Consider the power of the Popsicle. For many, touching one to their lips sends the pitter-patter of childhood nostalgia racing straight to the heart. Its icy coolness instantly refreshes and shields the heat-weary Texan from the unrelenting summer swelter. To boot, it's one of the most democratizing desserts there is...
Search results for: re
Showing 58477 - 58498 of 126943Use quotes to search for a phrase or name: "toy story", or "brooklyn bridge".
In 2013, an absurd video of a white man, purportedly an Iowa pastor, performing something he called "Rappin' for Jesus" went viral on YouTube. "My crew is big and it keeps getting bigger, that's cause Jesus Christ is my nigga," the man raps in front of a wall with a cross on it. About...
In a few days, murals that stain the walls surrounding the roof of LSA Burger Co. in Denton will be scrubbed, leaving a blank slate for artists to come. The only evidence they were there lies with those who captured them in pictures, video or memories. But this is not...
After a number of high-profile dog attacks, including the summer 2016 mauling death of Antoinette Brown in South Dallas and an April attack near Fair Park, Dallas is prepared to strengthen its dangerous-dog ordinance and establish criminal penalties for owners whose dogs attack. Under a proposal from Dallas Animal Services,...
Banjos to Beats has assembled some of the most iconic names ever to grace turntables for its summer DJ series Scratch Session. The lineup comprises DJ Nu-Mark, DJ Z-Trip, Just Blaze, Kid Capri, Mix Master Mike, and DJ Jazzy Jeff. The shows will be Fridays at It’ll Do from June...
We all have that certain little what-the bell that rings in our heads when things don’t add up. What-the bells must have been ringing all over town last week when people saw the news story saying that the new Dallas chief of police, U. Renee Hall, slapped her boyfriend eight...
advertisement
Plano is getting its first comedy festival this week, but the founders of the fest had to do a little shuffling at the last minute. The first Plano Comedy Festival kicked off Thursday and runs through Sunday with more than 30 comedians performing live comedy shows at locations around Plano...
The house lights faded as the stadium thump of Queen’s “We Will Rock You” thundered to life. Perhaps you’ve heard “We Will Rock You” at the American Airlines Center before — during a Mavericks or Stars game — but you’ve never heard it like that, not with the fog, at...
Though we've been greeted with hot summer temperatures a bit earlier than usual, the concert calendar is already looking ahead to the cooler fall and winter months. Ahead this week, we've got announcements from '80s favorites, legendary rock and classical acts, a bit of country and some club shows of...
Friday The Dallas Mavericks had a terrible season on the court — and a worse one off it when a Sports Illustrated feature revealed the corporate work environment was rife with sexual harassment. But somehow, Dallas’ GOAT — greatest of all time — and our recent cover boy, Dirk Nowitzki,...
Dallas City Council meetings, long a haven for politicians, lawyers, journalists and others who can't find honest jobs, could be getting a little more open, pending a Wednesday council vote. Like many big cities, all four of Dallas' council meetings are held in the morning. Beginning at 9 a.m. on...
Location
LDU Coffee
advertisement
Almost 50 years after the Stonewall riots in Manhattan, the month of June continues to commemorate its lasting impact as LGBTQ Pride Month. The LGBTQ community’s ceaseless resistance against discrimination has demonstrated just what people can accomplish when they unite to fight for a cause. In a similar fashion, numerous...
It’s how I remind myself what a hick I am. Whenever something really embarrassing happens in Dallas, I immediately check to see if The New York Times has got it up online yet. Who cares? The self-conscious hick in my bathroom mirror, that’s who. So this week’s New York Times...
For nearly a year, West Dallas state Rep. Eric Johnson has tilted at a 50-something-year-old windmill, hoping state leaders would finally take down a plaque emblazoned with the "Children of the Confederacy Creed" that sits in Austin's Capitol building. This week, his campaign received a boost from outgoing Texas House...
“Keep America American,” says the bold-face red font on the flyers dropped in an Arlington neighborhood this week. Some were also found in San Antonio late last month. Police in Arlington do not know who distributed the flyers — which call immigrants criminals and encourage people to report them to...
San Francisco rock band The Stone Foxes were in high spirits when the quintet took the stage Tuesday night at Sundown at Granada. Driving into Dallas in their white van earlier that day, the rear suspension on their trailer busted and dragged behind them. The folks at Sundown jumped on...
Through archival footage of Rogers both on and off the set of his iconic show, as well as interviews with his family, friends and former crew members, Won’t You Be My Neighbor? draws a flattering yet complex portrait of its subject, who died of cancer in 2003
advertisement
The moment that comedian and impressionist Melissa Villaseñor learned she'd be a cast member on Saturday Night Live, she didn't celebrate the way most people think they would. "My brother picked me up [from the airport], and we went to go have pizza and we watched Dunston Checks In," Villaseñor...
Peanut butter and jelly. Sunshine and shoulders. Art and booze. Some things just go together, you know? Experience the latter pairing — art and booze, that is — as part of Artful Pairings. This week, Artful Pairings heads to the Dallas Museum of Art, where a brewer from Noble Rey...
About 30 people floated around on the patio of Bar Louie in Dallas. They sipped wine, beer and cocktails, handing each other contact information and muttering small business banter. “That’s what this is all about,” one person said. “It’s about meeting people.” This was not just a meet-and-greet aimed toward...
On Twitter this weekend, Dallas native Demi Lovato tweeted about pranking her bodyguard with a "lady of the night." During a Twitter Q&A, Lovato said it was the "funniest prank ever." “She walked into his room without permission and grabbed him in his ‘area’ and he freaked the fuck out...