The Best Things To Do In Dallas, Feb. 16-22
Can’t get to Rome? No worries, Irving Mall (3865 Irving Mall, Irving) is bringing Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel to you.
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Creepy Victorian Murder Doll Turns Keller’s Town Hall Into a Horror Tourist Stop
The city of Keller has turned into that Jonathan Coulton song about the creepy doll that’s “got a ruined eye, that’s always open,” and people cannot get enough of it.
They’re Not Farts in a Jar, But North Texans Are Joining the Trend by Selling All Sorts of NFTs
The greatest digital trend of 2021, NFTs, might just be here to stay. The sale of digital cartoon images, exclusive content, art, tweets, old pictures and an array of other digital content purchased and stored on the blockchain amounted to a total of nearly $25 billion
You Can Now Find Michaelangelo’s Sistine Chapel … in an Irving Mall
If you get the chance to stand under the majestic ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, you should take the opportunity, but you won’t get a lot of time to take in the experience.
Celebrate the Chinese New Year in Richardson’s Chinatown This Saturday
Dallasites, prepare yourselves … this weekend will be busy. With Valentine’s Day weekend coming up along with a Super Bowl Sunday, and with the weather improving from the one-day (OK, two-day) winter storm from last week, there are going to be a lot of people out celebrating something.
Let’s Get Stupid! Is Jackass Forever Better When You’re Drunk or Stoned?
The number one movie in the world right now is Jackass Forever. Some might see this as a sign of our impending doom, that we’re de-evolving as a species to a classification of intelligence lower than our biological ancestors.
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The New Play Perot! American Patriot Explores the Legendary Texan’s Life, Legacy and Ambition
Henry Ross Perot’s family name is all over the state of Texas. The Perot Museum of Nature and Science was named for Perot and his wife Margot when the family gave a $50 million gift to the institution.
The Coalition That Saved the KKK Building in Fort Worth Explains Plans For the Site
It’s been 101 years since Fred Rouse, a stockyards worker and Fort Worth resident, was found hanging from a tree at the corner of Northeast 12th Street and Samuels Avenue in Fort Worth, his body riddled with bullets and stab wounds.
The Best Things To Do In Dallas, Feb. 9-16
Did you know there is a Henry B. Tippie National Aviation Education Center (5657 Mariner Drive) located at the Dallas Executive Airport? It offers an enormous collection of World War II nose art and educational exhibitions and collections of artifacts that explore and honor contributions of many.
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TikTokers Want Dallas To Prove It’s Not a Dating Dumpster with a Singles’ Soirée
Alexandria Ashraf, a Dallas influencer known as the The Basic Blogger Bitch, left a trail of bruised egos last fall when she and other TikTokers dubbed Dallas a dating dumpster.
Indie Film WAKE UP Demands That Sex Trafficking Be Acknowledged by Suburbia
Each day or month is a new “national” day or month for something on social media, an excuse to flood our feeds with posts about insignificant holidays.
Friends and Family Remember Fort Worth Film Community Pioneer Tom Huckabee
Tom Huckabee died on Jan. 28 following his battle with cancer at the age of 66. The filmmaker, who’d spent his life working in and outside of the mainstream film industry in many capacities, had one singular goal and passion: storytelling.
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Beto O’Rourke Picked at the Power Outage Wounds at Denton Rally
The centerpiece of gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke’s Keeping the Lights On Tour is highlighting last year’s disastrous winter storm and Governor Greg Abbott’s controversial response, but it was still all warmth and sunshine at the Denton stop of the tour on Sunday.
DFW’s Weatherman Pete Delkus on What It’s Like to Deliver Bad Weather News With No Sleep
Every year around this time on the calendar, the parent company of Five-Hour Energy probably notices a blip in their stock price because of WFAA weatherman Pete Delkus.
A Comprehensive List of Everyone Famous Who’s Come Out Against Spotify Over Joe Rogan
Let’s be real for a second. For all of his faults, Joe Rogan is an accomplished person. He’s a multi-championship winning taekwondo fighter.
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Buc-ee’s Has Its Eyes on New Locations Outside of Its Home State
Many institutions that belong to Texas still have their regional differences: the Longhorns and the Aggies. barbecue from the Pecan Lodge and the Salt Lick. One thing that’s not divisive in Texas is Buc-ee’s. The massive travel center chain with 38 stores across Texas is so beloved by travelers that…
Things to Do: 14 Ways to Celebrate Feb. 14 Across DFW
The time has finally come when hating Valentine’s Day no longer makes you “edgy.” It takes more energy to pretend-dislike this holiday than it does to lay down your sword, so get over yourself and find someone to celebrate with. If you’re unsure who that person should be, call up…
How Can Magic Still Work in This Digital, Touchscreen, Pixelated Age?
The last of sci-fi author Arthur C. Clarke’s three laws states, “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” That doesn’t mean magic can’t exist in our digital realm of interactive technology and readily accessible information, local magician Zak Mirz says. “I don’t think technology ruins magic with any stretch…
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The Best Things to Do in Dallas, Feb. 2-9
The selection for HP LitFest’s Flick Fest made perfect sense after author and screenwriter Larry McMurty’s passing last year, but after losing director Peter Bogdanovich just this January, it’s even more bittersweet. The main fundraiser for the literacy and literature festival features The Last Picture Show at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, at the Angelika Theater (5321 E. Mockingbird Lane).
Men’s and Women’s Championship Contenders Set for Wrestlemania
Professional wrestling’s marquee event is just two months away in Arlington, and the card of matches became a little bit clearer after WWE’s Royal Rumble event in St. Louis on Saturday night. The Royal Rumble is WWE’s first major event of the year and is the official “kickoff” to WrestleMania…
See Scenes from Dallas Art Battle’s Return to Deep Ellum
Just past high noon Saturday, Dallas Art Battle came back to Deep Ellum Art Co. The competition pitted six artists against one another, creating works during two, 20-minute rounds with winners chosen by the audience. This year, the overall winner was Fernando Olivares for his rendition of rapper TuPac. The…
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Laura Ingraham’s SNL Response Is a Masterclass in How NOT To Take a Joke
Being impersonated on Saturday Night Live is one of those age-old signs that you’re a bone fide celebrity. Traditional milestones on the road to American fame, such as getting a five-minute set on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and having Carson wave you over to the couch or getting drawn up in MAD Magazine, have withered away with time while the stamp of SNL approval has survived.