For about four months in 2000, we were seriously into Travis’ The Man Who, an album of easy listening Radiohead-lite that gained a foothold in the States thanks to catchy single “Why Does It Always Rain On Me?” and a B-side cover of Britney Spears’ “…Baby One More Time” that…
The Londoner2909 Thomas Ave. 214-979-2333 Dude Factor: 9, or Clive Owen, on a scale of 1 (Daniel Radcliffe) to 10 (Keith Richards). I’m pretty much the exact opposite of an Anglophile. Sure, I love the Rolling Stones and Sacha Baron Cohen, but when it comes to those pop culture touchstones…
We’ve bemoaned holding fireworks displays on the third of July ever since the trend got started, but apparently no one listened, as the vast majority of this year’s fireworks displays are happening on Saturday. But at least we had our Fair Park Fourth. That is until the city canceled the…
If you’ve had your fill of patriotism and explosions by Monday, head to Good Records (1808 Greenville Ave.) for a dark evening with the Lizard King and a band of pretentious Canadians. Starting at 8 p.m., the latest installment of Good’s Music Movie Mondays features When You’re Strange, a critically…
We’ve never really understood the appeal of the UFC (or Ultimate Fighting Championship), but then again, we don’t understand Twilight, Justin Bieber or truck nuts, either, and they seem to be doing just fine without our support. This Saturday, ultimate fighters Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin will take it to…
Cowboy Chickenmultiple locationsDude Factor: 7, or Ed Furillo, on a scale of 1 (Ira and Barry Shalowitz) to 10 (Curly Washburn)The first thing you notice walking into Cowboy Chicken is that the whole wood-fired rotisserie thing is no bullshit. It’s hard not to sit hypnotized by the two giant rotisseries…
Are you bound and determined to learn your kid into a pint-sized locavore? Did you catch little Johnny swapping his organic Arugula for his friend’s Cheetos one day? Then send him off for a little reeducation camp as Central Market hosts Kid’s Camp: From Market to Table. Kids ages 8…
Chick-Fil-A’s Spicy Chicken SandwichDude Factor: 10, or Foghorn Leghorn, on a scale of 1 (Camilla), to 10.A few weeks back it came to our attention that Chick-Fil-A was taking reservations for free VIP samples of its new spicy chicken sandwich, a fact that sent waves of euphoria through the Dallas…
Neil YoungMorton H. Meyerson Symphony CenterJune 7, 2010Better than: Almost anything. When I’m old and grey I’m pretty sure my shortlist of best life experiences will go something like this: my wedding day, the birth of my children and the night I saw Neil Young at the Meyerson. First of…
Thursday through Saturday, the gang at Q Cinema presents the 12th annual Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival, spotlighting the latest and greatest in gay cinema. Featured films include the opening night Southwest premiere of Violet Tendencies, a rom-com starring The Facts of Life’s Mindy Cohn as a thirty-something “fag…
Two of the best classes we ever took at the University of Texas were The Age of Dinosaurs and The Age of Mammals. Both were pretty fascinating, but amazingly, the mammals class pretty much owned the dinosaurs class, not only ’cause our professor was so cool–if you put 10 bearded…
Watters Creek at Montgomery Farm offers 52 acres of shopping, restaurants and green space at U.S. highway 75 and Bethany Drive in Allen. Those of you in the real-estate biz might recognize it as a “mixed-use development,” or, more colloquially, an “apartment mall.” See what the Creek has to offer…
Artist Sam Reveles’ Juarez Paintings were inspired by events just across the border from his home in El Paso, where a cartel war has helped turn Ciudad Juarez into one of the most dangerous cities in the world. Reveles borrows the mandala technique of Buddhism for some of his works,…
We’ve always found it easy to rag on George Lopez’s lame excuse for comedy, but when it comes to the man himself, it’s a bit harder. After all, he’s inarguably one the most influential Latinos in the country, and has won numerous awards for his humanitarian work. Plus, he publicly…
Artist Leigh Anne Lester’s work wouldn’t look out of place on a storyboard for a Peter Jackson epic. By combining elements of biological reality with fantasy, she creates “hybrid plants” that serve as a commentary on “genetic modification and the biological impact it has had on our environment.” Lester, a…
We’ve loved Jeff Bridges unconditionally ever since The Big Lebowski, and we’ve loved country music since birth. So when the trailer for Crazy Heart arrived last fall, it’s safe to say we were excited. Amazingly, the movie lived up to almost all our expectations, even if the ending left a…
El Tizoncito3404 W. Illinois Ave., Suite 100214-330-0839Dude Factor: 9, or Porky Pig, on a scale of 1 (Miss Piggy) to 10 (Hogzilla)Oak Cliff’s El Tizoncito is not your run-of-the-mill, hole-in-the-wall taqueria. It’s located in an old Starbucks for one, so it’s a bit nicer than your average taco joint, and…
The Winter Olympics seem to rule our lives for two weeks every four years, and no matter how hard we try to stick to the “cool” events like luge and snowboarding, it always seems that we eventually get sucked into the soap-opera-on-ice that is figure skating. Surely there’s plenty of…
Artist Awadh Baryoum delves headfirst into the world of visual analogies with his new exhibit, Analogical Context, now showing in the Lillian Bradshaw Gallery at the Dallas Public Library, 1515 Young St. According to Baryoum, his paintings explore the “the tensile linkage between the known and the unknown; the visible…
Burger Girl4444 McKinney Ave.214-253-2666Dude Factor: 10, or Pulp Fiction, on a scale of 1, Fast Food Nation, to 10.When we drove by the old La Cubanita on McKinney and noticed a new burger joint in its place a few weeks ago, we were skeptical but intrigued. After all, it’s not…
Sure, you take your car in for regular tune-ups. But what about you, man? Who’s taking care of your maintenance? Maybe it’s time you looked into a tune-up yourself. “Tune up the Whole Man: Mind-Body-Spirit,” a men’s health conference for ages 12 and up, is the perfect opportunity. The event…
Dr. Dog and Deer TickThe LoftApril 30, 2010Better than: Dr. Dog’s last two shows in the Metroplex, which featured cramped conditions (Lola’s) and bad sound (the Lone Star Room at Gilley’s) nearly as memorable as the band’s actual sets. By the time Dr. Dog took the stage Friday evening at…
