For Dallas magician Zak Mirz, the old adage “A good magician never reveals their secrets” is more than just an occupational mantra. It’s a rule that shapes his career and life.
The Denton Black Film Festival, which showcases cinematic storytelling that highlights the Black experience through film, music, dance, tech and the visual arts, is back for its eighth consecutive year.
You’ve probably heard of Peng Dang, the Chinese comic based in Dallas. You may think you know the reason I’m going to give, but we’ll leave a certain incident languishing away on the internet where Dang prefers it. What Dang has really excelled at of late is working racism and personal perspective into his sets – the Atlanta shooting, for one topic.
Black Bodies, White Spaces: Invisibility & Hypervisibility opened at the new Green Family Art Foundation gallery last October, and as the exhibition nears its Jan. 27 close, members of the local art community have rushed to see the show.
We may be divided as a species when it comes to many facets of human existence, but there are a few moments that can make everyone (who isn’t dead on the inside) smile.
As we enter the third calendar year of the pandemic, all of us are feeling the weight of the past years on our shoulders. While most professionals have to maintain a certain composure on Zoom meetings and email threads, some others take a more emotional route and use social media to…
Last week, conservative media mogul Beck announced on Instagram the results of his second positive COVID test.
The past year has been a one long battle for Free Play Arcade’s plans to open its fourth location in Denton.
Red Dead Online players are begging Rockstar Games for some fresh content.
We don’t need summer to have a good time at the Dallas Zoo (640 S. RL Thornton Freeway). In fact, the Zoo is hosting Penguin Days, where admission is cut to $8 through February 28. Children 2 and younger, and Zoo members get in for free.
Comedy Central’s Chappelle’s Show and HBO’s The Wire are two shows that often get mentioned in lists and analyses about programs that changed the course of television. Comedian Donnell Rawlings is an important part of both of them.
Unless you’re Ted Cruz, cold winters are meant for staying in and cozying up by the fire. Winter is the slowest season for travel, which means cheaper hotel rates and airline tickets, fewer crowds and the chance for a comforting getaway in your own personal cabin away from COVID.
In a video posted to Facebook, state Senate candidate Shelley Luther showed off her new gun and promoted a custom firearms business.
One minute you’re enjoying a nightcap at a local bar and the next, someone next to you begins to lose bodily control.
The rise of the omicron variant has been the cause of a lot of last-minute plan changing for a lot of people. So far, however, it hasn’t affected the plans for this year’s Super Bowl, according to the National Football League (NFL).
Another staple of moviegoing has the Dallas cinema scene: the dollar movie theater. Cinemark Hollywood USA Movies 15 in Garland has officially shut off the projectors and closed its doors, according to confirmations from the theater’s parent company headquartered in Plano.
There’s long been a relationship between fine art and fashion. For Canvas & Silk: Historic Fashion from Madrid’s Museo del Traje, the Meadows Museum (5900 Bishop Ave.) presents pieces of historic dress from items like shoes and jewelry to full ensembles to show artistic connections and just how reality is translated by the artist’s eye. Tickets are $4-$12 for non-members and entry is timed, so reserve yours through Eventbrite.
When Lupe Prado graduated college with a degree in accounting, she hit the jackpot by landing a job in one of the “Big Four” accounting networks (Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG and PwC).
As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its third year, it continues to show no mercy on businesses, whether local or corporations.
Looking back at 2021 feels like looking through a high school yearbook – only far more depressing, in more than one way.
If you spend your days perfecting your TikTok videos, maybe it’s time to get paid in more than just “likes.” Instead of waiting to accrue enough followers that your job consists of pushing content that legally requires the addition of the word “#ad,” come work for us and earn actual, tangible wages – and build your real-life résumé by adding a solid bit of experience.
The past two years may have felt like the world was ending, but there are still no signs of a zombie apocalypse.
