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Glenn Beck Has COVID Again Along with a Nasty Case of Athlete's Tonsils

Glenn Beck Has COVID Again Along with a Nasty Case of Athlete's Tonsils

Free Play Arcade Finally Gets Its Dream Game Space on Denton's Square

Free Play Arcade Finally Gets Its Dream Game Space on Denton's Square

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Comedian Donnell Rawlings Talks About Chappelle’s Show and Being a Stand-Up Dad

By Danny Gallagher
Jan 11, 2022

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.
Dallas Businesses Are Making Addicts Safe With Narcan and Clean Needles

By Desiree Gutierrez
Jan 10, 2022

One minute you're enjoying a nightcap at a local bar and the next, someone next to you begins to lose bodily control.
The Curtain Has Closed Forever on the Last Dollar Movie Theater in DFW

By Danny Gallagher
Jan 6, 2022

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.
We Asked Life Coaches What Exactly Life Coaches Do

By Desiree Gutierrez
Jan 5, 2022

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).
COVID Patients Are Blaming Candles, and Not Their Noses, For Underwhelming Scents

By Desiree Gutierrez
Jan 4, 2022

As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its third year, it continues to show no mercy on businesses, whether local or corporations.
The Dallas Observer Is Looking for a Social Media Intern

By Eva Raggio
Jan 3, 2022

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 Best Things To Do In Dallas, Dec. 29-Jan. 5

By Merritt Martin
Dec 29, 2021

You know you love it. Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz trade homes to get away from life for a spell and find adventure and love in Los Angeles and Surrey, respectively. Jack Black and Jude Law provide capable love interests while a few subplots make The Holiday a perfectly enjoyable, highly rewatchable movie.
The 2021 Karen Awards

By Danny Gallagher
Dec 28, 2021

There are awards for all sorts of art forms: movies that suck, reality shows, poorly written sex scenes in fiction (which is still more accurate than any reality show).
The 10 Happiest Moments of 2021

By Danny Gallagher
Dec 27, 2021

Just because the majority of the past year has been a suck-fest doesn't mean every day was just another pointless lurch toward death.
Simon Rex Is Due For a Comeback, and Playing a Washed-Up Porn Actor Just Might Ring True

By Alex Gonzalez
Dec 21, 2021

In his new movie Red Rocket, Simon Rex plays a washed-up porn actor named Mikey Saber who returns to his hometown of Texas City to learn no one wants him there.
Filmmaker Juan Salas Steps Into the Ring With a New Movie About Boxing

By Alex Gonzalez
Dec 20, 2021

In director Juan Salas’ latest film The Devil’s Ring, now available on VOD platforms, a young boxing prospect named Anthony (Alexander Luna) returns home from prison on a mission to redeem himself.
Visitors Can Appreciate the Beauty of Carnivorous Plants At Paul Riddell's Texas Triffid Ranch

By Danny Gallagher
Dec 16, 2021

Carnivorous plants may evoke images of frightening looking foliage with razor sharp teeth and a taste for blood. But Paul Riddell, the owner and operator of the Texas Triffid Ranch in Richardson, says they actually possess a unique, haunting beauty unlike any other plant species. "I just realized these were...
Kyle Rittenhouse Thanked Dallas For the 'Hospitality' After Touring Cowboys Training Facility

By Eva Raggio
Dec 15, 2021

After Kyle Rittenhouse, the Illinois teen who was tried for fatally shooting two people during a protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, was acquitted in November, he told Fox News host Tucker Carlson he just wanted to go in with his life "as a normal 18-year-old kid attending college.”
A Dallas Restaurateur and His Son Want to Blow Away Nerf Competition With a New Toy Gun

By Danny Gallagher
Dec 14, 2021

Nerf has pretty much been the top dog of the foam dart and disc gun toy market since its inception. Now a local businessman and his son want to challenge the "Nerf or nothing" mantra with a toy that could send them running for cover.
Hamburger Helper Without Hamburger? How To Make Your Donations Count.

By Desiree Gutierrez
Dec 13, 2021

The seasonal serenading of bell chimes belonging to Salvation Army door greeters serve as our annual reminder to give to those who are less fortunate.
A Woman Mispronounced ‘Buc-ee’s’ and TikTokers Are Telling Her To Kill Herself

By Eva Raggio
Dec 10, 2021

TikTok may be a modern-day phenomenon, but some of its users are stuck in the mid-1800s and believe war has been declared on Texas.
The Pocket Sandwich Theatre Feeds Right Into Plans for Downtown Carrollton's Revamping

By Desiree Gutierrez
Dec 8, 2021

After 41 years as an East Dallas staple, the Pocket Sandwich Theatre will be packing up for the third time, this time saying goodbye to Dallas.
Las Chicas Del Barrio Mentors Work To Prevent High Latina Suicide Rates

By Desiree Gutierrez
Dec 7, 2021

For many college students, the trek into adulthood is a quest toward self-reliance, landmarked by over-caffeination and the occasional frat party.
Robert Weiss Reinvents Art History With Techne Exhibition

By Ryann Gordon
Dec 3, 2021

A woman laughs with wide eyes as she enters a yet-unnamed gallery in Dallas' Tin District featuring Techne, a collection of works by artist Robert Weiss.
Stephanie Umoh Makes a Stop at Home as a Star in Hamilton

By Paige Skinner
Dec 3, 2021

Growing up as a theater kid in Lewisville, Stephanie Umoh had always dreamed of performing at Fair Park.

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