Arts & Culture

The Wonder Years have arrived at the Decorazon Gallery. No, not the late 1980s show centering around Kevin Arnold, but an art exhibit featuring artists like Pitch Tangpun, Michele Mikesell and Bill Komodore. The show highlights paintings and other art about childhood, birth, memories and more. The Wonder Years is…

When your mom said not to play with your food, she certainly didn’t see the future of Spanish cuisine coming. Taking the enjoyment of food to a whole new level, Foodjects: Design and the New Cuisine in Spain is a display of more than 100 cooking and dining implements that…

We think it’s fair to say that Lady GaGa is the new Madonna. She’s become quite the cultural phenomenon, to say the least. Most people who are familiar with her–and at this point, with as many times as Top 40 radio plays “Poker Face” and “Alejandro,” it’d be impossible not…

At Gene Vivero’s Boxing Gym in Oak Cliff, you’ll find boys and girls pounding bags, skipping rope and occasionally goofing off. You can also find them in Mokah Art Gallery, where professional photographer Kate Mefford’s work is on display. Feel the Love: The Little Big Men of Vivero’s Boxing Gym…

Billy Aronson had a cutesy idea for a sex farce. Take a couple of “helicopter parents” who blow off work on their kids’ first day of school and give them the naughty notion of inviting other bored parents into their bedroom for a romp. That’s the premise of this bit…

I used to think of felt as a kids’ material, much like crayons or uncooked macaroni, but it turns out I was just using the cheapest stuff imaginable, and apparently making your own felt (or “felting”) is actually a popular artsy activity for crafty people. Its popularity makes sense because…

Summertime is great, but it can be monotonous. Lay out by the pool, drink margaritas, repeat. If you want to infuse a little artistic flair into your routine, start by adding a little Sizzle. William Campbell Contemporary Art presents a rotating group exhibition, featuring more than 25 highly talented artists…

Asian cinema is the most entertaining of all foreign film entries. I like French films for the character studies, Danish movies for the weirdness factor and German pictures for the atmospherics. But Asia consistently produces some of the most dynamic and colorful cinema out there. Certainly, it has its share…

He’ll do the dishes in your kitchen sink. He’ll put you to bed when you’ve had too much to drink. He could be the man who grows old with you. Seriously, he wants to grow old with you. Move over Adam Sandler. Although we loved you and your 1980s mullet…

A velociraptor is on the loose and could dive down from the sky at any moment. It looks like the brachiosaurus might not be a vegetarian after all. You find yourself screaming “must go faster!” as you attempt to outrun more dinosaurs. And now, you’re sitting perfectly still and quiet…

Attention, speedsters: Have you ever wanted to ride around the oval track at the Texas Motor Speedway? Now you can! Well, on a bicycle anyway. Prepare to burn some serious bicycle rubber at the DFW Tour de Cure at the NASCAR playgrounds. Hundreds of cyclists will be riding to raise…

Whenever my granny is having a bad day I talk about the Chippendales men I’m going to send her. The thought of those men–glistening with oil, wearing bow ties and little else–seems to inspire both of us, and soon we’re both smiling and hopeful. In the musical The Full Monty,…

The argument for organics doesn’t begin and end with consumables. In fact, there aren’t many things we can think of that wouldn’t benefit from the TLC that organic gardening provides. Did you know that, just like your dinner plate, your yard can reap the benefits of an organic upbringing? Randy…

“Chickity China, the Chinese chicken.” Those infamous five words aren’t a random mix I just threw in here for kicks. Think really, really hard. Now do you remember? Ah ha, of course–Barenaked Ladies! I’m sure you thought “One Week” was the only song these guys ever played, but apparently these…

We’ve often wondered which one would win in a no-holds-barred cage fight: fiction or nonfiction? Until recently, we’d have to go with fiction, but these days it’s mostly in the hands of teenage vampires and Harvard “symbologists.” As for nonfiction, wild memoirs and true crime books contain far more dangerous…

The circus is coming to town! And no, we don’t mean the Britney Spears “Circus Tour.” The 139th edition of the “Zing, Zang, Zoom” Red Tour presented by Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey will be coming in by train with high-flying acrobats, crazy clowns and a slew of exotic…

Teaching your kid to be a Texan is priceless, but for a mere $40 you can learn your 11- to 13-year-old to appreciate and cook Texas staples like…umm, tomato basil crostini with mozzarella. Well, at least pan-fried cutlets with gravy features two Lone Star staples: frying and gravy. And there’s…

The City of Your Final Destination is as provocative as the title suggests. Based on the book of the same name, the film follows graduate student Omar (Omar Metwally), who wants to write an authorized biography of a Uruguayan novelist who committed suicide. His request having been rejected by the…

For about four months in 2000, we were seriously into Travis’ The Man Who, an album of easy listening Radiohead-lite that gained a foothold in the States thanks to catchy single “Why Does It Always Rain On Me?” and a B-side cover of Britney Spears’ “…Baby One More Time” that…

If you’re looking for an archetype of the ultimate rock ‘n’ roll front man, Robert Plant is the obvious choice. As the tight-trousered, sex-oozing, golden-fleeced singer for Led Zeppelin, he became a shining example of the glory and excess of the bloated 1970s music industry. His vocal prowess kicked Zeppelin’s…

Christopher Titus was raised in an exceedingly dysfunctional family, and not only does he manage to laugh about it, but he makes it very funny for audiences as well. The stand-up comedian, who is probably best known for his dark sitcom Titus, was raised by his abusive, alcoholic dad after…