The Dallas Museum of Art announced yesterday that it received a $500,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, to support the advancement of the museum’s Conservation Department, which until recently was just one lonely man in a tiny room. The Eugene McDermott Director of the DMA, Maxwell Anderson, noticed…

You think your friends are tough as nails? Unless they spent yesterday pounding hot dogs around the Scorpion’s Motorcycle Club stripper pole, they cannot one-up a Dallas Derby Devil. In effort to promote their upcoming bouts (The next of which is next Saturday, the 23rd at the Nytex Sports Centre…

Dita Von Teese cannot be confined to one avenue of employment, while she’s known primarily for bringing back — and glamming up — the arena of burlesque as a whole, she’s also a fetish model, author, actress, creator of a German make-up line, and for the last several years, the…

This photo, taken by Reddit user Ben Brockert, is simply the best one we’ve come across. Damn, that Venus sure is sexy…

Bringing shame to your family is easy, but if you want to permanently sever those trust bonds, use reality television. Let them watch uncomfortably as you aggressively fondle a stranger in a hot tub — on prime time. Congratulations! No more annoying holiday newsletters. You are officially excommunicated. (Another upside?…

Air fists! Sweatband! Air fists! Neckerchief! Air fists! Now, …exhale. Alright you cubicle captives, let’s break these 9 to 5 chains and get destructive. We’ve got comedians we grew up loving and still adore (Bill Cosby); comedians we grew up loving and now feel uncomfortable around (Dennis Miller); Derby Girls…

Until now, having lustful feelings for our founding fathers was the stuff of fetishes, then a little musical came along that made America (or, “Amercia” for Romney followers) get all tight in the pants. It’s Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, a rockin’ tour of populism that modernizes our seventh president by…

Dallas Neo-Classical Ballet is currently performing its first full-length ballet at various locations around town, and this weekend you can catch it at the beautiful Trammell and Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art, 2010 Flora St. The story selected is one of displacement, titled after its ultra-feminine protagonist, Kaguya-Hime. Based…

Your dog is boring. His “big trick” involves chewing through your: shoes, shirts, pants pockets, records (jazz, specifically), books, bedding, trash can, leather couch and kitchen supplies. Man, you really loved that frying pan. Fortunately, he’s handsome, so his creature comforts remain secure. The stars of Stunt Dog Experience earn…

Despite the bloodshed over at Good Magazine last Friday, tonight’s “Good Ideas for Cities” panel is still a-go. The magazine darling known for focusing on the positive and most inspiring angle of each story while incorporating strong design methods, laid off all but three of its in-house editors last week…

Here’s Dirk talking about this baseball thing, but all you’ll be able to focus on is how his giant jersey threatens to devour his comparatively tiny head. Also, teeth. Dirk Nowitzki’s 2012 Heroes Celebrity Baseball Game is scheduled for June 30th; that’s your chance to watch our favorite unfrozen caveman…

It’s a perfect marriage: Two of the worlds most (only?) famous residents of National City, CA together in one amazing short film. Tom Waits narrates this piece about John Baldessari, which was commissioned by the LACMA and created by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman (You know ’em for Catfish and…

Having lustful feelings for our founding fathers was once the stuff of fetishes, then a little musical came along that made America (or, “Amercia” for Romney followers) get all tight in the pants. It’s Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, a rockin’ tour of populism that modernizes our seventh president by stuffing…

No, Betabrand. No. Substituting belt loops for drawstrings does not a trouser make. Neither does a $90 price tag. Besides, if you’re going to give up on life and wear sweats to the office, don’t hide behind false fleece pretenses. Embrace your slovenly ways, dribble a little gravy down the…

If there’s such a thing as “museum famous,” Maxwell Anderson and former Indianapolis bro (now DMA’s Deputy Director) Robert Stein, are that. The public adoration is due largely to their tag-team technological advancements at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, specifically with their creation of ArtBabble. AB is an interactive program…

Beyond the Black Rainbow began screening yesterday at Texas Theatre, with its official opening party happening tonight. The movie is the visual equivalent to drinking 8 shots of Firefly Sweet Tea vodka, getting in a Gravitron and then being chased through a house of mirrors. It’s going to fuck with…

Game Show Network is coming to Dallas tomorrow, Saturday, June 2, searching for home chefs with great recipes. It’s a new boob tube competitive cooking show for the upper registers of the dial called “Beat the Chefs.” Those programs never have much funding, I’ve seen people win “Chopped” with bologna…

One of the most popular — or rather populist — shows hosted by Gallery 500X is the The Open Show, and drop off for its latest installment is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, the 2nd and 3rd of June. Since the show is non-juried, $30 bucks lets you include up…

Still hungover from Memorial Day? You’re a trooper. We’re going to slow the pace down by a gear shift or two and let you stabilize. Don’t fret, there’s still plenty to do: Get out of the heat with all kinds of movies; pop in an art space for an amazing…

Dallas Design Week snuck through town under the shadow of the Dallas Art Fair and the Dallas International Film Festival, so many were unaware of all that occurred. In addition to a passionate uniting of Dallas’ most design-driven industry members there was a nested event called Good Ideas for Cities…