Holidays

There's Something for Everyone With These New Holiday Albums.

The Daily Fail: Jessica Simpson

It's that time of year again, when you forget that Christmas was once a celebration of a possible son of an invisible man in the sky and only care about whatever is wrapped up for you under the tree. And, of course, there's the Christmas songs, too.

Waddle, Then Gobble

It's that time of year again, when you forget that Christmas was once a celebration of a possible son of an invisible man in the sky and only care about whatever is wrapped up for you under the tree. And, of course, there's the Christmas songs, too.

The First of Eight Crazy Nights

It's that time of year again, when you forget that Christmas was once a celebration of a possible son of an invisible man in the sky and only care about whatever is wrapped up for you under the tree. And, of course, there's the Christmas songs, too.

Hash Over: Stress-free Thanksgiving Dinners

At the grocery store this weekend, we were stuck in a checkout line five deep. Seems that everyone but us decided to shop for their Butterballs days ahead of Thanksgiving. We aren't cooking this year because, well, we aren't keen on the idea of spending the entire day in the kitchen. Plus, how coul ... More >>

Get on the Gravy Train...An Ode to Thanksgiving's Liquid Gold

(We asked some of our City of Ate contributors to write paeans to their favorite Thanksgiving dishes. Jesse Hughey kicked us off with a...well, let's call it a "poem" honoring green bean casserole. Today, Andrew Marton writes about good gravy. Tomorrow? More CofA poetry. You've been warned.) ̴ ... More >>

5 Awesome Turkey Stuffing Ideas

Stuffing these bad boys in a bird certainly can't make them any worse.​Looking for some fresh takes on Thanksgiving stuffing, we recently came across the concept of tamale stuffing. Basically, you crumble up a bunch of tamales, add some tomatoes, onion, garlic, cheese and seasoning, shove insi ... More >>

Dallas Toques Give Thanks: Five Chefs Talk Turkey

Hopefully, your turkey will turn out better than Clark Griswold's. ​Over the past week, City of Ate has caught up with Dallas-area chefs. We asked them about their Thanksgiving plans and what they're thankful for - because if we have to suffer the same cheesy fate at our families' Thanksgiving ... More >>

This Year, Sandra Lee is Thankful
For Jell-O Shots

If we weren't so classy, we'd make some crack about canned milk here.​Thanksgiving is about spending time with the family. It's about giving thanks. And sure, eating turkey and stuffing is great, but Thanksgiving has always been missing that one key item that every epic party needs: Jell-O sho ... More >>

The Problem With... Katy Perry's "Firework"

It seems, much as we try, no one can avoid Katy Perry. Hell, she's pretty much everywhere these days, between awards shows, popping up (or not at all, turn out) on Sesame Street. She even lashed out at Microsoft over their closed-source softw... no, actually, her fans just wanted free booze in tha ... More >>

What, No Marshmallow-Topped Yams?
Thanksgiving Menus for the Non-homebodies.

​Thanksgiving is just under three weeks away, which means it's high time to choose recipes, draft a shopping list and find the roasting pan. Or, alternately, make reservations. For folks without nearby relatives or an inclination to cook, a number of local restaurants are serving up Thanksgiving ... More >>

All These Years Later, Swiss Avenue Still Haunted by Ghosts of Halloweens Past

Flickr user: protoflux​So leave it to me. Here it is Sunday night. I'm sitting on the porch handing out Halloween candy and trying to be nice. But I am gnashing my teeth. On Saturday The Dallas Morning News published a story about Halloween in my neighborhood. Much mention was also made of the new ... More >>

Best Facebook Costume Ever? Yes, Because of the Status Update. And The 17 Notifications.

