Email Author Jennifer Medina

2013 Stories by Jennifer Medina

• Star Trek and Hobbs? About Time.

  published May 16, 2013

  If you’re counting the days until Comic Con hits San Diego (or if you just want to save yourself from madness and airfare costs), then get a... More >>

• Use Your Left-Wing And Right-Wing To Hold Wine

  published May 9, 2013

  You look like you could use a drink. The economy, education and environmental issues have made you gloomy, but that’s no reason to drink... More >>

• It’s A Bassoon Resurgence

  published May 9, 2013

  Poor, poor bassoon. No one understands you. They don’t appreciate your double reeds and they’re intimidated by your stature. To be... More >>

• It Happens Underground

  published April 11, 2013

  If you like your stage experience outside of the norm, you probably love the Undermain Theatre, whose latest offering is exceptionally... More >>

• Pro Tip: Don’t Wear A Red Uniform

  published May 9, 2013

  While the masses prepare for J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek Into Darkness, his second installment in the Star Trek reboot, real purists (and... More >>

• You Kept those Tapes After Digitizing Them, Right?

  published May 9, 2013

  Before making your weekly trip to the Texas Theatre, touch base with Mom and Dad. It’s important to know if your awkward and embarrassing... More >>

• Food Fight!

  published May 2, 2013

  How often do you find yourself watching a cooking challenge on TV and longing for just one bite? Top Chef, Chopped, Iron Chef —... More >>

• Revel in their Drawls

  published May 2, 2013

  Story time ain’t just for the kiddos these days. Much as we love curling up with a good book, we love it even more when someone wants to do... More >>

• Fruit Bowls are for Chumps

  published May 2, 2013

  Is that a pencil in your pocket, or are you just happy to see Taffeta Darling? The pin-up model and perennial Comic Con costume sweetheart... More >>

• On Day One of School Class, Dallas' Newest Source of Alt-Ed, the Principal Got Naked (NSFW)

  published May 06, 2013

  A high school principal flashing his junk in front of his students would be a debacle for Dallas ISD. But for School Class, it's just third period. Nestled at 1222 W. Davis, in a little storefront ne... More >>

• More Like “Piano Guy”

  published April 25, 2013

  True story: Five middle-aged guys from Utah have managed to become a real live touring act after they covered One Direction with a piano and... More >>

• Malick Content

  published April 25, 2013

  People sometimes wonder why Terrence Malick is everyone’s favorite Texas boy done good. For a man who has only made six movies in a... More >>

• Be Miserable, Together

  published April 25, 2013

  Did you dream a dream that you were belting out the Les Misérables songbook during last year’s big-screen blockbuster? Sorry... More >>

• Drugging The Peanut Gallery

  published April 25, 2013

  You only thought you knew about Charles Schulz’s world of cheerful, dancing cartoon characters. Then, you watch Bert V. Royal’s play... More >>

• Tearing Down Tour Walls

  published April 18, 2013

  Though only a scant few miles separate them, the architectural worlds of Turtle Creek and White Rock couldn’t be more different, and this... More >>

• Eraserhead? I Barely Know ’Er Head!

  published April 18, 2013

  Love him or hate him, David Lynch has produced some of film’s most discussed specimens, and his surrealist style has secured him his place... More >>

• What Is “Book?”

  published April 11, 2013

  It seems a bit antithetical to include a film screening as part of The Big Read (the National Endowment for the Arts program to promote the... More >>

• Dark Lady? Eh, Been Called Worse.

  published April 11, 2013

  Forget celebrities and the paparazzi who stalk them. Elizabethan royals and their subjects mastered the art of sex, lies and mysteries long ago,... More >>

• Arias And Soft Pretzels

  published April 11, 2013

  Somewhere along the line, opera got a bad rap. Modern masses quickly bolt at the sight of a fat lady singing, and few people still know what... More >>

• You Play Ball Like a Girl

  published April 4, 2013

  The best way to turn future generations into film lovers is to start them young. If you give younglings a fun afternoon in the sun, filled with... More >>

• These Gals Go Stag

  published April 4, 2013

  Grab your favorite taffeta dress, book a radical stretch limo and get ready for a night to remember, because Burlesque Prom is upon us.... More >>

• Straight from the Poet’s Mouth

  published March 21, 2013

  It’s National Poetry Month, and we’re reminded that fewer things are better than seeing a poet read their own work. Yes, there’s... More >>

• A Touch of Evil

  published March 21, 2013

  Word coming out of the film extravaganza known as SXSW is that the Evil Dead remake is pretty entertaining. And while we don’t doubt... More >>

• The Search is Over

  published March 21, 2013

  Now that spring is in full swing, you’ll want to spend as much time as possible enjoying the outdoor arts and entertainment before that... More >>

• Seeing Red

  published February 21, 2013

  If the phrase “patron of the arts” always seemed enticing, but tragically unattainable, the time's ripe for reinvention. Dallas... More >>