Downtown McKinney’s one bookstore, an independent shop called The Book Gallery, was open for 20 years before it closed last week. Tucked away on North Tennessee Street, the store was usually filled with antique first-edition books, its owner sitting at a desk, paper in hand, with a black schnauzer named…
The film gives only the most paltry consideration to geopolitics, to relations between the U.S. and Russia or America’s own corrupt operations
Mon 2/26 Joshua Fleming, vocalist and guitarist for local cowpunk sextet Vandoliers, began hosting a recurring gig welcoming new songwriters at Fort Worth Live last month. Sharing his knowledge of the music biz, Fleming hopes to help young musicians find their foothold in the industry. During this “songwriter’s night,” as he…
Even if you aren’t a Christian, there’s still a good chance you’re familiar with MercyMe’s song “I Can Only Imagine.” “I Can Only Imagine” charted on Christian, mainstream and country charts and has more than 1 million downloads. It is quite possibly the most popular Christian song of all time…
Edible art sculptures, about a baker’s dozen of them, filled the Arlington Museum of Art on Saturday night while the pastry chefs who created them mingled with local art and cake lovers. The Eat Your Art Out fundraiser, which provided cake samples and Champagne to ticket-holders, is a popular event,…
As cold rain drizzled down on the cemetery in Braunschweig, Germany, a young man grabbed Dallas native George Cone by his coat and threatened to kick his ass. Cone, who was 40 at the time, was at the cemetery to attend his first German World War II paratrooper reunion to…
At some point you’ve watched a stand-up comedian perform and thought to yourself, “I can do that.” And you can. Right now. Like, quit your job right now and go do it. The DFW area has more spots to perform stand-up than ever before and the opportunities are growing. Although…
You can look, maybe even touch, but don’t ask Stormy Daniels about her alleged affair with President Donald Trump when she comes to Dallas. The adult-film actress and director, whose birth name is Stephanie Clifford, will visit April 27-28 at Bucks Wild in Dallas and Fort Worth. The two shows are…
If you thought apps such as Tinder, Bumble and Grindr killed the old-school dot-com way of finding true love, you’re wrong. So wrong. Online dating sites are alive and well — and more specific than ever. Looking for a partner based primarily on political views, diet or net worth? We…
Friday, Feb. 23 Dallas neo-soul icon Erykah Badu never was one to shy away from controversy. Whether she’s stripping down to her birthday suit by the grassy knoll or well-wishing the sovereign of Swaziland, Badu has built her career on pushing the boundaries and unapologetically speaking her truth. Those traits…
Potter isn’t what you’d call subtle, but she also knows not to overstay her welcome, and this pithy comedy is a masterclass in all that a filmmaker can squeeze from the most basic theatrical concept …
The chemistry between Bateman and McAdams explodes in every scene and only grows stronger when, over the course of one very long and dangerous night, their characters get caught up in conspiracy
Also just like History, Period offers a chance for comedians and the actors who love them to play dress-up and goof off in a period-piece setting
In the second season of the new One Day at a Time, it seems like everyone in the Cuban-American Alvarez family faces a crisis of their own that reminds them to hold onto each other
The name Bruce Campbell never fails to elicit screams and squeals from the horror geek sect, especially the dudes. He’s the star of a bunch of cult films, including the Evil Dead trilogy and its Starz TV spinoff, Ash vs. Evil, Dead as well as the long-running USA Network series Burn…
In the tense but hearty Chilean drama A Fantastic Woman, actress Daniela Vega plays a transwoman, Marina, who must navigate life after the death of her lover
An episodic ensemble drama organized around the logic of theme rather than of traditional narrative, the film concerns above all else accumulation and dispersal, in the American vein
There’s a new mural in Oak Cliff. And as with almost all art, there are some opinions about it. The mural includes an eagle, a skull, a snake, a heart, a fish and a butterfly on tiled, multicolored triangles. It’s part of an effort to beautify (read: gentrify) Oak Cliff and the…
If you’ve seen photography for nearly any theater or opera production in Dallas, you’ve likely seen the work of photographer Karen Almond. The Arlington native has shot scores of production photos for theaters in Dallas. She cut her teeth on weddings and portraits before landing solidly with the performing arts…
It’s often inspired in its cutting and composition, and Garland (Ex Machina) has crafted sequences of strange splendor, including a too-short cosmic light show
After scooping up nearly 400 acres of pricey ground to use, in part, for sports fields, Frisco is set to accommodate more young athletes. The city closed Feb. 5 on land it bought from Brinkmann Ranch, parks and recreation director Shannon Keleher says. “It was about $61 million,” she says…
Whether you “check in at the Red Roof Inn,” “receive a visit from Aunt Flo,” or “tune in to Shark Week,” chances are you dread the days of your menstrual cycle. But for homeless women, these days are even more of a drag. That’s why the group That Time of…
