This week, we spoke with former Branch Davidian and Waco siege survivor David Thibodeau about his experience and the new miniseries based on his book, Waco: A Survivor’s Story, which premieres on Paramount Network next week. The conversation circled around to Waco’s new reputation as home to Fixer Upper hosts…
Tue 1/16There are infinite examples of the stupidity of racists, but one particularly idiotic example is prohibiting the people you despise from serving in combat roles in the military. “You’d rather I stay home with your wives and daughters than go get blown up in your war? Cool,” would probably…
It’s a sad day when the cinematographer carries the full burden of storytelling, but in this instance it’s also at least a wonderful opportunity to marvel at Laustsen’s work
Winter is the perfect time to open a water park like Epic Waters in Grand Prairie. The chilly trek from the parking lot to the indoor water park makes the entrance that much sweeter. A greeter opens the heavy glass door, and the climate changes from bitter cold to beautiful,…
David Thibodeau isn’t tired of talking about it. It’s been 25 years since a siege at a Waco compound ended with the deaths of four ATF agents and 76 Branch Davidians. Nevertheless, “the last 20 years have been pretty good,” Thibodeau, one of the few survivors, says. “I tell you,…
Arlington City Council members voted this week to rename Ditto golf course in north Arlington the Texas Rangers Golf Club. While the move to rename the 18-holer passed unanimously, the perks accompanying the deal raised a few eyebrows. When it opened in ’82, the course — at 801 Brown Blvd.,…
Lindsay Graham is a marketing director for Southern Methodist University with an unusual part-time gig. Graham combines voice, sound effects and a bit of acting for the American History Tellers podcast, which debuted at No. 1 this month on iTunes. Wondery, the company behind the Tides of History podcast, backs Graham’s…
Fri 1/12If you enjoyed Denton Rock Lottery, you’ll love Damn Fine Music Fest. It’s similar, but with a theme: legendary ’90s crime drama Twin Peaks. More specifically, the five main characters. Five bands randomly composed of 23 of the best musicians throughout North Texas will put on a show of…
Actor Paul Taylor said his opportunity to take on the role of horror movie icon Pinhead in the 10th Hellraiser movie was “the coolest thing that’s ever happened to me in my life.” Now he’s passed a milestone that probably tops it: seeing himself as Pinhead on screen for the…
There is a long history of symphony orchestras taking their music outside in the summers, performing in surprising places during a season in which we all seem to seek events that are more approachable and less formal than a night at the symphony. The Dallas Symphony Orchestra, too, has a…
Dallas-Fort Worth is fertile ground for celebrity tattoo artists. Rudy Hertzer, owner of Dallas Tattoo & Art Co., is a former cast member of Oxygen Network’s Best Ink; Oliver Peck, owner of Elm St. Tattoo, is still a host on Ink Master; and the late Clint Cummings, who owned Sparrows, was…
Like many a Collet-Serra protagonist, Michael endures much punishment throughout The Commuter — some of it, as with one close-quarters battle involving a guitar, presented in spectacular extended-take fashion
The inspiration for a new children’s book geared toward Dallasites, Goodnight Lakewood, arrived at bedtime. “One night, we were reading books before bedtime with our older son, Mack, who was 3 at the time,” author and Lakewood resident Jaclyn Amend says. “One of his favorite books was a ‘goodnight’ book…
Dallas sneakerheads and hypebeasts all go to one place to cop the latest releases and classic sneakers: Oak Cliff’s Trap Boutique. During Christmas, the store sold 25 to 50 pair of shoes a day. One day, around 300 people stood in line outside the store for two days for a chance…
Thu 1/11 Rachmaninoff’s most enduring composition, Piano Concerto No. 2, almost never was. After the severely negative reception of his First Symphony, the composer slipped into a three-year bout of depression. He did not compose a single piece during this time. After a successful series of treatments by a recommended…
Phantom Thread unfolds so quietly that the questions it’s asking about the nature of desire and attraction, and its delicately confrontational back and forth between Alma and Reynolds, may not register immediately
Two-and-a-half percent of American men ages 15-44 who identify as straight have had same-sex relations. That’s according to a December study published in the journal Sociological Perspectives by Tony Silva and Rachel Bridges Whaley, which examined “the relationship between straight identification and nonsexual social factors among men who are attracted to…
Just across the highway from the University of North Texas’ Apogee Stadium, where UNT’s Mean Green do battle during the college football season, lies another battlefield where weekend warriors battle each other for supremacy and glory. The Battlefield in Denton on Interstate 35 West holds Nerf wars every Friday through Sunday in…
Back in December, the Rev. Donald Parish of True Lee Baptist Church of Dallas needed dads to serve as mentors for kids during a “Breakfast with Dads” event at Billy Earle Dade Middle School. He says before the event, he was worried they might not have enough dads for all…
Please, for the love of all things holy, reconsider any and all future gifts, because shoutouts from C- and D-list celebrities exist. Cameo, a website that is solely for buying videos of celebrities giving personalized shoutouts, offers a variety of talent. You can buy one from several social media stars:…
TuesdayYou can go skating at Panther Island in Fort Worth, spend a few seconds with that pumpkin/mirror sculpture at the Dallas Museum of Art or visit the fake dinosaurs at the Heard Natural Science Museum up in McKinney. To be perfectly honest, there’s just not that much happening on a…
Formerly neglected neighborhoods like Lower Greenville and Oak Cliff have undergone or are undergoing massive facelifts, but gentrification means affordable housing options are narrowing daily and many people are being price out of neighborhoods they’ve lived in for a long time. Dallas-based artist Giovanni Valderas is doing something about it…
