As Intern Christina has recapped for us, Harry Potter had a 31st birthday party at Barnes & Noble Lincoln Park Sunday. Butterbeer was enjoyed and Hogwartian festivities took place that were somewhat befitting of a man 31-years-old. K, maybe not. It got us thinking about all those characters of screens…
This is it, MOBCers. The final assignment of our first book club selection, Erik Larson’s In the Garden of Beasts is, naturally, Part 7 and the Epilogue. Finish it by Friday, August 12, for another comments meeting at approximately 3:30 p.m. We had a good discussion Friday about the middle…
Nancy B. Hamon may have died Saturday at the age of 92, but her philanthropy and unwavering commitment to the Dallas arts scene and community will live well on. A benefactor of most things artistic and educational, Hamon leaves behind a legacy that extends far beyond financial contributions to the…
Theater Caps are bite-sized punch-packing capsule reviews by resident theater critic Elaine Liner. Use them as a reminder — or a teaser, if you procrastinate — of her full-length reviews in The Mixmaster’s weekly sister. The touring production of Guys and Dolls winding up its run this weekend at the…
Welcome! We hope you snooped during our inaugural MOBC meeting two weeks ago and have decided to return, either to snoop again or, better yet, to join in the action. The reading assignment for this round was sections three through six of Erik Larson’s In the Garden of Beasts. As…
There are plenty of people who would like to lay claim to having The Greatest Show on Earth, but we’re pretty sure Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus would disagree, mainly because they have a registered trademark on the phrase but also because of the longevity of the self-proclaimed,…
If you read Gordon and the Whale, then you already know that next month will be our last month as a functioning daily website. I announced the news at 10 a.m. Monday. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t cry — a lot — and listen to Journey’s “Don’t…
Today, the day I happen to wear black skinny jeans, leather ankle boots, and um, bowling socks from Brooklyn Bowl (seriously), I come across a video in which NYU hipsters mock NYU hipsters — yes, the cultural phenomenon has become that evolved. It’s the nexis of the universe or something…
Theater Caps are bite-sized punch-packing capsule reviews by resident theater critic Elaine Liner. Use them as a reminder — or a teaser, if you procrastinate — of her full-length reviews in The Mixmaster’s weekly sister. If you haven’t made it over to the Festival of Independent Theatres yet, get there…
There are always a few people who like to share — out loud — their opinions at live performances, and they’re not much different than those overzealous viewers at the movies who feel the need to express every thought that comes to mind. You know, the people who gasp, scream…
As you can read in this week’s cover story, you’ll see that the kids are still not all right. Certainly not a fun topic, but certainly one that demands attention. With such a serious subject of suburban teen drug abuse, one might think it wise to go a more somber…
For a mid-summer heat wave break, I was off to Frisco to spend my Wednesday afternoon getting a behind the scenes look at Cirque De Soleil’s production of Dralion. The rehearsals and training sessions were sure to be a treat and I was really looking forward to seeing a deconstructed…
The Goss-Michael Foundation isn’t just a chance for us common folk to drool over Kenny Goss and George Michael’s private collection of British contemporary art. The foundation also supports Texas artists with four annual $5,000 scholarships. Two of them are specifically for students from the Booker T. Washington High School…
Just so you know, earlier today a sweet little squirrel decided to check out a curious connecting device that is crucial to providing electricity to the Mixmaster’s HQ. And well, he died in a rather unglamorous way. We lost some time on this here blog even after the electricity came…
I hadn’t heard about it until my sister texted me a few weeks back, “So excited about the new snuff film!!!” I read that three times before I dialed her number to tell her what a bad person she was. “Smurfs,” she texted me just before I was about to…
Last week, we took a quick look Behind The Cover without the artist in question to give us his insight and thoughts that we usually inquire about. Fortunately, the illustrator of everyone’s favorite Gorilla Vs. Bear cover is back from his secret mission in the Far East and has provided…
Fireworks keep going off every night of the Festival of Independent Theatres at the Bath House Cultural Center. Not outside over White Rock Lake; inside, on the little stage under a wheezy air-conditioner that doesn’t quite keep up with the crush of bodies crowding in to see the best written,…
In the first scene of Crazy, Stupid, Love, Emily (Julianne Moore) tells Cal (Steve Carell), her high school sweetheart and husband of 20-plus years, that she wants a divorce. She goes on to mention that she had an affair with a co-worker named Dave Lindhagen (Kevin Bacon), at which point…
So much petty drama has clouded the release of Michael Rapaport’s A Tribe Called Quest documentary. One version of the back story casts the first-time director as a doofus actor wannabe who persuades the seminal, but privately splintered, hip-hop crew to participate in a consummate career doc. After two and…
Helen Altman is an artist. Her preferred medium? Oh, just fire. Fire? That’s right. Using a method she refers to as “torch drawing”, the Tuscaloosa native uses a controlled flame on paper to create stunning images of lush landscapes, frolicking birds and charging steeds. Talley Dunn Gallery is featuring over…
Road-trip season might be over, but at Crow Collection there are journeys taking place through the winter. They might even be more inspiring than the traditional trip in the family minivan. The Crow Collection’s Fabled Journeys in Asian Art: South and Southeast Asia exhibition features art of varying mediums, from…
From a world beyond casual, a dimension without shape or size, a place where Rod Serling hosts Project Runway, come PajamaJeans. Sold by the thousands on Home Shopping Network and through TV commercials, PajamaJeans are exactly that. They are Snuggies with legs, “jeans” that pull on and, apparently, stay on…