Stephen MaskerSee more of the best costumes in Stephen's slideshow.​Certainly, Hector Revino isn't the only one who has used Facebook as a costume, but this version really has some class. If you look closely, you'll notice Hector's status update: "At the Halloween Block Party." Brilliant.Of course ... More >>

Giveaway: Five Pairs of Tickets to See Both Danzig and Helmet The Southside Music Hall/Loft

Trick or treat! It's Halloween weekend, folks, and we have an extra special giveaway this time--to not one, but two shows. A real treat, for sure. Here's the deal: There are two pretty awesome shows going on at the Gilley's Complex on Halloween night, and the folks over there are hooking five DC9 re ... More >>

More like Gourdvine...

Trick or treat! It's Halloween weekend, folks, and we have an extra special giveaway this time--to not one, but two shows. A real treat, for sure. Here's the deal: There are two pretty awesome shows going on at the Gilley's Complex on Halloween night, and the folks over there are hooking five DC9 re ... More >>

Richardson Is Haunted

Trick or treat! It's Halloween weekend, folks, and we have an extra special giveaway this time--to not one, but two shows. A real treat, for sure. Here's the deal: There are two pretty awesome shows going on at the Gilley's Complex on Halloween night, and the folks over there are hooking five DC9 re ... More >>

Headlining Horror

Trick or treat! It's Halloween weekend, folks, and we have an extra special giveaway this time--to not one, but two shows. A real treat, for sure. Here's the deal: There are two pretty awesome shows going on at the Gilley's Complex on Halloween night, and the folks over there are hooking five DC9 re ... More >>

Three Times the Charm...

Trick or treat! It's Halloween weekend, folks, and we have an extra special giveaway this time--to not one, but two shows. A real treat, for sure. Here's the deal: There are two pretty awesome shows going on at the Gilley's Complex on Halloween night, and the folks over there are hooking five DC9 re ... More >>

Scarrots Are Real. Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid.

​Scarrots. Apparently, they're not a joke. I heard of them recently and thought that my friend was just making up some cutesy word for carrots. But, Scarrots really exist. Turns out, "A Bunch of Carrot Farmers" (led by Bolthouse Farms) are trying to trick kids into eating carrots this Hallowee ... More >>

Hash Over: First Annual CFS Day and Halloween Parties

​ Dust off those costumes and break out the fun-size candy, Halloween is just days away. We have plenty of spooktacular food events to tell you about, but first let's talk about another holiday that's happening this week. We love us some good chicken-fried steak, and we've been waiting for so ... More >>

Six Things You Could Do With The World's Most Disturbing Halloween Candy
Besides Eat It

Via GeekologieKinda looks like Willy Wonka's colon​Not sure if it's the photo, or the report through Vat 19 (the company that created this Frankenstein) that the worm has a "five-inch girth," but this "World's Largest Gummy Worm" is the most startling, dildo-esque Halloween candy ever. Vat 19 ... More >>

Five Awesome Bacon Costumes For Halloween

Hi son, make sure you don't eat too many nitrates.​What are meat enthusiasts to wear on Halloween? PETA's least favorite costume, as worn by Lady Gaga, was a little too visceral for the enjoyment of the modern public. We're thinking bacon. It's a clearer, more-loved synthetic choice than uncooked ... More >>

Top Five Best and Worst Halloween Treats

Mmm...blood​There's always that one house in the neighborhood that rocks the effin' ween out of Halloween. The house that every kid is excited about. That house that has such good candy, it inspires adults to pimp out their not-even-eating-solid-foods-yet infants. So, how do you become the best Ha ... More >>

You Gotta Have Moxie for Moxley

Mmm...blood​There's always that one house in the neighborhood that rocks the effin' ween out of Halloween. The house that every kid is excited about. That house that has such good candy, it inspires adults to pimp out their not-even-eating-solid-foods-yet infants. So, how do you become the best Ha ... More >>

A Sneak Peek at a Walkable, Cyclable Deep Ellum, Set to Take a Step Forward October 30

​About a month ago, Patrick Michels sat in on the planning session for Deep Ellum's attempt to build a Better Block, a la Oak Cliff's two experiments with taking back the streets. Today, organizer Brandon Castillo sends more details -- as in, when and where. Castillo had hoped to stage the event l ... More >>

