It’s 8 p.m. and I plop myself down at the bar at Off the Record in Deep Ellum. My Uber driver had just given me a grand tour of the area, telling me what hospital she was born in and where in the hood she grew up. To forget about…

It’s the 1920s! You and your boyfriend/husband/brother/hired friend are Daisy and Gatsby and you’re headed to a costume contest because this is Dallas and we dress up all the time. The Dallas Heritage Village and Art Deco Society of Dallas will host their second annual Dallas Jazz Age Sunday Social…

After studying literature at Oxford, Jo Baker was no longer interested in writing. Reading all of the greats from English literature put a halt in Baker’s creative brain. Thankfully, Baker found her footing again and began to write novel after novel. Her latest, Longbourn, is set at the fictional home…

Any book-turned-movie that originated as Twilight fanfiction has got to be laughable. And probably not intentionally. Fifty Shades of Grey has done way more than give middle-aged women something to obsess over. It’s inspired a string of celebrity readings, plenty of parodies and a ton of jokes. So if you’re…

The sky is blue. Grass is green. Dogs are boys. Cats are girls. And men are from Mars and women are from Venus. These are all stone-cold facts. From John Gray’s New York Times best-selling book comes a one-man stand-up show about dating and relationships and marriage and everything else…

Brahmin Bulls will make its Texas premiere during the South Asian Film Festival. The film centers around a father who makes a surprise trip to Los Angeles, where he visits his estranged son. But as the two begin to build their relationship, Sid discovers his father was actually there to…

We are 25 years removed from 1990, which means it’s officially time to host ’90s- themed parties. And luckily for you, Kitchen Dog Theater is throwing Hooch and Pooch 2015: Glow, a ’90s-style rave. There will be all rave things there: alcohol, dancing, black lights and even a silent auction…

The traditional American New Years has come and gone, but if yours was a total flop, you have a chance to make up for it. The Chinese New Year is upon us and it’s the Year of the Ram. To celebrate this old tradition, Flora and Harwood streets will be…

Carly Waddell, seven episodes deep, lost her battle to reality TV Monday night in Des Moines, Iowa. Cruise ship singer/Arlington native Carly Waddell entered The Bachelor world Jan. 5 wearing a pink frilly dress and singing a made-up song into a Barbie karaoke machine to try and impress Prince Farming…

During a performance of Kodo One Earth, you’re treated to an array of sights and sounds. The word kodo means two things in Japanese: “heartbeat” and “children of the drum.” The heartbeat is the primary source of all rhythm, and the drums are played simply during the show, like the…

Valentine’s Day lands on a Saturday this year, which means one of two things: You will be stuck at home with your sweetheart while all of your single friends are out drinking beer, or you are that single friend and you’re still unsure what you are doing that night. Luckily…

Everybody loves a tale of a hopefully-lucky suitor courting a rich widow, right? The Texas Ballet Theater is teaming up with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra to bring you The Merry Widow, which is adapted from the operetta of the same name. It’s basically just like “Millionaire Matchmaker,” with the…

In late 2012, comedian Katt Williams announced his retirement from stand-up comedy after an incident that landed him in a Seattle jail. Just three days later, however, he announced his retirement was over and he was back again. And that’s lucky for us because the comedian, rapper, actor, and everything…

It’s hard to explain what America was submitted to viewing on TV last night. But here at the Mixmaster we will try our best. Carly, Arlington woman/cruise ship singer/Bachelor contestant, was chosen for a one-on-one date with the Bachelor, Prince Farming Chris Soules. Host Chris Harrison delivered the date card…

People who have been married for 25 years do not expect a romantic epiphany during a weekend at a swanky hotel. Trust me on this. To stay together that long involves a much better grasp of practicality than it suggests. But never mind — theater is all about the willing…

A cartoonist for The New Yorker, Roz Chast has had more than a thousand cartoons published. Her cartoons reflect domestic and family life, so many depict interior scenes that heavily feature lamps and wallpaper. Chast credits her mother as her main source of inspiration, and she channels that same source…

It’s Kenny mother effin’ G. He can melt your panties off with his smooth saxophone sound. He’s a god among jazz musicians. He was an original investor in that unknown coffee chain called Starbucks. OK, the jury is still out on all of that — except the Starbucks thing, that’s…