No, it’s not exactly fall yet, but apparently, it’s time to start picking out plants for cool weather planting. Thing is, we here at Mixmaster HQ don’t know a damn thing about fall planting. Actually, come to think of it, we don’t know too much of anything about planting in…
Some stores are open from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. or 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Many specialty stores are open at inopportune times for those of us who have regular day job hours. Vitamin Cottage’s Natural Grocers — the health food and fresh product market in the old Casa…
We know what you’re thinking when you watch Max Tall’s TV offering: When’s the commercial going to be interrupted — like the one for the neck basket — so we can learn about stopping shitty ads before they start? Well, it’s not. It’s real. For a real product that costs…
On Friday, Boing Boing led us to the light of the Stock Car Racing Edition of the Bible. And, as they were in the dark times, we were most grateful. No, it’s not our next Mixmaster Online Book Club selection. We were ready to have a “come to Jesus” with…
He’s back! You remember Daniel Edwards, no doubt. He’s the La Porte, Indiana artist who loves sculpting a bit of controversy into his celebrity, um, shrines? No, that’s not it. Celebrity studies? Maybe. Just about two weeks ago Pete over on DC9 satisfied the need for a good WTF? moment…
Today we here at Mixmaster HQ received the shortest and most seductive press alert we’ve ever received. The single sentence came from the Dallas Arboretum and referenced not only the natural beauty of the Arborteum’s Palmer Fern Dell, but also weather, cooling systems and oddly, NASA.”The Palmer Fern Dell is…
You’d be remiss not to cruise on over to Unfair Park this morning if you failed to see Robert’s weekend post on a pencil sketch by the Dallas Nine’s Ed Bearden. Bearden, a Hilltop art professor, was known largely, but not-too-widely for his Giant portraits. And yes, that’s Giant, as…
Talk about Eye Candy. Tokyo photographer Natsumi Hayashi’s work isn’t just taking off (pun intended) in Japan, as she told the Daily Mail Online back in May, but across the world thanks to this lovely thing that is the Interwebs. In contrast to the “let’s all take a jumping photo…
Welcome! Did you get a chance to check out our inaugural or second MOBC meetings? Did you come this time hoping Erik Larson might join in on the discussion of his book?** It’s cool. We can totally understand that. The reading assignment for this round was to finish Larson’s In…
If The Weather Channel is to be believed — Delkus is on vacation and CBS 11’s Larry Mowry thinks it could be Friday — we could have rain today. RAIN, people. In honor of and in hope of this forecast, we’re taking a cue from DC9 (even though Pete is…
Totally blown away. I mean, I can’t even believe how incredibly detailed and accurate this puppet is. Designed by DeviantARTist TRP-Chan, this creation successfully takes Portal 2’s Wheatley, masterfully voiced by the amazing Stephen Merchant, off the screen and into the world. Good thing, then, he’s just a puppet, I…
Today, Huffington Post’s Jo Piazza dared to question something near and dear to we Mixmaster-ers’ hearts: Is it a real book community if it’s exclusively online? We, as members of the Mixmaster Online Book Club, certainly like to think so — but then, to be fair, many of the MOBC-ers…
Sure, sure, overnight this video blew up on the Interwebs (and we thought people slept! Pshaw). Even Kristen Schaal tweeted it. But who gives a shit because it’s that gross time known as “almost 9 a.m.” and this is pretty much the best thing we’ve seen. In a while. For…
It may not be on Bravo or have Andy Cohen’s head talking after it airs, but HGTV’s Design Star is just as addictive as any of the Top Chefs, Platinum Hits or Work of Arts out there. The latest season of Design Star premiered with the same panel of expert…
OK, we’re not exactly sure that they were worn on camera. In fact, let’s just assume they weren’t. But whatever, for $20 you could have some faux turquoise chandeliers that were “issued to the set” of Dallas — OG, people — for use in several episodes. Again, not sure if…
Those into high-end have some new, very fashionable, doors to stroll through in Highland Park Village. Last Saturday morning marked the first day that the 1300-square-foot Trina Turk Boutique was open for business. The store offers the Turk not only ready-to-wear and accessories (including summer appropriate collections), but also a…
The History Channel offered a shout-out to Six Flags Over Texas in its This Day In History feature on history.com. There were also some notes about Hitler celebrating the opening day of the Olympics and MTV in the video (above), but we cruised on past those and got pretty excited…
As Intern Christina has recapped for us, Harry Potter had a 31st birthday party at Barnes & Noble Lincoln Park Sunday. Butterbeer was enjoyed and Hogwartian festivities took place that were somewhat befitting of a man 31-years-old. K, maybe not. It got us thinking about all those characters of screens…
This is it, MOBCers. The final assignment of our first book club selection, Erik Larson’s In the Garden of Beasts is, naturally, Part 7 and the Epilogue. Finish it by Friday, August 12, for another comments meeting at approximately 3:30 p.m. We had a good discussion Friday about the middle…
Nancy B. Hamon may have died Saturday at the age of 92, but her philanthropy and unwavering commitment to the Dallas arts scene and community will live well on. A benefactor of most things artistic and educational, Hamon leaves behind a legacy that extends far beyond financial contributions to the…
Welcome! We hope you snooped during our inaugural MOBC meeting two weeks ago and have decided to return, either to snoop again or, better yet, to join in the action. The reading assignment for this round was sections three through six of Erik Larson’s In the Garden of Beasts. As…
Just so you know, earlier today a sweet little squirrel decided to check out a curious connecting device that is crucial to providing electricity to the Mixmaster’s HQ. And well, he died in a rather unglamorous way. We lost some time on this here blog even after the electricity came…
