GQ writer Chandler Burr couldn’t quite figure out what composes Dallas’ unique olfaction but went ahead and ranked it No. 10 in a world-wide list of good smelling cities yesterday. Burr suggested that our sweet aroma could be a cross-scent of live oaks and hot concrete — well, I don’t…
I love the original Rocky and Rocky II — things get weird around Rocky III and anything beyond that is just an unwatchable collection of montages with robot sidekicks and no Burgess Meredith. But that original film’s focus on the budding love between homely, but kind Adrian and the sweetly…
Fairey and company are still hard at work, posting murals up all over Dallas. Here are a few photographic dispatches from today’s efforts…
Deep Ellum is doing a bit of branding, an understandable chore for a district in flux. The area’s smack-dab in the middle of a growth spurt, and with the seedier element dipping into the background we’re eagerly filing back to the bars, nightclubs and even patios that Deep Ellum kindly…
While studying interior design and architecture, Chihuly took courses in weaving, which led to increased experimentation with joining fiber and glass. Eventually he took it further and began exhaling into the work, breathing growth and life into his objects. Now you can’t begin to consider glass art without thinking of…
Shepard Fairey and his crew kicked off their city-wide art project this afternoon at 331 Singleton. This is the first of several large scale murals that Shepard has designed to dress up Dallas’ nekkid walls. Take a first peek, and then read a little more about today’s scene on Unfair…
We are always racing to see the next big thing, as humans I think that it’s ingrained in us to do so. Last weekend I went to the Elliott Hundley opening at the Nasher and I was reminded how fortunate we are, not only for the new, but also for…
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The Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s Musical Director Jaap van Zweden is a powerhouse. He was recently named Musical America Conductor of the Year 2012 — a first for our fair city. While it was advertised that Mayor Mike Rawlings and “other surprise Dallas-area notables” would gather to celebrate his accolade at…
What caught our eye with this one was the phrase: “bargain hunter’s paradise.” This Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. you can troll for treasures at The Gyspy Wagon Swap and Flea where more than 20 venders will encamp to peddle their best vintage, oddities and straight-up junk. No…
What do goat hooves, vengeful gods, and lobster legs all have in common? They create the structure of Nasher’s exciting new sculpture series that opens tomorrow, Saturday, January 28th, Elliott Hundley:The Bacchae. In this stunning visual story Hundley draws inspiration from the especially ruthless god Dionysus, who punishes the citizens…
Thanks to everyone who participated in the ticket giveaway, and to the SMU student who said he “would kill for these tickets,” we beg you to reconsider. You have you’re whole life ahead of you and prison doesn’t have floor to ceiling windows or party pools. The two winners are…
The Dallas Opera scored big today by announcing that not only will it be performing Mozart’s 1791 masterpiece The Magic Flute, but it will be doing so at Cowboys Stadium, simulcasted live, and the seating is free (you can reserve up to 10 seats!) with free parking and open to…
Photo by Neff Conner. Click the picture to go Conner’s Flickr page and check out his other insightful visual offerings. Every time I visit the Observer’s Flickr Pool, I’m floored. You are a talented bunch of shutterbugs. Now stop hiding it under a bushel, Dallas, Mixmaster wants to let it…
The Observer is out today and it’s jam-packed with juicy events — enough to keep you moving all week long! Here are some highlights for must-do activities: Thursday, January 26 What To Wear: This free happy hour fashion show’s got everything from snacks and cocktails to giveaways and celebrity hosts…
Tired of your typical happy hour? Want to see a fashion show, sample snacks and cocktails, score some cool swag and do some celeb watching? For free?! Yes, please. Tonight’s What to Wear event has got you covered, and its fashionably moderated runway panel promises to train you in how…
Dallas’ First Modern Home Tour is happening this weekend, and Mixmaster is excited. Not just a little either — we are straight-up mid-century modern, giant windows and xericscape yard, excited. That’s why we paired up with the lovely folks at the FDMHT to get a couple pairs of tickets for…
Dallas is quick to hop in the sack while Houston would rather woo, according to a recent study by dating website HowAboutWe.com. Unlike other popular sites E-Harmony, Match and OK Cupid, HowAboutWe.com keeps it simple: Rather than filling out a lengthy profile, participants suggest their perfect first date. Once they’ve…
Two hundred bucks is nothing to laugh at — that’s equivalent to your electric and phone bill, or your rent if you live a very sad, unfunny life in the shadows of a relative’s basement with only a hot plate for snuggling. (Note: when snuggling appliances I’ve found it helps…
Breaking into the local art scene can be a struggle. Where you’ve already shown and who your target market is will sometimes play as large of a role as the intention behind the piece itself. But exposing others to your message and how you’ve implemented that vision through your craft…
Finally a toilet fancy enough to keep in the living room of your magnificent, glass-enclosed, hilltop house. This weekend’s First Dallas Modern Home Tour begs the question: Everything else in your retro-futuristic frame is perfect, but how do you hide the commode? Well, if you’re feeling especially flush, you shouldn’t…
William Shatner has done everything. He boldly saved Starship Enterprise’s jumpsuited crew from that devastating plague of Tribbles in ’67. He’s fluent in Esperanto, and likely Klingon. And he recently sacrificed himself for savings in a Priceline commercial. Not to mention his illustrious music career — although really, let’s not…
