Believe it or not, there was a time when our politics didn’t splinter us into humorless cliques, as jokes about “us versus them” weren’t an affront to the human ego. Writers like the political firebrand Molly Ivins could call a state representative as someone who “runs on all fours and…
Nestled away in the beating heart of Oak Cliff, Bishop Arts Theatre Center is building theater communities for groups of all ages, cultures, and theatrical backgrounds — including a weekly workshop for the elderly called Silver Stories. “Our Silver Stories Storytelling Circle was born out of a need to deepen…
Monday, August 26 KIFARUEarthxFilm, the environmentally focused film festival, is one of the many efforts by the Trammell Crow-founded EarthX, an organization that unifies environmental activists around the globe. Monday’s screening of KIFARU shows the full-length documentary directorial debut from Emmy-nominated cinematographer David Hambridge. The film follows the first four…
Friday, August 23 Workout Dance Party on Good Morning Texas 8 a.m. Friday, Aug. 23 WFAA Studios at Victory Park Free If you’re reading this right as it’s going live, you may still have a chance to be on Good Morning Texas. WFAA will be hosting LaBlast Fitness and Louis…
Gov. Greg Abbott and the Texas State Legislature are learning that every action comes with a consequence. Their choice to legalize minimal THC cannabis — also called hemp — has become problematic for local law enforcement. The red state of Texas is known for treating cannabis cases similar to how…
Yes, please reread that headline. “Uh-Oh — Did You Hear? Texans Are Not Having Sex” is what it says. Again, Texans — people who live in Texas — are not having sex — aka, intercourse, copulation, screwing, banging, etc. We think you get it by now. This information comes from…
The mighty vending machine holds many of life’s greatest wonders. It’s always there whenever you desperately need a bag of Doritos, a pack of gum or simply a solid object to lean on while you gossip with your co-workers in the office break room. Yet we so often take it…
DFW music promoter Callie Dee was trying to be body positive when she booked a room at the Lorenzo Hotel and brought a professional photographer friend for a photo shoot. It was Valentine’s Day 2018, and Dee had just lost weight, mostly due to stress, and was seeking to love…
Texas talent is once again on the rise. While artists like Khalid, Megan Thee Stallion, Lizzo and Post Malone are topping the charts, those working behind the scenes are also making a name for themselves. Earlier this year, it was reported that designer Charles Smith II had produced costumes for…
Whether you’re a bright-eyed Deep Ellum newcomer who is still easily conned by “parking attendants” and can’t get over the fact that the candy store is really a speakeasy (we may have called you a tourist, sorry about that), or a scene veteran, most likely jaded, who tells anyone who…
Brittany Tomlinson’s TikTok video has been turned into Twitter’s latest meme. The Dallas native who works in banking said she uploaded her video reaction to drinking Kombucha on TikTok about two weeks ago, but was shocked when it started catching steam on Twitter. The 22-year-old says she’s been making videos…
The Red Panther stands on the green ropes in the corner of the ring with his right hand raised as if he were challenging the sun to a wrestling match. He wears black tights and, similar to the other luchadores, a mask, black with a red panther face. On this…
This season, the Dallas Mavericks embrace the future. As announced last Tuesday via an official press release, the Mavs will become the second NBA team to accept the new-age cryptocurrency known as Bitcoin as a form of payment for all Mavericks products. Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency without a…
Weed rapper Devin the Dude rolled into Dallas on Friday on a stop from his Still Rolling Up Tour, and lit up the stage at Gas Monkey Live! The smoke-filled hazy set complemented a crowd packed with potheads of all demographics: from carefree high school kids who think it’s OK to…
One of the first attempts to make the movie-going experience more interactive happened way back in 1995 with a film called Mr. Payback. The experience put audiences in control of a robot named Payton Bach (get it?) designed to exact revenge on the world’s biggest jerks like bike thieves and…
Monday, August 19 His Girl FridayEver noticed how fast people talked back in the black-and-white days of the ’30s and ’40s films? Turns out they weren’t all jacked up on speed back then. (That came in the ’50s.) For instance, director Howard Hawks deliberately sped up the dialogue in his…
Plastered under any lovey-dovey picture of a couple kissing, or traveling, or doing ridiculously contorted workout moves, it’s likely you’ll see the words #relationshipgoals. And while we know social media serves as more of a highlight reel than an accurate depiction of what a true relationship is like, people double…
In his native Mexico City, Bware Sparks often envisioned he’d one day become an architect. After dropping out of college in 2011, he believed he’d failed and fallen into a category of minorities trying to succeed based on a shiny American dream. His love of art, though, led him to…
Friday, August 16 Hip Hop and Happy Feet 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16 Nasher Sculpture Center Free This weekend’s ’til Midnight at the Nasher event lets you enjoy an evening of hip-hop and spoken word poetry with performances by singers, rappers and poets like Paul Russell, Ruslan with a special appearance…
That’s it. You’ve found the one. As the sun sets in the horizon, you can hear a triumphant love ballad playing in your mind like the end of a rom-com as you stare into the eyes of your new forever. You feel like a freaking Disney Princess, it’s so perfect…
The year was 2015, and America was having a conversation about gender. In Dallas, the emergent press Deep Vellum Publishing partnered with a French author to publish a book all about that very topic. The catch: author Anne Garréta’s book Sphinx first hit shelves in 1986. “It was kind of…
Being globally recognizable by one’s first name is certainly a prime indicator that an artist’s star shines with a level of brightness that only a few musicians could even imagine. But with apologies to Madonna, Prince and Elvis, even more rare are the legends strong enough to survive in the…