Five Sure-Fire Food Costumes For Halloween

spirithalloween.com/Seriously, this is called the "Nasty Banana" costume ($49.99)​Unless your mom is my mom and she started sifting through costume patterns at Hancock back in August, you may be a little nervous. Halloween is twenty days away, and no one wants to see you reprise your role as ... More >>

Good Friday: Fourth of July Edition

​Pool parties, cookouts and cold ones--probably the best way celebrate the Fourth of July around here. And, as we mentioned earlier this week, the Double Wide will have all of those things on Sunday night. The pool party starts at 7 p.m. and the concert, which features Bruce Springsteen, Replaceme ... More >>

5 Awesomely Easy Ways to Imbibe
For the 4th of July

​Ah, Independence Day. Nothing quite says "celebrate America" like the combination of barbecue, explosives, martial music and getting wasted. So here's a list...(riiiiiip sound of needle being dragged across vinyl record). OK, wait right there. Earlier this week City of Ater Alice Laussade was in ... More >>

Patriotic Ponies

​Ah, Independence Day. Nothing quite says "celebrate America" like the combination of barbecue, explosives, martial music and getting wasted. So here's a list...(riiiiiip sound of needle being dragged across vinyl record). OK, wait right there. Earlier this week City of Ater Alice Laussade was in ... More >>

Happy Fifth, Suckers!

​Ah, Independence Day. Nothing quite says "celebrate America" like the combination of barbecue, explosives, martial music and getting wasted. So here's a list...(riiiiiip sound of needle being dragged across vinyl record). OK, wait right there. Earlier this week City of Ater Alice Laussade was in ... More >>

Addison Goes Kaboom!

​Ah, Independence Day. Nothing quite says "celebrate America" like the combination of barbecue, explosives, martial music and getting wasted. So here's a list...(riiiiiip sound of needle being dragged across vinyl record). OK, wait right there. Earlier this week City of Ater Alice Laussade was in ... More >>

Explosive Laughs

​Ah, Independence Day. Nothing quite says "celebrate America" like the combination of barbecue, explosives, martial music and getting wasted. So here's a list...(riiiiiip sound of needle being dragged across vinyl record). OK, wait right there. Earlier this week City of Ater Alice Laussade was in ... More >>

Gig Alert: The Double Wide's Fourth of July Parking Lot Pool Party's Got You Covered

The Double Wide pool​The Fourth of July is just around the corner, and, for most of us, that means barbecue, a wide assortment of food that ends with the word "salad," and, of course, fireworks. But the Double Wide is throwing a backwoods grab-bag party of their own, complete with Spingsteen (Yank ... More >>

Thanks, Easter Bunny! Woof, Woof!

The Double Wide pool​The Fourth of July is just around the corner, and, for most of us, that means barbecue, a wide assortment of food that ends with the word "salad," and, of course, fireworks. But the Double Wide is throwing a backwoods grab-bag party of their own, complete with Spingsteen (Yank ... More >>

Funny 'Cause It's True

The Double Wide pool​The Fourth of July is just around the corner, and, for most of us, that means barbecue, a wide assortment of food that ends with the word "salad," and, of course, fireworks. But the Double Wide is throwing a backwoods grab-bag party of their own, complete with Spingsteen (Yank ... More >>

Funny 'Cause It's True

The Double Wide pool​The Fourth of July is just around the corner, and, for most of us, that means barbecue, a wide assortment of food that ends with the word "salad," and, of course, fireworks. But the Double Wide is throwing a backwoods grab-bag party of their own, complete with Spingsteen (Yank ... More >>

Backdoor to 2010

The Double Wide pool​The Fourth of July is just around the corner, and, for most of us, that means barbecue, a wide assortment of food that ends with the word "salad," and, of course, fireworks. But the Double Wide is throwing a backwoods grab-bag party of their own, complete with Spingsteen (Yank ... More >>

