How can you not love a guy who says he wants to make the world a better place one dog at a time? That’s how Cesar Millan rolls. If you’ve never seen his NatGeo show, The Dog Whisperer, program your DVR stat. It’s fascinating to watch Millan take aggressive and…
What’s better than helping people out? Staying in shape and helping people out–in cool weather! Whether you’ve practiced or not, the third annual Help the Homeless Walkathon and 5K is around the corner. Thousands of walkers and joggers will gear up and take a stroll through Dallas to end homelessness…
Put on your chicest island attire, learn a few beach dance moves and help SPCA, North Texas’ leading animal welfare agency, keep operating. It’s the Fur Ball Gala at the Hilton Anatole. For every animal taken into custody–and there are thousands–SPCA spends an average of $320. Last year’s Fur Ball…
The Internet turned 40 on October 29. Video games have been a mainstay in people’s homes for around 30 years and have become an all-encompassing gateway into personal fitness, music appreciation and knocking off hookers with an Uzi whilst stealing the car of your dreams. By comparison, books don’t seem…
Dallas, there is something we must stop doing. We must stop taking our art galleries for granted and go visit them. As I was perusing the list of artists featured in Dunn and Brown Contemporary’s 10th Anniversary Exhibition I paused more than once. Not only were there names of local…
There’s more to Jewish humor than mother and matzo jokes. And comedian Elon Gold proves it. The modern Orthodox, yeshiva-educated Gold mixes religious and secular comedy to formulate a one-man shtick that is relatable even to those who think kippah is a fish. (It’s actually another word for yarmulke.) Multiple…
The true beauty of the slasher film is the polarizing nature of the genre. People either have their tickets for every adolescent-studded, gore-driven flick that hits the theaters purchased a week in advance (despite incredibly bad reviews) or they sit through 15 minutes of the movie and begin to wax…
Here’s to hoping that the weather outside on Wednesday surely isn’t frightful, and that you don’t let it snow, let it snow because you’re going to want to enjoy the holidays. They just wouldn’t be complete without the 18th Annual Holiday Candlelight Walk on Henderson. Enjoy culinary treats, drinks and…
It’s only appropriate that the University of North Texas’ International Office chose the works of Ang Lee to screen as part of UNT’s observance of 2009 International Education Week (November 16-21). The award winning Taiwanese-American director has a knack for portraying his characters, wherever (and whenever) they are, with a…
While the Mavs already have an impressive 94-80 win against the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers under their belts, knocking off the Spurs is just as important because San Antonio’s Big Three (Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili) have managed three championships of their own in seven seasons together…
“It’s not easy having a good time,” moans Dr. Frank-N-Furter, the glam-rock, cross-dressing mad scientist diva of The Rocky Horror Show. So true. Seeing three different productions of this rock ‘n’ roll musical on the same weekend offers a dizzying, exhausting six-hour hop through the good-time warp of kitschy-goth costumes,…
Less documentary than closely and manipulatively edited homage to the new-agey “genius” of frequent Michael Jackson collaborator and High School Musical auteur Kenny Ortega, This Is It is about as honest as the song it’s named after—which was co-written with and then stolen from Paul Anka in 1983, sold to…
Apart from the stray slasher flick, Halloween is traditionally a dead spot on the Hollywood calendar. This week’s big release? The Michael Jackson tribute film This Is It—creepy in its own right. But Universal Studios has been raiding its catacombs for DVD reissues. Let’s brush the cobwebs aside. Conventional wisdom…
The title is a double entendre in An Education, the film version of British journalist Lynn Barber’s memoir about the crash course she received in the “university of life” while studying for her A-levels in early-1960s suburban London. So, too, is Danish director Lone Scherfig’s movie something of a deceptively…
Porky the Pig and the streets of Oak Cliff are among the diverse influences fueling the creative fires of up and coming Dallas artists showcased at the HCG Gallery in the Dallas Design District. Pop portraits of loved ones, flashy yet dreamy dioramas, and sculptures define the theme of the…
Did someone say meat pies? Or was it priest pies? Mrs. Lovett is at it again, and this time it’s not Helena Bonham Carter who’s serving up the hot plates. We suspect the Tony award-winning musical play Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street will have you feeling just…
Take a matchbook, a few beads, a bottle of nail polish and a case of eye shadow–put it together and what do you get? Art. Out of My Mind is an exhibition created by Ellen Frances Tuchman repeating patterns of line and color, creating a visual labyrinth. The exhibition explores…
Many people claim to be poets. Relatively few are. But that’s OK. Good poetry is subjective. Kate Greenstreet is the real deal. No “cat…rat…mat” simplicity here; she actually weaves narrative, mystery and characters into her works. Greenstreet reads from selected works at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Jonsson Performance Hall…
To say that singer-songwriter Tom Russell has led a colorful life is the quite the understatement. Sure, his songs have been recorded by Johnny Cash, Guy Clark, Joe Ely, k.d. lang and Ramblin’ Jack Elliott. And yes, he’s released around 20 albums since he started playing Vancouver strip clubs in…
Calling all Spielberg, Lucas and Coppola wannabes. And well, even if you aren’t a wannabe and just a film lover, the 22nd Annual VideoFest is looking for television and film gurus ready to have some artistic fun. This festival–the oldest and largest in the nation–is a four-day event, featuring more…
We can’t imagine what it’s like for a child to have to live up to a famous (or infamous) surname such as Gotti, Trump, Brando or Astaire. Legacies like those come with a lot of baggage, but also a lot of opportunities–take, for instance, the singing siblings Sofia, Melanie, Amanda…
What exactly makes one a “celebrity chef”? Are TV appearances required? Is a nation-sweeping catch-phrase a must? Does more than one city need to sing your praises? Or do you just have to be able to make such amazing food that when people eat it they swoon and spread the…
