The differences between two people in a relationship make it pretty impossible to believe that any of us cohabitate for long periods of time. It’s the little differences that seem to lead to the biggest fights too. A simple soggy towel on the floor, a dish left overnight in the…
If there’s a form of entertainment more resistant to updating than juggling, I don’t know what it is. Sure, the ancestors of today’s jugglers couldn’t juggle modern objects like, say, chainsaws, but performers still use the same techniques and probably the same jokes. Which is why the title of one…
I have always loved that book The Secret Garden. It’s very British, and while the little girl, Mary, may have been a brat, at least she didn’t take any lip from anybody. But I digress–this has nothing to do with the All Texas Garden Show, except for the whole “garden”…
Picture this: You’re sipping a glass of wine while nibbling on food bites and sitting by a fireplace on a bone-chilling winter afternoon. Almost sounds as relaxing as drinking an umbrella cocktail on a sunny beach, but who can afford that right now? The Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland Road, hosts…
I find myself increasingly surprised each and every time I find out about some other activity or entertainment form that is relatable–or at least forced to be so–to the performance art of burlesque. From drawing to singing to literature and stand-up comedy, burlesque seems to find a way to encompass…
The Greyhound Adoption League of Texas is a great (or “greyt”) cause, finding homes for retired racing dogs. Tony Romo, Jason Terry, Mike Modano and other human athletes won’t be euthanized when they retire, and neither should racing animals once they’ve outlived their athletic careers. But the real reason to…
As far as witches go, the one in Hansel and Gretel is especially wicked–a calculating cannibal who cages children, luring them to their demises with the things they desire most. At first look, what Hansel and Gretel desire most are sweets. But when we realize that the story begins with…
For those people who thought Trey Parker’s only remarkable creative achievements are his contributions to South Park…think again. While he was a student at The University of Colorado, Parker’s first commercial success came after he penned the black comedy Cannibal! The Musical, a kitschy and humorous account of the criminally…
First of all, for those of you who have failed to “remember the Alamo,” shame on you. Secondly, if the details surrounding the players of the 13-day siege–heroes Bowie, Travis and Crockett, along with the fiendish General Santa Anna–have managed to escape you, the Casa Manana Theater will present Alamo…
What do you get when you add quantum physics to the atomic bomb? Copenhagen! If that doesn’t seem to add up, maybe Stage West in fair Fort Worth can make sense of it. Meet Niels Bohr, arguably the father of quantum physics, and Werner Heisenberg, the man who attempted to…
When Equus opened in London’s West End in 2007, the fact that Harry Potter himself (or Daniel Radcliffe, as he’d probably prefer to be called) was to be naked onstage caused a great deal of controversy. It is clear, however, that these individuals are in no way familiar with the…
The best part about being a kid is all the leisure reading you get to do. With no job, no bills to pay and no physics homework (yet), a kid could probably finish Infinite Jest in a couple of weeks–if video games didn’t exist, of course. If you have fond…
Unless you’re the next Roger Ebert or a primetime film aficionado, you don’t always know which movies are worth watching, but there’s no need to worry anymore. Why? Well, there is always a diamond in the rough when you watch the Academy Awards, and usually the gem turns out to…
Joe Rogan is a complicated man. A longtime stand-up comedian, he is probably best known as the host of that cow-eye-eating, jumping-off-a-building, rats-crawling-on-your-face masterpiece of reality TV, Fear Factor, though he was also part of the hilarious ensemble cast on News Radio. These days, Joe seems to divide his time…
For the most part, famous artwork has been relegated to one predominant medium: canvas. However, American Moderns on Paper, an exhibit set to begin at the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth on Saturday, dares to suggest that perhaps some of the finest and most pioneering works of American avant-garde…
What do a burrito stand, a Japanese high school room, a vase of tulips and an old movie theater have in common? They are all subjects in the photography featured in Photographs Do Not Bend Gallery’s forthcoming exhibit, Hidden Treasures. The exhibit will sample from PDNB’s archives and showcase 14…
The Irving Black Arts Council and Irving Arts Center is giving art-history lovers a chance to see an art collection that hasn’t been available for a public audience ever before. 200 Years of African-American Art: The Arthur Primas Collection features 300 original works of art in a variety of media…
Local artist Corey Godfrey is taking the erotic gaze back for the ladies. She uses “soft materials generally attributed to women” to mimic (and possibly mock) the lurid gazes created by visuals in erotic publications like mens’ magazines. Having been a crafter since her early childhood, Godfrey’s goal is to…
Part of the appeal of going to a festival is the incredible diversity of experiences offered throughout the event. I’ve been to an Austin City Limits festival where we saw Arcade Fire and John Prine in the same (very hot) weekend. I’ve been to food-based festivals where I sampled cuisine…
It’s hard to look at painter Benjamin Brantley Purvis’ work without recalling the 1994 Meat Puppets hit “Backwater”–“In the backwater swirling/there is something that’ll never change.” In his exhibit of the same name, Purvis employs Pollock-esque swirls of color and applications of turpenoid, which thins the oils and gives his…
Perhaps the exact reason Christopher Ciccone would not want you to give his art attention is arguably the only one that would cause you to give it a second look: he’s Madonna’s brother. Yes, that Madonna. The jilted sibling of one of pop culture’s greatest icons is a person too!…
Bad dates. I’ve been on a slew of ’em and dealt with everything from introverted-emotional types all the way to brazen sport-heads, and from five-star restaurants to Mama’s cooking. I’m not awkward; dating is awkward. The cast of I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change unabashedly gives voice to the…
