Tristan Taylor always thought he’d be a preacher. He liked to talk, so he’d been told growing up that he’d be either behind the pulpit or in front of the camera as a politician spewing promises he wouldn’t keep. Standing 6-foot-1 and weighing 360 pounds, Taylor dreamed of playing in the…
The story goes that beloved, be-lettered authors J.R.R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis were friends who were both fans of mythology (not a shocker considering their work) and apparently, Christmas. At least in the way that Tolkien helped Lewis see a new and better meaning for Christmas.
Twitter has always been a place for hostile exchanges, and it’s only gotten hotter thanks to … well, pretty much everything, including the Senate election in Georgia.
The holidays mean more than just potlucks, budgeting for the best gifts and decorating. Unlike the rest of the year, this is the season to think about how to use your time and money with intention.
Facts are facts: geeks rule the world now. While there was a time where you’d have been mocked for wearing a Superman shirt in public, pop culture fandom has steadily become mainstream.
The long-running TV reality series Shark Tank is smack dab in the middle of its 14th season and a new Forbes article about Mark Cuban, the Dallas Mavericks owner and one of the show’s celebrity “sharks,” dropped quite a surprise about his possible status on the show.
On Thursday morning, the news broke that WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner had been released following 10 months of imprisonment in Russia after being convicted of drug possession and smuggling.
As any experienced cinephile will tell you, the majority of major releases, exclusive screenings, and specialty events within the film industry take place in New York and Los Angeles, though Dallas has one of the most robust film markets in the country.
Don’t ever let someone tell you that comedy is dead. While some older comedians like to proclaim that “cancel culture” and “diversity” are making audiences too sensitive to deliver great comedy, we’ve seen some incredible new artists announce their presence over the past few years.
People talk a lot about the magic of Christmas, but now the magic is really coming to life because Cirque du Soliel is here. With a show based on the beloved Clement Clarke Moore poem, Cirque brings a beautiful acrobatic show designed so the whole family catches the spirit of Christmas.
Broadway isn’t getting any cheaper. Although every school has its batch of “theater kids,” the percentage of avid musical fans who actually get to see new shows during their initial run on Broadway is relatively slim.
It’s not bold to say that the film industry has been struggling in the past few years. While the ramifications of theater shutdowns amid the COVID-19 pandemic certainly highlighted some of the issues within the film community, the systemic issues within the industry can’t all be blamed on the events of 2020.
Trimming the tree with personality and wit is having a moment. In 2022, decking the halls is a choose-your-own-adventure event.
Don’t ask how it got here so fast, but the holidays officially began when you took that final bite of turkey and mash last week.
Since billionaire Elon Musk took over Twitter, he’s restored banned accounts, including that of former President Donald Trump, tried to implement features that failed spectacularly and embarrassed himself with every unfunny, trolling Tweet. Twitter can be a toxic wasteland of scorn and hate, but it can also be genuinely entertaining…
Over the past few years, the terms “self-care” and “wellness” have successfully caught the public’s imagination.
The holidays are upon us, and with them, an influx of family and friends traveling to our fair city. When the football games are over, and the malls are too crowded, why not take your crew on a tour of the latest and greatest murals around town?
WaterTower Theatre is celebrating its 27th season and the opener isn’t some quiet effort, but a big rock opera of Biblical proportions. Literally. The company is hitting the stage with Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Jesus Christ Superstar.
2022 was a complex year for the film industry. Although the pandemic certainly caused a lot of major shifts in moviegoing habits, many of the film industry’s problems had been building up for a good while.
It’s 2022 and we still don’t have flying cars. We’ve got phones that double as portable computers, headsets that put you in virtual deathmatch arenas, machines that can buy and bring us stuff using the power of our voices and movies so real looking and clear that you can eat off them.
Have dating reality shows ever produced an actual relationship? The end of almost every season of The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, 90 Day Fiancé, Married at First Sight and FBoy Island shows a couple of lovers staring into a sunset at the rest of their lives together.
Sandra Bernhard can do just about anything: act, dance, write, sing. Most important, she does them all on her terms and without filtering or censoring herself or her vision.
