America needs consumers to get this country’s economy humming–not just today but in the future, when hordes of us will be old and counting on those government checks. So, if you’re a parent, do your part for Uncle Sam and haul your tykes to the Dallas Kids Expo, Saturday and…
It’s nice to see the humble ukulele making a comeback, as the bright, simple four-string mini-guitar always manages to make people smile. Hopefully the uke’s re-emergence into popular music will result in regained prominence for other instruments that have fallen into obscurity, like the hurdy gurdy. Until interest in that…
More like a party than a sale, the Second Annual Spring Bash from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at South Side on Lamar, 1409 S. Lamar, is a free, family-friendly event that is sure to inspire your inner Martha Stewart. Shop Dallas’ premiere handmade arts and crafts experience presented…
Being an adult totally blows. Instead of spending our money that we worked so hard for (kind of) on ice cream or a sweet new water gun, we’re expected to waste it on rent and bills. And while working those long hours to keep a roof over our heads and…
Strippers and trailer parks and intrigue, oh my! Armadillo Acres–a trailer park populated by bleached blondes and men in dirty wife beaters–is home, sweet home to high school sweethearts Jeannie and Norbert. But there’s trouble brewing inside their love nest on wheels. An agoraphobic Jeannie refuses to leave their trailer…
The horror film genre is one that attracts a fairly fervent fan base, from all observations. And I have to qualify it on an observation-only basis, because I have never seen a horror movie. Unless The Shining counts, and I’m not sure it does. But clearly–unlike me–the vast majority of…
If you love watching young girls scurrying about the stage in skimpy underwear and watching the drama of a bawdy love-fest unfold, you’re in luck–sort of. This is only the plot of Nothing On, the play within the plot of the production Noises Off. The concept was hatched as playwright…
Dallas is just now recuperating from the 10-day big-screen marathon that was the Dallas International Film Festival. I bested my last two years’ records and successfully saw 19 of the 24 films I intended to see. Trust me, you see that many movies in about a week and you’ll run…
Usually whenever the Trinity River is referenced in conversation nowadays, the topic is met with a certain level of criticism and debate. And while everyone probably has an opinion about the maintenance of the river, levees, and other related tax-absorbing projects, there is a segment of the DFW population that…
Filmmaker Sterlin Harjo’s point of view is infinitely more interesting than the average indie director’s, forgoing hip soundtracks and Wes Anderson-isms for simple portraits of Native American life in modern day Oklahoma. His latest film, Barking Water, was inspired by a letter dictated to Harjo by his grandmother in an…
For the past few months, the DFW are has been eagerly awaiting the start of the Texas Rangers 2010 season. However, they aren’t the only team in the metroplex who just started a new season. The Frisco RoughRiders, the Rangers affiliate AA team, are rounding out the first month of…
Get your pairings on at the Texas Trailblazers cooking class 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday. Paula Lambert of the Mozzarella Company and Susan Auler of Fall Creek Vineyards will be teaching you all about cheese and wine pairings and you’ll be busy getting hammered. But don’t let that stop…
In 2004, a French woman named Marie-Leonie Leblanc reported to police an anti-Semitic attack that occurred against her on the Metro. Her clothes had been torn, locks of her hair had been cut off, her baby’s stroller had been overturned and swastikas were drawn on her skin in red marker…
Nowadays, stoner humor is as pervasive to mainstream culture as Disney Channel actors who start music careers and a series of forgettable ABC Family made-for-TV movies. From films such as Pineapple Express and Half Baked to comedians Katt Williams and Doug Benson, smoking pot has become popularized to a point…
Just call him Ishmael. Why? Well, you should be on a first-name basis with him, since you two probably go all the way back to your high-school days. After all, he spent over 100 chapters telling you his story, even taking an entire chapter to talk about the color of…
Writer Andy Diggle dedicated his snappy DC comic books The Losers to ’80s screenwriting superstar Shane Black, creator of the Lethal Weapon series. But in adapting The Losers for film, director Sylvain White and screenwriters James Vanderbilt and Peter Berg strain to achieve the pleasurable mix of cheap laughs and…
Though the breathtaking vistas of Big Sky Country in Ilisa Barbash and Lucien Castaing-Taylor’s unforgettable sheep-herding documentary come close to heaven, it’s telling that AC/DC’s “Highway to Hell” can be faintly heard over the sound of the electric contraptions that hired hands wield to shear the docile creatures, one of…
Admit it: You’re a geek who drinks. Maybe you’re a language geek. You’ll be sitting at a bar and overhear some jughead say something stupid like, “Irregardless…” and have to restrain yourself not to correct him with, “Excuse me, but I believe the word you mean is ‘regardless.'” Or maybe…
Shopaholics, these shoes aren’t for sale. Fancy Footwork presents an exhibition full of sculpture, paintings and assemblages portraying legs, feet, socks and shoes. Artists like Kevin McCartney (the visual director of Dallas’ Barney’s New York) and Karen Garrett (a figurative cardboard sculpture artist) will join three other artists in this…
There’s no doubt that the four-letter “f-word” is taking over television. It’s everywhere you look: in prime time, on reality shows, on morning talk shows and on late night. Hell, it even has its own network, and both men and women love watching it. Audiences everywhere are eating it up…
Figuring out symbolism isn’t an easy exercise. Strangely, trying to determine what deep and dark meaning an author was going for decades–sometimes centuries–ago is the hobby of many English lit enthusiasts. Often, they find the underlying symbolic meaning they’re searching for, but sometimes the story is just flat-out full of…
It’s time to break out the cufflinks and wingtips, because Theatre Arlington’s Annual Gala is gearing up for another night of merrymaking. This year’s theme is “A Starry Night of Broadway with Danny Wright,” and will feature the pianist performing Broadway hits. Join master of ceremonies Scott Murray for a…
