The Oscars: It’s the one night of the year where we kick back and watch as rich people congratulate each other on their involvement in crafting a commercial product. Then we eat lots of snack food. Even the most cynical among us allow the walls to drop for a night…
This Sunday Make Up For Ever will peek in your makeup bag. Then, it’ll probably shudder. (Just kidding.) They’re going to dig through your existing cosmetics and show you how to apply them properly. Even if you have a bag full of not-their-products. Seriously. They’ll also recommend colors and textures…
We men don’t get enough opportunities to wear tights, exclaim catch phrases or strike signature poses. Sure, we wear jockstraps and leggings sometimes, but outside of Robin Hood and ninjas, leotards just aren’t that badass. Unless, of course, said leotards are being worn by John Cena, CM Punk or Ryback…
It’s difficult not to channel Portlandia when thinking of the phrase “Cabinet of Dr. Caligari,” but if anything can corral sketches of pushy mailmen, it’s Tuesday’s piece of original work being performed and commissioned by the Dallas Chamber Symphony. Only in its first year of programming, the DCS has kept…
You know Art Spiegelman. If you’re a comic book junkie (or “graphic novel enthusiast”) you know him. If you grew up in the 1980s, you know him. If you like to read high-falutin essays in The New Yorker, you know him. Speigelman’s work blasts boundaries between literature and art. Also,…
When we crave unique, thoughtful and sometimes even absurd theater, we go straight to Kitchen Dog. Based out of The McKinney Avenue Contemporary’s black boxes (3120 McKinney Ave., in Uptown), Kitchen Dog has been bringing its A game to the local theater scene for more than a decade, proving time…
If the phrase “patron of the arts” always seemed enticing, but tragically unattainable, the time’s ripe for reinvention. Dallas Theater Center offers a seats for the highly anticipated local premiere of Red, winner of the 2010 Tony Award for Best Play for as low as $15. It’s a lovely evening…
The Nasher Sculpture Center announced its grand 10-year celebration plan this afternoon, and it comes at an interesting time for the Dallas art community. They’ve already raised $1 million of the required funds for a program called Nasher Xchange, which will commission 10 site-specific works of public art by 10…
The Harlem Shake has taken the internet by storm over the last couple weeks, and Dallas has made an admirable contribution to the meme, if there is such a thing. Here are our 10 local favorites:…
Reading the testimonial section of EASL’s website makes you want to scream. It’s filled with stories that shouldn’t exist: A menacing lump. A flood or fire dissolving someone’s life’s work. An emergency surgery is required, but not afforded. Yeah, these fears haunt us all, but for visual artists they carry…
Every Wednesday, we find you five movies for you to check out over the coming week or weekend, from the latest wide release to weird local screenings to timely classics you can watch on your couch. Did we miss something? Let readers know in the comments. When I Rise Screens…
When Montopolis brought its last experimental score to Texas Theatre, they performed a custom soundtrack to Man With A Movie Camera. The show was, hands down, the best date night happening in Dallas that evening. They’re back on Saturday with an all new musical composition to another classic, though less…
In the diverse exhibition Chagall: Beyond Color, the Dallas Museum of Art offers enticing works of art among less noted pieces by one of the 20th century’s most famous artists. Marc Chagall, like the Coen brothers today, proudly deployed his Jewishness in his art. As with the Coen brothers’ body…
“As (wo)manorialists, of course we are feminist, but identify with that after our femininity. Our work shares our experience.” So goes the (wo)manifesto of (Wo)manorial, conceived last summer and launched virtually in October as an “online platform” for artists. This idea sprung from the think tank of Jessica Iannuzzi Garcia…
Lipstick red, heart ballon towers framed the stage of Hyena’s in Dallas. The lights went out, the spotlights came on, and a skinny Bangali kid named Usama Siddiquee took the stage. The Osama bin Laden joke? Immediate. The beat boxing? Unexpected. The Super Humor Funny show (Pt. 2) was underway…
I’ve been frustrated by the latest season of Downton Abbey. It began with the edited out wedding in episode one, was enhanced by too many Edith romance story lines and then the loss of Lady Sybil? Unforgivable. So when the season finale rolled around, I didn’t watch it. Instead, I…
If you missed On the Eve, the thrilling new rock musical by Dallas’ own Michael Federico (book) and Seth and Shawn Magill of the band Home by Hovercraft (music), during its sold-out run at the Magnolia Lounge last fall, you’ll get your chance to see it on a bigger stage…
I wanted to post a video by comedian Tracy Morgan, but I couldn’t. They have f-bombs, p-bombs, s-bombs, n-bombs and even some very rare y and x bombs that I hadn’t previously known existed. Now that 30 Rock is all wrapped up, Tracy Morgan is on the loose and he’s…
After last week’s singular episode, we’re plopped back into reality this week on Girls. Hannah discovers she’s gotten an E-book deal, but only has one month to write it, and subsequently vomits in front of a gaggle of brunchers. Marnie is still dating Booth Jonathan, unbeknownst to him, and the…
Sorry Dallas, you’re missing this booty clap action. Mike Tyson’s curious one man show ‘Undisputed Truth’ was scheduled to touch down at Verizon Theater tomorrow, February 19. The production has had runs in Vegas and Broadway, and snagged temperate reviews at its Indianapolis kick-off. But ending the Spike Lee directed…
Local video director, photographer and general scene starter, Brian Braun, gathered the Metroplex’s most vibratey folks at Klyde Warren Park on Saturday. They united over a shared love of spastic motion, costumes and that dancehall-inspired Baauer jam. Yes, it was an attempt to out Harlem Shake all other Harlem Shakes,…
The most dedicated and winningest rock climbing gym in Texas held a competition on Friday night, the “Big Tex Bouldering Competition,” produced by Summit Climbing gym. It was a display of super athleticism, and an exhibit of the finest climbers in Texas. Not to mention there were four kegs of…
