Imagine visiting an art gallery and falling in love with a painting on display as a part of an exhibition. Now imagine being so inspired by that painting that you design a clothing line based on it. Seems like a badass, if fairly niche, idea, right? Mother of Pearl, the…
On the eve of his first novel, The Story of Forgetting, I spent a few days in Plano with Stefan Merrill Block and his family reporting the May 1, 2008 Observer cover story, “Forget Me Not.” Block is one of the most acclaimed young writers to come out of Texas…
We know that Dallas is home to some pretty big players in the charity world. But we have to give love to the smaller guys, too! A small budget doesn’t mean small intentions, and it definitely doesn’t mean small results. Don’t believe us? Then, believe the Dallas Social Venture Partners,…
When he graduated from Miami University of Ohio, Austin Kleon, like many young writers, didn’t know where to start his career. But instead of staring at a blank screen waiting for the Muse to deliver a Great American Novel, Kleon put his own pen and ink on other writers’ words…
Earlier this afternoon, TMZ reported that Harry Potter star Emma Watson had been line dancing at an unidentified Dallas honky-tonk last week, and before you could say Hogwarts the Morning News had already posted the story on their website. Where was the actress kickin’ up her boots, er, kitten heels?…
Chelsea Handler brought her filthy mouth and other naughty bits to Verizon Theater in Grand Prairie on Saturday. Joining Ms. Handler on the Lies Chelsea Handler Told Me tour were her eponymous show’s regulars — Brad Wollack, Josh Wolf, and Heather McDonald. The flame-haired and bespectacled Wollack opened up 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. Say you’re not in the mood for a feel-good musical. Say you’re in the mood…
Look on TV, DIRK; look on Twitter, DIRK; Look on your neighbor’s T-shirt, DIRK…and we’re not even close to sick of him! His likeness pops up in the most unexpected places, almost the way Jesus appears on a burnt grilled cheese or in pizza sauce.Perhaps the most unexpected place we’ve…
Our theater critic, Elaine Liner, thought Billy Elliot The Musical was a blast. Set against the backdrop of the 1984 British National Union of Mineworkers strike, the story of a miners’ son who defies his dad by taking ballet lessons and preparing for an audition with a prestigious dance academy…
Heather McDonald has been lied to. By Chelsea Handler. Good ones, too. She wrote about them in May hardback release The Lies That Chelsea Told Me. She’s coming to town (Verizon Theatre, actually) this Saturday to relive those horrific nightmares…and it’s hysterical. Of course, there’s a lot more to her…
It doesn’t matter that Pete Delkus promises it’s going to be butt-sweat hot this weekend because, well, it’s the weekend. You can’t let a little heat ruin a couple of days off from work, especially since it’s Father’s Day on Sunday and Dad doesn’t deserve to be stuck inside watching…
CJ DeMarx, 30. DJ/Merchandiser. Uptown. “I spray painted my white leather high-tops silver. My cardigan is from Urban Outfitters, my jeans are from the GAP and my necklace is from The Shining. Colors and music inspire me. I enjoy being comfortable.”…
Everywhere you look, even in a posh city like Dallas, nerds abound. Sexy nerds, geeks and dorks. While some aren’t willing to claim their nerdery, others are out in the open, letting the geek flag fly. That said, it’s important to know that nerds are not normal humans easily snowed…
Local freelance photographer Justin Clemons was hired by Marie Claire UK to photograph two men on Texas’ Death Row. (Note: “Within a month of the shoot, both inmates were dead.”) The current issue of Photo District News asks Clemons how he shot the assignment. Read about Clemons’ lighting as he…
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. Even if Theatre Three’s production of Pippin were stripped of all the weird gimmicks imposed…
The West Village is getting a new addition this weekend, and it’s not an ultralounge with a unisex bathroom or another clothing boutique. Susan Roth Romans and Jordan Roth, the mother-son team behind Ro2 Art in the Aloft Hotel, are opening a new gallery in the shopping center. Ro2 Art…
Greetings citizens! In conjunction with The Mixmaster’s regular series, The Weekly Tease, come every Thursday, when the print issue is hot off the press and out on the streets, we’ll take a look at the full reveal, as well as go Behind The Cover a little to discuss what we…
Dear KERA-FM, Are you trying to break my heart? I thought we had something good going here. I listen to you daily, I pledge when drive time comes around, and I laud you in public, telling every person I know (and even those I don’t) about all of the new…
Sure, Lush is that gourmet-beauty explosion you can identify by smell in NorthPark and the Galleria. But its hunks of hand-cut soap and fizzing bath bombs aren’t the only things the bath product retailer is known for. Lush is pretty damn outspoken, too. Back in 2008, Lush employees dissed their…
Green Lantern, starring Ryan Reynolds, opens nationwide this Friday. Two days ago, however, the film was screened for press in New York and L.A. and the buzz has been, well, less than friendly. Yesterday, Drew McWeeny from HitFix posted his review, calling the film “awkward, uneven,” and saying it “packs…
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 the son of a Geordie coal miner can become a ballet dancer, anyone can…
It’s 10 minutes before a human character appears on-screen in Green Lantern, a personality-free franchise-launcher that builds toward a quaint, if explosive, argument in favor of the nebulous quality of “humanity.” Via a heavily CGI’d prologue, we learn the universe is patrolled by a group of fearless, multispecies warriors called…
