Dallas’ Own JoJo Fletcher Named Next Bachelorette

On Monday night, America watched Dallas native JoJo Fletcher get dumped by the love of her life, her best friend, the man of her dreams. BUT THAT’S OK BECAUSE NOW SHE’S THE NEW BACHELORETTE. Yes, Dallas’ own sweet JoJo went on The Bachelor to find love and happiness with Perfect…

Five Best Things to Do in Dallas this Week

There’s plenty to do in Dallas this week from talks from famous authors to wine crawls.  Authors Live: A.O. Scott 7  p.m. Monday  It’s a fallacy that everyone’s a critic. Everyone has an opinion—that much is certain. But criticism implies critical thinking, insight and consideration, all or most of which…

Embark on a Musical Adventure with the Revenant Composer at DSO

Three things you don’t expect at a Dallas Symphony concert: a free s’mores bar in the lobby, electric guitars, and a concert made up entirely of music written in the past thirty years. Such was the case, however, as the orchestra continued its Remix series—not at the Meyerson, not on…

The Ultimate Guide to Your Weekend in Dallas, March 11-13

Do This! The Dallas Flea quickly became one of the largest shopping events in the city. It became so big that they’ve expanded, changed locations and even re-branded. This year, Flea Style takes over Fair Park’s 85,000-square foot Automobile Building (1010 First Ave.) with a huge array of vendors selling handmade…

A City-Funded Podcast Wants to Expand Artistic Palates in Oak Cliff

Growing up in Oak Cliff, Lee Escobedo and Patrick Patterson-Carroll didn’t have many opportunities to be aware of cinema. They remember looking for movies at grocery stores and pawnshops. Sometimes they would leave the neighborhood and visit a Half Price Books. But now they are using What is Cinema?, a…

The Tender Anime Only Yesterday Hits U.S. Screens At Last

Since 2015’s When Marnie Was There looks to be its final new film for the foreseeable future, it makes sense that Studio Ghibli would circle back around to its beginnings. Isao Takahata’s 1991 Only Yesterday was not Ghibli’s first feature, however; it was preceded by Hayao Miyazaki’s 1986 Castle in…

True/False: Eight Docs Not to Miss in 2016

“Why did you let me film this?” filmmaker Josh Kriegman incredulously asks Anthony Weiner late in Weiner, a documentary about the former New York congressman’s failed 2013 mayoral run. The disgraced candidate doesn’t have a good answer, but the question hangs over this fascinating film, which plays like it started…

Malick Goes L.A. in the Sumptuous Knight of Cups

What if Terrence Malick directed an episode of Entourage? Well, we’re about to find out, sort of. In Knight of Cups, the director of Days of Heaven, The Thin Red Line and The Tree of Life turns his roaming camera and ruminating voiceovers toward Los Angeles and the movie business,…

The National’s Bryce Dessner Goes Classical with the DSO

Bryce Dessner is probably best known for his role as guitarist in the baritone-driven indie rock band The National, but he is equally accomplished as a classical composer. “A lot of people ask how I ended up doing classical music given that I’m in a rock band,” he says, speaking…

If You Like House of Cards, You Should See All the Way

The first scene of All the Way, now playing at Dallas Theater Center, lasts approximately four minutes. President Kennedy has just been shot; Lyndon B. Johnson is on his way to take over. Dramatic music, lights fade, scene change. This Tony Award-winning political drama moves along at TV speed, written…

Best Things to Do in Dallas this Week, March 7-11

That spring in our step this week? It’s buoyed by a long-term forecast of rich, diverse and engaging arts events that appeal to the senses and germinate inspiration. There’s a plush seat to plant in pretty much every single night, thanks to the full roster of theater, dance and music…

Manon Is the Poetically Beautiful Opera You Don’t Know Yet

When the Dallas Opera continued its season Friday night with Manon, the five-act opera by French composer Jules Massenet, the Winspear Opera House was far from full. Perhaps because, although this opera is performed regularly, it doesn’t have the widespread name recognition of earlier offerings this season like Tosca or…

Five Favorite Things: Architect Eddie Maestri

There are houses and then there are motherfucking houses. This is one of the second. Designed from the ground up by local architect, designer and great-taste-haver Eddie Maestri, it’s like an ooh and aah odyssey for your pants. Why pants? Why not? You likely know Maestri from his “coming soon”…

The Most Extravagant Spa Treatments in Dallas … For Your Dog

Feeling tense? Need to take a load off? Looking to treat yo’self? These are all questions you should be asking your dog. In this stressful, fetch-fetch-fetch world, isn’t it time you give that special four-pawed someone a day of being pampered? Sure, you cook her food to keep her coat…