If the run-through Monday night is any indication of the breadth of talent taking part in the December 6 benefit event called A Gathering, the real thing is going to be quite a show. In the ninth floor studio at the Wyly Theatre, actors, singers, musicians and dancers rehearsed their…
Winnowing down Dallas’ growing, dynamic community of artists to three MasterMinds involved some tough choices. The process was like lining up at a vast buffet prepared by an outstanding chef: too many wonderful selections and too little room on our plates. On the way to naming the winners, our judges…
You knew there’d be at least one insane-ass Black Friday video. Over on Unfair Park, Robert hat-tipped to a story of a Los Angeles woman who hosed down some shoppers with pepper spray (sorta totally like this dude!). Well, you just knew it was coming: our sister paper the Denver…
Pamela and Dylan, Dowdy Studio We are so very thankful for all the great holiday foods we’re about to pig out on, and also thankful that the menu won’t be including cat sandwiches, because they’re really tricky to prepare and would probably taste like fur balls…
Welcome to another edition of Geek-Offs, where you’ll find the perfect distractions to help you muddle your way through hump day each week. Are you ready for tomorrow’s festivities? Chances are you’ve already prepared yourself for the barrage of questions from the out-of-towners who want to know why you’re not…
Saturday, the Cadiz Bridge, which sits just below the intersection of Cadiz at Lamar Street, experienced a facelift and makeover that rivaled the best in Dallas. After navigating design changes and logistics since March, digital marketing agency (and South Side resident) Imaginuity was finally let loose to create their homage…
On Saturday, as a part of the 9th annual Cedars Open Studios, more than 60 artists provided the opportunity to share a little insight into their own creativity by opening up their studios to the public. Complete with food, music, and of course, wine, most studios were at capacity with…
While people everywhere try to figure out how to run the fastest or eat the most, we’re trying to figure if we could take the GWR for the most slowly chewed bite or painstakingly styled hairdo. If those fail, we have memories of Sam Merten and Pete Freedman competing to…
Welcome to another edition of Geek-Offs, where you’ll find the perfect distractions to help you muddle your way through hump day each week. We love ninjas. Big time. And what’s not to love? Those little dudes can do everything – the high flying, shuriken throwing, super sneaky shinobi have been…
“Who are you wearing?” was the first thing I heard as I stepped into the pre-dinner reception at the Sheraton Dallas. “Betsey Johnson,” I said to the inquirer. I love events full of gay men. The annual Black Tie Dinner is certainly one of those events. Not that there isn’t…
After seeing this snapshot of Dolly Python’s lovely Gretchen Bell with the legendary Jean Paul Gaultier pop up on the store’s Facebook page, we had to call the store. Mixmaster: “Is he still there?” Dolly Python’s Brian Green, without so much as a pause: “No, he left about 15 minutes…
Get a bunch of local musical theater stars together and there will be singing. Plus some gratuitous kissy-face, lots of hugs and a little gossip about who’s got what role where. Monday night at Kalita Humphreys Theater, dozens of DFW’s busiest professional actors mingled with family and friends at a…
Musical America thinks what’s been conducted is fantastic, but let’s be honest, it’s focusing on what’s going to be conducted and who will be waving a special Super Conductor baton for the next year. 2012, y’all. The performing arts news organization named Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s Jaap van Zweden Conductor of…
Welcome to another edition of Geek-Offs, where you’ll find the perfect distractions to help you muddle your way through hump day each week. I have an irrational fear of falling. It’s not that the fear itself is unheard of, but the reason it’s truly irrational is that the nerd in…
It’s not often you see a line forming outside a store in a shopping center on a Tuesday afternoon, but that was the scene when women of all ages — and a few men — gathered to meet celebrated fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg when she appeared at the Sephora…
Need new décor for your coven? Something to camouflage the bloodstains on the basement wall? Local thrift and vintage stores are well stocked with affordable, terrifying pieces of art depicting death’s heads and visions of hell. We found some thrilling, chilling pictures (and one creepy pillow) at Dolly Python, White…
Driving down any major Texas highway in October you can see pop-up Halloween costume stores scattered on corners like landmines. Ever wonder how they got there? Or how they come up with all those clever costume ideas? We did, so we decided to check out some costume shops around the…
Welcome to another edition of Geek-Offs , where you’ll find the perfect distractions to help you muddle your way through hump day each week. Bless the Japanese. That sweet little island nation half a world away has given us some pretty awesome stuff. From tasty treats to creepy horror flicks…
There are ghosties in the treezies all over town. Halloween yard decorations are adding spookily Goth touches to lawns, especially in Highland Park, where not a few elegant mansions are under attack by giant spiders and haunted by specters dangling from tree limbs or dancing in circles by the driveway…
Readers, have you experienced a night of unforgettable Dallas-ness? A night you were proud to be a part of, one that represented what you think of when you think of our fair city? Tell us about it. Email Jenny Block and she might feature your experience in a future Dallas…
Welcome to another edition of Geek-Offs , where you’ll find the perfect distractions to help you muddle your way through hump day each week. Sometimes boys screw up pretty badly. Sure, they could buy some flowers, send a singing telegram or even grovel like there’s no tomorrow, but with this…
Welcome to another edition of Geek-Offs, where you’ll find the perfect distractions to help you muddle your way through hump day each week. We’re a big fan of Armor Games around here, as if you couldn’t tell. They’re the purveyors of some of our favorite Geek-Off games from the past…
