The Winter Olympics might be in full swing on the other side of the planet, but on Wednesday Cirque du Soleil brings a little bit of Eastern Europe to Frisco. We’re not talking about unfinished hotels and captured orca whales, or anything else that might jump to your mind at…
Not everybody’s love life should be put onstage, and there are plenty of sordid stories better left untold. But if they were, Oral Fixation wouldn’t be quite such a smashing success. The monthly storytelling series thrives on the intimate, unsavory details local writers are willing to share with the world…
Imagine you’re in a small Andalusian mountain town in Spain at the turn of the 20th century. You hold hands with your lover as the Spanish guitars fill the air and the flamenco dancers sweep across the stage in front of you. Open your eyes. You’re in the City Performance…
We hardly knew you, Flappy Bird. It’s been just over a week since you first began to pump your little wings on my iPhone, and just like that your creator has returned you to a cage, calling you “addictive” and “a problem.” I know why the caged bird sings, Maya…
There’s a cool museum collaboration happening between Dallas’ Nasher Sculpture Center and Fort Worth’s Modern Art Museum and it’s in the name of a local artist. Painter, sculptor and sketch artist David Bates spent the last 40 years capturing the spirit of South in his varied mediums. Both exhibits opened…
Valentine’s Day aside, The Rise of Flamenco would be a sexy way to spend any Friday night. Lucky for romantics, Orchestra of New Spain, Dallas Flamenco Festival and Danielle Georgiou Dance Group collaborated on a show for this weekend, just in time to save your previously lackluster dinner plans. This…
My sister and I are standing in line at the bar just outside the theater when across the room a pay phone rang. I remember whispering something to her like, “You go answer it.” Of course, she refuses. Because she’s a spoilsport and because we are almost at the front…
When Frank Campagna opened Kettle Art in Deep Ellum 10 years ago, it was one of three storefronts on Elm Street. The vision was simple: a gallery dedicated to the art of local artists, no exclusive agreements required. It’s been a rocky road to improvement for the neighborhood, but a…
It’s a little known fact that before cellphones, vampire slayers relied on pagers. When the original Buffy the Vampire Slayer faced Lothos, she couldn’t text anyone “Help!” with an emoji of a demon. She fought solo. This female independence earned her a huge fan base. What eventually became the quirky…
Named after a slice of meat found on a cow’s hindquarters, The Tenderloins thrive on self-deprecating punch lines. With sketches like “The Comedy Roast of Jesus Christ” and “The Slutty Mermaid,” this comedy troupe earned viral appeal on Internet sites like YouTube and Myspace. What started as four best friends…
It’s hard to believe it’s already been four months since Trinity Groves launched its gastro-friendly strip mall. But it must be true, because tonight Kitchen LTO’s new chef, menu, and restaurant design debut. A few weeks ago, the permanent pop-up kitchen announced Chef Eric Shelton would be developing the new…
Our Northern neighbors don’t shy away from the tough questions. That seems to be the takeaway from the latest McDonald’s Canada marketing campaign. In a series of videos called “Our Chicken. Your Questions,” the company answers questions like, “What are legitimately in mcnuggets is there pink goop?” and “Do you…
When I walk up, Mike Sindoni is sitting at the bar at CBD Provisions, the restaurant in downtown Dallas’ Joule Hotel, making edits on a menu with a No. 2 pencil. He’s an unassuming, gentle-looking man of about six feet with bright eyes, short curly hair and a generous smile…
Hacienda on Henderson, a staple on Henderson Avenue for five years, shuttered over the weekend. CultureMap broke the story. When Hacienda opened across the street from Capitol Pub in 2009, our food critic at the time noted it had mediocre food, bad service and a great, but very empty patio…
For many Dallas diners, DFW Restaurant Week is an annual excuse to eat out at one of the 100-plus participating restaurants. The speed with which reservations at these restaurants fill up inspired our still unproven theory that some Dallas residents don’t know these same steakhouses and Italian joints are open…
Put down that boring sandwich, step away from the jimmyjohns.com, cease and desist your endless and idealess G-chats to coworkers. It’s time to eat a better lunch. Starting next week the mid-day meal options in Dallas grow by two when Chino Chinatown in Trinity Groves and Goodfriend Beer Garden and…
Quentin Tarantino named Big, Bad Wolves his favorite movie of the year. Certainly this film’s quiet, playful treatment of torture and its excessively bloody denouement is in the Tarantino vein. But Wolves derives its rampant ick factor from darker, less self-aware sensibilities than Tarantino. After debuting on the festival circuit…
In not-so-shocking news, Bravo announced that it will pick up Top Chef for a dozenth season. This is great news, because that means we’re only a few months away from watching re-runs of the current season at the gym. Season 11’s winner will be announced next week during the season…
Just six months into his post at Pakpao Thai, chef Eddy Thretipthuangsin left, or that was the official story. He won’t divulge more than that “in the long term it’s better for both me and the owners,” Tiffanee Siri and Richard Ellman, also of Oak and Belly & Trumpet. Whatever…
The undead of today’s films don’t hold a candle to those of yesteryear. In the 1990 film Ghost, Swayze’s portrayal of ectoplasm haunted film audiences, inspiring sexual fantasies that weirdly involved pottery wheels. In 2012, Broadway saw songwriters Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard resurrect the story of a man stuck…
You have to choose your level of jackass when you buy a ticket to The Donkey Show. This is not a snarky stab at the third annual fundraiser for the Far North Dallas Richardson Democrats. The various ticket levels actually include “Shrek Donkey,” “Eeyore” and the highest, “Pegasus Donkey.” Either…
Last week Buzzfeed unilaterally matched cocktails with US states, giving just a vague description of its research — “a combination of state of origin, popularity, and exclusivity.” Some of them made sense, earning their names from the state’s university, an infamous citizen or a major city. The Sazerac went to…
