In past years, the Dallas Museum of Art has honored haute couture with captivating exhibitions, from the high-tech showing of Jean-Paul Gaultier’s outlandish designs to the sculptural avant-garde whimsy of Iris Van Herpen. The DMA’s latest fashion retrospective is about the most iconic name yet. Dior: From Paris to the…
Sports like dodgeball and kickball may bring to mind grade-school recesses and PE classes, but they’re now bringing together communities of adults across the country, especially in the LGBTQ community. “They’re everybody’s type of sports,” says Keith London of Dallas, the founder and CEO of the National Gay Dodgeball League…
On any given night, on any given stage, a local comedian is taking his or her first steps to becoming the next big comedy star. Dallas has long been overshadowed by the reputation of Austin’s comedy scene, but over the last decade, Dallas has produced some of the most recognizable…
Changing deep-rooted, damaging beliefs associated with race is a difficult task. Trickier still is opening eyes blind to their existence, even in the face of recent episodes of racial violence. Racism regularly reminds us it is alive and well in Dallas, feeding on intolerance, micro-aggressions and detachment. Two Dallas women,…
If you’re looking for a light laugh or some stress relief from a hard week’s work, Dallas Summer Musicals’ Miss Saigon is not for you. The musical embraces heavy themes that leave your heart pumping, your eyes tearing and your mind racing. This year’s run at Music Hall at Fair Park…
James Olney woke up one morning in 2007 in the Dodoma region of central Tanzania and realized he needed a change of course. He had been living and working with the Wagogo people for the last year while volunteering with the Peace Corps, but his project outcomes were, to say…
Sneakerheads are alive, ready to spend money, and most are proud to say they have or will travel to other states to access better inventory. Dallas is a bit late to the party, even though the demand is growing more than ever. Pro athletes and big-name rappers are in the…
Everyone’s favorite soulful songstress, Erykah Badu, will be adding a new collab to her books — and it’s with our very own Dallas Symphony Orchestra. This announcement comes on the heels of the DSO’s performance with Jennifer Hudson, proving yet again that our orchestra is able to bring in internationally recognized artists…
While cannabidiol (CBD) remains a popular natural form of treatment for physical pain, anxiety and other ailments, the legality of the cannabis extract in Texas is still unclear. As new storefronts and supplement shops offering CBD products are popping up seemingly overnight throughout the area, there is technically still no…
Well, Sunday’s the big night when the world bids goodbye to HBO’s Game of Thrones, TV’s bloodiest, most treacherous and sexually overcharged fantasy drama. The show has been running for eight blood-soaked seasons and attracted an audience of millions that spans the globe. That means you’re definitely going to be…
Thursday Ian Fleming was obsessed with the colorful life of the late playboy and race car driver Porfirio Rubirosa, native of the Dominican Republic, and some believe Fleming based his James Bond character on Rubirosa, who was also rumored to be a political assassin. The same theme is reflected in…
The Dallas Theater Center’s Real Women Have Curves is an entertaining and thought-provoking play, with an excellent production level and a talented, refreshingly diverse cast. As its title implies, the play focuses plenty of attention on the interplay between how women are expected to look and how they actually look…
Hector Berlioz first laid eyes on Harriet Smithson in 1827 at Paris’ Odeon Theater, where she was portraying Ophelia in a production of Hamlet. It was love at first sight for the French composer, although “obsession” might be a more accurate description. He knew that he had to meet her…
In 2018, Kim Kardashian West made headlines for something unexpected. The reality TV star visited the White House to advocate for Alice Marie Johnson, a first-time nonviolent drug offender who had served 21 years out of a life sentence. A week after the much-publicized visit, President Donald Trump commuted Johnson’s…
The reason you go to film festivals like the Oak Cliff Film Festival is because you want to see films. Unlike other fan gatherings, you’re not there to wait in ungodly lines for an awkward handshake with a celebrity, blow a week’s pay on an overpriced collectible or work your…
If you go outside the great state of Texas, and you mention that you’re from Dallas, you’ll probably get one of a few standard reactions. We’re generally known for three things: the Dallas Cowboys, the Dallas TV series and the fact that JFK was shot here. Of course, those of…
Most days, you could spot Truman Wilson skateboarding home from his Highland Park middle school, in a rush to play Fortnite or to tend to his homework, and you might recognize his spiky blond hair and black-rimmed glasses from the logo on the Truman Bar chocolates. This 14-year-old might be…
In July 1975, when Dutch artist Bas Jan Ader waved goodbye from his sailboat, it would be the last time anyone would see him alive. Ader’s is one of three intersecting stories on display in Disappearing-California c. 1970, an exhibition running from May 10 through Aug. 11 at the Modern…
Supposing a man tells you he loves to make people laugh, you could probably guess what careers he’d go about pursuing. Comedian would top the list, followed closely by clown or cartoonist. Comedic pianist probably wouldn’t be near the top of that list, but then again, who even knew that…
Sunshine spills into the chambers of Oak Cliff’s Sunset Art Studios. Traces of creativity trickle throughout every winding corner of the artist collective work space. From a feminist theater company to a found object installation, no medium is off limits. The studio’s Artist Sustainability Program is grounded in its commitment to…
Instagram isn’t just a platform where people show off the food they ate before it’s lost to the ravages of human digestion, or just for those who accrue followers in the hope of not having to get a real job. It’s actually used by people from all walks of life…
Any bystander outside of the Allen Event Center April 27-28 might have thought there was a sports event going on, judging solely by the throngs of people all wearing the same color, carrying decorated poster boards and discussing match-ups in excited tones.
