Just three years ago, George Michael and Kenny Goss founded the Goss-Michael Foundation. The exhibitions they have shown (including works from their private collection as well as works from various other art institutions) have challenged boundaries and broadened mindsets on what constitutes new, exciting contemporary art (especially that of the…
However you cut it, Alexander Calder and his works are true awesomeness. Though he is recognized as the inventor of the mobile (as in, twirling suspended attention-getters), Calder’s done more than just kinetic work, as his massive sculptures have graced the world over, including iconic pieces such as “Flamingo” in…
Humans worry a lot about the big world around us–birth, death, sex, power, war. And in the much smaller world around us–the world of insects–things aren’t much different. Bugs are constantly struggling to find a mate, fight battles, locate food and avoid being brutally killed by other insects; compared to…
A near-irresistible exercise in bravura absurdity, Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan deserves to become a minor classic of heterosexual camp—at the very least, it’s the most risible and riotous backstage movie since Showgirls. Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake has had a spooky quality at least since Tod Browning appropriated a few bars of…
A big thanks to all the schools out there–where else can a bunch of adolescents get together to plot random acts of deviance? To be fair, youngsters aren’t always up to no good–in fact, sometimes their planning begets a life-changing occurrence. (And we’re not talking about the popular girls’ decision…
Friendship has been a sacred bond between females for centuries. Compassion, empathy and a deep longing for an emotional connection have flowed openly and freely from the veins of women since the beginning of time, and countless fictional characters have reflected this. From Laverne and Shirley to Thelma and Louise,…
Sometimes the best way to immerse yourself in another culture is to indulge in its libations. Here’s your chance: Join the Japanese-American Society of Dallas/Fort Worth for a sake soiree featuring sakes from five breweries. A sake specialist will demonstrate how to serve and drink sake, and there’s even a…
My two least favorite things behind spiders and being on fire are running and being cold. And I believe that there is no reason to run unless you’re avoiding spiders or fire or being cold. So I’ll need to change my tune before the White Rock Marathon this Sunday. Officials…
Where will you be at 6:30 a.m. on Saturday? If you want to snag a good seat at this year’s Children’s Medical Center Holiday Parade, you’ll be on Commerce Street in downtown Dallas. With more than 350,000 people expected, early birds start arriving up to 4 hours before the 10…
The best way to get people out for a holiday fair is to put Fletcher’s corny dogs on the menu. As if you didn’t get your fill in October, you can enjoy corn dogs, funnel cakes and all of your other favorite fair foods as you get your holiday on…
If you’re like us, you’re a procrastinator who sat out on the traditional day-after-Thanksgiving holiday shopping spree known as Black Friday. Your idea of Black Friday is Christmas Eve, which this year also falls on a Friday, unless you’re just hoping to receive some re-giftable goodies at an office or…
Christmas is on its way, so go see some boobs to celebrate. The burlesque scene in Dallas is kicking off a variety of new holiday-themed shows to really give a “reason for the season,” and Viva Dallas Burlesque is featuring a collection of local and national talent Friday at the…
It’s the holiday season again, and you’re looking at your calendar and wondering just how many break and bake cookies you’re going to buy for that work party and get-together with friends. In case you didn’t know, those prepackaged sugar cookies stamped with Christmas trees are getting old. Honestly, they…
I think it’s fair to say that one of America’s greatest contributions to the world would have to be our love and production of kick-ass blockbuster movies. But truth be told there is one trilogy of book-to-film movies that, surprisingly, comes from a Scandinavian country that most Americans know but…
The 2009 movie Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench was shot on black and white film with a hand-held camera. It’s dark. It’s gritty. It’s raw and heart-wrenching, buoyed only by the prominently featured brassy jazz music. It’s musical mumblecore, and it’s not apologizing for the oxymoron. You see…
Doug Benson is one of the hardest working men in show business. With a new Comedy Central show, The Benson Interruption, the weekly podcast Doug Loves Movies and a very active stand-up career, he has more irons in the fire than a busy blacksmith. He also finished sixth on NBC’s…
Break out the cigarette lighter–Cheap Trick is in town. The ’70s power-pop group is the poor man’s Rolling Stones: Both have been touring, like, forever. Cheap Trick has released more albums and compilations than Phil Spector has wigs, and guested on soundtracks from Top Gun to Transformers. The band’s bread…
A big thanks to all the schools out there–where else can a bunch of adolescents get together to plot random acts of deviance? To be fair, youngsters aren’t always up to no good–in fact, sometimes their planning begets a life-changing occurrence. (And we’re not talking about the popular girls’ decision…
In the age of graphic design software, an artist can enhance luminosity with a few clicks of a mouse. It’s not so easy when the mouse is a paintbrush. That’s one reason we’re impressed by the work of Texas painter Bob Stuth-Wade, who’s especially talented at illuminating landscapes through brushstrokes…
It’s fair to say that during September and certainly October, in the build-up to Halloween, horror films dominate movie theatres. People expect that. However, it seems that one horror film adaptation slipped through this season’s cracks. Level Ground Arts presents Manos: The Hands of Fate starting Friday, just in time…
Apparently, there is a really bad movie from 1964 called Santa Claus Conquers the Martians, and it has a 2.3 out of 10 rating on the Internet Movie Database, which is weird because Gigli (2003) has a 2.4. The plot of the film involves Martians that kidnap Santa and take…
I hope you’re comfortable with scantily clad woman performing sensual routines as a form of holiday entertainment, because it’s definitely gonna be a burlesque Christmas this year in Dallas. Now before you dismiss the notion as just smut theater, remember burlesque isn’t the same for everyone across the board and…
