See also: The people of Untapped Festival Listen: Dallas, Texas has become unstuck in time. At least that’s how it felt in the short break between the shot glass full of beer and the guy in front of me wearing a Vonnegut jersey that bore the number five. That’s a…
See also: *Candy Corn: The Worst Halloween Candy in the History of Ever Buzzfeed is reporting, brace for it, that Monday, September 10, will be the day the twist-off cookies officially jump the shark: Nabisco will debut candy corn-flavored flavored Oreos. So often you’ve sunk the crispy cookie into milk…
Somewhere on Earth right now, an Alf movie is in the works. Rebooting and rehashing big film ideas isn’t a new Hollywood trend, but the modern Hollywood is notable for taking a huge, caustic dump on an already-beloved franchise. Earlier this year, we noted 55 trends that we thought needed…
After Hospice, a concept album that chronicled the death of a woman from terminal bone cancer, it was hard to imagine The Antlers releasing an album as dark. No worries: The Brooklyn group followed it up with Burst Apart, which has a song called “Putting the Dog to Sleep,” and…
Extreme Pizza has really great deals on a slice of pizza, you know, if you’re a Cowboys fan. Over on Dallas’ Reddit page, user Brett_Knows_Best, perhaps on his way to celebrate National Cheese Pizza day, posted this shot before tonight’s game versus the New York Giants. Seems pretty fair…
See also: 2012 Big Tex Choice Awards: Did Someone Say Fried Bacon Cinnamon Roll? The 2012 Big Tex Choice Awards, which is a sophisticated way of saying All That Fried Goodness at the State Fair of Texas, were announced yesterday. It included such chest-graspers as Fried Bacon Cinnamon Roll, Fried…
See also: 55 Movie Trends That Need to Die Now. Somewhere on Earth right now, an Alf movie is in the works. Rebooting and rehashing big film ideas isn’t a new Hollywood trend, but the modern Hollywood is notable for taking a huge, caustic dump on an already-beloved franchise. Earlier…
If you haven’t seen the show, Destination America’s BBQ Pitmasters is a reality show designed to challenge flame wizards in a barbecue showdown. Each week, teams burn their proteins’ ends, and occasionally face a “Pit Fire Challenge,” where the more exotic fare is thrown down (see: alligator) for a cash…
Update 8/24: Live Nation sent word earlier today that Saturday’s canceled Brad Paisley show at Gexa Energy Pavilion “will not be rescheduled due to scheduling conflicts.” All Virtual Reality World Tour tickets for the August 18th Dallas show will be refunded at point of purchase. For 2012 Country Megaticket holders,…
Holy fucking shit, Dallas! We sure do say fuck a shitting lot. How the hell do we know that? A Ukrainian-based web development firm, known as Vertaline, finally fucking developed a heatmap that scans tweets for fucks given. The map, which they’ve smartly named The Fuck you Twitter Heatmap, displays…
So, here’s what happened: over on Reddit, someone posted “A friend of mine got complimented rather sneakily at Twisted Root Burger” with the above photo attached. After frontpaging shockingly quickly, comments started pouring in. Commenter princessofgemworld responds “I’m a server at a bar, and to keep track of strangers I…
If you missed your opportunity to catch the massive, symphonic rendering of the Legend of Zelda Music, a second chance has just presented itself. Word just came in…breathe, breathe…tickets for the presentation of the Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses with the Dallas POPS Orchestra will go on sale…
It’s happened: We’ve blown another summer. America’s future leaders are piling back to their schools, and we’re honoring them with how-to’s, survival guides and personal stories of failure from Observer staff. That’s right, It’s College Week. Read more in our college-themed section. It’s a itchy temptation: your argumentative paper is…
Tom Hanks, who once met John F. Kennedy after downing several Dr Peppers, is currently developing a feature film with his production company Playtone about the JFK assassination. The film will be screenwriter Peter Landesman’s directorial debut. According to Variety, the film will chronicle the “events leading up to JFK’s…
See also: The 20 Most Memorable Fans of Austin City Limits Good news, everyone! Earlier today, The Statesman broke down Austin City Limits Music Fest’s new, extra special bonus deal with C3 Presents (the ACL producers): starting in fall 2013, the festival will have an extra special additional weekend. According…
If you saw cascading streaks in the sky this weekend: don’t panic. It wasn’t the beginning of a Spielberg film. It was just the annual Perseid meteor shower sending space rocks through Earth’s atmosphere. Mike Mezeul, who you may remember from such sites as this one, was poised about five…
Back in March, Six Flags introduced the Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast, which is not, contrary to popular belief, an adult film version of Batman & Robin. It’s actually the fastest reverse coaster in Texas, and, as the press release specifically pointed out, Missouri. The press release also promised riders would…
Not to be out done by French Laundry’s sauteed fillet of Atlantic hake, or Noma’s tartar and sorrel with juniper and tarragon, or Carl’s Jr’s Big Carl, Japan Wendy’s has added a burger with lobster. And a lobster sandwich topped with caviar. Each is about $16 (US), and can be…
Two days ago, on the Mike Huckabee-chosen Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day, supporters of the Chicken Sandwich Chain Against Gay Marriage cause flooded locations across the country. Some carried signs; some burst out in choruses of “God Bless America.” It was, according a recent CNN piece, a record sales day. Down here…
Robert Rodriguez is shooting Machete Kills, the sequel to the 2010 film Machete (which was a feature based on the fake trailer used in Rodriguez’ Grindhouse). The film will feature two important things: Charlie Sheen as the President of the United States and Lady Gaga as La Chameleon. The Austin-based…
See also: The Lie of IMAX Digital: The Dark Knight Rises Problem In a few days, Christopher Nolan’s cheek-clawingly anticipated final installment to his Batman saga will be unleashed. If you’ve been following those moving-picture-things-they release-on-the-web, it looks to go out in cacophonous, gritty bang. So, yes, The Dark Knight…
Surely after the recent news of Pizza Hut threading a hot dog into their pizza crust, and KFC air-dropping a slice of shitty cheese on top of their “burger,” you were wondering: what’s next? Well, here comes the news this morning (thanks to writer Sara Blankenship, who sends along with…
