Kathryn Keller Is an Unorthodox Pioneer in Religious Trauma Therapy

Thanks to Netflix series Unorthodox, religious trauma is a topic that’s fresh on people’s minds, even if we haven’t identified the show’s takeaway message in that exact term. The drama details a young bride’s life and subsequent escape from a deeply orthodox Hasidic community in Brooklyn. The show became a…

Performance Artist Colton White Is an ‘Intimacy Activist’

What is performance art? It’s not quite the performance of theater, nor even improv. It doesn’t consist of a finished piece that can hang on one’s wall or be propped on a stand. An academic might describe it as anything involving “action, ritual, task” but that misleadingly boils performance art…

Same City, Long Distance: Couples Struggle Through Social Distancing

Government stay-at-home orders have left us with a lot of mixed feelings. While a very small percentage may be overjoyed about not having to leave the house or interact with people, the fair majority are feeling sad, anxious and aggressively horny. While single and non-monogamous people have had to refrain…

Stay Cultured: The Best (Virtual) Things to Do With Your Family

Remember when we used to go through a calculated Rolodex of excuses to get out of social events? Anyone else long for the days of having to make obligatory cameos, like that awkward baby shower for Nancy from accounting? As it turns out, being at home isn’t that exciting, and…

New Quarantine Dating App Is Taking Off With College Kids

As universities across the country switch to online classes to prevent the spread of COVID-19, a new need has risen for the college students of today. In comes the dating app for the age of the coronavirus shutdown. OKZoomer already has over 12,000 users signed up and has been featured by Rolling Stone, The…

Game Not Over: Arcades Are Struggling to Stay Open

Video game arcades used to be filled with beeps and boops and faces glazed with the neon glow of pixelated images. These days, they’re practically empty and the machines aren’t operating. They’ve been unplugged, and the only faces inside are the few remaining staff members looking after the place while…

Your Kids and Dogs Are Stressed, Too. Here’s How You Can Help.

With Dallas’ shelter-in-place order in full effect, dogs truly are man’s best friend. While most dogs are used to their owners going to work for about eight hours per day, now they’re finding themselves bombarded with attention, and several walks a day. Of course, the abundance of newly shared time…

Swingers Are Setting an Example in Social Distancing

The idea of social distancing, sheltering in place and even the more medical, nightmarish sounding “quarantine” might seem like business as usual — even a relief — for those tortured by social anxiety. For extroverts, however, the same ideas evoke the lonesome grief of solitary confinement. Some are so dependent…

Take Our Money: The Coolest Products and Gifts Made in Dallas

In Dallas you can be anything, so why be basic? Our city has many talented artists ready to spice up your home or wardrobe. Whether you’re projecting penile shadows to bring to life your phallic phantasy, or channeling your inner Nicki Minaj with Barbie shoe earrings, you were born to…

Charmed: Local Jewelers’ Holistic Business Starts with Love

Darian Parks and Terina Smith met in 2017 when they both arrived at the Green Elephant to sell jewelry as vendors for different companies. What began as a friendly business competition would soon become a first meeting straight out of a romantic comedy. When there was only one vendor spot left, the…