Just stop it. Before you go saying that modern dance is all hippy-dippy “I am the tree” crap, just suck it up and admit that maybe you’re a little freaked out by people who can express themselves so completely through a few very natural—sometimes childlike, sometimes sensual, sometimes humorous (yeah,…
Despite spirited efforts from some spirited folks, developers won in the end (is anybody surprised?). The deconstruction of buildings at Fry and Hickory streets in Denton is scheduled over the next couple of Saturdays, and Habitat for Humanity is auctioning off the salvaged building materials for charity. Maybe some enterprising…
When it comes to movies, everybody loves a nice period piece once in a while, especially if it’s loosely based on a true story and involves a sinking ship. Seriously, Titanic is still the top-grossing film of all time, worldwide, and it’s been 10 years since the film first hit…
Fathers, be good to your daughters. Because John Mayer is gonna bang them.You know John Mayer is the bomb. John Mayer is making boinkloads of money lying to girls about how pretty they are, and all you fools are jealous. John Mayer is getting laid. A lot. I bet he…
Nothing completes a good Southern meal like a tall, sweaty glass of sweet tea, and thankfully, more and more local restaurants are serving it up these days, spreading Southern tradition westward and mercifully allowing us all to limit our use of pink, yellow and blue cancer packets (We swear we…
Hair is weird. Hair on your head is supposed to be grown long, hair anywhere else is supposed to be shaved off, and hair that’s found its way off of your body but not into the trashcan is instantly gross. Get one of those stray hairs in your mouth and…
So, have you ever been tested? Look at you, blushing. We know. We’ve never had an HIV test either, and man, that’s embarrassing. We’ve never needed to be tested, and what sort of sad, cloistered life must have befallen a person who grew up during the frenzy of the AIDS…
So, have you ever been tested? Look at you, blushing. We know. We’ve never had an HIV test either, and man, that’s embarrassing. We’ve never needed to be tested, and what sort of sad, cloistered life must have befallen a person who grew up during the frenzy of the AIDS…
The modern hotel/motel swimming pool has become a 3- to 5-foot insurance adjustor-safe wading pool joke along America’s interstates. But on the decaying rural route spider-web between big cities you can still find old-fashioned concrete pools deep enough to dive in—some even with water. This slice of slipping Americana is…
No longer does the Super-Soaker suffice; kids now have the Super Big Freaking Soaker Million-Jet Water Assault Rifle With Detachable Power Saw. And they had to put Spider-Man in a three-movie special effects crapfest so the kids would come out and enjoy the superhero. Very rarely are things that were…
Let’s face it, if this year’s yawner of an NBA Finals series is proof of anything, it’s that we don’t watch basketball for defense. We don’t watch it for ball movement or free throws. The only time we cast a lazy eye toward the TV during this snooze-a-thon was when…
Despite the existence of 10X magnification mirrors, hardly anyone wants to know what they really look like up close. We seek out products that flatter, slim and deodorize; we would rather dye, conceal, paint, tan and microdermabrade our physical bodies than allow anyone (even ourselves) to view our unretouched skin…
Imagine asking your cardigan-wearing, golf-playing grandfather if he wants a gin and tonic. “Fo’ shizzle, mah nizzle,” he replies. Gack. That was our reaction when we saw the Dallas Symphony Orchestra is presenting Video Games Live on Wednesday and Thursday. Who is this blend of costumes, game competitions and live…
In this day of trauma rock a la Tori “I Just Can’t Get Over It” Amos, it’s damned refreshing to enjoy a female songwriter who doesn’t need to revel in darkness in order to connect. Joan Armatrading’s been around since the mid-’70s (she wrote “Love and Affection” back then), and…
For better or for worse, Dustin “Screech” Diamond’s image is etched into the memories of most 20- and 30-somethings like a fading jailhouse tattoo. His high-pitched, adenoidal voice echoes through the collective unconscious, haunting our waking hours and running down the high school halls of our darkest nightmares. On Saved…
Film critics say that you can learn a lot about a society by watching their horror films. Invasion of the Body Snatchers was a clear reflection of Cold War era paranoia presented as a campy blend of sci-fi and horror. George A. Romero’s revered Night of the Living Dead has…
What a powerful moment it is when you realize a man, like, really understands you. A man who completes your soul in ways you could only imagine. The kind of guy who writes books telling you exactly what you should do with your reproductive organs, with whom and, of course,…
Teen celluloid king Ferris Bueller said, “If you stuck a lump of coal up [his best friend Cameron’s] ass, in two weeks you’d have a diamond.” Now that’s one way to make ’em, but in the English countryside the dastardly Otto von Brunno and his mistress have as their hostage…
Break out the citronella, grab a blanket and bring the popcorn as Addison presents yet another event to convince people they should be in love with the town. If you’re tired of taking out a small business loan to go to the movies lately, Addison does increase its appeal by…
Americans today are living longer than ever before, but when author Patricia Schultz published 1,000 Places to See Before You Die, we were still overwhelmed. That’s a lot of places, and they all sounded so exciting! But we’re well into adulthood, and we have a relatively short amount of time…
As mindless and dull as most reality TV is, there are still a few shows out there that actually teach us a thing or two. Admit it–before watching the quickfire challenges of Bravo’s Top Chef, you had no idea what an amuse-bouche was. And what about America’s Next Top Model?…
When Gremlins hit the silver screen more than 20 years ago, we were given a step-by-step manual on what to do if our wacked-out dads brought home some furry little singing creature they bought in the back alleys of Chinatown. We were shown the horrible repercussions of not taking mogwai…
