Today marks the 10th anniversary of Angelika Dallas, and the movie theater is celebrating the occasion with free screenings of 10 movies from the last 10 years. They’re also rolling back prices on popcorn and soda to 10 cents, which means it’s cheap date night for all. We here at…
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and though many of you might disagree with that statement because it’s ball-sweat hot (even my metaphorical balls are sweating), it really is the best time of the year because it’s Shark Week. Shark Week! The one week of the year where…
Writer Miroslav Penkov put out his first book this summer, East of the West: A Country in Stories, a collection of eight short stories set in his native Bulgaria. The culmination of several years of work, the book is a fine delivery on the promise Penkov has shown in his…
OK, we’re not exactly sure that they were worn on camera. In fact, let’s just assume they weren’t. But whatever, for $20 you could have some faux turquoise chandeliers that were “issued to the set” of Dallas — OG, people — for use in several episodes. Again, not sure if…
Easy with that trigger finger, hombre; it’s time for the Weekly Tease!This week’s offering of a sneak snippet of the forthcoming print edition dropping in a couple of days gives us an interesting detailed look at … well, seems to be the business end of a gun. Either that, or…
The images in Leigh Merrill’s “North Texas Strip” look at once blighted and serene, like photos taken ten minutes after the Apocalypse. Merrill took thousands of photographs featuring buildings and streetscapes in the metroplex, then digitally assembled and reassembled them to make new images of unreal places. Some of the…
Thanks to the popularity of artists like Banksy, graffiti is becoming a more accepted form of art rather than just the unsolicited tagging of newsstands and buses. Local artist Carlos Donjuan has elevated graffiti, and his works, along with other members from the art collective SourGrapes, can be seen in…
As our sister paper in Miami reported yesterday, a man wearing a SpongeBob SquarePants costume robbed a 7-Eleven near Orlando last week and got away with a drawer full of cash. Police are still looking for the perp, but we’re sure they’ve already checked in that pineapple under the sea…
Those into high-end have some new, very fashionable, doors to stroll through in Highland Park Village. Last Saturday morning marked the first day that the 1300-square-foot Trina Turk Boutique was open for business. The store offers the Turk not only ready-to-wear and accessories (including summer appropriate collections), but also a…
The History Channel offered a shout-out to Six Flags Over Texas in its This Day In History feature on history.com. There were also some notes about Hitler celebrating the opening day of the Olympics and MTV in the video (above), but we cruised on past those and got pretty excited…
With the final installment, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, steadily climbing the box office charts (earning more than $1 billion) and JK Rowling devising a virtual scavenger hunt for Pottermore, it’s only right for Potterheads to go bat-shit crazy with excitement during Harry Potter’s birthday. This year…
As Intern Christina has recapped for us, Harry Potter had a 31st birthday party at Barnes & Noble Lincoln Park Sunday. Butterbeer was enjoyed and Hogwartian festivities took place that were somewhat befitting of a man 31-years-old. K, maybe not. It got us thinking about all those characters of screens…
This is it, MOBCers. The final assignment of our first book club selection, Erik Larson’s In the Garden of Beasts is, naturally, Part 7 and the Epilogue. Finish it by Friday, August 12, for another comments meeting at approximately 3:30 p.m. We had a good discussion Friday about the middle…
Nancy B. Hamon may have died Saturday at the age of 92, but her philanthropy and unwavering commitment to the Dallas arts scene and community will live well on. A benefactor of most things artistic and educational, Hamon leaves behind a legacy that extends far beyond financial contributions to the…
Theater Caps are bite-sized punch-packing capsule reviews by resident theater critic Elaine Liner. Use them as a reminder — or a teaser, if you procrastinate — of her full-length reviews in The Mixmaster’s weekly sister. The touring production of Guys and Dolls winding up its run this weekend at the…
Welcome! We hope you snooped during our inaugural MOBC meeting two weeks ago and have decided to return, either to snoop again or, better yet, to join in the action. The reading assignment for this round was sections three through six of Erik Larson’s In the Garden of Beasts. As…
There are plenty of people who would like to lay claim to having The Greatest Show on Earth, but we’re pretty sure Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus would disagree, mainly because they have a registered trademark on the phrase but also because of the longevity of the self-proclaimed,…
If you read Gordon and the Whale, then you already know that next month will be our last month as a functioning daily website. I announced the news at 10 a.m. Monday. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t cry — a lot — and listen to Journey’s “Don’t…
Today, the day I happen to wear black skinny jeans, leather ankle boots, and um, bowling socks from Brooklyn Bowl (seriously), I come across a video in which NYU hipsters mock NYU hipsters — yes, the cultural phenomenon has become that evolved. It’s the nexis of the universe or something…
Theater Caps are bite-sized punch-packing capsule reviews by resident theater critic Elaine Liner. Use them as a reminder — or a teaser, if you procrastinate — of her full-length reviews in The Mixmaster’s weekly sister. If you haven’t made it over to the Festival of Independent Theatres yet, get there…
There are always a few people who like to share — out loud — their opinions at live performances, and they’re not much different than those overzealous viewers at the movies who feel the need to express every thought that comes to mind. You know, the people who gasp, scream…
As you can read in this week’s cover story, you’ll see that the kids are still not all right. Certainly not a fun topic, but certainly one that demands attention. With such a serious subject of suburban teen drug abuse, one might think it wise to go a more somber…
