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Dallas Cowboys Defensive Lineman David Irving Accused of Domestic Violence

There was clearly something wrong on David Irving's Twitter account Monday morning. Rather than the stream-of-consciousness ramblings that can usually be expected of the Cowboys' budding defensive star, a series of statements that read an awful lot like accusations began spilling out. "Domestic vilance [sic] again," the first tweet read...
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UT-Dallas Students Compiling National Database of School Shootings

News reports after the mass shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, and similar school killings often tell inconsistent stories about the number of such cases because of incomplete data, adding to fear and confusion. Nadine Connell, an associate professor of crime at the University of Texas at...
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Flu Season Appears to Be Winding Down in Dallas County

The worst flu season in recent memory finally appears on its way out the door in North Texas, according to new statistics from Dallas County Health and Human Services. Only five Dallas County residents were hospitalized for the flu during the week ending April 15, and for the second week...
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Four Dallas Burgers You Need In Your Life Right Now

In the burger capital of the U.S. of A. — at least that's how it feels some days — there's always a new burger around the bend. If you're looking to try something you haven't had before, check out one of these: Sky Rocket's triple cheeseburger There are only four...
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Let’s Get High: 4 Performers and 20 Questions

Allow us to tell you something: Weed is popular. Stacy, from the movie The Wood, said it best: “Weed is universal. You name me one race that don’t smoke bud." We decided to reach out to a few Dallas burlesque performers for a friendly inquisition about cannabis. In celebration of...
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Soluna Is Moving to Deep Ellum for Its One-Night Event, Array

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s Soluna International Music & Arts Festival moves out of the Arts District on May 12 and heads to Deep Ellum for a one-night music and art and tech extravaganza at the Bomb Factory and Canton Hall. Soluna is teaming up with Capital One to present Array,...
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Hey, Texas, It’s 4/20! Whoopee Effin’ Doo

Sorry about that headline. It's 4/20, the unofficial national marijuana holiday when America celebrates the happy wonders of weed. It should be cheerier, right? Weed is potent and plentiful. Yay! But this is Texas, where it's still illegal. Boo! And it will probably remain illegal until the cows come home,...
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Best Things To Do in Dallas This Weekend

Friday Ska by Skawest celebrates all things ska and punk. For its fourth year around, catch 19 bands over two days that embody elements of ska, reggae, two-tone, rocksteady, third wave and dance. Of the bands taking the stage, Denton-based The Holophonics has taken its roots as a ska cover...
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In Search for Truth on Gas Explosions, Maybe Criminal Law Is Best Hope

Just a thought. I’m not a lawyer, certainly not a prosecutor. But after watching the extremely unsatisfying hearing before the Dallas City Council on Wednesday on this winter’s natural gas home explosion crisis, I wonder why authorities are not at least looking at the recent indictment in Wyandotte County, Kansas,...
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Artist James Akers Lights Up Texas With His Electric Aesthetic

Sculptor James Akers just moved to Dallas from Virginia, and he brought his neon art with him. “I love to create with a hacked, DIY, electric aesthetic that aims to subvert the fine art finish fetish by emphasizing artistic intent and showing the steps that led to the sculpture's creation,”...