Hector Rodriguez knew that a portion of the lower-income community struggles to attend conventions because of their expensive fees. He decided that it was time for the Latino community to have a chance to attend a comic convention for free. Last year, the Latino Cultural Center (2600 Live Oak St.)…
What do we do about gun violence? That’s the question 20 or so high school students from Dallas’ Cry Havoc Theater Company set out to answer. They wanted to begin a conversation about guns and gun ownership with people involved in the debate surrounding one of the most divisive issues…
Friday It’s hard for most people to come up with the appropriate thing to say in most conversations, and a civilized exchange on social media can be unheard of even when participants have hours to ponder responses. So imagine the talent required to be a successful improv performer. Actually, don’t…
Like the shows she’s considering, Bolin soon expands out from comely corpses to survey a wider world, in this case many of her pop obsessions …
… As we see the propane tanks and apple boxes and tarps that father and daughter have gathered, we don’t need to be told that these two are not just out camping; they live in the woods
At first, Whitney gives off the unpleasant whiff of dirty laundry being aired, as the members of Houston’s inner circle, speaking alone in front of the camera, dish on the family’s secrets
From counseling to pop culture, close friends Anna Zapata and Kristen Diou cover it all in their new podcast, Pop Culture Therapists, which is free and available on iTunes. Zapata and Diou are both Dallas-based licensed professional counselors, who, in the midst of stressful careers, decided to create a side…
A group of burlesque performers have come together in the name of camaraderie and community service. Mary Lynn Mayhem founded Bad Girls Club DFW in 2017, and it officially launched in January. The members aim to use their positions within the burlesque community to pursue philanthropic endeavors. Mayhem’s idea to start…
A mural by artists Preston Pannek and Izk Davies was unveiled April 17 on the side of the Green Room Bar and Restaurant in Deep Ellum. Based on an image by photographer Jeremy Lock, the mural depicted a group of soldiers looking on as one of their own was breakdancing…
Wednesday There is truly something for everyone on the Fourth of July. That includes the maniacs who want to exercise on the one day of the year when it’s acceptable to stuff your face with hot dogs made from unknown animal parts. But if you’re one of those who would…
Under fully deployed canopies, a 24-man selection team for the U.S. Air Force’s 24th Special Tactics Squadron gathered its bearings on a nighttime training mission. The high-altitude jump required the men to descend from the skies in formation onto a blacked-out landing zone. But while drifting over White Sands, New…
Lawrence Jordan says “the gift” has been passed down his family for generations. His techniques, he says, are ancient but streamlined by him to suit the needs of his clients’ 21st century lives. Everyone from entrepreneurs and corporations, other homeopathic healers and even the spiritually intrigued have come to Jordan…
You read about it scrolling through social media. You’ve heard Sally at the water cooler talking about it. You aren’t sure what’s going on, but you’re intrigued. Not intrigued enough to Google the answer, but intrigued enough to click on this article, hoping some poor newsperson will explain it to…
Pride month comes to a close this weekend, but that doesn’t mean that showing love and support to all people, regardless of their gender or sexual orientation, has to stop. If you’re part of the LGBT community or are supporting someone you care about and want to permanently show it,…
Jay Longino’s sap-filled script turns Drew into a mythological Zen master, dispensing words of wisdom after living a life of solitude and regrets when he’s not chasing after buckets
Friday There’s almost never a time we don’t want to let loose at a dance party, and when it benefits a great organization? All the better. That’s why you’ll find us front and center at the Greg Dollenger Memorial AIDS Fund’s annual MetroBall 2018 at 7 p.m. Friday at Station…
People magazine released the season three trailer of The Real Housewives of Dallas on Thursday and announced the show will return at 8 p.m. Aug. 15 on Bravo. A “How They Got Here” special will air at 9 p.m. July 18. The one minute, 55 second trailer showed us a lot, but…
Harper and Charlie’s flirty dialogue rushes by at screwball comedy speeds, a funny affectation that’s no less effective now than it was in movies like It Happened One Night or The Lady Eve
… Eating Animals proves persuasive mostly in its diagnosis of what has gone wrong, and in its account of how it went wrong on such a massive scale (through thumbnail histories of KFC, Tyson, and Chicken McNuggets)
Break out your American flags and show off your bald eagle tattoos – the Fourth of July is almost here, and it’s time to celebrate the birthday of our great nation. For those that bleed red, white and blue, this is a holy day to celebrate what makes this country…
Granik says this about that near-decade between her narrative films: “It’s been like psycho-cardio workout on steroids the past eight years.”
If you’re reading this, then we assume you’re having an extramarital affair. Not to be harsh, but it’s either you or your spouse. We assume this because Dallas was ranked the third-highest city in America for Ashley Madison users. You know, Ashley Madison — the website where men and women…