Santa's Been Bad

The Double Wide pool​The Fourth of July is just around the corner, and, for most of us, that means barbecue, a wide assortment of food that ends with the word "salad," and, of course, fireworks. But the Double Wide is throwing a backwoods grab-bag party of their own, complete with Spingsteen (Yank ... More >>

Yule Have A Ball

The Double Wide pool​The Fourth of July is just around the corner, and, for most of us, that means barbecue, a wide assortment of food that ends with the word "salad," and, of course, fireworks. But the Double Wide is throwing a backwoods grab-bag party of their own, complete with Spingsteen (Yank ... More >>

March of the Merry

The Double Wide pool​The Fourth of July is just around the corner, and, for most of us, that means barbecue, a wide assortment of food that ends with the word "salad," and, of course, fireworks. But the Double Wide is throwing a backwoods grab-bag party of their own, complete with Spingsteen (Yank ... More >>

Massive Menorah

The Double Wide pool​The Fourth of July is just around the corner, and, for most of us, that means barbecue, a wide assortment of food that ends with the word "salad," and, of course, fireworks. But the Double Wide is throwing a backwoods grab-bag party of their own, complete with Spingsteen (Yank ... More >>

Peace On Earth and Blah-Blah-Blah

The Double Wide pool​The Fourth of July is just around the corner, and, for most of us, that means barbecue, a wide assortment of food that ends with the word "salad," and, of course, fireworks. But the Double Wide is throwing a backwoods grab-bag party of their own, complete with Spingsteen (Yank ... More >>

If Memory Serves: Thanksgiving Overseas

​If Memory Serves chronicles moments from my dining past, perhaps explaining why I'm so damn warped.Even in tough economic times, working Americans take fewer vacation days than any other people on earth--although I believe this oft-cited bit of information ignores farmers eking out a living on th ... More >>

Top 10 Thanksgiving Dinners in Movies (And TV)

When it comes to movie holidays, Thanksgiving usually takes a back seat to that overplayed holiday in December. The one with the elves. The one that rhymes with "isthmus." (Sort of.) But why the second-class status, Thanksgiving? The holiday's got all the same potential for family chaos, waxing mor ... More >>

Veggie Guy: Thanksgiving

​I would've really liked to spend this Thanksgiving with my brother and sister-in-law in Northwest Spain. They throw an amazing bash each year for all of their American friends, then take it to the clubs for late-night dancing and drinks. Fun times, for sure! My recently retired mother, however ... More >>

Recession Blues Got You Down? The Folks at Get Motivated! Have a Solution: Think Happy Thoughts.

​I would've really liked to spend this Thanksgiving with my brother and sister-in-law in Northwest Spain. They throw an amazing bash each year for all of their American friends, then take it to the clubs for late-night dancing and drinks. Fun times, for sure! My recently retired mother, however ... More >>

Night Moves: Who Are You Supposed To Be?

Ray and Peter LekZubar reacts to news that Jason Castro's Dallas tour date is just days away.​We'd really like to hear the thinking behind some of the costume choices our nightlife photographers caught out in Dallas last weekend.Why do I always wait till Halloween night to come up with a costume? ... More >>

Good Friday: Butthole Surfers, Peaches, MEN, Digital Leather, King Bucks, Ghoultown, John David Kent, Horrorble Party, Play-N-Skillz Halloween Bash, House Harkonnen and More

Don't forget your costume. Here's one idea.​Love it when Halloween falls on a weekend, as is the case this year. What that means for music fans is lots of costume contests and tribute nights, and bands and fans will likely be even more intoxicated than usual--so be careful out there. Recently some ... More >>

Ghouls of Greenville

Don't forget your costume. Here's one idea.​Love it when Halloween falls on a weekend, as is the case this year. What that means for music fans is lots of costume contests and tribute nights, and bands and fans will likely be even more intoxicated than usual--so be careful out there. Recently some ... More >>