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Canvas Hotel’s New Exhibition, ARTCRUSH, Cements a Dallas Art Scene Trend

By Brad LaCour
Feb 20, 2020

Out-of-towners aren’t the only thing checking into the Canvas Hotel in Dallas. Four Dallas-based artists will have their work taking up residence in the art-centric hotel as part of ARTCRUSH, a new exhibition running through April 5. ARTCRUSH is the product of the Canvas Hotel teaming up with art consultancy...
Dallas Magician Trigg Watson Served as a Consultant to Netflix’s Magic Show

By Brad LaCour
Jan 22, 2020

The next time you find yourself being amazed while watching Magic for Humans on Netflix, know that Dallas magician extraordinaire Trigg Watson had a hand in those stunning tricks. Magic for Humans, now in its second season on Netflix, stars magician Justin Willman as he explores themes like love, self-control...
Creepier Than Fiction: The Top 10 True Crime Documentaries

By Brad LaCour
Jan 21, 2020

Murder is bad, but the business of murder has never been better. The category of true crime, once limited to the occasional documentary collecting dust on a video store shelf, is now a billion-dollar industry. True crime podcasts are played during our daily commute, the ID Network recounts every grisly...
Agent Orange Cost Veteran Ray Tills His Kidneys. Now He’s Hoping for a Christmas Miracle.

By Brad LaCour
Dec 11, 2019

While some people this holiday season are hoping for that new jacket or piece of jewelry, Arlington resident Ray Tills wants only one thing, a kidney. You might have seen his business cards seeking a donor resting on the counter of an Arlington restaurant, his face next to text reading...
America’s Got Talent Finalist Preacher Lawson Forgets He’s No Longer Broke

By Brad LaCour
Dec 4, 2019

Preacher Lawson, finalist of NBC’s America’s Got Talent, is coming to the Arlington Improv this weekend, Thursday through Saturday, Dec. 5-7, but he comes without any ego. To be clear, it would be justifiable for Lawson to have an enormous ego. His face, along with his jokes, entered America’s households...

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