Jason Russell’s comedy renown comes from equal parts audience-management skills and sheer deviation. He’s been known to single out an innocent attendee and even drag them up on stage for playful confrontation. Once there, that human is left to Russell’s own devices. He can come off a bit schizophrenic; he…
Thanksgiving appears to me the same way a hostage situation does. In both cases, unwilling captives are fed strange food by their captors, there is political debate among the ring leaders (often liquored and loud), one or more fires are guaranteed to ignite somewhere (I once saw asparagus combust) and…
Roller derby is a game associated these days with violence and irony and beer in cans, whisked beneath the rug of mediocrity because of the half-interested press coverage it receives and the goofy names the players possess. But if the parents of the young combatants skating in a dimly lit…
It was a night that would make the lurkers of a Tatooine night club proud. An intergalactic hoedown hosted locally at Louie Louie’s Dueling Piano Bar. Stormtroopers mingled alongside Starfleet cadets and the two groups cast glances of reserved respect for one another. They are two collections of collectors and…
This Wednesday Dallas Mavericks do basketball battle with the New York Knicks, the team that famously let Jeremy “Linsanity” Lin sign with the Houston Rockets in the offseason. The Knicks started the season 3-0 for the first time in over 10 years, and are looking quite un-Knicksish. The Dirk-less Mavs…
Could Captain Kirk kick Han Solo’s ass? Is Spock more wise and knowledgeable than C-3PO? Phasers or light sabers? Would you rather spend a romantic evening with Android Andrea or Princess Leia? Who possesses more power, Kahn or Emperor Palpatine? Some of these important questions may be boozily discussed at…
The night was a warm glow. The mood was soft, the venue low-lit like a candle-filled bedroom. Local blues man Lucky Peterson provided the soundtrack on the piano; he played soft jazz with a creative infusion of something nearing the blues. Free chocolate-covered strawberries and wine heightened the intimate mood,…
Bobby Fischer said that “chess is war over the board. The object is to crush the opponent’s mind.” If chess is a war, then the minds at UTD have just gone nuclear. See also: Five Ways to Use Klyde Warren Park In a joint effort between UTD’s electrical and mechanical…
Until recently, something was missing from the downtown experience — a central link that would make the Arts District a true district, somewhere the public could go for lunch or a stroll in uninterrupted peace. Between St. Paul Street and Pearl on the doorstep of the DMA now sits Klyde…
The science project of a park above Woodall Rodgers Freeway is finally finished, and what better way to open a park on top of a freeway than with a traffic-jam of a celebration? The grand opening ceremonies of Klyde Warren Park take place Saturday and Sunday. Here are the ten…
I am a nerd. Not the type to wear a shirt that says “Han shot first,” or the kind that says Klingon prayers before bed, but the kind that finds himself knee deep in a novel on a Friday night rather than ankle high in my own vodka-induced vomit. I’m…
Tegan and Sara AT&T Performing Arts Center Thursday, October 11 Perched in the tangle of highways near downtown Dallas sits a grassy hill inside the AT&T Performing Arts Center. It slopes no more severely than a handicapped ramp; it is surrounded by vine-covered concrete, and open to the overlooking financial…
Do you ever find yourself missing horror movies that had psychological and intellectual weight to them? Do you weep at the current slasher film scene? Today, horror movies seem like a publically held contest that is judged by: – A quantitative calculation of fake blood by the gallon – Amount…
We live in a world that is drowning in equal parts beauty and unoriginality. Look around. There are at least 10 items within your immediate reach that have been created by a graphic designer. The beautiful often comes from a successful graphic designer: one that has taken client needs in…
At some point in the near future, a feeble, and impoverished Romanian child will be trekking along the Carpathian Mountains in a free pair of piss-sticky rain boots, all thanks to Dallas. Not all of the rain boots donated will be drenched in human runoff, but a few pairs were…
Never has there been an event as catastrophic or storied in maritime lore quite like that of the Titanic. It is the story of an impermeable ship with giant expectations. It sought to revolutionize the way goods were shipped; improve and increase the transportation of immigrants; and change the game…
