A pricey, gourmet luncheon to fight community hunger seems a bit oxymoronic on the surface. While the poor wait in lines for a ladle of generic slop, the well-off will indulge in exquisite soups and desserts from 20 high-end establishments–to fight hunger. But kind of like that Rick Steves travel…
Musical theater’s rampant burlesque theme, made popular in shows such as Gypsy and Cabaret, is apparently still alive and well. Not too surprising, since scantily clad dancers have been a stable ticket-seller since the beginning. There’s just something about long legs, garter belts and flapper dresses that equates to magic…
Gay Prom Bloodbath Mable Peabody’s in DentonFriday, February 13, 2009 Better than: A Priscilla, Queen of the Desert movie marathon Friday the 13th welcomes the truly bizarre, and Mable Peabody’s Beauty Parlor and Chainsaw Repair in Denton was waiting open arms during last night’s weirdo extravaganza, promoted as “Gay Prom Bloodbath” and…
The topic of space travel ignites a childlike curiosity of the weightless world outside Earth’s atmosphere. Films like Apollo 13 add to this a nail-biting edge with images of sweaty NASA people awaiting an explosive, post-countdown mishap. But after a successful launch and collective sigh of relief, viewers return to…
A night of tutus and pirouetting ballerinas may sound like the last way you’d want to spend your weekend. But those who think ballet is a drag don’t know what they’re missing. For Les Ballets Trockadero, drag is the main attraction. You won’t see the Trocks lip-syncing for dollar bills…
This week, two new interns joined the Aural Ambush squad and our $20 Discman was replaced with a borrowed iPod. A few weeks/months off and suddenly this is a high class operation? Well, actually, that’s fitting: Only the best would do for the esteemed Knox Street patrons and joggers of…
Marching bands, splashy floats, horses, vintage cars and patriotic mascots filled Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard for this morning’s parade outside Fair Park. Parade-watchers lined the streets, crowding the barricades and watching from atop houses and parked cars. With shouts of “Yes We Can” sounding from all directions, today was…
