You know what makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside? When someone has a dream and just keeps on chasing it, no matter the obstacles that stand in the way. (I mean, maybe not if the person is Scarlett Johansson and the dream is to release an album of…
The Repertory Company Theatre presents Always…Patsy Cline, a musical celebrating the beloved Cline as told through the eyes of her real-life number one fan, Louise Seger. Seger, a Houston native, befriended the singer in a Texas honky-tonk in 1957, and continued a correspondence with her until Cline’s untimely death at…
In a survey of ’90s pop country, of course, you’ve got your feisty Reba and your sexy Shania, but let’s not forget that Georgia songbird, Trisha Yearwood, whose debut album was the soundtrack of the summer of 1991 for more than a few Texas girls. While those girls are all…
Bacchus–the old Roman god–landed an enviable gig among the mighty on Mount Olympus: He was the patron of winemaking. Bacchus’ nickname is the “Liberator,” otherwise known among undergraduates as the little voice saying, “Oh, one more couldn’t hurt!” That little voice, buried from years of adult repression, may creep up…
Whenever I hear about a Wayans bother, I immediately think of Scary Movie (s) 1-27. But Damon Wayans is one of the other brothers; not either of the ones that can take credit for that ground breaking franchise. Damon Wayans is the more, shall we say, critically acclaimed brother whose…
“My name is…Shake-Zula. The mic-rula, the old schoolah. Ya wanna trip? I’ll bring it to ya…” If you were able to identify these lyrics by the word “is,” chances are you won’t want to miss Aqua Teen Hunger Force Live featuring creators Dave Willis and Dana Snyder! Here are just…
The Cleveland Police Department is something else. At Bone Thugs-N-Harmony’s hometown show on March 29, they arrested Flesh-N-Bone, who has only been out of the state pen since July 2008, for allegedly hitting his mother with a gun. The kicker: the incident supposedly happened more than a decade ago! Did…
Funny how these dead writers keep coughing up new plays. Shakespeare’s got one, Cardenio, confirmed by British scholars earlier this year as a script the Bard based on Don Quixote. It was produced briefly during Shakespeare’s lifetime, then lost, only to be rediscovered recently by literary sleuths who found similar…
Never mind the “international” part of the moniker Dallas International Film Festival, formerly known as AFI Dallas International Film Festival. It’s the homegrowns with which you should concern yourself as you fill out your movie-going schedule. Eat local, dig? This is what Michael Cain had in mind way back when…
“We are not these people! We are a boring couple from New Jersey!” complains Claire Foster (Tina Fey) to her husband, Phil (Steve Carell), about halfway through Date Night, the latest high-gloss, middle-to-low-brow would-be blockbuster from director Shawn Levy (Cheaper by the Dozen, Just Married). Phil and Claire are middle-class,…
Don’t let the name scare you. The Dead Photographer’s Society is alive and well. And if members have their way, their methods of photography will remain so, too. The group was begun to share the love of black-and-white, darkroom-processed images, but also includes other genres. They’ve showcased work at many…
As he puts it ad nauseum on his Web site, designer Johnny Earle founded his clothing company, Johnny Cupcakes, while selling his popular T-shirt designs out of the back of his beat-up ’89 Toyota Camry. The name came from a nickname given to him by fellow employees at a Newbury…
When a man goes to a strip club and watches a woman work her magic on the pole Demi Moore-style, it’s considered sexy and a huge turn-on for him. When a woman goes to a strip club and has a possibly gay man rubbing his junk all in her face…
If you were to see a hot dog–bedecked with a generous amount of ketchup–placed in the foreground of a picture of a blurry moon and azure night sky, what would you think? If it has something to do with spatial context, well then, you are smarter than I am. This…
Nothing complements a Sun Salutation quite like a multiple-course, five-star meal. If you disagree, take it up with At One Yoga co-founder David Romanelli, whose Jam Sessions: Yoga for Foodies does just that. His food-quality-inspired concept will make a stop in Dallas on Monday at Tsada Yoga, in South Side…
Though I live in Oak Cliff, I’m sick of media reports about how the community is the coolest part of Dallas–“the next Austin,” as if that’s a desirable aspiration. Surely those who don’t live there are even more fatigued. Therefore, as someone tangentially involved with the artists, musicians and other…
The cult of the dog has taken over America, and DFW residents (most definitely including yours truly) are no exception. The fourth annual Dog Bowl hits Fair Park from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, transforming the Cotton Bowl into a “Texas-sized dog park.” Presented by Friends of Fair Park,…
Some people may know screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga for his gripping drama Amores Perros, which exposes the ugly and cruel underbelly that is human existence. Others know him for his Academy Award-nominated film Babel, or the hugely successful 21 Grams, or perhaps for winning the Best Screenplay Award at the Cannes…
Back in the days of King Henry VIII, for the average citizen, 30 was the new 70. In other words, the reminder to “eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die” hit closer to home for Tudor-era teens and 20-somethings. Though today’s 30-year-old might be contemplating an iPad and…
You can’t get a tan from the glow of your Facebook profile. So strap on your Chacos and slather on the BullFrog, because Watters Creek at Montgomery Farm and Connemara Meadow Preserve, both in Allen, want to help you replenish your vitamin D supply. EarthFest 2010 is a free, family-friendly…
The best scene in My Fair Lady–the classic flick starring Audrey Hepburn as a Cockney flower girl turned faux aristocrat–happens at the horse races. An excited Eliza Doolittle loses her head and yells, “Come on Dover, move yer bloomin’ arse!” Truer words have never been spoken. Despite the gaudy hats…
There’s something super appealing about the idea of attending a film festival. Going to the movies to see something like Avatar has its allure, but it’s a vaguely pedestrian endeavor, fraught with pitfalls like asshats in front of you thinking they’re the exception to the “no cell phone” rule. Nobody…
