Are you just burning doing the “Neutron Dance”? Are you “So Excited” that you just can’t hide it? Well, there is a cure. The legendary Pointer Sisters are in town to help you out. These magical hit-machine siblings (and a daughter) will be here to make you “Jump” for their…
I went to junior high (yeah, back when they called it junior high) right next to a small grocery store that sold European stuff unavailable at the Safeway and included a deli and bakery. It was there that I learned what a divine thing a fresh croissant baked by French…
After President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, more than 1.5 million people picked up their pens to express their profound grief in letters to former first lady Jackie Kennedy. The condolence letters were an outlet for a deep, collective sadness best conveyed by a writer from Oklahoma City: “Mrs. Kennedy, I’m…
Love stinks, yeah yeah, and when it happens, you’re automatically going to know it. You feel queasy and nervous. You can’t sleep, you can’t eat and you can’t avoid acting like an idiot. So chances are, my friends, that if you have these symptoms it’s too late now. You’re hooked,…
At a party recently, a friend used his iPhone to show everyone sonogram images of his fetal child even though it was still so early in the baby’s development that it just looked like a grainy, black-and-white peanut. The pictures meant the world to him, of course, but everyone else…
If it weren’t for music then I would definitely look like Jabba the Hutt. Music is my only motivation to jump on the treadmill or to find a running trail to work off those extra calories from Taco Bell’s $5 Box. (Thanks a lot, Charles Barkley.) With the help of…
Some people are sticklers for the rules. “Don’t pass on the left,” “eat your vegetables,” “don’t steal your friend’s car–even if you were just ‘borrowing’ it.” If one of your rules is “don’t be destructive,” you better learn to live a little, because otherwise you’ll miss a great art show…
In his quest to bring us the biggest, most exciting sporting and live entertainment events North Texas has ever seen (you know, like that U2 show in October where 70,000 of us were treated to the most distorted acoustics this side of the 4H barn in Olney, Texas), Jerry Jones…
Just a little more than a year ago, an active community was born (or, rather, organically formed) out of a common love of photography. Field trips having proven successful, work and notes having been compared, the next logical step was developing a Web site to tie this group of shutterbug…
Calling all funky fashion lovers, it’s about that time again–time to spend the day shopping, listening to music and, of course, eating. The second annual Funky Finds Spring Fling is back to showcase handmade products by 120 artists, crafters and designers. The fling will also feature music by Austin native…
There are no flying back-kicks. No multi-car pile-ups or explosions. No gee-whiz special effects. But for our money–and by the account of countless film critics–there’s no better suspense movie than The Third Man. Holly Martins (Joseph Cotton) is a naive American pulp Western writer who travels to the cesspool of…
Maybe it’s just me, but it seems like one day, Tyler Perry just came out of nowhere. Then, all of a sudden, there’s this robust black woman named Madea kicking ass and taking names (both literally and figuratively) all over the place. In five years, Perry has written, produced and…
Once upon a time, a bunch of writers got together to hold a luncheon roast for famed critic Alexander Woollcott. They had such a good time that the group–composed of Dorothy Parker, Robert Sherwood, Robert Benchley, George Kaufman, Edna Ferber and Marc Connelly–kept meeting for lunch for the next 10…
Building Character is usually a euphemism for getting crapped on by life, like when you didn’t get that kick-ass job or when you got dumped on your birthday. This time, however, it’s a group exhibition of character-driven work over at the 4th Wall Gallery. These three urban contemporary artists really…
Remember last year’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade? Me neither. I also don’t remember the name of that nice lady of the night who shoved me into a cab. And I don’t remember why I thought that Snuffer’s should keep my identification and credit card. I do remember the events of…
Kill or be killed. Survival of the fittest at its most extreme, this idea has been the basis for many movies. But the Oscar-nominated French film A Prophet takes the idea a step further, showing us what comes after the decision is made and a victim is down. The story…
There are some things in life that are just plain funny. Even though they might be directed at one certain person (or an entire gender) and be highly offensive, you cannot help–even if you are included in the group being hated on–but laugh. I think that entire idea sums up…
The difference in perception between Irish and Italian food is made quite distinct by two classes Wednesday at Central Market (5750 E. Lovers Lane). The hour-long noon “Learn at Lunch: St. Paddy’s Day” class costs just $20 and teaches three stereotypically Irish dishes: corned beef and cabbage sliders, shepherd’s pie…
For teenagers in the mid-’90s, Richard Linklater’s immortal Dazed and Confused was about the coolest movie you could rent. (And if, god forbid, it was checked out, we’d even settle for The Stoned Age, a horrible rip-off centered around finding chicks and the transformative experience of a Blue Oyster Cult…
Everyone loves a good deal, and you’re sure to find one this weekend at the Museum of Geometric and MADI Art (3109 Carlisle St.) as they kick off the spring season with a double exhibit. Shine On, featuring the works of local artist Pamela Nelson, and RE: Constructions, by former…
After a few days it seems your liver is finally recovering from Saturday’s St. Patrick’s Day parade. But then the realization hits you: St. Patrick’s Day is actually Wednesday. You thought you were done drinking green beer and listening to bagpipe music? Wahahahahaha–no way are you done drinking green beer…
Between its folky Thanksgiving soiree and now-legendary winter dance party, Spune Productions is developing quite the reputation for throwing the area’s most epic seasonal shindigs. And with a bill that boasts eight touring bands–as well as two local acts–for just 10 bucks, this week’s Rite of Spring Fling at Hailey’s…
