Welcome to another edition of Geek-Offs, where you’ll find the perfect distractions to help you muddle your way through hump day each week. We like pretty things ’round here. We like sparkly jewels and rainbows and shiny rocket ships and cow-abducting UFOs. Wait, what?…
So, picture this: It’s 1998 and you are high school track star, super fast and super hot. Flash forward thirteen years and fifteen pounds and your idea of “super fast” is how quickly the waitress hauls your order to your car at Keller’s. Or, maybe you were the chubby kid…
There’s a famous quote from Einstein where he says humans would have approximately four years left on Earth if the bees disappeared. Don’t panic everyone, the bees were discovered in Houston last year. Thanks to Reddit, we found this nightmarish, Candyman-esque, completely what-the-fuck video of a house in Houston where…
One reason actor Justin Locklear is sure to stick around Dallas for a bit longer: His car, a 1985 Toyota Land Cruiser, is parked for the next few weeks as part of the scenery in the Ochre House theater’s latest production, Morphing. Good thing he lives within walking distance of…
The commercial’s fun. Everyone likes a good #2 joke. One thing, though: Where are this kid’s pants? Just because you bought diapers that look like pants doesn’t mean they are pants. Pant your child, people. Children need pants.According to USAToday, next Huggies is introducing “Little Movers Camo Diapers” at Walmarts…
We’re watching Bravo’s Most Eligible Dallas every week so you don’t have to. The third episode finds Courtney in nice-making, flirty-flirty mode. New sensations! On with the show … Scene 1: Before we join Courtney’s morning hangover drama in progress, it’s important to note Bravo’s method of establishing setting. In…
Of all the stand-up comics booked in all the venues in town, Tig Notaro and The Kessler seem to go together like indie kids and vinyl. And The Kessler folks couldn’t have picked a better comedian to launch their new Comedy at The Kessler series, tonight. Notaro, who once toured…
We know what you’re thinking when you watch Max Tall’s TV offering: When’s the commercial going to be interrupted — like the one for the neck basket — so we can learn about stopping shitty ads before they start? Well, it’s not. It’s real. For a real product that costs…
A mysterious video sped onto the Internets over over the weekend, leaving nothing but flame trails and questions about its origins soon after it went viral. The video’s title: El DeLorean de Volver al Futuro en Cabildo y Juramento, which roughly translates to “This is heavy duty, Doc.” Seeing as…
Is your garage looking more like a thrift store these days or can you barely get into your closet because it looks like it should be on one of those hoarding reality shows? Hey, we know you’re not a hoarder, you’re an appreciator of things, which is why you should…
Abstract paintings can appear so abstract that it’s difficult to interpret meaning from the crowded geometric shapes or intersections of paint splashes and splotches. Abstract painter David Collins layers abstract images on each other in his works, but the result is not an onslaught of imagery that leaves one looking…
On Friday, Boing Boing led us to the light of the Stock Car Racing Edition of the Bible. And, as they were in the dark times, we were most grateful. No, it’s not our next Mixmaster Online Book Club selection. We were ready to have a “come to Jesus” with…
Imagine Gilligan’s Island starring Jerry Van Dyke as Little Buddy and Carroll O’Connor as the Captain. They were the first choices for leads in the 1960s sitcom, but both actors turned down the roles that then went to Bob Denver and Alan Hale Jr. Television history is full of stories…
We’re not usually advocates of dressing up pets, especially when owners decide to play twinsies with their pooches. Now, that’s just wrong. But we’re all for putting Fido in a snazzy outfit when it’s for a good cause, like world peace or helping other adorable animals. That’s why we’re fans…
Heat has taken a toll on our theater actors this summer. During Shakespeare Dallas’ run of Cyrano and As You Like It at Samuell Grand Park, lead actors Chris Hury and Joanna Schellenberg experienced symptoms of heatstroke, not just once but several times. Even ice packs in their costumes couldn’t…
I don’t have an eating disorder, unless you count an addiction to peanut butter and jelly. But there’s probably not a woman in the country who wouldn’t find something to relate to in the exhibit — open until 2 p.m. today only — called Imagine Me Beyond What You See…
We’re sure that there must be more than just a few Dallas folks out there that are asking themselves, “What kind of person would defile American artist Grant Wood’s iconic Gothic *couple?” in the style of what adorns our cover this week. Well, to be accurate, the notion came from…
Many a girl dressed her Barbie doll in a sequined wedding gown and marched those overly-arched feet down the aisle to Ken doll while humming “Here Comes the Bride,” but Mattel broke the hearts of little girls everywhere when it announced in 2004 that Ken and Barbie, who only got…
Renaissance man Steve Martin will take the stage at the Meyerson Symphony Center tonight, but he won’t just be wielding a microphone. The funny man also happens to be an author, playwright, songwriter and Grammy-award winning banjo player, who has not one but two #1 bluegrass albums (The Crow and…
Theater Caps are bite-sized punch-packing capsule reviews by resident theater critic Elaine Liner. Use them as a reminder — or a teaser, if you procrastinate — of her full-length reviews in The Mixmaster’s weekly sister. A lame effort like Wild Oats is no way for Theatre Three to launch its…
Those who remember NoViolet Bulawayo as an SMU graduate student in the mid-2000s will likely recall a talented young woman who spoke rarely and modestly. They will not be surprised to learn, however, that it is that it is often the quiet women who have the most to say. Today,…
After a hard day of terrorizing Jeff Goldblum, even a dinosaur needs a hot shower. Brushing those rows of razor sharp teeth are clearly important, if the toothbrush and paste next to the sink are any indication. So, yeah, this is a good photo. It could be the fact that…
