The year just started, and it’s already trash. We’re not talking politics, but about the fact that we’ve already lost one precious thing this month: Friends. The NBC sitcom joined a long list of shows to depart Netflix, and in doing so, joined another list: Things white people mourn when…
Friday, January 10 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10 Dallas Farmers Market Free-ish Celebrate the first full moon of 2020 with a bike ride throughout Dallas. This 15-mile cycle kicks off at Dallas Farmers Market at 8 p.m. sharp, so don’t be late. Be sure to bring cash for food and…
It’s been just over 20 years since the Columbine High School Massacre, where two high school students attacked their school with bombs and firearms, ultimately killing themselves as well. 15 were killed, 24 injured. In the time since then, mass shootings have only become more and more commonplace. At this…
The new year is here and you’re still hopeful that this will be the year that you make a big change in your life You’re probably thinking of ways to burn off those pounds you put on at Christmas. The gym is lame. Would you rather spend time watching resolutioners…
The new KidZania complex is the kind of interactive entertainment that made me wish I wasn’t born in the 1980s. Sure, we had cool places like ShowBiz Pizza, Putt-Putt Golf and Photon, and we annoyed our parents until they lost their will to fight and agreed to take us there…
Earlier in December, a mysterious pyramid popped up in Arlington’s Globe Life Park parking lot. And while pyramids are all automatically mysterious, PY1 is a creation by Lune Rouge Entertainment, a production company founded by Cirque du Soleil creator Guy Laliberté. Even with that flashy calling card, the space exceeded…
Dallas’ own Oliver Peck, the co-owner of Elm Street Tattoo, has left the show Ink Master after photos of him in blackface surfaced on social media. Peck could not be reached for comment, but he made public apologies on Instagram. “After filming 13 great seasons of Ink Master, the producers…
The Arlington City Council approved an $810 million expansion project on Dec. 17, 2019, for its entertainment district, which would give the city a new 888-room Loews hotel connected to a convention center, new residential and office space for small business co-working and incubator space and a 200,000 sq. foot…
Peter the Pilot is this season’s Bachelor and he’s only the third white pilot to ever be the lead of the show (diversity!). And if this writer knows anything about pilots (she does, she used to work with them), then she knows Peter won’t have any trouble juggling multiple women…
Former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Chuck Noll was a hard ass. He transformed his team from an NFL punchline into a powerhouse. He was known to chew out players after terrible games and inspired the kind of respect that would lead his team to four Super Bowl wins, two of them…
Creature feature fans may soon swamp the Texas Theatre. It’s been nearly five decades since indie filmmaker Charles B. Pierce brought The Legend of Boggy Creek to life on the big screen. Now, a remaster of the documentary-style, cult classic is making its way back to Dallas. “I’m thrilled it…
Monday, January 6 The Funky Knuckles The jazz-funk-fusion band The Funky Knuckles have been killing it in North Texas for about the last seven years. The band’s 2014 album Meta-Musica reached No. 1 on iTunes’ jazz charts the day it was released. Two years later, The Funky Knuckles put out…
Two years ago, I got out of an 8-year relationship with my high school sweetheart, and because I’ve since been in the Darwinist wasteland that is the dating world, I’ve signed up for apps like Tinder, Bumble and Coffee Meets Bagel. I even downloaded an app called Hater that matches…
The New Year has dawned upon us, which brings about resolutions galore, many focused on fitness and health. Of course, there are several ways of approaching your fitness resolutions to add all that cycling, running, weight training and diet restrictions you promised you’d endure this year. The diets normally entail giving…
Friday, January 3 Skating Under the Stars 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 3 Children’s Health StarCenter Farmers Branch $10 admission, $5 skate rental Christmas may be over, but you can still go ice skating. The big outdoor ice rink is open for another two weeks. Get your tickets here. Hard Days…
It could be said that Deep Ellum holds the city’s soul: We can boast of its nightlife, live music and food — but today let us marvel at the neighborhood’s street art. There are 50-plus pieces by various artists on the walls of restaurants, clubs and tattoo shops in Dallas’…
Donald Trump’s cameo in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York was reportedly omitted from the Canadian Broadcast Company’s Thursday broadcast, which the station stated was “to allow for commercial time within the format.” Even though Trump’s only line in the entire film was, “Down the hall and to the…
If you are a cannabis connoisseur, chances are you know what moonrocks are and what they can do to a person who smokes them. The cannabis industry is full of highly sedated scientists and potheads who are always looking for ways to make cannabis products stronger. And why not? The…
Kacie Freer is a victim of sexual assault. For 15 years, she didn’t tell anyone, not even those closest to her. Her own mother was surprised when she finally came out with her story. “I didn’t talk about it at all,” Freer says of the assault. “For years, I repressed…
Writing another review of how bad the Cats movie is at this point would be a waste of time. Everyone should see it to make up their own mind, but adding another review of it to Rotten Tomatoes would be like throwing a gasoline truck on a wildfire. If you’re…
Miles Fisher has an incredible Tom Cruise impression. So incredible, that some people actually fell for his impression and believe the Tom Cruise is running for offfice as the president of the United States. A few months ago, Fisher, a Dallas native, uploaded a video of his take of what…
Over the course of the past year, the city of Dallas saw many changes in the form of exciting new restaurants, music venues, photo pop-ups and other new art experiences and more. 2020 looks to be even more promising. Below are a few ways you can say goodbye to 2019…
