At this time last year, Rangers’ fans were gearing up for the season with the hopes that it might be the year the Rangers finally broke through. And indeed, last season brought an American League Championship home to Arlington, and the team put up a spirited but ill-fated fight in…
As far as sports rivalries go, the Lone Star State is a major player in all things related to good old-fashioned competitive hate. And while a good portion of our rivalries are with teams located out of state (the Sooners, the Eagles, etc.) there are a few within the state…
For native Dallas residents, and even transplants and/or former residents who have since moved away, the St. Patrick’s Day Parade is an institution that is as much a part of the city’s identity as the State Fair. And this year, the time-honored tradition will snake it’s way through the streets…
Ebby Halliday has become an institution as synonymous with the state of Texas as the State Fair itself…or even the Dallas Cowboys. In your mind, you are probably picturing the inimitable script used as her real estate logo, because if you have lived in the Lone Star State for even…
The Academy Awards are the number one awards show you really don’t have to sit through start to finish, unless you’re generally interested in the politically correct quips of whatever A-list host they have as the emcee of the evening. All of the awards in the middle of the broadcast…
Now that the confetti has settled and the Packers are the official Super Bowl XLV champs, it’s time for JerryWorld to play host to a plethora of different live events until football season rolls around again (whether or not that will actually happen anytime soon is another story altogether). First…
For the most part, figure skating has received a raw deal over the years, often being either parodied (Blades of Glory anyone?) or entirely ignored as a professional sport. Yet it seems that every four years as the Winter Olympics rolls back around, America rallies behind the skaters representing the…
If you are one of those people that scoffs at all of the love sick idiots who waste money celebrating a holiday almost completely manufactured by card and chocolate companies (and your lonely, bitter rant is just as obnoxious as all of those rose-wielding couples) then Valentine’s Day at Backdoor…
This weekend, Dallas will be overrun with people from all over the world embracing the chance to revel in all the Super Bowl festivities and fun (and let’s be real, celebrities) they stands to bring to the Lone Star State. And for those people with deep pockets but no tickets…
Generally speaking, 5K runs are the athletic event du jour for organizations trying to raise money for very worthwhile causes. However, after one or two kilometers, one might find oneself bored and ready to give in and walk the rest of the race–or maybe that’s just me. But come on,…
Apart from their being really good at spinning and dunking and doing a lot of other crazy things with a basketball, there is probably a great deal you don’t know about the Harlem Globetrotters. For instance: Henry Kissinger, Whoopi Goldberg and Pope John Paul II are all honorary Harlem Globetrotters…
For those who want to give up on the Dallas Stars now that beloved stars Mike Modano and Marty Turco have left, you have more than enough reason to give them another chance. They started the season 4-0-0 and beat Modano and his new team, the Detroit Red Wings, in…
While the TV show Entourage is actually loosely based on the life of Mark Wahlberg, it could definitely moonlight as a show based upon the life of Adam Sandler. The only people on this earth luckier than E, Turtle, and Johnny Drama are probably Peter Dante, Allen Covert and Rob…
What do Glee and Oxygen (the TV channel, not the scientific element) have in common? Well, nothing, really, except that they have taken up the call of finding a recurring guest star for the next season of Glee. Believe it or not, the Oxygen network, a channel responsible for high-caliber…
If you’re one of those people that just has to lock down some sort of New Year’s Eve plans before Christmas even comes, you’re in luck. But even if you aren’t, you too are in luck. The Libertine Bar on Lower Greenville Avenue has a New Year’s bash planned that…
New Year’s Eve usually means party hats, noisemakers, and booze. Take all of those things, throw in a handful of comedians, and you’ve got the New Year’s Eve celebration at The Backdoor Comedy Club. To ring in 2011 the right way, the club is hosting Paul Varghese, Raj Sharma, Chris…
If you’re in the mood for something festive to do that isn’t as conventional as looking at Christmas lights or fighting lunatic shoppers for the last Furbee at your local Walmart, you might try checking out Deck the Halls at Old Red, at The Old Red Museum of Dallas County…
If you’re not one for cooking and the thought of trying to execute the preparation of a ham and all the fixings for holiday guests stresses you out, fear not. Nana at the Hilton Anatole has got you covered. Nana is open between 5:30 and 8 p.m. on Christmas Eve…
Gigantic holiday light displays have become a popular novelty of the Christmas season in recent years, but back when we were young, we slummed it old-school and just weaved in and out of neighborhoods trying to find at least three houses in a row that had decided to decorate. For…
Holiday films such as Home Alone, How the Grinch Stole Christmas and my personal favorite, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (Squirrreel!), have become as stereotypical to the holiday season as Christmas trees and cheesy holiday music specials. However, one of the more timeless entertainment traditions of the Christmas season is The…
It’s fair to say that during September and certainly October, in the build-up to Halloween, horror films dominate movie theatres. People expect that. However, it seems that one horror film adaptation slipped through this season’s cracks. Level Ground Arts presents Manos: The Hands of Fate starting Friday, just in time…
If you are the kind of person who either A.) likes unconventional holiday outings or B.) has a Clark Griswold complex and is constantly in search of things for the whole family to do together, the Gaylord Texan Hotel and its annual ICE! attraction is right up your alley. This…
