The 16-year-old version of myself must hate me right now. I’ve broken so many promises, forgotten so many credos and I never got the chance to marry Michael Hutchence. But now that I have committed the ultimate sin against my teenage convictions, I’m not sure I can ever win her…
I have to start eating better. I should start exercising more regularly now that I’ve successfully ended a three-year contract with Bally after having entered said center one time. I will stop over-scheduling myself—I have to manage my time better so that I can actually go out and do things…
Jay Leno is a hack. Carson Daly is an infuriatingly milquetoast waste of space. Conan and Dave, I can live with. But my late-night loyalties truly belong to Craig Ferguson. He’s got every quality I look for in a man: He’s got a lyrical Scottish brogue, he’s literate, he’s hot,…
Now that the holidays are finally over, and you’ve gained 10 or 15 pounds, given up smoking and started smoking again, it’s time to get back to what’s really important: watching Japanese animation films. And there’s no better place to start than with Steamboy, the 2004 flick about a boy…
Growing up, I remember Albert Lamorisse’s The Red Balloon, a gorgeously filmed tale of an enchanted balloon and a boy in 1950s Paris, being shown a lot in school. It seemed like every time there was a spare moment, the teacher would haul out the projector and play it. And,…
To say that Tyler Perry has written a few plays is like saying Eugene Levy has appeared in a few American Pie films. OK, it’s not exactly the same thing, but we try not to miss any opportunity, however misplaced, to mention that Eugene Levy is a shameless whore. What…
Be it regarding health issues, family life or general social attitudes, everyone thinks that January is a time to initiate some changes. Luckily you don’t have to tackle your home-related New Year’s resolutions on your own, because the Dallas Home Show is here to help. Covering everything from beautification ideas…
A great number of people think of Art Garfunkel as the “other guy” in Simon and Garfunkel, relegating him to the realm of an Oates or a Messina. But to do this is to deny the talent of an important artist who has made singular contributions to the world of…
We were hoping that “Good Chef, Bad Chef” was going to be a new reality show about two celebrity chefs fighting for the mortal souls of their respective restaurants’ customers, alternately hexing and blessing their award-winning meals to influence the moral fiber of their patrons. Will the heavenly truffled veal…
Everyone knows Gone With the Wind. Rhett Butler, dresses made of curtains and you know what? I don’t give a damn. There are GWTW collectors and obsessors—regarding the book, the movie or both. I don’t get it. Call me crazy, but rarely do I have cravings for a good Civil…
Quentin Tarantino’s first few stabs at directing are reminders of how much talent he has and how wasted that talent has been lately. His first film (aside from 1987’s partially lost My Best Friend’s Birthday) Reservoir Dogs created the template that his future films would use with successively diminishing returns:…
I thought Thomas Allen made furniture, but apparently that’s Ethan Allen, so now I’m a lot more excited about the Thomas Allen exhibit opening Thursday at Light & Sie, 129 Leslie St. Instead of boring furniture, it will feature selections from Allen’s pulpy multimedia universe, including some new animations and…
At 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Classic Albums Live will re-create Bob Marley’s Greatest Hits package Legend in its entirety at the House of Blues, 2200 N. Lamar St. Tickets are $15 to $25, not including the $10 to $15 you’ll have to pay to park your car. On the other hand,…
If only I could be a prolific, beloved famous writer instead of chronicling the successes of a prolific, beloved famous writer. Somehow my destiny took a nap, drooled all over the pillow and then fell off the bed. Still, how lucky are we to have access to the brilliance of…
Can you ever really get too much of a good thing? Fans of Home & Garden Television will soon have a chance to find out at the Arlington House and Garden Show. By the end of the day, those in attendance will have home décor coming out of their ears…
If there’s a name that screams former Justice Department agent, it’s Cotton Malone. Seriously. The fact that the guy is now a rare books dealer that gets involved in all sorts of political conspiracies seems like a natural segue for a guy with that name. His sidekick, you ask? Why…
People always said a friend of mine had a problem for picking up other people’s scraps and trash and taking them home to see if he could either make them work, or make them into something else. I always thought it was kind of cool that all this stuff folks…
Have you seen that place in the mall called The Art of Shaving? When I saw it, I thought, “Damn. That’s not something that should be in the mall. Talk about some seriously X-rated shit. What, do they shave hearts, spades and diamonds into it or something?” And then, I…
Forget your Jenny Craig No-Carb South Beach diet and your Yogalates workout program at Gold’s Crunch Fitness Palace. Dr. Robert Huizenga (creator of the diet and exercise plan for NBC’s The Biggest Loser) is in town and he’s pushing a whole new way to get healthy. I’m guessing his book,…
Is it possible to go against the grain and with it at the same time? Jay Shinn, the current artist exhibiting at the Marty Walker gallery, seems to think so. His new paintings and sculptures are minimalist yet detailed and imply man versus nature as he uses correction fluid to…
It boggles my mind that Britney Spears was the most Googled celebrity of 2007, but then again, it could have just been Perez Hilton and that Chris Crocker dude hitting “refresh” for 12 months straight (at least that’s what we’re hoping). Artist Matthew Bourbon is similarly perplexed by the modern…
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