I’ve seen some good ones: Louis CK at the Majestic last year. Bill Cosby, who CK himself worships, at the Winspear. I saw Todd Barry in a tiny bar in Kansas City not that long ago, and spent an hour spit-taking my Boulevard Brew. Others, too. But this was damn…
The above photo comes courtesy of Leslie Minora, a freelance journalist and former Observer-er. I’ll let Leslie explain: My newspaper has been stolen every day for over two weeks. I finally asked customer service to put my name on it, then I half-jokingly asked if I could include a threatening…
After sneaking this creepy mirror pic at the gym, Cuban says the photo-sneaker promised to delete the photo. It showed up on Twitter instead. What are those, anyway? Twenty-fives? Shoulder lifts, I’m thinking. First in an occasional series, What is Mark Cuban Lifting?…
I know, I know: It goes too fast, I should be careful what I wish for, etc. etc. But for the moment, damn, I wish my infant son was 5 or 7 or 9, and that he had a perfectly oiled glove, and that he knew what to do with…
“I am pretty sure I am not a sick human being,” California comic artist Jack Ohman wrote on his blog this week. But some folks in Texas, including the governor, are pretty sure he is. Ohman published the above comic this week in the Sacramento Bee, the daily newspaper in…
Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter from Michael Shannon If you didn’t read a Maryland sorority sister’s wholly insane letter to her chapter because reading makes you sleepy, this is for you…
We’ve raised some questions about the mayor’s #DallasArtWeek, but we also made sure to check out the annual Dallas Art Fair at the Fashion Industry Gallery, where artists and galleries displayed their work in one easy-to-peruse space. There was a lot of thoughtful gazing going on over the weekend, and…
A few days after the Rangers sputtered into last off-season, running on fumes and whatever was left of Josh Hamilton’s CRUNK!!! stash, manager Ron Washington said what many fans and pundits had already said: “Maybe I played them into the ground.” Seven of his starters played 147 games or more…
tough break for that dirty jap yu darvish he should probably kill himself losing his perfect game— Andy Chacon (@Andle008) April 3, 2013 This Week in Racism … Even discounted for his putrid opponent, Yu Darvish pitched one of the best games in Rangers history last night, setting down 26…
File this under way-too-cute: The Dallas International Film Festival just announced a day-long family event at Klyde Warren Park, anchored by a 20-year-anniversary screening of The Sandlot. The free event is Saturday, April 6, and will also feature college dudes singing a capella, storytelling and opera. But mostly it will…
Somehow I don’t think our Irish ancestors thought the Feast of St. Patrick’s Day would include Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Tacos…
If you saw CK play the Majestic last year, there will be some familiar material; he taped this on the same tour. But if you saw him play the Majestic, let’s be honest: You’re watching, even if you have to steal your parents’ HBO Go login, which isn’t stealing anyway…
Today marks the arrival of our new and improved Dallas Observer app, your pocket guide to the city and direct line to our always fair-and-balanced take on things. It features: – Event listings and concert calendars searchable by date, artist, neighborhood, venue or genre – Restaurant listings searchable by cuisine…
Today marks the arrival of our new and improved Dallas Observer app, your pocket guide to the city and direct line to our always fair-and-balanced take on things. It features: – Event listings and concert calendars searchable by date, artist, neighborhood, venue or genre – Restaurant listings searchable by cuisine…
Today marks the arrival of our new and improved Dallas Observer app, your pocket guide to the city and direct line to our always fair-and-balanced take on things. It features: – Event listings and concert calendars searchable by date, artist, neighborhood, venue or genre – Restaurant listings searchable by cuisine…
Today marks the arrival of our new and improved Dallas Observer app, your pocket guide to the city and direct line to our always fair-and-balanced take on things. It features: – Event listings and concert calendars searchable by date, artist, neighborhood, venue or genre – Restaurant listings searchable by cuisine…
Non-golfers may not know much about David Feherty, but he’s worth 30 seconds of your allotted daily Google time. A former tour pro (and Dallas resident), he is now easily golf’s best television analyst, calling the game with honesty and wit and humanity that’s hard to find in any sport…
Dallas City Manager Mary Suhm will tell the city council on Wednesday that she had every authority to lease a 22-acre parcel of parkland to Trinity East, the gas-drilling company that wants frack the Trinity River floodplain, despite that land not appearing in original lease approved by city council. She’ll…
In honor of Valentine’s Day — the Official Holiday of Unmet Expectations — we asked some of our writers to recount their very worst dates. Our hope is that these tales of failure will cushion the blow when whatever you have planned tonight goes horribly awry. Enjoy. ***** Is It…
The Dallas Observer is looking for a go-to freelancer to contribute stories of all make, model and size across all of our non-news channels: music, nightlife, food, drinks, arts, culture and the like. The Ideal Candidate (“I.C.”) either is a full-time freelancer or has a “day job” that leaves plenty…
Inside Comedy, Showtime’s series of interviews with big-name comics, returns Monday with the premiere of its second season. It’s an impressive roster of funny people: Will Ferrell, Betty White, Bill Maher, Steve Martin, Tina Fey and others. Their opening punch is their strongest, though: Louis CK, who explains in the…
Over on our news blog, we reported today that the folks behind Kylde Warren Park — the downtown “deck park” that’s already cluttered by a stage, ping-ping, a dog run, foosball, a reading room, a playground, a track, some weird overhangs, food trucks and some other stuff I’m probably forgetting…
