It only takes about five minutes for someone in the noisy crowd of social drinkers at the Old Monk pub on North Henderson Avenue to recognize comedian Paul Varghese. An attractive blond woman recognizes him just as we sit down on the patio to talk about his new album Paul…
The Dallas Museum of Art publicly released the ePub for the exhibition DallasSITES: A Developing Art Scene Post-War to Present yesterday, thanks to some new open-source catalog-sharing software built to easier dole out information across the web. It’s usable on everything from laptops to iPads and is totally free to…
The lobby in Richardson’s new Alamo Drafthouse is still just bare concrete and metal, but they’ve already held what would, for any other theater, be an event almost impossible to top. Starting at seven, over two hundred lucky contest winners were ushered inside to an intimate auditorium decked out with…
The Plano-based game developer behind Borderlands 2 and Aliens: Colonial Marines announced that they will release a high-definition refit of the classic space strategy games Homeworld 1 and 2. Gearbox Software CEO Randy Pitchford and CCO Brian Martel announced their plans at Penny Arcade Expo Australia last weekend. The company…
The above trailer is for an actual movie about old guys partying in Vegas, coming to your local cineplex on November 1. (Sample joke: “Do you have any drugs?” “Does Lipitor count?”) (Sample reaction: throws self into nearest sinkhole.) But Last Vegas isn’t the last Vegas movie coming your way…
Any press release that starts with “retired art crime specialists from the FBI and Scotland Yard” has my attention. So the Meadows School’s news announcement wins the Best Press Release of the Day award: a recycling bin pardon from the Mayor of the internet. SMU will hold a week-long course…
Summer’s dehydrated your excess funds, but do not panic: There are four great free movies this weekend, free theater and free art shows to carry you through. In this week’s list you’ll also find benefits, comedy, celebrity pop-bys and some dazzling burlesque performers. As always, be a good scout and…
We all grow older, but until we die we’ll be shadowed by the boy who never grows up, Peter Pan. The rotten little imp is everywhere. Always has been, always will be. As inescapable as Santa Claus and Mickey Mouse. Instead of new ideas, big-time musical theater keeps reaching back…
Like first sex, writer-director Maggie Carey’s debut feature, The To Do List, is quick and messy, fitfully pleasurable, full of promise but not quite adept at getting everyone off. It’s an impossibly huge deal yet also a modest achievement, something we have to go through but that will no doubt…
Friends ended less than a decade ago, but it’s already a relic of a bygone era — a critically respected network sitcom that enjoyed massive ratings. That’s the central irony of the Must-See TV show’s legacy: It was one of the last programs to enjoy a national audience before cable…
As summer comic-book blockbusters go, The Wolverine is not as elephantine as it could have been. It’s more, well, wolverine — bony, loping, a little shaggy — and, blessedly, director James Mangold doesn’t get bogged down in mythology. You don’t need to diagram the convoluted relationships between Stan Lee and…
The demise of the bookstore is a well-trodden topic, but it’s still a jarring reality. Few bookstores remain, corporate or independent, and though they can’t compete with the instant gratification that digital downloads allow us, we still like being there. We love seeing “staff picks” and thumbing through pages, or…
The World’s End isn’t even out yet but lucky for us, the Alamo Drafthouse Richardson (100 S. Central Expressway, Suite 14) doesn’t give a shit. They give so few shits they’re not even open themselves — they’re set to open August 9 — and they’re still going to screen the…
Performance art can be daunting. It isn’t consumed at the viewer’s chosen pace and path like most visual art. Leaving during a piece — even one that has overstayed its welcome — always feels like a dick move. And as much as we purposefully study contemporary trends in other modes…
The horromance. The ever-blustery settings. The centuries-old habits and dialogue. Everyone still loves vampire movies, right? Let’s be honest: That Twilight bullshit kinda effed up the whole vampire genre for everyone, forcing even the most respectable Dracula or Anne Rice fan into hiding until Edward Cullen stopped gleaming in the…
While we support Dallas’ glitzy, high-fanning local burlesque community, we also love it when out-of-town pros pass through to show off what’s hot in their own cities. That’s why we’re super stoked about the return of Hotter than Hell Burlesque, a world-class performance that showcases veteran burlesque talent. Put together…
The Austin-based Alamo Drafthouse chain is moving to DFW, and their Richardson location (100 South Central Expressway, Suite 14) opens August 9. In preparation for the grand opening the theater has been screening free films voted on by you. On Saturday, the Drafthouse’s outdoor summer series wraps up with the…
It’s way easier to do good when there’s booze involved, which is part of why Merlot 4 Mutts is always such a successful event — they take no chances and put the promise of wine right in the name. Now in its third year, Merlot 4 Mutts returns to offer…
Her influence crossed party lines, and when Jordyn Ashley Newman died earlier this year, her absence was immediately felt across nightlife, art and creative circles. The dapper folks of local collective Caviar Club have decided to honor her in a fitting way, through an annual celebration of art, life and…
Join the League of Animal Protectors (LAP), which also doubles as a bowling league. LAP will host its second annual bowling tournament, Strikes for Strays, Sunday. Bowl solo or gather three to six of your best bowling buds to compete as a team. Registration is $25 per bowler and participants…
It started with a simple question: “You guys wanna go see a dead body?” It ended with one of the greatest coming-of-age movies of all time: Stand By Me. Before he gave us killer cars, creepy clowns and psycho fangirls, Stephen King gave us four best friends who went on…
If you wanted to make this your summer of culture, to take advantage of all the art and theater and music that this city has to offer, you’ve had ample opportunity thus far. And if you’ve wanted to do it on the cheap, well, this season was practically made for…
