Once upon a time, there were fewer TV channels but better TV shows. Now there are many, many TV channels, but a narrower range of attractive choices. You get many hours of Kardashians and many more hours of shows that cover things that happen on the Kardashians’ shows. In the…
James Wallace will be along shortly to talk the shrieking delight of the Twilight Cast and Music Tour at the Palladium last night, but in the mean time we just had to share this photo from the great Dallas photography Tumblr Tx Drive By Shootings. This shot of the stained…
You don’t have to be a fan of the Discovery Channel’s annual Shark Week or Steven Spielberg’s box-office juggernaut Jaws to appreciate a predator that’s been around for hundreds of millions of years before man first walked the earth. Yup, sharks are fascinating creatures, but leave it to man to…
Seeing any show at Matthew Posey’s 40-seat Ochre House is a bit like watching a circus unfold in a walk-in closet. So much happens in so little square footage that you come out with your head buzzing, wondering why a big theater like the Wyly doesn’t use its vast expanse…
A resounding “yes” to the question trembling on every lip: There is life after Hereafter! Clint Eastwood goes deep into Oliver Stone territory and emerges victorious with J. Edgar. Although hardly flawless, Eastwood’s biopic is his richest, most ambitious movie since the Letters from Iwo Jima-Flags of Our Fathers duo,…
An egalitarian study of crime and punishment in a small Southern town, Into the Abyss is also an unmistakably Herzogian inquiry into the lawlessness of the human soul. That would be the abyss of the title, though if you’re looking for more of that kind of shameless lyrical swagger, you…
What if it were possible to pass through a portal in time, travel back to November 22, 1963, and prevent the assassination of President John F. Kennedy? Would you be willing to face the big bouffants, the racism, sexism, homophobia and cheesy fashion sense of the early ’60s to stop…
Did you know that the square dance is the official folk dance of Texas? And you call yourself a Texan. … Well, now’s your chance to show your cultural pride in this state/nation we call home and head out to the Trinity River Audubon center this weekend and take part…
What if, instead of getting a jump on your holiday shopping or looking up oyster stuffing recipes online, you spent this Saturday getting lots of fresh air and exercise and, you know, fighting cancer? Why not in a luau and beer garden? Seriously — a luau. The Leukemia and Lymphoma…
If you’re looking for a place to pinch butts under the cloak of darkness, go to Plush. But if you’re looking for a place to practically steal away with radical artwork that benefits a great cause, then go to Art Conspiracy. Celebrating its seventh year of being awesome, Art Con…
There are McDonald’s all over the world, but that doesn’t mean you should eat there when you’re off the beaten path. Sure, that meal may be happy, but we bet the local cuisine would make you happier. Mark DeCarlo agrees and, as part of the 2011 Travel and Adventure Expo,…
In ancient times people turned to oracles and soothsayers for guidance, but today we treat prophecy with a bit more skepticism, if not disdain. In the movie Take Shelter, Michael Shannon plays the role of Curtis LaForche, a blue-collar family man whose life seems content and stable until LaForche begins…
Surely by now you’ve sat in on a few screenings at one of the local festival favorites like the Dallas International Film Festival, the Asian Film Festival of Dallas or Q Cinema, but sadly it seems like festival season in these parts is limited to the first half of the…
Showing lady pride doesn’t require rousing choruses of Sister Sledge. A little group support and encouragement paired with a tasty cocktail works for us. Dallas-area ladies with creative-type jobs who are seeking guidance on how to accelerate their careers and fatten their paychecks should check out She Says. The Dallas…
We all know that trip to the mall on Black Friday might leave you empty-handed, or worse, with injuries. Play it safe and shop early at the Chi Omega Christmas Market. The annual market features clothing, home accessories, toys and more gifts from more than 175 vendors, so you’ll get…
Larry Miller is one of those actors whose generic name, relatively small parts and average-middle-aged-white-guy appearance all but ensure that most people’s reaction to him is, “Oh yeah, that guy. I’ve seen him in … what was it again?” Give up? Could be his part as Mayor Glenn Welsch in…
Celebrate this year’s chaotic holiday season with A Tuna Christmas, the comedic production and sequel to Greater Tuna. With only a few hours until the big day, the members of tiny Tuna, Texas, are dealing with a colossal turn of events. Their production of A Christmas Carol is falling apart…
I never even watched Ren & Stimpy, but everytime I read a nonsensical word that rhymes with “log” I get that stupid song stuck in my head, so let’s just roll with it. Ready? It’s Trogg! It’s Trogg! It’s lively and song-y and good. It’s Trogg! It’s Trogg! It’s what…
The bond between a mother and daughter runs deep, but what if the mother hasn’t seen her daughter for years and only recently reconnects with her after something tragic has occurred? That’s the case for Beatriz and her teenage daughter Olivia, central figures in 26 Miles, a comedy by playwright…
Love and its assorted baggage get a musical unpacking in It’s Only Life, a musical revue of songs by John Bucchino, creator of the scores for Urban Myths, Lavender Girl and A Catered Affair, among others. Talky, self-critical, urban singles dealing with love’s foibles are the threads running through the…
The sixth annual Dinosaurs Live! Life-size Animatronic Dinosaurs exhibit is up and running. The exhibit is like Jurassic Park, but instead of real dinosaurs being cloned out of DNA preserved in a piece of prehistoric amber, it features robotic dinos made out of modern, state-of-the-art materials. The exhibit runs until…
Up until now, the closest many of us have ever gotten to a Jean Paul Gaultier fashion piece was when he designed a collection for Target last year. The fashion blogosphere exploded with anticipation, and buyers snatched up everything online within days of the line’s debut. Strangely, those pieces languished…
