The Goss-Michael Foundation isn’t just a chance for us common folk to drool over Kenny Goss and George Michael’s private collection of British contemporary art. The foundation also supports Texas artists with four annual $5,000 scholarships. Two of them are specifically for students from the Booker T. Washington High School…
Just so you know, earlier today a sweet little squirrel decided to check out a curious connecting device that is crucial to providing electricity to the Mixmaster’s HQ. And well, he died in a rather unglamorous way. We lost some time on this here blog even after the electricity came…
I hadn’t heard about it until my sister texted me a few weeks back, “So excited about the new snuff film!!!” I read that three times before I dialed her number to tell her what a bad person she was. “Smurfs,” she texted me just before I was about to…
Last week, we took a quick look Behind The Cover without the artist in question to give us his insight and thoughts that we usually inquire about. Fortunately, the illustrator of everyone’s favorite Gorilla Vs. Bear cover is back from his secret mission in the Far East and has provided…
Fireworks keep going off every night of the Festival of Independent Theatres at the Bath House Cultural Center. Not outside over White Rock Lake; inside, on the little stage under a wheezy air-conditioner that doesn’t quite keep up with the crush of bodies crowding in to see the best written,…
In the first scene of Crazy, Stupid, Love, Emily (Julianne Moore) tells Cal (Steve Carell), her high school sweetheart and husband of 20-plus years, that she wants a divorce. She goes on to mention that she had an affair with a co-worker named Dave Lindhagen (Kevin Bacon), at which point…
So much petty drama has clouded the release of Michael Rapaport’s A Tribe Called Quest documentary. One version of the back story casts the first-time director as a doofus actor wannabe who persuades the seminal, but privately splintered, hip-hop crew to participate in a consummate career doc. After two and…
Helen Altman is an artist. Her preferred medium? Oh, just fire. Fire? That’s right. Using a method she refers to as “torch drawing”, the Tuscaloosa native uses a controlled flame on paper to create stunning images of lush landscapes, frolicking birds and charging steeds. Talley Dunn Gallery is featuring over…
Road-trip season might be over, but at Crow Collection there are journeys taking place through the winter. They might even be more inspiring than the traditional trip in the family minivan. The Crow Collection’s Fabled Journeys in Asian Art: South and Southeast Asia exhibition features art of varying mediums, from…
From a world beyond casual, a dimension without shape or size, a place where Rod Serling hosts Project Runway, come PajamaJeans. Sold by the thousands on Home Shopping Network and through TV commercials, PajamaJeans are exactly that. They are Snuggies with legs, “jeans” that pull on and, apparently, stay on…
A source just alerted us that the editorial and sales teams of Quick, the Dallas Morning News’ free, alt offshoot, were told at 10:15 a.m. this morning that next week’s issue of the weekly publication would be the last to hit stands. We here at the Mixmaster have rubbed elbows…
Welcome to another edition of Geek-Offs, where you’ll find the perfect distractions to help you muddle your way through hump day each week. Technology’s pretty awesome. It’s allowed for advancement in just about every field, including, most importantly, the ability to goof off on the clock…
She’s pretty much the pinnacle of burlesque, and ever since she started back in 1992, Dita Von Teese has embodied the glitz and glamour of striptease on an international level. Outfitted with the title of the Queen of Burlesque, Von Teese performs to sold-out shows in Los Angeles and has…
It’s official. H&M is opening in NorthPark at noon on August 18, and before you start doing back-flips because you can finally buy your favorite black pants for under $30, we’d like to take this opportunity to thank Sweden for being home to the king of fashionable and cheap retailers…
Drop the needle on your sexiest record and turn it up. It’s time for The Weekly Tease!This week’s sneak-peek at the forthcoming issue gives us an up close and personal look at, well, what looks like kiddos in distress. Is it liver problems? Are they buried in quicksand? Just what…
If you’re a fashion bug, fashionista, fashion fan, wearer of clothes, Full House fan, whatever, you probably heard somewhere this month about the Olsen twin’s new website (twebsite?) StyleMint. On it, stylistas Mary-Kate and Ashley offer new T-shirt designs each month. But they have The Row and Elizabeth & James…
Have you watched Dance Moms? (9 p.m., Wednesdays, Lifetime.) The cable TV reality show aims its cameras at the twirling tots of the Miss Abby Lee Dance Company of Pittsburgh, PA. More horrifying than Toddles & Tiaras, it’s evidence of how ruthless some parents are in pursuit of stardom and…
Every year, journalists, writers and readers gather at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine for the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. Dozens of influential and popular writers speak to the crowds, and attendees partake in writing workshops and contests. Observer writers Anna Merlan, Brantley Hargrove and Leslie Minora…
Located beneath the concrete silhouette of downtown, a lone figure rides a painted horse through a vibrant field of fresh and weathered graves. His glowing, amber eyes stand vigil against a threatening horizon overtaking the great American plains. Spanning the courtyard of the Double-Wide, the mural stands as a tribute…
The founder of the Festival of Independent Theatres, David Fisher, now has a new job as executive director of the Turtle Creek Chorale. He starts August 15, just a few days after presenting the city’s arts budget to the City Manager. Fisher most recently has been Assistant Director of the…
It got some press over the weekend, so Sunday’s free meditation lesson at the Trammel and Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art was overflowing. Instructor Jacqueline Cordahi, from the Kadampa Meditation Center in Arlington was startled by the crowd and had to send for extra chairs. Guess word is out…
Torches aren’t only used for Olympic ceremonies anymore. Fort Worth resident and artist Helen Altman uses torches to create stunning works, many of which are on display as part of the Firewalls exhibition at Talley Dunn Gallery. Inspired by nature, Altman uses fire on wet paper to create drawings of…
