Here we are again. It’s May 4, also known as May the Fourth, also also known as May the Fourth Be With You. It’s Star Wars Day. It’s the only movie franchise with its own holiday, one that will someday become a federal holiday when Jedi-ism becomes a recognized religion…
An exhibit at the African American Museum at Fair Park aims to shine a light on the untold stories of America. At Yanga: Journeys to Freedom, a seven-month-long exhibit, beholders can learn the story of Gaspar Yanga, who is hailed as one of America’s first liberators during the slave trade…
The man who coined the phrase “The drive-in will never die” with his own television resurrection is returning to town to a place that runs deep in his bloody veins. Drive-in movie critic and Shudder horror host Joe Bob Briggs will make his third appearance at the Texas Theatre on…
Last Saturday afternoon there were CSI teams and gaggles of tan trench coats roving through the streets of downtown Dallas. Groups of people, most dressed similarly …
Last year, the esports franchise the Dallas Fuel finished at the top of the Overwatch League (OWL) season standings in the west region, second overall and third in the league playoffs behind the Atlanta Reign and the first-time championship winning Shanghai Dragons. This year, the team returns for its fifth…
The first time I ever saw Dirk Nowitzki was not on the basketball court, laser-focused on his game, leaping in the air with his one-legged fadeaway jump shot and bathing in the adoration of 20,000 fans chanting “MVP!” No, the first time I ever saw Dirk Nowitzki in person, he…
WARNING: There is an inordinate amount of swimming puns in the following article. Every year when the summer comes around for the last 19 years, Lee Harvey’s owner Seth Smith says, he’d always see a dip in attendance for his South Dallas patio bar. “Our numbers at Lee Harvey’s would…
The woman who could turn “toot, toot, hey, beep, beep” into a dancefloor anthem? Donna Summer. The undisputed Queen of Disco? Donna Summer. An icon for pop divas to this day? Donna Summer.
Dallas filmmaker Bradley Steele Harding has a unique hobby even for most album crate raiders. He collects vintage horror story albums. “Over a decade ago, I discovered a music blog back when people were uploading music, and it was some guy who collected scary story records from the ’60s or…
Fun fact: of the 15 biggest cities in the United States, one-third are in Texas. Houston comes in at No. 4, with over 2.3 million people. San Antonio, home of the River Walk and a Sea World, clocks in at No. 6 with over 1.5 million. Austin comes in at…
First, the big live game experience trend was escape rooms, in which a group of people solve a series of hidden puzzles to get out of a locked room.
Two MAGA-themed romance novels are taking the literary world by storm.
Thanks to TikTok, the viral, sucking rose toy vibrator has been getting everyone back into shopping at adult stores – whether it’s to have fun with a partner or for self-pleasure.
If you’ve never visited any of the indoor markets around Dallas, also known as bazaars, you are sadly missing out on a major hub of Hispanic culture.
When Joaquín Zihuatanejo was a child, his uncle, Tío Silastino asked, “Mijo, what do you want to be when you grow up?”
A fight at The Parks Mall at Arlington went viral after a video was posted of the brawl and online rumors made it out to be something much worse.
Ready to grab your movie hoodie and get back in the theater? You’re in luck. It’s time for the 52nd Annual USA Film Festival at Angelika Film Center (5321 E. Mockingbird Lane) from Wednesday through Sunday. Opening night on Wednesday features a double feature of short Texas documentaries The Portal and the Park and Texas Wines, as well as features The Pact (based on a true story) and The Phantom of the Open (starring Mark Rylance and Sally Hawkins).
Basic logic tells us that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott isn’t the only person in control of his Twitter page. Social media is so vital to the political meat grinder that he’s likely got a whole team of people scrutinizing every character before posting from his various online accounts.
There’s a question that you’ve probably been asked dozens of times since the pandemic started: “So, what have you been binging recently?”
Just like a lot of live events that had to postpone dates during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Texas Frightmare Weekend horror convention is finally get back its regular timeslot.
The Breaking Bad universe is an anomaly in pop culture: It’s so good that even its spinoffs and sequels stand up to the original.
Few people are better at squirming their wormy way out of questions they don’t want to answer than Sen. Ted Cruz. Of course, it helps that he’s a worm.
