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The thousands of runners who'll be pounding the pavement at the Metro PCS Dallas White Rock Marathon this weekend can leave their iPods at home. A few dozen bands, including...
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OK, OK, so you've got your motorized snowman out front, and Rudolph's set to take off from the roof. Or perhaps you have a yard-sized menorah nestled in between your two oak...
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Here's how magical Christmas is: For one day this season, the holiday can move the potty-mouthed servers at a tourist-trap chain restaurant to drop the "grumpy" routine and be...
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The day job occasionally requires me to spend some time in jail. For research purposes only, I assure you. Anyway, you learn lots of interesting things about human nature...
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Nothing kills a movie faster than Paris Hilton. That's why Repo! The Genetic Opera didn't even make it onto my radar. But now that the rock opera is edging into Rocky Horror...
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We've heard the nativity story all of our lives. And while the tale is interesting--shepherds, wise men and a virgin birth in one story is pretty darn exciting to us--we have...
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Remember Duck Hunt? Most of you probably played it at some point in the '80s. So, let's say you're playing Duck Hunt and, between flocks of ducks, a celestial being wings its...
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What is it about a 15-foot-tall menorah that a 15-foot-tall Douglas fir just can't do for me anymore? Maybe it's the miracle of the Maccabees' victory remembered through the...
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Entertaining people over the holidays really just creates an opportunity for disaster. Someone could get drunk and naked, the decorations could catch on fire or, worst of all,...
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Meet the Struggles sounds like a recession-inspired installment in the Meet the Parents series, in which Gaylord/Greg and Pam Focker get laid off and make ends meet in comical...
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I had a hard time with the whole "Santa doesn't exist' idea; I pretty much forced myself to believe my parents weren't sneaking Santa presents under the tree until my junior...
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There are some movies that just could not be made in today's politically correct climate. Blazing Saddles is near the top of that list. There are some jokes in this film that...
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Times are rough, and every week seems to last a little longer than the one before. I've definitely got a case of the recession blues, but luckily I also have the cure. Every...
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It's hard to believe, but South Pacific was the Rent of its day, chock full of social commentary and catchy songs. Even if you're not up to thinking about the complications of...
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The Christmas season is barely underway, and already the television lineup looks like Hallmark exploded all over it. There are dogs named Christmas, a plethora of people home...
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Not since the '80s have Day-Glo and black looked so good together, as artist Eric Sall brings this color combination back full throttle with his latest exhibition, Obstacles....
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Many wishes are granted in Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's much-loved musical Into the Woods, now playing at Richardson Theatre Centre. Prince Charming finds Cinderella's...
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Given the drastic stylistic break from his band's convoluted, eight-bit screamo-thrash roots, Avery Williamson struggled with the question of whether to change the name of his...
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Approaching two decades as a functioning band (with a few admittedly sketchy years in the beginning), AFI is effectively in punk rock for the long haul.
The band ushered a...
