Bob Newhart has been making people laugh since the ’60s. The Bob Newhart Show premiered in 1961. Think about that for a moment, and compare it to the longest amount of time you’ve spent doing any activity. Is there any job or hobby you can imagine doing for more than…
The McKinney Avenue Contemporary (3120 McKinney Ave.) is a local treasure. Operating on free admission, this nonprofit space brings all forms of contemporary art into its showrooms. That gives Dallas folks the opportunity to explore and experience this frequently shifting category, without all the pretension that so often clings to…
Residents of Dallas, you might need to rethink your Sunday brunch plans because it’s MetroPCS Dallas Marathon weekend. This 26.2-mile course wraps around the neighborhoods of West Dallas Loop, Highland Park, White Rock Lake and Junius Heights, so either give in and succumb to the perimeter trapping, or break through…
Why are we all excited about the premiere of Downton Abbey? Anyone who has followed the series at all knows that what’s in store can’t be much better than, say, a zombie apocalypse: Horrible things are going to happen and good people will be lost. But I suppose the good…
As a society, we long for things that are fresh and shiny. We don’t have much use for the things we’ve already seen or experienced. Out with the old, in with the new — unless, of course, we’re talking about a tradition. When the month of December hits, it’s like…
History is full of jerks, of varying degrees. One of America’s grandest, John Wilkes Booth, was an actor who went Method expressing his disdain for President Lincoln. Unless you comb literature’s backstock, you might not know a whole lot about the guy aside from his perky haircut and propensity for…
You know songs from Porgy and Bess already, even if you aren’t aware of it. And if you aren’t aware of it, then you should be. The opera is more than 80 years old now and the opening song, “Summertime,” is as recognizable as “Habanera” from Carmen. “It Ain’t Necessarily…
The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told, The Uptown Players’ latest production, is basically the story of gay Christmas. Fabulous takes us back to the start of it with the story of Adam and Steve and Jane and Mabel. We then “follow their lives through time as they move from Creation…
So there’s Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Walt, Fred, Chaz and Rodrigue, plus some other dude, right? Uh, being old stinks. We all need a crash course in childhood if we want to keep the magic alive, especially around the holidays. So maybe this is the year that you — the lone…
Toys for Tots isn’t just a great charity that provides gifts to needy kids at Christmas. They’re also damn good at getting you into awesome events like Trucks for Tots all for the price of a toy. Now they’re using laughter to seduce you into doing good. The Dallas Comedy…
Christmas music: You can love it or hate it, binge on it or complain about it, but even the grumpiest Grinch can’t resist indulging in it a little. If you’re one of those bizarrely merry humans who just can’t get enough melodic cheer and wants to cram every last jingle…
Got money to burn and a massive backlog of Elder Skelter episodes to get through? Uber understands. Tomorrow, December 5, the car service pairs up with Home Depot to sling trees to Dallas’ most lethargic. That means you can have a fir delivered for $135 with just a tap on…
Throwing the words “S.C.A.B.” and “dinner” together takes some serious balls. They aren’t excellent bedfellows, in the traditional sense. But this Sunday you’ll opt to feign from free association to take part in an old fashioned progressive supper, hosted by some of Dallas’ most interesting emerging art studios. The S.C.A.B…
Aren’t you curious who’s going on “traditional” holiday dates? A Christmas Carol isn’t sexy. Nobody gets laid after The Nutcracker. And who wants to drive through holiday lights together? All of the traffic really impedes the drinking and making out and hand-jays, which are your primary goals. Don’t wait until…
Robert Wilson is a master of the silence. On Monday night as part of the Nasher Sculpture Center’s Salon, he stood steps away from his director’s chair staring into the audience before he repeated: “Theater 101, learn how to stand on stage.” The accidental theater artist crafted a career as…
Dallas’ favorite alternative holiday lights display is still glowing strong. A 120-foot-long Imperial Dragon Boat anchors the Chinese Lantern Festival’s lagoon-rich magic, and it’s surrounded by dozens of complicated, illuminated vignettes. Take a stroll through the flamingo pond or photobomb the dinosaurs. It’s up to you: This is your adventure…
It’s time to ditch that Hampton Inn. How many times are you going to let yourself get roped in with the promise of a continental breakfast? Business travelers, and the rare species known as tourists, pour into Dallas because “Big Things Happen Here.” Whichever big part of Dallas you’re coming…
“My Dallas Cowboys Christmas tree!!” Usually for our #Dallas Instagram weekly recap we feature events, places, food, fashion, even pets. Last week, however, we noticed a trend: dudes with highly stylized hair. So we went with it. We noticed another trend this week while scrolling through your ‘grams: Dallas Cowboys…
Enrollment is open for the Dallas Observer’s Fourth Annual MasterMind Awards and we’d like to hear from you. Submissions close on December 13, so scribble down your favorites and nominate Dallas’ best. We’re looking for innovators. Cultural climate shapers. People making work that pushes our city forward. That can be…
Scenes from the 2013 DOMA Ceremony From music festivals and burlesque shows to NASCAR and exquisite food, last month offered something for every Dallas appetite. Here’s a look at November through our ten favorite photos. Want more? Check out the full slideshow here…
Standing on stage recently at the Amsterdam Comedy Festival at a flat 4 feet tall and only 57 pounds, it’s no wonder this up-and-coming DFW comic is called the “next little thing.” She started her set by letting the audience know that she’s written everything she’s about to say. “If…
A favorite pastime of those who love Asian film is to carp about Hollywood’s annoying tendency to lay claim to and defile their favorites. But Spike Lee’s Oldboy is the remake that came too late, so benign and unmemorable that not even people who loved Park Chan-wook’s 2003 original will…
