depression For A Reason

  published April 11, 2013

  John Steinbeck once said that he was doing his “damndest to rip a reader’s nerves to rags” while writing his classic The... More >>

• See ’Leezza Kegstand

  published April 11, 2013

  Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is a fascinating person. That’s a statement that can be fairly made without any political... More >>

• Bise Breaks it Down

  published April 4, 2013

  The old adage about suffering for your art means surviving hell, then making the experience palpable for others. Michael Bise has... More >>

• 50 Shades of Prison Gray

  published April 4, 2013

  Oh, how far the tattoo has come in recent history. Mom used to whisper that people with tattoos were all convicts and biker gang members. Now she... More >>

• The Grandest Bitches in the Easter Parade

  published March 21, 2013

  At the height of our economic excesses a few years back, you couldn’t throw a stick in this town without hitting a doggy boutique stocked to... More >>

• Our Exquisite Culture

  published March 21, 2013

  Dallas is used to being the brunt of jokes about its supposed superficial culture and lack of a coherent creative scene. But I’ll dare any... More >>

• Accordion to Us, the Kids Are All Right

  published March 21, 2013

  You think you’ve seen it all by now. The Internet is chock-full of 9-year-old opera singers and 11-year-old breakdancing prodigies. The bar... More >>

• Get More Drunker Again Times

  published March 14, 2013

  Look at your calendars, Dallas — we are lucky, lucky bastards this year. We’ve been blessed with the rarest of St. Patrick’s Day... More >>

• Home Is Where The Bar Is

  published March 7, 2013

  You bought a house. You survived a variety of slumlords, paid off your credit cards and saved like a mofo. You moved the couch in, set up the TV... More >>

• A Beauty Intervention

  published March 7, 2013

  Ever pull up a You Tube make-up tutorial? Those instructional snippets promise to level the cosmetics playing field, giving you the ability to... More >>

• Support Gaelic Rights

  published February 28, 2013

  The good people of Dallas hear the words “Irish” and “celebration” and instantly think of passing out in a pile of green... More >>

• He Did Garbage Pail Kids?

  published February 21, 2013

  You know Art Spiegelman. If you’re a comic book junkie (or “graphic novel enthusiast”) you know him. If you grew up in the... More >>