This past week saw the release of Chasing the Light, the epic memoir of legendary filmmaker Oliver Stone. A word like “controversial” doesn’t even begin to describe the work of Stone, whose films have delved deep into hot button political issues and sparked intense debate for decades. Some have decried…
Just as the Texas hemp business begins to thrive, local industry professionals will have to take a step back and re-evaluate their business models as a ban on retail sales of smokable hemp flower is in full effect. In 2019, Gov. Gregg Abbott signed House Bill 1325, which legalized the…
Venny Etienne’s first fashion show was at the church on Utica Avenue. “When you grow up in Brooklyn, that’s how you and your friends know what churches you go to,” he says. “Like, ‘Oh, you go to the one on Utica Avenue? Yeah, me too!’” In front of 500 churchgoers,…
The pandemic has given new meaning to the term “garden art.” While musicians and promoters are setting up concerts in front of their homes, one outdoor art gallery was a few years ahead of the concept. Public outdoor gallery Terrain Dallas is open once again after a four-year break. Iris…
Good morning to you, you diehard Chip and Joanna Gaines fan. Life got hard for you when they announced in 2017 that they would end Fixer Upper, their HGTV show about remodeling homes in Waco after five seasons, didn’t it? You were all, “Wah! How will I know what is…
The measured ka-thunk of cars passing overhead and a summer breeze funneling through the underpass was a fitting stage for the unveiling of an art project titled “Seasons and Rhythm/Estaciones y Ritmo” Saturday morning. A group of community leaders, neighbors, police officers and firefighters gathered for the ribbon-cutting ceremony at…
Former Ku Klux Klan leader and convicted felon David Duke was banned from Twitter Thursday for breaking the social media platform’s policies against hate speech. The company didn’t specify which tweet(s) triggered the ban, but judging by the fact that the policies expressly forbid the promotion of violence or “hateful…
It’s easy to believe that a comedy scene wouldn’t exist without comics like Clint Werth. The deeper truth is that there wouldn’t be a great comedy scene without comics like Werth. “Clint was a guy who played it so cool all the time,” says comedian and Dallas Comedy House (DCH)…
On July 29, U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesotar introduced the Save Our Stages Act in an effort to aid independently operated cultural and music venues affected by COVID-19 shutdowns. If passed, the act, which is endorsed by the National Independent Venue Association and the National Independent…
Another day, another pushback. While safety during the pandemic is rightfully at the forefront of most people’s minds, many understandably yearn for a future where arts and entertainment will be “back to normal.” The film industry has certainly seen a huge shift in how films are distributed, and with productions…
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders hopefuls will begin their annual training camp in a few days. Kelli Finglass, the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders director, sent a fan a Cameo a few days ago that gave a bit of insight to this year’s training camp. (Cameo is an online site where fans can request personalized…
Ever find yourself stuck in bottleneck traffic behind a Ford F-150 or a Honda Accord that is covered so heavily with bumper stickers that you can’t even ascertain the car’s color? Even if you agree with the stickers’ messages, such a sight reflects a driver who is (to put it…
There should be a better way to describe what these Dallas-Fort Worth artists do, other than to say they make toys or dolls. What they do is far beyond traditional toy-making, and the prices of their products reflect the quality and care that the artists put into their work, as…
On April 8, Reid Robinson was having dinner with his wife, Julie, and their 11-year-old son Rowan at Keller’s Drive-In on Harry Hines. Dining indoors wasn’t an option. Bars and restaurants were shut down, including the Robinsons’, who own Brizo restaurant and the sublimely dive-y Forum Country Club, the oldest…
If you want to try something new this weekend, look no further than Stephen V. Tran, or @stephenvtran on TikTok. In his brightly colored, pun-filled videos, Tran recommends his favorite local businesses, suggests date ideas and quarantine activities and dunks on Houston and all other Texas cities. He has a…
The Arlington Museum of Art has reopened with a one-man show spotlighting women. Knox Martin: Living Legend is scheduled to run through Oct. 11 at the downtown venue, which typically presents pre-curated shows. However, AMA’s marketing coordinator, Lily Williams, says this exhibit is unique. “We got to have this really…
COVID-19 has been wreaking havoc in almost every area of human life on a global scale, but trends show that the virus is hurting some areas more than others. Take the arts, for example. So far, the coronavirus pandemic has caused almost $34 million in losses among 57 Dallas arts…
The popular app TikTok could be banned in the U.S. In an interview with Fox News on July 6, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the Trump administration was “looking at” banning the app because of worries that it promotes propaganda and is sending users’ information to the Chinese…
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra may have suffered pandemic-sized losses like most local cultural institutions, but they’re not sitting around playing a sad violin — at least not for their own benefit. While the organization was forced to furlough 31 employees, the orchestra members remain on staff, says Kim Nolotemy, DSO…
Fort Worth native Grace Mitchell, the star of HGTV’s One of a Kind, has been curating her design aesthetic for much of her life. Mitchell started out with a design blog called A Storied Style and wrote for publications at night while her four kids, all under the age of…
There’s no better time or place to have a scenic photoshoot than summertime in North Texas, especially now as most places remain quasi-closed. If you follow local photographers on Instagram, you’re sure to find your feed filled with people frolicking in fields of flowers and posing by lakes, trees and…
In the Season 1 finale of Netflix original series The Umbrella Academy, Vanya Hargreeves (Ellen Page), a superhero-turned-villain whose power is the ability to convert sound into energy, plays a concert that results in an apocalypse. When her brother Five (Aidan Gallagher) manages to gather all of their siblings in…
