For years, I resisted the pull of Big D. I was shored up in Little D, with a constant chorus of people who told me that Dallas “had no soul.” There was no art or culture in Dallas, they said. No Flying Tomato, no subculture worth noting, no music scene…
If you know you or your kids would have a hard time sitting through both acts of The Nutcracker, then The Ritz-Carlton Dallas, 2121 McKinney Ave., has a more family-friendly option this holiday season: brunch. The luxury hotel will host a Nutcracker-inspired Brunch of the Sugar Plum Fairy on Sunday…
Instead of forking over another $10 to see Twilight: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 for the ninth time, (we get it, you’re dedicated) why not share your obsession with others? It’s time to break out your Team Jacob or Team Edward shirt in honor of the Twilight Convention. For those…
You’ve probably heard of The Smothers Brothers, but The Smage Brothers? Probably not so much, unless you’re a big fan of NBC’s America’s Got Talent. Pat and Phil Smage (Sma-jee) are extreme sport athletes who hop around on motorcycles with uncanny control and perform tricks, even repeatedly jumping over a…
What better way to stave off the holiday pounds than to run a marathon? Join thousands of other runners on Sunday morning for the 42nd annual MetroPCS Dallas White Rock Marathon. Events include the full marathon, a half marathon, a 5-person relay race, a Mayor’s Race 5K and a kids’…
Andy Gorski is bringing home his Jewish fiancée for Christmas. Andy’s parents are Catholic and his mentally challenged brother Mickey says little else besides “wow” and “oh, boy!” It’s a jolly, good holiday filled with clashes and miracles at the Gorski household this year in One-Thirty Productions’ presentation of Tom…
Dear Santa, Well, once again I’ve been a fairly rotten boy, but I hope you can overlook that and make with a gift that will help improve my soiled moral character. You see, Nick — Can I call you Nick? — I need a new brain, one never exposed to…
In 2003, artist Jeremy Red moved to Seattle, and the art world witnessed an unfortunate hiatus. The Dallas native and UNT grad had previously painted narratives incorporating pop culture elements, text, bold strokes of color and seemingly lighthearted drawings into engaging works that grabbed the viewer. Once out of Texas,…
You know you’re in for an interesting art show when one of the two artists featured has a disclaimer on his website explaining that it is not a hate site, rather it “exposes counterfeits and dupes in regard to religious and biblical interpretation…”, that’s the case with visual artist Norbert…
T’was the night(s) before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring ‘cept you and your mouse. Click, click, click to these 11 merry moments of TV Christmas specials past — some classic, some bizarre — preserved online and ready to be rediscovered on YouTube and Hulu…
Over on Unfair Park I just posted the note that Jamie Foxx’s Brinker International Forum appearance at the Winspear, which was scheduled for tomorrow night, is now a no-go. The reason: Something to do with his inability to get away from the set of Django Unchained, the new Quentin Tarantino…
Winnowing down Dallas’ growing, dynamic community of artists to three MasterMinds involved some tough choices. The process was like lining up at a vast buffet prepared by an outstanding chef: too many wonderful selections and too little room on our plates. On the way to naming the winners, our judges…
Welcome to another edition of Geek-Offs, where you’ll find the perfect distractions to help you muddle your way through hump day each week. Sometimes falling can be good and sometimes it can be bad, but either way, as the rhyme goes, we all fall down. For this week’s Geek-Off we…
Tags: Gay Video & Lesbian Movies, Logo: Fierce TVScene 1: Straight-blond-girl-in-charge Ashley kicks off the episode by taking the (too?) lovable cowboy, Levi, on a boot-shopping expedition. But she ain’t just looking to score some pink Lucchese’s in this scene; she also wants an apology from Levi for lying to…
Winnowing down Dallas’ growing, dynamic community of artists to three MasterMinds involved some tough choices. The process was like lining up at a vast buffet prepared by an outstanding chef: too many wonderful selections and too little room on our plates. On the way to naming the winners, our judges…
You’re probably so used to seeing those red Observer boxes that you don’t really see them anymore. That’s why local artists Taro-Kun, Magnificent Beard, Lunch Buddies, Fur Face Boy & Sleepy Dan, Kyle Confehr & Favio Moreno wrapped some chosen dispensers with their incredible creativity. All that work (and so…
If the run-through Monday night is any indication of the breadth of talent taking part in the December 6 benefit event called A Gathering, the real thing is going to be quite a show. In the ninth floor studio at the Wyly Theatre, actors, singers, musicians and dancers rehearsed their…
While the rest of us are freaking out about what to buy Aunt Fern for the holidays, Conduit Gallery is basically blowing up with shows. There’s Jeremy Red’s solo show of unconventional portraits, Catching Up — his first here since he moved from Denton to Seatle, WA in 2003. There’s…
Winnowing down Dallas’ growing, dynamic community of artists to three MasterMinds involved some tough choices. The process was like lining up at a vast buffet prepared by an outstanding chef: too many wonderful selections and too little room on our plates. On the way to naming the winners, our judges…
The Size of Texas with Clint Howard from Clint Howard Here’s a new brilliant one from Funny or Die, where writer / Director Scott Gairdner parodies Michael Bay’s Armaggedon (or any ridiculous asteroid movie)–specifically the scene where Billy Bob Thorton exclaims the asteroid about to pulverize Earth is “the size…
If you’re the kind of person who thought putting sweaters on dogs was weird only until you owned your first “baby,” then you can understand the power that a little furry face holds over even the most cynical human psyche. In fact, PBS’s Nova reported in its September 2010 “Dogs…
Sharks are a bit of an evolutionary marvel. If you have any doubts, seeing Planet Shark: Predator or Prey, The Exhibition at the Museum of Nature & Science will surely lock it down for you. The exhibit also confirms that, contrary to popular belief, there is far more media hype…
