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Death by Chocolate

By Elizabeth Bair
Feb 2, 2012

In a few weeks, while your friends are bemoaning the annual holiday of red roses and heart-shaped boxes of waxy chocolates, you can brag that you've already treated your sweetheart to a nice date complete with expensive truffles and a limo. Impress your companion, and make your friends jealous, by...
What's in a Name? Plenty.

By Elizabeth Bair
Jan 12, 2012

Most fairy tales have a villain, whether a big bad wolf or wicked witch, but one of the most peculiar has to be the impish Rumpelstiltskin. Little men dressed as elves aren't typically frightening, but a little man trying to snatch a lady's first-born child is. In the Brothers Grimm...
That Round-Headed Kid

By Elizabeth Bair
Jan 5, 2012

Poor Charlie Brown is always down on his luck, whether he's attempting to kick a football and falling flat on his face or trying to get a girl to sit with him at lunch. But no matter how bad Charlie's luck may be, Lucy, Linus and his other friends still...
High on Phineas and Ferb

By Elizabeth Bair
Dec 29, 2011

If your kids request one million Popsicle sticks and a few thousand feet of PVC pipe, don’t freak out. They’re just addicted to the Disney Channel’s latest series, or “kid crack” as it’s commonly known on the streets. The kids, and their geeky parents, are all hooked on Phineas and...
Stretch Away Holiday Stress

By Elizabeth Bair
Dec 29, 2011

You probably didn’t chase a squirrel around the house or have to explain to the police exactly how cousin Eddie concocted the crazy notion to kidnap your boss on Christmas Eve, but you don’t have to be part of a Griswold family Christmas to feel the stress of the holidays...
The Most Innocent Victims

By Elizabeth Bair
Dec 22, 2011

The story of Anne Frank is the most well-known story of a young Holocaust victim, but approximately 1.5 million of the six million Jews who died during the Holocaust were children. Despite the brutality they witnessed and endured, many of these children found temporary escape from their lives through art...
Don't Take My Kodachrome Away

By Elizabeth Bair
Dec 8, 2011

Long before cable access channels were home to community bulletin boards and City Hall meetings, people sat in basements, filming their very own shows. Of course, now we have YouTube, which is coincidentally home to most of the footage from '80s and '90s cable access shows. Earlene Hoople, the self-described...
Skip Black Friday for Canton in the City

By Elizabeth Bair
Nov 24, 2011

Skip Black Friday for Canton in the City The Black Friday shopping spree is almost as American as yelling at the television screen while the Cowboys play on Thanksgiving and the family feasts on a turkey dinner. Hell, it might even be even more ’Merican to spend your hard-earned dollars...
Born to Fill … Bingo Cards

By Elizabeth Bair
Nov 17, 2011

Many games require more skill and mental prowess than bingo, but we suspect nothing’s as entertaining as a game of chance that includes drag queens, costumed players and more attitude than your grandparents’ bingo tournament. GayBingo is wrapping up its 10th year as “the most outrageous game in town,” and...
The Best Kind of Weekend

By Elizabeth Bair
Nov 17, 2011

In comedy timing is everything, but it’s especially hard to nail the punch line when you don’t know exactly what your next line will be, which is why improvisational comedy is particularly difficult. But we’re guessing the six-man troupe of Four Day Weekend doesn’t have problems with comedic timing. The...
Driven to Motherhood

By Elizabeth Bair
Nov 10, 2011

The bond between a mother and daughter runs deep, but what if the mother hasn't seen her daughter for years and only recently reconnects with her after something tragic has occurred? That's the case for Beatriz and her teenage daughter Olivia, central figures in 26 Miles, a comedy by playwright...
Christmas Comes Early

By Elizabeth Bair
Nov 10, 2011

We all know that trip to the mall on Black Friday might leave you empty-handed, or worse, with injuries. Play it safe and shop early at the Chi Omega Christmas Market. The annual market features clothing, home accessories, toys and more gifts from more than 175 vendors, so you'll get...
Nourishing Stew for Kiddies

By Elizabeth Bair
Nov 3, 2011

It’s not always easy to entertain preschoolers, but the folks at Dallas Heritage Village have an activity for the sippy-cup set that’s more fun and educational than that Elmo DVD your kid has watched a thousand times. Barnyard Buddies is back, and this installment, Saddlebag Supper, features a craft activity...
Wrappin' With Diane von Furstenberg

By Elizabeth Bair
Oct 27, 2011

It's every designer's dream to create a garment that becomes a classic, but few fashion trends ever make it to that status. Coco Chanel did it with the black dress. Burberry did it with the trench coat. Then there's Diane von Furstenberg. In 1974, von Furstenberg created the wrap dress...
From Street to Runway

By Elizabeth Bair
Oct 27, 2011

For every lucky designer who gets a break on Project Runway, countless others sketch, sew and struggle to make names for themselves in the fashion industry. After his parents abandoned him as a child, Nary Manivong discovered a copy of Vogue while living on the streets of Columbus, Ohio, with...
When Palates Collide

By Elizabeth Bair
Oct 20, 2011

Almost 40 food trucks have the city permits needed to roll around Dallas serving up tacos, banh mi and the like, so isn’t it about time some of the city’s best-known trucks square off to see who’s really the best mobile munchies provider? Enter Ten for 10: Water for Africa’s...
The Spring of Their Youth

By Elizabeth Bair
Sep 29, 2011

There's one subject that parents find particularly difficult to address with their kids, and we can understand why. Not many people look forward to having "the talk" with the youngsters, but it's necessary unless you want the kids to consult the Internet. We can only imagine what they'll find there...
Hot Child in the City

By Elizabeth Bair
Sep 29, 2011

Maybe it's a stretch to argue that Jack Reacher is a modern-day James Bond, but the literary heroes do have a few things in common. Like Bond, Reacher is a skilled fighter. Like Bond, he's also suave, and, most important, Reacher's got a way with the ladies. From Susan Duffy,...
California Dreaming

By Elizabeth Bair
Sep 22, 2011

If Jackson Pollock was the darling of abstract expressionism in New York during its heyday in the 1960s and 1970s, then Richard Diebenkorn was the face of the movement in California. Known for his abstract figural works, Diebenkorn began painting abstract geometric works in 1967, and his most popular collection,...
Dancing King

By Elizabeth Bair
Sep 22, 2011

In our younger years, we were more impressed by the songs and costumes than the choreography in the Broadway version of The Lion King, but now we have a whole new appreciation for the art of modern dance. The man behind the moves in that award-winning musical is Garth Fagan,...
The Ladies Who Lunch Will Swoon

By Elizabeth Bair
Sep 22, 2011

As much as some Dallasites would like to think the city has swung to the left in the past decade, this is still Texas: home of gun enthusiasts (the type who don't want locks on their Glocks), George "No New Taxes" Bush and his son, George "Mission Accomplished" Bush. And...
Coming Along Swimmingly

By Elizabeth Bair
Sep 15, 2011

Thirty years ago the Bath House, which once played host to swimmers and fun-seekers at White Rock Lake in the early part of the 20th century, reopened as a cultural center after being shuttered for years. Since 1981, the Bath House has been home to art exhibitions, plays and other...