On Sunday night on the fourth floor of the Irving Convention Center, about 300 tween to early-teen girls stood, eyes buried in their cellphones, anxiously awaiting their favorite social media stars. You know, the ones they’ve seen on Youtube. Think #AlexfromTarget and the like. It’s the new era of fame…
Gwyneth Paltrow loves Dallas. She probably dreams about us. She’s borderline obsessed with us. Why are you so obsessed with us? After her brief stint in Highland Park Village with her pop-up store, Goop, Paltrow went back to her blog to give all of her loyal readers this Dallas Guide,…
You know her as the comedian who does a spot-on impersonation of a Vietnamese nail salon worker. (The one who speaks to you kindly in English, but turns to her co-workers and begins speaking Vietnamese, while looking you up and down.) Or you know her as the MadTV comedian who…
Which came first? The social media followers or the fame? Nowadays, it’s probably the former. We’re gonna say it: Justin Bieber paved the way for future musicians. Future generations won’t know how people became famous without the help of social media, like Vine, YouTube and Instagram. Make a music video…
Dating is hard. Dallas women are hard to figure out. Women are so complicated. Lies. Those are all lies. In fact, there are exactly 10 types of Dallas women you have dated. No more, no less. We know this, because we are on the Internet. We have scoped out the…
Let’s all take a momentary break from running marathons for breast cancer awareness and focus on the booze. Or better yet, the booze competition. Or the bartending competition. Whatever it is, you don’t have to run and there’s alcohol. On Wednesday, Life in Deep Ellum (2803 Taylor St.) will host…
Every family is dysfunctional in its own way. If for some reason you’d forgotten that yours is no exception, the holidays were surely a great reminder. (There’s a reason why family gatherings are few and far between.) The Dallas Museum of Art’s 24th annual Arts and Letters Live will kick…
Here’s an idea. Maybe the government should torture terrorists with three hours of The Bachelor (including a red carpet arrival of past Bachelors and Bachelorettes) and then we’ll see if they learn their lesson. Last night was the premiere of The Bachelor and our eyes were graced with 30 women…
Did you wake up this morning with an extra hop in your step? Did you put an extra creamer in your coffee? Did you sing extra loudly in the shower? We’re sure you did. We’re positive you did because today is Monday, Jan. 5, the day of the premiere of…
Get Your Football Fix Everyone loves a good football game on New Year’s Day. You’re hungover. The sun hurts your eyes and people are screaming in your ears for the men in padded jerseys to run faster. Who would want to miss out on all of that excitement? Big 12…
How did reality TV treat Dallas this year, you might be asking yourself, those around you or your trusted Dallas arts blog. Oh, God. Seriously, why would you ask that? How did Al Roker’s bowel movements treat him during his visit to the White House? It’s something similar to that…
Who needs graceful, beautiful ballerinas leaping and turning on stage, when you could see a Miley Cyrus lookalike twerking to the original sounds of The Nutcracker. It’s probably a tad nuts, but it might be just what your boring old holiday needs. The Texas Ballet Theater hosts The Nutty Nutcracker,…
Christmas music is blah. We get it. Grandma got run over by a reindeer. You want your two front teeth. All Mariah Carey wants is you, you, and you. It’s all a little underwhelming. But luckily for you, Local Honey’s lead vocalist, Kelly Brown, will bring together a bunch of…
After weeks of nearly getting cut, then getting cut by his own coach, and then another stealing him back, Craig Wayne Boyd won season seven of The Voice Tuesday. Born in Mesquite, Boyd performed “The Whiskey Ain’t Working” during his blind audition, prompting coaches Blake Shelton and Pharrell Williams to…
Barney has played an influential role in the lives of Americans. Not the big purple dinosaur or Neil Patrick Harris’s character from How I Met Your Mother. No, no. We’re referring to the dog of Former President George W. Bush. Yes, dog, cats, birds, and any and all critters have…
Everyone has a story to tell and this week at Oral Fixation, five people will have a chance to tell their story to an eager audience. This month’s Oral Fixation show is “Outside The Box,” which will feature stories about thinking differently and some unconventional wisdom. Guests include April Swartz-Larson,…
Hundreds of drunk Santas roaming Dallas sounds like the beginning of a scary Christmas movie. Unless of course you’re in on the drinking, too. Starting at 4 p.m. Saturday at Mockingbird Station, you can meet with other people who want to drink away the holidays for a Santa Rampage. This…
There is a difference between being a redneck and being white trash. So when CMT’s fourth season of Redneck Island airs Thursday, make sure you’re fully aware of the difference. After filling out an application she found on her Facebook newsfeed, Royse City native and former Hooters bartender Nicole Bass…
Forget Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Small Business Saturday is the most important one. The Saturday after Thanksgiving is when you throw up a giant middle finger to places like Wal-mart and Sears and head down the street to some local mom and pop shops instead to support your community.The…
Shop Small Saturday is the one day each year that Americans stick a large middle finger in the faces of places like Wal-Mart, Macy’s and Starbucks — just to name a few. The Saturday after Thanksgiving is all about those little local gems. It’s the boutiques run by your best…
This isn’t your daddy’s magic show. Gone are the days of simply pulling a rabbit out of a hat or cutting up some nameless woman. During Confetti Eddie’s Magic Burlesk and Sideshow, you’ll be able to get a behind-the-scenes look at how exactly his tricks are brought to life in…
The third installment of The Hunger Games is upon us, which means you can’t escape Jennifer Lawrence and it’s time to dust off your old bow and arrow. To celebrate the insanely popular movie franchise, Alamo Drafthouse Richardson is hosting a special event that involves archery tag, a screening and…
