Sean Baker’s Starlet stars Dree Hemingway (Ernest’s great-granddaughter) as Jane, a 21-year-old “girl next door” porn performer whose off-hours are spent getting high in the Valley house she shares with fellow “starlet” Melissa (Stella Maeve) and Melissa’s small-time impresario boyfriend (James Ransone). The story in the movie, which screens at…
With all the mud-slinging that’s occurred this election cycle, it’s hard to imagine that there’s enough of the sludgy substance left to muck about in. Luckily, there’s slime to spare, and rather than wallowing about it in like so many of our politicians we should revel in it! Claim it…
On Friday, the ladies of Alpha Chi Omega will put on their annual fashion show and charity event, Alpha Chi Couture. The runway show, which also includes an extensive silent auction, raises money to support victims of domestic violence both locally and nationally. Dallas’ Genesis Women’s Shelter, the evening’s beneficiary,…
Big Bird. Binders. Obama’s bad mom jeans. You can’t get through Election Day without absorbing all topics wonk. But do you know what this race to the throne is missing? Sexy dames in cheeky outfits. Enter stage left, the lovely ladies of Viva Dallas Burlesque! They’re closing the curtain on…
At the 2012 Dallas International Film Festival, Last Call at the Oasis opened our eyes to clean water issues, but that was just the beginning. This weekend, the local film industry will tackle the subject on an even bigger scale with FilmMatters, a daylong symposium about film and human rights,…
This Saturday, Dallas samples The Slideluck Potshow, an event that brings food, art and community around a common table in more than 50 cities globally. It mixes the nostalgic aspects of a slower life when folks indulged in potluck dinners and then shared family slideshows, with the very modern portfolios…
Love art but hate the gallery circus? Saturday night, there are only three shows you need to schedule into your travels, which lessens the shuffle/scuttle hassle. Over in Oak Cliff artist Clay Stinnet gives us a taste of what he’s been cooking up at Mighty Fine Arts (419 N. Tyler…
The days of making fun of Ed Begley Jr. and his electric cars have gone the way of the dinosaur, and now the whole world knows that the future of transportation will be the use of alternative fuel and energy. If you’re still a little slow on the uptake (or…
You can’t escape it. On walks, at the dog park, in the pet store, everybody wants to know: “What kind of dog is that?” and the answer is never just “The kind that loves me.” Tell somebody you’ve got a retriever or pug mix and your pup is showered with…
The Tantra Vinyasa Conference is coming to Dallas for the first time ever, but don’t be fooled; this ain’t their first bendy rodeo. For the past 14 years, hand-selected instructors and speakers have gathered at the Midwest Yoga Conference, but this year they’ll be gathering here for “Yoga, Sex and…
We all have days when we wake up and wonder why we are who we are. Richard Lewis’ life is like that. A veteran stand-up comic who’s made a career out of self-loathing, Richard will be at the Addison Improv (4980 Belt Line Road #250) this Thursday through Sunday. He’s…
Leave it to the ladies at South Side on Lamar to remind us that there’s more to female erotica than Fifty Shades of Grey. For a real evening of ladies “celebrating their sensuality and expressing their innermost thoughts,” head to the Blue Room at South Side on Lamar (1409 South…
We’re pretty certain Nicole Stewart (one of the Observer’s 2012 30 Most Interesting People) will jump over the dreaded sophomore slump with gusto — and a little help from her friends. After making a big mark on the scene last year with Oral Fixation (An Obsession with True Life Tales),…
Like all great things from your childhood, Red Dawn in being remade and sold back to you, hitting theaters later this month as a 2012 Thanksgiving blockbuster. That “new” movie will take itself far more seriously than a story about a team of Midwestern high schoolers that single-handedly topple an…
Would you believe that Texas has the second highest rate of hungry children in the United States? Would you believe that the North Texas Food Bank provided almost 45 million meals to the hungry in 2011? Whether you believe it or not, it’s all true. And it’s why Ripley’s Believe…
Now a 40-year staple in the Fort Worth Arts District, the Kimbell represents the best of a traditional collection. We rely on it to feed us work by the masters Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Poussin, Monet and Matisse — and to bring touring exhibitions that only an institution with the Kimbell’s cultural…
The Oak Lawn Block Party and the many nightlife events that explode out of Halloween always produce innovative costumes across Dallas and the universe. This year was no exception. See also: – The Costumes of the Oak Lawn Halloween Block Party 2012 – The Awesome Costumes of the Halloween Block…
This amazing example of residential architecture created by Wernerfield (above), is just one of eight stops on the 2012 AIA Dallas Tour of Homes, happening this Saturday, the 3rd and Sunday, the 4th. It’s a chance to see both the exteriors and interiors some truly great modern designs, all done…
Due to its cobbled together nature, Dallas isn’t immediately thought of as an architectural hub. We demolish and rebuild, giving our downtown and skyline an often bizarre outfitting of eras and stylistic decisions. To truly see the best of Dallas architecture, you need to venture into the residential areas, a…
You’ve already worn that griffin outfit to a weekend’s worth of get-togethers. By now it smells like a pack of Pall Mall menthols and wreckless after party decisions. Good for you: You’ve done Halloween properly. Now that the actual day has rolled around, you’re in a state of confusion. Keep…
Halloween seems like as good a time as any to talk human remains. Namely, what are you going to do with yours? I’ve always dreaded the eerily claustrophobic concept of spending eternity six feet under. Plus, there are the bugs. I can’t deal. If imagining your cremated remains tucked inside…
Until recently, something was missing from the downtown experience — a central link that would make the Arts District a true district, somewhere the public could go for lunch or a stroll in uninterrupted peace. Between St. Paul Street and Pearl on the doorstep of the DMA now sits Klyde…
