File this under Gift Ideas You’re Totally Gonna Want … Once again, another entry of particular brilliance from the folks at Think Geek, who’ve conjured enough Star Wars-esque goods to become the sole source for this author’s Christmas gifting: The Star Wars Breakfast Beverage Set. The $29.99 set comes with…
By know you’ve probably seen it: the campus police member John Pike has become a web sensation after being caught on camera hosing down Occupy protesters with a coarse, red pepper spray. The brilliant men and women of the Interwebs have, of course, taken to the photoshops to insert the…
File this under Shows You Should Totally See Because It’s For A Really Good Cause and Stuff… Wednesday, November 23, at Trees, the good ol’ Texans Reverend Horton Heat are performing, with Sawd Off Sick and Missile, for a special “Thanks For Giving” Concert. The good-cause-part: the proceeds are totally…
Caught an article over on Adage this morning on Domino’s revamp of their “cheesy bread.” In an attempt to capture what marketing executives must think are idiot foodies, the pizza chain is selling “gourmet” varieties of cheese bread (with spinach and feta and bacon and jalapeño).After blacking out from irritation,…
And so, here we are. It’s friggin’ time to start talking about Christmas, already. I know, right? Craaazzy. Awesome tiny things! Good way to kick it off this weekend was to check out the 4th Annual Etsy Jingle Bash, which carries enough awesome tiny things to bolster your effervescent cool…
Robert’s downtown at the Occupy Dallas camp, where police are breaking up protestors as we speak. He sends along these photos, and this: City has yanked their agreement with Occupy Dallas, and they’re currently giving the camp the boot. Police are stationed at every entrance, and around City Hall. No…
(UPDATE: This is actually just a really cool vending machine. A really cool machine with a fancy screen that shows a VIDEO of a potato being made. But hey, you have to admit, it looks cool. I am an idiot, and I hate the internet). (Editor’s note: I also am…
Heard a story once about Niccolo Paginini, the Italian violin prodigy who suffered from a grab-bag of maladies, that when his teeth began to fall out he’d use violin strings to hold them together. The point: there is no musician more epic than a dedicated violinist. So, to those who’re…
Photographer Mike Brooks was busy on Saturday night. Beginning at the magical photography hour known to us humans as “sunset,” Mike found the Shut Up and Rumble skateboard demo at Overground Skate Park. From there, it was Octopus Project, and then Art Con 7 in Oak Cliff with Jason Roberts…
Back in March, Elaine had a Giant announcement on Unfair Park: The full Dallas Theater Center’s lineup from artistic director Kevin Moriarty, which included the Michael John LaChiusa musical Giant (based on the book by Sybille Pearson). Well, another Insert-Huge-Adjective-Here announcement just-in-the-in-box: (h/t Robert) The DTC’s officially announced the cast…
Beginning at the Grassy Knoll, which is always the best place to begin something, a hundred-or-so fancy pants guys and gals biked through downtown and historic Oak Cliff yesterday. It was the third annual Tweed Bike ride, and it may or may not explain why this author nearly plowed through…
File this under Things You Don’t See Every Day… At 11:11 a.m (which they did, of course, because it’s 11/11/11), Frank Kent Motor Co., alongside Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price, dropped a 1953 Cadillac–you know, from the air– where it hit the incredible hard surface known as ground. The vintage…
Can’t believe it’s that time of year again. Damn Christmas songs are already playing, and discounts on Santa Clause dolls that awkwardly hip-shake to “Holly Jolly Christmas” propping up. There’s better stuff out there, Grandpa. Much cooler stuff. Last year, art director Alexander Flores was down at the Palladium to…
James Wallace will be along shortly to talk the shrieking delight of the Twilight Cast and Music Tour at the Palladium last night, but in the mean time we just had to share this photo from the great Dallas photography Tumblr Tx Drive By Shootings. This shot of the stained…
A couple of weeks ago, our sister paper The OC Weekly, had the esteemed nerd-gasm-pleasure of reviewing the Lord of The Rings: Fellowship of the Ring in Concert. Damn you, OC. In addition to wanting to use our Ocarina of Time to get there, we were officially jealous of the…
Just before Halloween, food critic did something terrible. He posted about delicious Dallas pizza. Jerk. Ever since his post, we’ve been experiencing wake-suddenly-at-night dreams of crusty, bubbly cheese over crunchy crust. Cheese nightmares, you could call them. Cheese-mares. Anyway, we figured the only thing that could stop the nightmares would…
Not sure why, but fireworks always come to mind when imagining Radiohead. It could be the way the end of “Let Down,” from OK Computer, sounds like scattering and streaming embers.Anyway, the point is: the fireworks are coming to Dallas. According to their website, Radiohead will be at the American…
You may have noticed over in our slide show section–we ate a lot of delicious, delicious things this weekend. The event was Diwali Mela, the Hindu festival of lights, at the Cotton Bowl. Oh, [squee!] and there was an elephant for the riding. So, we ate Kulfi and spicy chickpea…
We’re just on the cusp of a time change. Oh, you know what that means. You know. It means: it’ll get darker soon, the clouds will hang gray and low in the sky, and it’ll be bone cold. Unless it’s not cold because Texas is like an overcooked pizza. Anyway,…
Zach Condon and crew packed ’em in at the Prophet Bar last night for Tactics Productions’ Beirut show. The band is touring for their August-released album The Rip Tide, which, as the pictures by contributor and roving photographer Mike Brooks indicate, have plenty of trumpets (we’re literally listening to the…
Halloween night at the Texas Theatre, I Heart Cinema threw up a 35mm screening of the 1988 Lance Henriksen gem Pumpkinhead. There was Pumpkin Ale, a “Pumpkinhead” cocktail — made with bits of real human heads (editor’s note: not true) — and a screening of Trick ‘R Treat. There were,…
Closing out October, for us, is a sad deal. For starters, we’re still feeling nostalgic over the incredible time we had at the Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase and Ceremony. Second, we’re waving goodbye to Pete Freedman as he sails off into the Grey Havens. But before we break the…
