A source just alerted us that the editorial and sales teams of Quick, the Dallas Morning News’ free, alt offshoot, were told at 10:15 a.m. this morning that next week’s issue of the weekly publication would be the last to hit stands. We here at the Mixmaster have rubbed elbows…
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. Technology’s pretty awesome. It’s allowed for advancement in just about every field, including, most importantly, the ability to goof off on the clock…
She’s pretty much the pinnacle of burlesque, and ever since she started back in 1992, Dita Von Teese has embodied the glitz and glamour of striptease on an international level. Outfitted with the title of the Queen of Burlesque, Von Teese performs to sold-out shows in Los Angeles and has…
It’s official. H&M is opening in NorthPark at noon on August 18, and before you start doing back-flips because you can finally buy your favorite black pants for under $30, we’d like to take this opportunity to thank Sweden for being home to the king of fashionable and cheap retailers…
Drop the needle on your sexiest record and turn it up. It’s time for The Weekly Tease!This week’s sneak-peek at the forthcoming issue gives us an up close and personal look at, well, what looks like kiddos in distress. Is it liver problems? Are they buried in quicksand? Just what…
If you’re a fashion bug, fashionista, fashion fan, wearer of clothes, Full House fan, whatever, you probably heard somewhere this month about the Olsen twin’s new website (twebsite?) StyleMint. On it, stylistas Mary-Kate and Ashley offer new T-shirt designs each month. But they have The Row and Elizabeth & James…
Have you watched Dance Moms? (9 p.m., Wednesdays, Lifetime.) The cable TV reality show aims its cameras at the twirling tots of the Miss Abby Lee Dance Company of Pittsburgh, PA. More horrifying than Toddles & Tiaras, it’s evidence of how ruthless some parents are in pursuit of stardom and…
Every year, journalists, writers and readers gather at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine for the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. Dozens of influential and popular writers speak to the crowds, and attendees partake in writing workshops and contests. Observer writers Anna Merlan, Brantley Hargrove and Leslie Minora…
Located beneath the concrete silhouette of downtown, a lone figure rides a painted horse through a vibrant field of fresh and weathered graves. His glowing, amber eyes stand vigil against a threatening horizon overtaking the great American plains. Spanning the courtyard of the Double-Wide, the mural stands as a tribute…
The founder of the Festival of Independent Theatres, David Fisher, now has a new job as executive director of the Turtle Creek Chorale. He starts August 15, just a few days after presenting the city’s arts budget to the City Manager. Fisher most recently has been Assistant Director of the…
It got some press over the weekend, so Sunday’s free meditation lesson at the Trammel and Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art was overflowing. Instructor Jacqueline Cordahi, from the Kadampa Meditation Center in Arlington was startled by the crowd and had to send for extra chairs. Guess word is out…
Torches aren’t only used for Olympic ceremonies anymore. Fort Worth resident and artist Helen Altman uses torches to create stunning works, many of which are on display as part of the Firewalls exhibition at Talley Dunn Gallery. Inspired by nature, Altman uses fire on wet paper to create drawings of…
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. Yes, when you go to The Wiz, the ushers hand you a pair of cardboard…
While most of you were nestled in your warm beds or getting ready for work early Friday morning, I was hanging out with Chuck Norris’ doppelganger and a group of balloon enthusiasts at Mid-Way Regional Airport in Midlothian. I made the trek to Midlothian for the annual Summer Balloon Classic…
Try to stay calm, people: Pauly Shore is here. At the Addison Improv. Tonight and tomorrow. Act cool. Don’t run. Drive safely. There’s enough Shore to share. OK fine, we know you thought he’d passed on back in 2003, but it turns out that was just a big fake-out for…
I wrote a book that came out in June of 2008 called Open: Love, Sex, and Life in an Open Marriage. For the last three years, I’ve had the chance to read at all sorts of venues. I’ve read at Good Vibrations in San Francisco with a wall of dildos,…
Perhaps you’ve already seen Fingers of Fury’s post on Unfair Park, but word came from the Dallas Opera just moments ago that one of its 2011-2012 “Tragic Obsessions” Season productions will be canceled. The press release says general director Keith Cerny — and we’re thinking his “gradual evolution” of programming,…
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. There’s nice sting in Upstart Productions’ staging of the surreal Steve Martin one-act W.A.S.P., one…
We’re probably not alone in feeling that this has been a long week, but thankfully the weekend is here. Sometimes the best way to shake off a hard week or — in the case of most of Observer staffers, a week of illness dubbed “the crud” — is to dance…
Ditch those stereotypes about girly girls and men’s men and check out what the theater season has to offer in fab cross-dressing, transvestism, drag, travesti and gender bending. These must-sees are either current or future features on Dallas stages — but you can always stream/rent the movie versions. Or see…
It’s a fight to the finish, for sure. But who will win this battle? There’s some talk about it here and there, so place your bets now. Sure, other folks are covering the highly anticipated #gvbfest at the beloved Granada Theater this weekend, but you can read all about it…
While it may not have swept the Academy Awards or shattered box office records, Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown was assuredly 1997’s most badass film. The film featured a cast of some of the biggest names in the biz, Robert De Niro, Samuel L. Jackson and Michael Keaton (Batman, I tell…
