Building Character is usually a euphemism for getting crapped on by life, like when you didn’t get that kick-ass job or when you got dumped on your birthday. This time, however, it’s a group exhibition of character-driven work over at the 4th Wall Gallery. These three urban contemporary artists really…
Some people are sticklers for the rules. “Don’t pass on the left,” “eat your vegetables,” “don’t steal your friend’s car–even if you were just ‘borrowing’ it.” If one of your rules is “don’t be destructive,” you better learn to live a little, because otherwise you’ll miss a great art show…
As a kid, there was nothing better than watching that squirrelly little man in the gray suit and red bow tie, sitting in his favorite talking chair. If you, too, yelled right along with Pee-wee when someone uttered the Secret Word of the Day, check out I Fell 37 Miles…
While the freakish amounts of powder that recently fell over North Texas speaks dissonance to claims of global warming, there’s not much refuting the melting glaciers. Whether you side with Al Gore or just think it’s part of earth’s natural cycle, Texas artist Darios Robleto has something to say about…
If the Winter Olympics have you singing “O Canada,” the 2010 North Texas Irish Festival will satisfy your craving for all things music from our Northern neighbor. This year the festival will feature tunes from Atlantic Canada–the Maritime Provinces of Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island–as they…
When some restaurant owners take on the challenge of launching a new venue, they have the daunting task of determining its theme. But when 30-year-old restaurant owner Chad Willis walked into the sprawling loft-style site that was once the Scene Restaurant and Lounge, now defunct, he was seized by an…
Texas is the top producer of wind energy in the U.S., so when Charlie Palmer decided to open Charlie Palmer at The Joule in downtown, he and the designers called upon this clean energy source for inspiration. (The design itself isn’t sustainable–they still rely on good old-fashioned fossil fuel). As…
Pairing upscale design with fine dining is as natural as having a little sushi with your sake. But there are many ways to describe the handsome restaurants in the city, from ornate and ostentatious to clever and contemporary–and here we’ve included far more of the latter. (Think more Tom Brady,…
Let’s get one thing straight. Chewing the Scenery isn’t about critiquing the farm freshness of the organic veggies at Bolsa, the authenticity of the Japanese noodles at Tei-An or the political incorrectness of the high-fat Stodg Burger at The Porch. No. It’s about design. Whether it’s a gimmicky new trend…
Crawfish, crayfish, crawdads, mudbugs. Whatever you call the lobster’s ugly little cousin, chances are you’ve eaten a few. If you’re a Texas native, don’t tell anyone if you haven’t, unless you want the “what the hell’s wrong with you, son?” stare down. This Sunday during game time, you may have…
It’s that time of year when you show your loved one how special they are–and spontaneous you can be–by providing a night out with every other couple in the city. This year, add a little sexiness with Nana’s seared Hudson Valley foie gras and shallot-raisin-cinnamon marmalade. If that doesn’t get…
The other morning, before my alarm clock woke me by opening the electronic blinds while reciting “Eye of the Tiger” in perfect iambic pentameter, I dreamt that L.O.U., my robot companion, forgot to program my weekly breakfast menu into the kitchen’s control center! Well, maybe that was all a dream,…
What do you get when you add quantum physics to the atomic bomb? Copenhagen! If that doesn’t seem to add up, maybe Stage West in fair Fort Worth can make sense of it. Meet Niels Bohr, arguably the father of quantum physics, and Werner Heisenberg, the man who attempted to…
The differences between two people in a relationship make it pretty impossible to believe that any of us cohabitate for long periods of time. It’s the little differences that seem to lead to the biggest fights too. A simple soggy towel on the floor, a dish left overnight in the…
Don’t let the title of Child’s Play: A Children’s Fashion Story evoke nightmarish manifestations of little knife-wielding killer dolls in red overalls. Instead think of happy, sweet, innocent dolls dressed in red overalls–and dresses, hats and a variety of other historical attire. The exhibition, presented by Texas Fashion Collection, celebrates…
Men with men, men with women, women with women, nymphs with clowns. Stop what you’re thinking, and instead put your mind in a wonderful place filled with impressive stamina and intense acrobatics. Still can’t follow? Imagine daring aerialists on trapezes soaring to their partners 40 feet above the stage floor…
Ooh, it’s another Quick Fire Challenge! Well, not exactly, but as many Top Chef fans know, former contestant (and executive chef at Plano’s Loft 610) Tre Wilcox knows how to prepare an amazing meal in a flash. Now it’s your chance to learn his secrets. Once you master some techniques,…
If you thought journalists and biotechnology wouldn’t be caught dead in the same room, boy…were you right. Except in the case of Boom, a story that takes a marine biologist and a journalism student on the journey of their lives, perhaps changing the fate of the entire human race. Beginning…
