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…
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…
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…
We know. There is a surplus of streaming choices, and now it’s coupled with unlimited free time. Movie-watching has never made us so anxious. If you’re on a quest to discover the best of Texas filmmaking or uninterested in Tiger King (as you should be), or already finished it, let us…
After hearing that classes at Southern Methodist University had been moved online, Jeffrey Kelley has already clocked a dozen hours on his computer. But he’s not quite back to his sociology classes. He’s creating a Minecraft replica of Dallas Hall. So though the coronavirus outbreak means no real-life classes for…
There’s been a wealth of misinformation surrounding the spread of coronavirus, and until Friday, there hasn’t been a consensus among official sources on whether medical masks are effective in preventing contagion. One thing we do know is that the best way to avoid contracting or spreading coronavirus is to stay…
We know how hard it is to get through this time without the things you deem essential. If you couldn’t make it to your favorite CBD store before they were forced to shut down, you will need to find a way to make what is left in your stash last…
The stay-at-home life isn’t exactly like jail. We can take walks, shop online, call whomever we want, have conjugal visits, Netflix until our brains fry and watch real prisoners on the screen, who have it much worse. No matter how necessary, complying with the stay-at-home order feels like a very…
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…
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably already binged Netflix’s new docuseries, Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness. I mean, come on, what else is there to do? From beginning to end, Tiger King is a wild ride that documents the life of lion and tiger conservationist Joe…
In 2017, Jessica Serna started the travel blog My Curly Adventures after returning from a monthslong trip to Spain, where she hopped around the old continent in search of its best food and fashion. Serna is used to staying close by; she’s big on Texas road trips, where she seeks…
Texas signpainter Sean Starr and Jennifer Baker are still stuck in Nepal after a trip that coincided with Coronavirus and international border closing.
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…
Schools all over the country are switching to online classes, which means families everywhere are grappling with a new challenge: having to school at home. Instead of having our kids leave in the morning to be taught by professionals, they’re right there, sitting at the kitchen table, needing to be educated…
While actual reality seems doomed to hell, we are all stuck at home binging on reality shows (like that trainwreck Love Is Blind) and true-crime documentaries like Tiger King. But what about shows that take you back specifically to Dallas? You know, that city we used to know and love…
Even though we desperately want to stay away from bad news, we also need the internet more than ever. Luckily, there is more to social media than “we’re all gonna die” or “this is all a hoax” posts, and North Texans had some particularly uplifting, funny and clever things to…
Kristin Colaneri is a self-described renaissance woman. An Italian American visual artist with degrees in film and theater, she has spent time in both Dallas and New York and logged countless hours in the worlds of fashion, makeup and theater. Since 2015, she’s taught fine arts at Brighter Horizons Academy,…
Here’s a fun thing that happened: I came to visit my hometown and my parents in Garland roughly a month ago. (Why? Don’t ask!) And just as I was done ingesting all the Tex-Mex and fried food I could fit into my mouth, the world fell apart! Coronavirus spread and…
The economic impact of COVID-19 is extending far and wide, and the music and arts industries have been hit particularly hard. Concerts were one of the first types of gatherings canceled in order to slow the spread of the virus, and it is likely to be months before things start returning…
Melissa Tucker has conquered many mediums. As a sculptress her work is shockingly lifelike, and as a clarinetist, she’s rocked audiences with former band The Orange. The swing-dancing, vintage Mustang-driving, vampy, elegantly cool, old-time-influenced artist is also one of Dallas’ best-dressed personalities. Tucker opened up about up about her screen siren…
The coronavirus has mostly eradicated traditional crowds, but that’s not stopping some film festivals from creating virtual marquees to ensure that the shows will go on. Thin Line Fest will be happening Wednesday-Sunday, March 25-29, and Dallas VideoFest’s Alternative Fiction will take place April 3-5. Josh Butler, founder of Thin…
In Jeremiah 29:11, the namesake prophet wrote, “‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.’” It’s difficult for believers to reconcile this verse with the constant onslaught of human…
