Seeing a pile of poop at Klyde Warren Park isn’t an unusual sight, especially if you’re in the dog park (sigh), but a rather large one is attracting crowds to the downtown Dallas park. For one day only on Thursday, a 30-foot inflatable turd (This is why I took on…
Eric Andre put it best last night when he described his comedy as, “A mix between Gallagher and GG Allin.” The antics performed by the comedian on his Adult Swim television series The Eric Andre Show take notes from game-changing predecessors The Tom Green Show and Jackass, made manifest in…
Twenty years ago, comedian Steve Treviño was a regular at the Addison Improv, but not as a comedy act. He was working there. “I was the answer phone calls guy,” Treviño says. “I was the take the tickets guy. I was the cook guy. I was the take the comedians to…
Friday, October 11 Hi End: The Fashion Experience 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11 Lofty Spaces $20 Get a look at some of Dallas’ best streetwear and urban fashion. Raw Elementz will be showcasing the city’s top design talent, as well as great artists and beautiful models. Tickets are available for…
The Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center opened in September 1989, which means that the home of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra turned 30 this year. To celebrate, we’re letting you in on a few secrets and fun facts about this spectacular place. The Meyerson is the only concert hall I.M. Pei…
Many things make us scared of old age. Youthful beauty vanishing into the deep creases of old skin, becoming obsolete among society, losing our mental and physical capacities, the mere pain of it all, and of course what all these things signify: the menacing closeness of death. Dallas-based artist Amy…
Tuesday, October 8 Four Hours of Fury Author and U.S. Army vet James Fenelon will sign copies of his book Four Hours of Fury: The Untold Story of World War II’s Largest Airborne Invasion and the Final Push into Nazi Germany, a nonfiction account of … well, read the title,…
It’s not a stretch of the imagination to consider that the Dallas service industry holds the heart and soul of the city. They keep hot nights cool, bellies warm and work weeks manageable. They provide much-needed relief from bad traffic days, skyrocketing rent prices and an escape from jobs we…
In 2009, comedian Jim Breuer found himself carrying a thriving comedy career and rabid fan base thanks to his manic style of hard rock stand-up storytelling, his time on Saturday Night Live and memorable performances in cult films like Dave Chappelle’s Half-Baked and as a frequent guest on Howard Stern’s radio show…
Friday, October 4 National Vodka Day Crawl 5:00 p.m. Friday, October 4 Various Locations (Begins at Deep Ellum Distillery) $15 Influencer group Dallasites101 is hosting a Deep Ellum bar crawl celebrating the city’s best vodka cocktails. With each wristband, participants in the National Vodka Day Crawl receive a t-shirt as…
In November 2009, The Blind Side hit theaters, grossing nearly $35 million in its opening weekend. The Academy Award-winning film, based on true events, told the story of Michael Oher through his impoverished upbringing, subsequent adoption by Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, and depicted his journey to college football, ultimately…
The weather has dropped half of one degree, announcing to all Dallas residents that fall has arrived. Luckily, those who don’t follow football can fight off some of that seasonal depression with one of the best comedy show seasons that Dallas has hosted in a long time. As always, comedy…
This week, Dallas megachurch pastor Robert Jeffress made headlines after predicting that a “Civil War-like fracture” would surface if President Donald Trump’s impeachment were to materialize. If the Civil War sequel Jeffress warned about happens before Thursday, Oct. 17, Dallas may be a major battleground, as Trump will be hosting…
This past September, the Dallas-based film studio The Contested Edge won an award for Best LGBTQ+ Short at Los Angeles’ Indie Short Fest. Led by director Brock Cravy, The Contested Edge produced Innocent Boy, a short film depicting the opiate crisis in Texas. With a predominately LGBTQ+ cast and crew,…
For many of us, October means that it’s haunted house season. For unemployed actors, it’s Christmas-is-nearly-upon-us season. With so many different haunted houses to choose from, it’s hard to decide where to spend your hard earned money. After all, what each person seeks from their haunted house experience can differ…
The creator of the Horror Museum and Chocolate Bar promised a whole heap of horrific fun for Dallas’ horror fans. Founder Ali Sheikh said back in August that his Deep Ellum attraction on Main Street would feature unique horror exhibits like a collection of artifacts that carried macabre and sordid historical…
Tuesday, October 1 Casey GeraldThe next Arts & Letters Live event at the Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N. Harwood St., brings Casey Gerald, who spent his growing-up years in Oak Cliff and went on to play football at Yale, attend Harvard Business School and co-found and serve as CEO…
When you walk into the room, their eyes bore into the very core of your soul. The sight of a glass of water dripping with condensation as it sits on the tabletop makes your throat run dry. Sweat beads dance down your forehead, and as you try to think, relax…
The climate of our political landscape may seem more unnecessarily divided than a Cici’s Pizza pie, but just because you don’t agree with certain views doesn’t mean you can’t find them funny. Comedian Trae Crowder who’s also known by his YouTube moniker as “The Liberal Redneck,” says he performs in…
Todd Phillips’ new Joker movie has been generating buzz in the weeks leading up to its Oct. 4 release. But now the U.S. Army is warning that they have “discovered disturbing and very specific chatter (about a potential mass shooting) on the dark web regarding the targeting of an unknown…
Friday, September 27 True Widow and Paper Saints 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27 The Foundry Bar Free Catch live music by local acts True Widow and Paper Saints at The Foundry. The event is free to attend, however, the bands ask that you make a donation to Planned Parenthood. Errythang…
After seasons of talking about poop and who was the true star of the series, The Real Housewives of Dallas finally have something serious to talk about. On the last two episodes, Stephanie Hollman and LeeAnne Locken have expressed their struggles with depression and suicide. When fellow housewife Kary Brittingham…
