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  Chasing Rainbows: Tiffany Rae Grimes Wants to Brighten the World One Hairstyle at a Time

  February 21 at 4:56 a.m.

  TIffany Rae Grimes is a Dallas hair stylist and colorist whose bright creations transform her clients into striking fantastical creatures. Until recently, she could be found in Deep Ellum, but she says that gentrification and a fear of crime pushed her out of the neighborhood and into Salon Ritual. “I...

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  We Took a Crash Course in Cannabis and Realized We Knew Nothing

  February 21 at 4 a.m.

  Most people who smoke cannabis consider themselves as connoisseurs and botanists specializing in the cannabis plant. And sure, they could probably look at a bud and tell if it's good or not, but we’d bet money that they couldn’t tell someone how that bud would make them feel without even...

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  Responses to the ‘Leaning Tower of Dallas’ Meme Include Petition for World Heritage Site Status

  February 20 at 4 a.m.

  On Sunday, an 11-story tower off Haskell Avenue was the subject of a failed demolition implosion, and as a result, it inadvertently became a new landmark and internet sensation colloquially referred to as the “Leaning Tower of Dallas.” On Monday, one of the below pictures of a Samoyed dog posed...

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  Canvas Hotel’s New Exhibition, ARTCRUSH, Cements a Dallas Art Scene Trend

  February 20 at 4 a.m.

  Out-of-towners aren’t the only thing checking into the Canvas Hotel in Dallas. Four Dallas-based artists will have their work taking up residence in the art-centric hotel as part of ARTCRUSH, a new exhibition running through April 5. ARTCRUSH is the product of the Canvas Hotel teaming up with art consultancy...

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  If Jesus Were a Woman: Why One Theater Company Is Practicing Gender-Blind Casting

  February 19 at 4 a.m.

  The term “color-blind casting” is a showbiz buzzword that means assigning actors to roles without considering their race or ethnicity — or sometimes, gender. And while it’s a practice that’s been around almost as long as cinema itself, it’s become more prevalent in recent years, most notoriously on TV’s Grey’s...

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  Woman Crush Wednesday: Performer Courtney Crave

  February 19 at 4 a.m.

  Our crush this week is Courtney Crave, who almost single-handedly keeps Dallas cool. Crave looks like a superhero and has endless powers as a performer, event producer, aerialist and burlesque dancer. She's also a Deep Ellum fixture as a co-owner of The Nines, a sanctuary for "weird" performers. During the day, Crave keeps...