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  Rapper Bobby Sessions Says People and Media Don’t Owe Artists Support

  June 12 at 4 a.m.

  Many artists complain about how little coverage they receive from local press. Musicians work in a saturated, competitive market, so any means available to get more attention for their work is highly sought after ... unless the artist is rapper Bobby Sessions. This April while on tour in Chicago, Sessions...

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  Straight Edge: Performers Explain How They Stay Sober While Working the Nightlife Scene

  June 7 at 4 a.m.

  A comedian, a musician, an emcee and a rapper/magician walk into a bar and order sparkling water. There is no punchline. This is a true story based on four of our local performers from different parts of the entertainment scene who have one thing in common: sobriety. Staying sober may...

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  Dallas Writer and Activist Tells Her Adoption Story to Explain Why She’s Pro-Choice

  June 7 at 4 a.m.

  Stephanie Drenka never felt the need to weigh in on the abortion debate – until now. Drenka is a Korean adoptee who grew up in Southlake and now lives in Dallas. She’s a writer and activist who predominantly focuses her attention on writing about adoption and the Asian American community,...

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  Dallas Singers Reimagine The Handmaid’s Tale With Cheesy ’90s Nostalgia

  June 5 at 4 a.m.

  The Hulu hit The Handmaid's Tale, a dystopian drama based on the novels by Margaret Atwood, returns tomorrow for its third season. But imagine if it were shot like a '90s-era soap opera. That’s exactly what local singers Teddy Waggy and Sudie Abernathy did, and then they shot an “opening...

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  Does Everybody Hate Chip and Joanna Gaines Now?

  May 10 at 4 a.m.

  There was a time, roughly 708 days ago, when we at the Dallas Observer published an article detailing our trip to Waco and our stay in one of the homes "fixed up" on Fixer Upper, a home remodeling show starring Chip and Joanna Gaines. The review wasn't mean, we swear...

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  A Sneak Peek at PlayStation Virtual Reality, from Iron Man to MLB

  April 19 at 4 a.m.

  Summer is coming and if you've got a PlayStation 4 or a PlayStation VR headset, then you've got some very good reasons stock up on Vitamin D supplements and never go outside again until the fall. Sony gave the Observer a chance to preview some of their newest unreleased exclusives for...