Dallas VideoFest Preps For Its Last Picture Show With Over 20 Indie Films and Docs
We’re less than a week away from the final Dallas VideoFest ever. Just let that sink in for a moment.
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Theatre 3 Tells the Drunk History of the Little Shop of (Hic) Horrors Musical
One of the lowest television moments of 2020 came when Comedy Central announced it was canceling Drunk History after its sixth season.
The Best North Texas Moments in Saturday Night Live History
It’s great! No wait, it sucks! Now it’s great again! Thus has been the critique of Saturday Night Live for the last 46 years and counting.
Look Dine-In Theaters Are Back for a Second Chance in North Texas
Movie theaters undoubtedly took a hard beating during the pandemic, but the Look Dine-In Theater chain took the hardest hit.
Dsgn For Us Teaches Adulting Lessons Through Coloring
Algebra, world history and biology were all required courses in our youths, but most of us did not use that stuff after leaving high school.
The Wire Creator Refuses To Shoot New Series In Dallas Over Texas Abortion Laws
One of the greatest minds in the 21st century’s world of entertainment isn’t about to start his next project if it’s filmed in a state that goes against his principles.
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In Honor of Hitchcocktober, We Rated the Filmmaker’s Cameos By Laziness
Halloween season is right around the corner, and so is Halloween season. That’s right, after four decades Michael Myers is still trying to kill Laurie Strode, and he’s trying again this year in the latest sequel Halloween Kills.
The Best Things To Do in Dallas Sept. 22-28
Based on the book Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed, the Dallas Theater Center presents the play Tiny Beautiful Things.
TikTok Takes Stupidity to a Criminal Level and DISD Is Calling the FBI About It
Well, TikTok, you did it again. We thought the app’s users had reached the pinnacle of stupidity through the dangerous #milkcratechallenge, but TikTok said “nah.”
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DFW Rat Rescue Is the Only Local Nonprofit Advocating for ‘Friendly’ Rats
Rats have gotten a bad wrap. It’s true that the wild variety can be aggressive, dirty and even spread diseases.
Dallas’ Giovannie Cruz Finds Supporting Roles on Two Summer Blockbusters
You may see a familiar face in this year’s summer blockbusters. Dallas resident Giovannie Cruz secured supporting roles in two back-to-back Warner Brothers films this summer, The Suicide Squad and Reminiscence. And while these may be blink-and-you-miss it parts, Cruz’s star is on the rise, a journey 32 years in…
Top Ten Records Embraces Chicano Culture With Sundays on Jefferson
On any given Sunday, as the sun begins to descend on the horizon on Jefferson Boulevard, the sounds of Latin hip-hop, Tejano and cumbia can be heard in the distance with bass so fierce pedestrians cannot help but turn and look. What follows is a parade of Hispanic and Chicano…
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The Dallas Observer Is Looking For Culture Writers
If you’ve been contemplating whether you should finally monetize your hot takes by making the jump into the world of journalism, then let us give you a little push: the Dallas Observer is looking for culture writers. We know, “culture” is a broad term, just as wide of a range…
The Best Things To Do in Dallas Sept. 15-21
It’s officially time for pumpkin patches and spooky fun as the Gaylord Texan Resort (1501 Gaylord Trail, Grapevine) hosts its second annual Goblins and Giggles now through Oct. 31.
Dallas Designers Are Saving the World One Upcycled Garment at a Time
Get in loser, we’re going thrifting! Fashionistas are bringing back the early 2000s and ’90s, Cher Horowitz inspired plaid skirts and all, but for much better reasons this time.
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Comic Lane Moore Is Coming to Dallas to Rip Guys’ Tinder Profiles Apart
You would think that a show like Lane Moore’s Tinder Live, where the comic scrolls through and comments on guys’ dating profiles, would be a roast-fest.
The Stewpot Partners With The Lighthouse to Sell Van Gogh-Inspired Art by Homeless Artists
Vincent Van Gogh’s art – and its various renditions – is seemingly omnipresent. It can be found mass-produced at chain stores, in homes, bathrooms, offices and at vendor stands in tourist spots over the world
Comedian Iliza Shlesinger Is Bringing Her New Show to Her Hometown, aka Here
The work ethic that helped build Iliza Shlesinger’s career as a comedian didn’t stop during the pandemic, even though it made it almost impossible to perform for the crowds she’s used to seeing on tour.
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The Meadows Museum’s New Exhibition Is a Treasure for Fashion History Buffs
Fashion aficionados and history buffs will have the opportunity to explore the grandeur of Spanish couture straight from Madrid this fall. Spain’s Museo del Traje, Centro de Investigación del Patrimonio Etnológico is making history with their first American collaboration. Opening Sept. 19, Southern Methodist University’s Meadows Museum (5900 Bishop Blvd.)…
Rondo and Bob Looks at the Unique Mind of a Horror Fan Favorite and the Hero He Worshipped
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre may be remembered as one of the most violent horror films of its time, but memories have a funny way of tricking your mind. If you actually go back and watch the infamous 1974 horror movie that paved the way for the slasher movie trend, you’ll see that there’s no blood in it at all.
George W. Bush Will Speak At the Center Named After Him About a 9/11 Movie Made About Him
This weekend, many tributes will be held to commemorate the two decades since the September 11 attacks and a special event in Dallas aims to respectfully honor the anniversary through the participation of the former commander-in-chief.
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The 5 Best North Texas City Nicknames (and Some of the Worst)
Nicknames are like children: some of us don’t choose to have them, but here in Texas, they’re here to stay whether they’re planned or not.