60 Cool Women-Owned Businesses You Can Support in Dallas

Women are rockstars in business, and that’s just a fact. There are countless women-owned and women-run businesses in Dallas, but here are 55 to get you started. In honor of Women’s History Month, support one of these local shops, restaurants and services run by a bevy of badass bosses. Bars and…

Frisco’s Gearbox Software’s Got a New Owner From Sweden

Gearbox Software may still be located in Texas, but thanks to a recent merger with a large game conglomerate, it’s officially Swedish. The Embracer Group, a Sweden-based parent company of 57 game studios such as THQ Nordic, Deep Silver and Saber Interactive, announced a merger deal with Gearbox Software that puts…

Trump Lawyer Jenna Ellis Says Conservative Women Are ‘Definitely’ Hotter

Jenna Ellis, former President Donald Trump’s lawyer who spearheaded the efforts to disprove the results of the 2020 presidential election, is campaigning to become the most obnoxious public figure on Twitter, going head to head with Ted Cruz. Only six months ago, she purposely misgendered Pennsylvania secretary of health and…

This Woman Does Not Want To Date You

If you come across a beautiful college-aged brunette on a dating app who seems too good to be true, it’s because it is. And she is. Even though Isabela Becker, a Dallas native and Texas Tech student, appears to be on dating apps, she actually has a boyfriend and has…

Third Space DFW Is Making Room for Queer Expression

The queer collective Third Space DFW wants to enhance LGBTQ voices, artistically and unapologetically, by developing a “queernormative” space. The Fort Worth art group, founded in 2019, has two exhibitions coming up this month: the virtual Once a Day Swallow a Small Sun, premiering Dec. 10 on thirdspacedfw.com, and an in-person…

BLM Movement Moves to Online Shopping This Holiday

Six months after the death of George Floyd and following months of protests calling for police reform, the Black Lives Matter movement continues its efforts toward social reform. Locals, meanwhile, have rallied behind another tenet of the movement, economic empowerment of Black communities, through online shopping. “During this year, many of…

Are High-Rise Buildings Uptown-Funking Up the Gayborhood?

Although the Dallas neighborhoods Oak Lawn and Cedar Springs are technically part of Uptown, the potential “uptowning” of the gayborhood is imminent. Mike Ablon of real estate development giant PegasusAblon is looking to take The Strip to the next level by building two residential high rise buildings. One of the…

Drag Shows Are Back on in Dallas, Honey

Local entertainment businesses, from concert venues to drag queens, are adapting to a new world. Dallas queer bars are opening under tightened regulations, and in-person drag shows have returned with queens hungry to serve lewks and make their coin. The pandemic still looms, but there are still ways to enjoy…

Celebrity Voters: They’re Just Like Us!

Election Day is here and millions of votes have already been cast. While we hope that a pandemic, racial unrest, a divided Supreme Court, unemployment and health care would all be fine reasons to be persuaded into casting your ballot, we also know that’s not always the case. Enter: celebrities…