Stomping Ground Comedy Theatre’s newest sketch show, Consumed as Directed, will travel down some dark paths to find its laughs when it opens Friday. Russian President Vladimir Putin hosts a new state-run children’s showy. An ardent Second Amendment supporter debates an elementary school-aged kid about gun violence in America. A…
Many artists, regardless of their skill level, never become business savvy enough to make ends meet without some other part-time or full-time job. The Clark Hulings Fund for Visual Artists, a nonprofit organization, aims to change this with its weekend-long art business summit “Conquer the Changing Marketplace” on Sept. 7-9.
Daisy Marquez begins her day in front of a camera, bare-faced as she gets her workstation ready to pre-record. She starts with her opening statement, “Welcome back to my channel,” and waves to her camera greeting her fans. She’s recording a review for cosmetic products sent to her through mail…
By coming on so strong, so fevered, Bryan achieves the dubious feat of making his host of documented facts, reasonable inferences and alarming subjects for further research all seem seem less persuasive than if they had been presented more soberly
Wednesday A dark musical about the life of a toy: think Toy Story but Mr. Potato Head has gone into a crisis. Ochre House Theater presents the world premiere of Mousey, in which Mrs. Mousey begins to think that life is more than just being a toy. When she launches…
NorthPark Center is more than 50 years old. In many ways NorthPark is a lot like it’s original clientele; it’s white, it’s been around forever, and its had a few face lifts in its time. After over a decade of existence, it stops being simply a shopping mall and starts…
On the first Sunday of every month, a group of people gather in a local tavern with one purpose: helping those in need. These members gather under the name that some may find unsettling before taking a closer look. They’re a 501(c)3 called The Vampire Court of Dallas. The court’s…
Paul Allen has a unique side hustle in this day and age of Uber drivers and Instagram influencers. When he’s not at home, out with friends or doing software engineering for Verizon, he steps out in public in a ten-gallon hat, Texas flag cowboy boots, a pair of Speedos and nothing…
Wendy Williams wouldn’t be celebrating her 10th season of her morning talk show without Dallas. “Well, first of all, the reason why we have a season 10 is because of Dallas,” Williams tells us over the phone Thursday. “We were just a small water drop in 2007, which was our…
Its unruly scenes emerge out of disorder, out of chants and shrieks and fractured images, and always threaten to fade back into abstraction
Peretz could have given each potential pairing equal time in the story, but he sticks with the most evocative of the two; Juliet, Naked has its charms, and they are named Rose Byrne and Ethan Hawke
It is to Hawke’s credit that he has invested what clout he has gathered in his industry into this study of an artist who never gathered much clout at all — and that the resulting film has the warm, weary rhythms of Foley’s own songs
This is a story of stifling manners and oppressive codes of conduct, where the wealthy “villains” wear a strained smile and an icky sheen of privilege
Like many Gothic tales, The Little Stranger hangs tantalizingly between genres: It has elements of haunted house thriller, of doomed romance, of psychological thriller, of historical allegory
This Labor Day weekend marks the second running of a marathon broadcast that’s destined to raise thousands for a worthy cause. The second annual Who Needs Sleep streaming charity telethon starts at 8 a.m. Saturday and will run 36 consecutive hours of live programming from Vokal Studios, the broadcasting hub…
Michael and Karen Bivins discovered an entirely new Dallas when they moved back to town five years ago. After spending much of the previous three decades buying, selling and curating art across the globe, the couple saw a thriving art scene that’s ready to compete with the world. “When we…
Labor Day is almost here, and for many in DFW that means making a run to the liquor store and celebrating that day off work. Between pre-gaming at the house and going to the bars and also all the gray moments in between, there are many opportunities for you to…
Think you can get out there and shake your pom-poms and smile every time Jerry Jones says something? Think all it takes is a high kick here and there? Each season during CMT’s show Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making The Team, panelists and judges ask potential cheerleaders a round of questions…
Wow, has it already been 29 days since our six favorite strangers turned three favorite couples got married? Time flies when you’re watching a TV show about strangers getting married in Dallas. If you haven’t been watching but are still curious about this public social experiment and you’re relying on…
Wednesday Def Leppard and Journey are halfway through a massive North American tour. Co-headlining each night, both acts are leaning heavy on the hits. If you want the most familiar, you’ll not come away disappointed. You’ll hear “Hysteria,” “Pour Some Sugar on Me” and “Rocket” from the Lep while you’ll…
Weitz’s film, concerning a Mossad team’s 1960 hunt for Eichmann, is a sort of Argo Goes to Munich, blending heist movie jollies with some moral inquiry into justice, revenge, torture and execution
Carrollton’s Java Gaming Café was among the last three cities to host an Electronic Arts Sports-sanctioned Madden NFL 19 Classic Satellite: Dallas Open qualifier tournament on Sept. 22-23. However, EA announced they have canceled the remaining tournaments due to the events of a gunman, who opened fire at a Madden…
