Stephen King made a rare appearance at the 6th Floor Museum recently, touting his new novel, 11/22/63, which was nominated last week for an annual Bad Sex in Fiction Award by the Literary Review. We understand that bad sex might not be the only reasonable gripe about King’s Kennedy-era thriller,…
Tuckered out form the tryptophan-induced turkey coma? Blacked out from the Black Friday shop-a-palooza? Adventure and escape awaits at the cinema. It’s a family friendly weekend at the theater for Thanksgiving weekend so round up the kiddos and the rest of your clan, because here’s what’s new at the movies…..
At the Monday night Open Stage talent show in Richardson, the emcee, Russ Sharek, shows the audience the “Positivity Pill.” It’s a stuffed toy shaped like a capsule and it’s tossed at anyone who doesn’t give the performers upbeat feedback. No booing allowed here and no “keeping score” about which…
You knew there’d be at least one insane-ass Black Friday video. Over on Unfair Park, Robert hat-tipped to a story of a Los Angeles woman who hosed down some shoppers with pepper spray (sorta totally like this dude!). Well, you just knew it was coming: our sister paper the Denver…
Let’s face it, teachers, you’re just riding it out until winter break. Well, you’re in luck, because we know how to knock out — what, a week? — of lesson-planning with the annual Letters About Literature contest. Students are asked to write a conversational letter to authors who have inspired…
Pamela and Dylan, Dowdy Studio We are so very thankful for all the great holiday foods we’re about to pig out on, and also thankful that the menu won’t be including cat sandwiches, because they’re really tricky to prepare and would probably taste like fur balls…
It’s a quarter to 8 on a Monday night at Open Stage, the weekly talent showcase at House of Poets in Richardson, and the incense is growing Vatican-thick. The show happens on a raised platform along one wall of an oblong banquet hall at the back of a shopping center,…
A Dangerous Method, the title of David Cronenberg’s new film, is something of an understatement. As cataclysmic as it is, this historically scrupulous science-fiction romance concerning the discovery of the unconscious mind might have been titled War of the Worlds or The Beast From 5000 Fathoms. Adapted by Christopher Hampton…
Martin Scorsese’s first foray into big-budget family filmmaking — as well as his inaugural effort in 3-D — Hugo is a personal statement disguised as a sellout. Based on Brian Selznick’s 2007 illustrated kids’ book The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Hugo centers on its title character, played by Asa Butterfield,…
Truly owning Dallas Cowboys fandom comes with a lot of responsibility, but not much payoff. One must, for instance, calmly take the ribbing from the rest of the country (bullies!) when a disappointing season circles the drain. There’s also the torturous purgatory between a losing season and a wild-card berth…
You should never — ever — Google the phrase “people dressed as turkeys.” I know in hindsight that’s fairly obvious, but I had the best of intentions as I typed that in, and I was rewarded with images that will forever taint the way I think about Big Bird. Feathers…
They may have been cleared from City Hall grounds and their occupiers sent home (or to jail, in some cases), but less than a week later tents have started going back up around the city, the state and the country. People will brave the elements, take time away from their…
After the leftover turkey has been put away and the last of the relatives has been shipped off, there is a good chance you will be ready to step out on the town. Why not relive your recent holiday memories and have a laugh at the same time? The Inwood…
Long before Tonya Harding’s redneck ass hit the ice, there was a classy little lady named Dorothy Hamill. She was America’s sweetheart, and her hair was our nation’s go-to ’do. Seriously, that thing was bigger than fauxhawks. Well, if you’re curious what Dorothy looks like now or whether she’s still…
Skip Black Friday for Canton in the City The Black Friday shopping spree is almost as American as yelling at the television screen while the Cowboys play on Thanksgiving and the family feasts on a turkey dinner. Hell, it might even be even more ’Merican to spend your hard-earned dollars…
Don “DC” Curry prides himself on telling the truth. He’ll mock your nakedness, give a big eff you to exercise and wonder why you’re all acting so fake. Plus he wears suits with shoulder pads, so he’s kind of like a comedian with a built-in bonus. It’s just one of…
To document the craft of cooking at the highest levels, a pair of authors embedded themselves in some of the most acclaimed restaurant kitchens in the country. The result is Notes from a Kitchen: A Journey Inside Culinary Obsession. Stephan Pyles executive chef Joel Harrington, a featured chef, is celebrating…
With the holiday season in full swing, foodies are looking for ways to spice up their menus — meatballs are so in right now. These delicious spheres aren’t just Italian cuisine anymore. Central Market Cooking School presents Mad for Meatballs, a course that’s all about balls of meat! Get those…
Quilts are often passed down from one generation to the next. Handmade pieces represent a person’s past and connect family members through the stories they tell. Sedrick Huckaby’s exhibition When Old People Talk to Young People represents this idea. Using quilts in his art, Huckaby creates works to symbolize faith,…
If there is one universal truth about Texans of all stripes, regardless of political leaning, social status and demographic background, it’s that we love Texas. Like, really love it — almost as much as we love our Mamas and possibly even more than our reproductive organs. This fall, we get…
The story of Jesus Christ’s life and resurrection has been told in countless ways, but German-born composer George Frideric Handel’s Messiah has been among the most celebrated renditions for more than two centuries. The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Southwestern Seminary Master Chorale and four soloists bring Handel’s 270-year-old masterpiece to…
In a technology-forward world where one can do just about anything imaginable with a smart phone, it is hard to remember there are some things that have not yet been served by technological advances. Foremost amongst those things is a cure for AIDS. This year marks the 30th year since…
