When it comes to celebrity crushes, I’m stuck in the 1980s. I’m not big on the whole Brad Pitt nonsense; I’d rather have John Cusack standing outside my window playing Peter Gabriel on a boombox. So you can only imagine how giddy I was to find out his 1997 hit…

It’s already that time of year again, when we begin that frantic search for the perfect gift for mom, one that says “thank you for enduring endless hours of pain and suffering just for me to be born.” When you wonder if some flowers and a fancy gravy boat will…

I’ve tried it all when it comes to eating healthy. I’ve bought smaller plates for portion control, left sticky notes all over my apartment to remind myself to eat more carrots and fewer tacos, and I even tried that crazy Beyoncé cayenne pepper diet (not my proudest moment). Lisa Lillien,…

Put in your pocket protector, practice your Urkel dance, and tape up those glasses, because you are about to get a visit from the dork side…Comedy from the Dork Side, that is. This Thursday at the Improv you will get full-on geek comedy from a dweeb socialite who collects Pez…

What would you pay to see Troy Aikman do a little dance on the catwalk? Say about $150 per ticket or $1,250 per table? Pull out your checkbook, buddy, because The 21st Annual Beyond the Rainbow Luncheon will feature young cancer patients working it on the runway with local celebrities…

The sun is beaming down on you, and out of the corner of your eye you see your teammate setting up the ball–you jump up into the air and come crashing down with a hard spike on the volleyball. It sails over the net and hits the ground on the…

Akubra. Balmoral Bonnet. Casquette. Fascinator. Kolpik. Porkpie. Ushanka. You’re probably wondering what all these weird words I’m throwing at you are, and no, they’re not different kinds of desserts from around the world. They all happen to be different styles of hats you may end up seeing if you attend…

Sometimes I think Texas is too big, and I feel bad for those unfortunate smaller states that are the size of our largest city. I mean, we do have at least four major theme parks, numerous beaches and four of the Big 12 schools. Then I realize that it’s just…

Growing up, I never once attended a puppet show, unless you count our school counselor using stuffed animals to teach us about self-esteem and saying no to drugs and bullies. Personally, I always thought the idea of an adult sticking their hand up a doll and using their high-pitched voice…

I have a confession to make, and it’s not a good one. Growing up I believed the award-winning playwright Tennessee Williams and the country singer Tennessee Ernie Ford were the same person. I was very relieved when I finally found out Cousin Ernie on I Love Lucy wasn’t behind the…

Is America’s Next Best Dance Crew not bringing enough culture to your life? I have just the fix. The successful nonprofit institution TITAS will have Parsons Dance Company dance away your blues and that empty feeling inside. The Parsons Dance Company will be busting a move to scores composed by…

Do you ever wish you could buy a time machine on eBay, and go back to a happy memory? Mine would be in 1987, sitting on my grandma’s brown shag carpet, eating homemade nachos while cheering on the infamous man-child, Pee-wee Herman, to find his beloved red bike. Pee-wee’s Big…

It’s that time of year again, when we ruin perfectly good eggs with color dye, put on our Sunday-best clothing and set out our empty Easter baskets for the mysterious, oversized bunny to bring us sugary goodness. If you or your child are impatient and ready to see some furry…

Anytime I hear the word “burlesque,” my mind automatically plays the scene in the movie A Christmas Story when the father gets the leg lamp for a Christmas present. You know, the sexy fake leg wearing a black high heel with a light bulb and lamp shade attached. I’ve never…

An ice-skating mermaid? Peter Pan doing a one-foot axel? Mickey and Minnie going on a double date with Simba and Nala at an iced-over African desert? You’re probably wondering what this madness I’m of speaking of is, and it could only mean one thing…Disney on Ice is back in town…

Every year all different kinds of charities and organizations put on 5Ks, fun runs and marathons to raise money for those in need. This year The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society has decided to mix it up a little and make things a bit interesting with its 1st Annual Big D…

What would be the question if the answer was “they were both Texas natives in the 1950s”? What’s the only thing singer Janis Joplin and comedian Bill Engvall will ever have in common? One of them happens to be returning to our oh-so-lovely state this week, and unless you believe…

Picture a secret place full of mythical creatures, dancing fairies and a king who all believe you might be their long-lost princess of the underworld. Now it is up to you to prove yourself to be this person of royalty, even though you aren’t sure you believe it, by doing…

Television shows and movies about friendships between ladies seem to be the new trend lately. You have the film adaptation of the Sex and the City series (and possibly a sequel in the works), The Women, Lipstick Jungle and the dead-as-a-doornail Cashmere Mafia (come on, we knew that one never…

One of my biggest fears is that robots will one day try to take over the world and make us their unwilling servants–thanks, Arnold Schwarzenegger. So when one of my favorite comedians, Robin Williams, decided to play a robot in the movie Bicentennial Man, it totally freaked me out. Yes,…

Pippilotta Delicatessa Windowshade Mackrelmint Ephraimsdaughter Longstocking, but you can call her Pippi, is living the American…errr…Swedish dream. She has an abandoned villa that she calls home with her pet monkey and horse, and her dad just happens to be a pirate. Did I also mention she is the strongest girl…