Dallas Drag Kings Say the Drag Ban Looms Over Them Too
Dallas has an increasing number of drag performers who identify as female and perform as men. A pride event celebrates these drag kings.
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Balthazar Getty Takes Us Inside the Surrealist World of Director David Lynch
Balthazar Getty shares some of David Lynch’s secrets.
Documentary About Mineola Swingers Club Case Tracks How a Fantastic Crime Was Likely a Fantasy
Chickens were sacrificed. Spells were cast. Wearing witches’ outfits, adults allowed one of their students to fly around on a broomstick at a swingers club in Mineola, Texas. Ages 4 through 7, the four children didn’t know about the “sex kindergarten in a trailer park” in the early 2000s when…
The Best Things To Do in Dallas, May 24-30
He’s one of the greatest filmmakers of our time. He is the David Lynch. The Texas Theatre (231 W. Jefferson Blvd.) launches A Complete Retrospective – a Lynchian festival, of 35 millimeter proportions – Wednesday, May 24, at 8 and 9 p.m. with Wild at Heart and Eraserhead, respectively.
How The Chosen Brought Yasmine Al-Bustami Back Home to Dallas
You probably recognize North Texas actress Yasmine Al-Bustami, because no matter what TV show you’re watching, she’s probably on it.
An Easy Primer on the Definitive Early Works of David Lynch Ahead of a Dallas Retrospective
The Texas Theatre is hosting a full retrospective on the life and art of filmmaker David Lynch – whose movies like Eraserhead, Blue Velvet and Dune and shows like Twin Peaks have baffled and beguiled audiences for years.
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John Early Is Known for Search Party and Other Roles, But Stand-Up Lets Him Be Himself
You know John Early from his wacky, sometimes evil, TV roles, but you should get to know the real JOhn Early at his stand-up musical show in Dallas.
Cirque du Soleil Takes on the Afterlife With the Delightful Corteo in Frisco
The new production by Canadian dreammakers Cirque du Soleil is a real stunner. Take a peek through our photos.
Actor Esteban Vilchez Grew Up Watching Tarzan. Now He’s Playing the King of the Apes.
Actor Esteban Vilchez says he had to practicing singing the songs for Disney’s Tarzan while running on a treadmill.
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Author Michael Farris Smith Might Just Salvage This World Through Prose
Author Michael Farris Smith knows few things are as terrifying as the Earthly climate
A Stunning South African Art Exhibition Makes an Impact in the Heart of Fair Park
The exhibition reminds us of the parallels between the apartheid and Jim Crow laws.
The Best Things To Do in Dallas, May 17-23
This week’s collection of things to do include a fundraiser for a Dallas comedy icon, a retelling of one of Disney’s classic animated film on the stage and a performance by comedian John Early.
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Oscar-Winning Cinematographer Roger Deakins Will Spend a Weekend With DFW Filmmakers
One of the film industry’s most acclaimed and sought after photographers and scene-shooters is coming to town in early June. Sir Roger A. Deakins is coming to Dallas June 8-11.
Dallas Arts District Looks Back at 40 Years of Shows, Plays, Concerts and Performances
Art, theatre, music, dance and other forms of expression can be found throughout the city from the murals that grace the buildings in Deep Ellum to theater companies like Kitchen Dog and Theatre Three. One very important part of the city’s artistic preservation and practice efforts has been in business for four decades.
Jake Paul Praises Dallas While Taunting Nate Diaz in Faceoff at AAC
Boxing superstar Jake “The Problem Child” Paul and former UFC superstar Nate Diaz came face-to-face in an entertaining media-only press conference inside American Airlines Center on Tuesday afternoon to formally announce their highly anticipated boxing match on Aug. 5. Paul, 26, and Diaz, 38, are known for their controversial antics…
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Esports Stadium Arlington Hosted Its First and the Nation’s Largest Collegiate Gaming Competition
The bidding war for next year’s Collegiate Esports Commissioners Cup (CECC) is bound to get a lot more competitive now that Arlington’s stadium just raised the bar.
Filmmaker Jeremy Coon Unpacks the Dark Side of The Star Wars Holiday Special
The Napoleon Dynamite producer made a film about The Star Wars Holiday Special. We hear Oscar buzz.
The Visual SpeedBump Art Tour Celebrates 23 Years of Oak Cliff’s Artistic Weirdness
Don’t be mad at us later. We told you about this event. Go inside artists’ studios and find you some of that Austin weirdness.
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10 Writers Strike Signs That AI Couldn’t Write
Could AI have written an iconic TV line like, “These gays, they’re trying to kill me”? Here are our favorite signs from the writers strike.
The Best Things To Do in Dallas, May 10-16
Get off the couch because it’s a real mother of a week for culture in Dallas: Billy Porter, Magen King and Averie Bishop are just a few of the shining stars.
Why Elizabeth Olsen and Jesse Plemons Were Drawn to Candy Montgomery’s Story
Elizabeth Olsen had her reasons to delve into the character of Candy Montgomery – her costar Jesse Plemons wanted mainly to come home to Texas.
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Luka DonÄić Actually Does Something for Gun Violence Victims, Unlike Texas Pols
The face of gun violence seems to be rearing its ugly mug for the last few days all over the globe from the devastating shooting in Allen’s outlet mall to a tragic school shooting in Serbia. At least someone is doing something to help the victims of one of those situations in a way that doesn’t score them any political points.