There’s no secret formula to Paula Poundstone’s comedy. In fact, there’s not really any kind of formula to it at all. She just goes out on stage, talks to the audience and finds material in the moment. She trusts that every crowd will give her something funny to work with,…
There’s something titillating about a badass, admirable woman baring her breasts with confidence and pride. Throw in veteran credentials and political activism, and you’ve got a person who could rule the world. Born in Oak Cliff to a Baptist family of 12 children, Chasity Samone’s rise from “rebel child,” as her…
You might have stumbled upon the 25-year-old Ukrainian twerk-sensation and fitness instructor with 6.7 million followers on Instagram, known as “Nastya Nass.” No? Well, maybe you live in a remote, sheltered and pure land and don’t know what twerking is. Also known “ass clapping,” “booty popping” or “backing that thang…
Our crush this week is Courtney Crave, who almost single-handedly keeps Dallas cool. Crave looks like a superhero and has endless powers as a performer, event producer, aerialist and burlesque dancer. She’s also a Deep Ellum fixture as a co-owner of The Nines, a sanctuary for “weird” performers. During the day, Crave keeps…
The term “color-blind casting” is a showbiz buzzword that means assigning actors to roles without considering their race or ethnicity — or sometimes, gender. And while it’s a practice that’s been around almost as long as cinema itself, it’s become more prevalent in recent years, most notoriously on TV’s Grey’s…
Just a couple of weeks before Super Bowl LIV, actor and Dallas native Stephen Tobolowsky got the call from his agent that sounded a lot like the call he got when director Harold Ramis decided to cast him as the nosy Ned Ryerson in the classic comedy film Groundhog Day…
You can’t put a price on happiness — that is, unless your happiness is contingent on receiving a greeting from your favorite celebrity, in which case, somebody already beat you to the punch. A website called Cameo.com allows users to receive video greetings from celebrities in exchange for a fee…
Monday, February 17 Jeffrey Siegel’s Keyboard Conversations: Mistresses and MasterpiecesBehind every grand piano arrangement is a grand woman — we think the saying goes. A new program at the Eisemman Center focuses on the music by classic composers like Chopin, Schumann, Liszt and Mendelssohn, inspired by the women in their…
No one said that being a teenager was easy. Our youth face a variety of issues like low self-esteem and depression, as well as modern-day ills like cyberbullying and internet addictions. It’s also a time in life when we try to figure out who we are, which can mean coming…
What is love? What place does it have in our life? How do we experience love in our teenage years? How do we remember our first love? These questions triggered an eye-opening art exhibition at the Janette Kennedy Gallery (in the basement of 1409 South Lamar St.) organized by OutLoud…
If you thought yoga pants were revealing, then wait until you hear about the next level: naked yoga.
Valentine’s Day is in a few days! You have only so many hours to run to the grocery store and get a card, or maybe to the jewelry store and get a diamond, or you know what, save it all and just get married on the elevator on the way…
Ask someone (a man for example) to define a typical feminist, and they might describe a hairy, angry, man-hating shrew. Then ask that same person to outline a typical pro-lifer, and they’ll probably characterize them as a zealot who cares more about fetuses than women. Now meet Dallas native and…
Friday, February 7 Purple Rain 1st Friday 8 p.m., Friday, February 7 The Island Spot (Oak Cliff) $8 Nothing compares 2 Prince. At The Island Spot this Friday, DJ Scorpio will be spinning all of Prince’s greatest hits. Try some jerk chicken wings and rum punch cocktails and party like…
We’ve got just a little over a week until Valentine’s Day. If you’re taken, then you definitely have plans in mind (or at least that’s the lie you told your partner). If you’re single, that’s great too, but just because you’re alone doesn’t mean you have to be lonely. It’s…
If you stay here long enough, you’ll start to hear it. “Dallas is great, but,” followed by a lengthy explanation of how we don’t have any nature — where nature means mountains or a beach. It’s one of the most common refrains around these parts. And it’s true, we don’t…
In 2015, the lives of Chris and Christina Haslage changed the moment a friend forgot where he had parked his car. While it’s a relatable mishap for many, the couple from Ohio said the level of confusion in their friend was uncharacteristic. Worse, it sparked an all-too-familiar feeling of dread…
When I saw the first promo for 9-1-1: Lone Star, aka the latest milestone in Ryan Murphy’s world domination, I had questions. Why is Rob Lowe still relevant? Who thought he could play a believable firefighter? Has Ryan Murphy ever seen any Rob Lowe movies? But then I decided to…
Friday, January 31 HEXA Launch Party 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31 HEXA Coworking Free Celebrate innovation and technology at Richardson’s new co-working space. Learn about how Richardson is on its way to becoming a new technological ecosystem. Plus, partake in great networking opportunities. Tayla Parx at House of Blues 7…
Stephanie Adelina is persistently innovative. Just last year, she started a tattoo program at Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, teaching a select group of high schoolers a viable (not to mention cool) job skill. Next week, Adelina will be relaunching Pegasus Studios, a space…
The online presence of Dallas-based influencers and savvy Instagrammers within the LGBTQ+ community is particularly dynamic and inspiring. People from all walks of life make up a diverse group of individuals expressing themselves with pride on the internet. Scroll down for some fun and noteworthy, LGBTQ+ Instagram accounts to follow…
Monday, January 27 Raphael Saadiq Coming off an eight-year break from releasing new music, the musician/producer Raphael Saadiq, aka Charles Ray Wiggins, is touring off his 2019 album Jimmy Lee. Just a couple of years before, the Tony! Toni! Toné! co-founder earned an Oscar nomination for the song he wrote with Mary J. Blige,…
