Dallas has no shortage of comic conventions, but with nerds ascending popular culture and becoming more and more socially acceptable, there’s always room for another con. If you’ve never been to one but are curious, then fix that. Make 2014 the year of the comic. North Texas Comic Book Shows…
Buddy movies are so very “been there, done that,” right? Old cop, young cop. High-ranking cop, goofy patrol cop. You know the drill. But John Sayles takes the tale and renews it with his latest noir-esque thriller, Go For Sisters, featuring two African-American women in the lead roles. Yolanda Ross…
You may have thought that since we have finally passed the 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination we’d run out of things to say on the topic. But this is Dallas: We’re never done talking about JFK and all the history and logistics that led up to the shooting. The…
David Garrett looks like he should be emblazoned across one of your mom’s old romance novels, edging Fabio out with the dull end of a giant sword and ripping bodices off some busty Ren-Faire enthusiast. The blond hair flows, the perfectly groomed stubble glimmers against his tanned skin and for…
If you’ve ever accidentally oared a buddy in the face, or rowed enthusiastically in circles until you figured out that coordinating your efforts equals forward movement, you truly know how much fun can be had in a narrow little boat. And while the Dallas-Fort Worth area may not be the…
Some Broadway hits just don’t deliver, or they become musty claptraps over time. (I’m looking at you, Kiss of the Spider Woman.) Then there are those culty works, those weirdly masterful creations that keep us returning for more, like Avenue Q. You can try to go against the grain on…
In a simply magical turn of fate, former talk show host and mayor of Cincinnati Jerry Springer will materialize in Uptown tonight to sing a collection of Elvis-exclusive songs. We don’t pretend to know how we got so lucky, but we suspect that someone hot-wired our wish-making machine, then drove…
Author. Comedian. Television host. Admitted hussy. Chelsea Handler has announced a Dallas visit on her new tour, and tickets go on sale Friday, January 17. The 31-date stand-up excursion will promote her fifth book, Uganda Be Kidding Me, an essay collection with a March 2014 release date. Handler’s North Texas…
Dallas, this Saturday night we experience an embarrassment of riches as nearly every gallery in town opens a new, post-holiday show. From Expo Park to Uptown and throughout the Design District, there are exhibitions that deserve your attention, and you should visit them during their runs. Some, like the MAC,…
Last week my friends saw a touring violinist slurping soup in a noodle house. How did they know he was a violinist? He had the Stradivarius with him, at the table. Keeping a rare violin close is standard practice for top tier musicians who often play instruments on loan from…
Each year we at the Dallas Observer like to get a little rowdy. We reach deep into Dallas culture and pull out the trend makers, the game changers and the party starters. We find the most interesting names in fashion, dance, art and music. Then we take over a venue,…
It’s been cold in Dallas lately. Because: winter. And based on the screenshots of the 10-day forecast clogging up the Facebook Newsfeed, you’re all starting to have a collective pants-crap about the fact that it’s not 110°F with a heat index of Shit Steam anymore. I get it. Icemageddon drive-by-boned…
In much colder parts of the country cold water dips are stern dares, scheduled on New Year’s Day. Designed to baptize the NYE debauchery out of you, the shiver swims prove that you’re still alive, despite all of this calendar flipping business. In Dallas, the timetable is less pressing. (We…
Three tours with the Army in Iraq and Afghanistan left Raul Sanchez with post-traumatic stress disorder, crippling anxiety attacks and, at one time, a substance abuse problem. So, naturally he turned to comedy. That might sound odd, but for Sanchez, the San Antonio standup comedian recently named the Funniest Comic…
James, By now, your buddies have forwarded you the Reddit Ask Me Anything where a 24-year-old man with Diphallia — aka two penises — says he wants to give you a facial. Say yes. Let’s get through the superficial reasons first. This magical male unicorn (er, twonicorn?) is anonymous, which…
Consider this your warning: Next month Philip Glass will turn an otherwise ordinary Monday evening into a landmark night of experimental chamber music at the Winspear. This Dallas visit — part of the TITAS concert series — lassos in the living legend’s current project, an ongoing duo-recital with violinist Tim…
George Takei just wrapped up a very busy year. He released a cologne called Eau My just in time for the holiday shopping season, then in April he released a book recounting his meteoric rise to popularity on the Web titled, Oh Myyy! There Goes The Internet, he launched a…
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Editor’s note: The author is British, so this thing is, like, authentic. And you might be saying “Hey, didn’t you run an almost identical drinking game last season?” Actually, yes! We considered writing a new one, then remembered how enraged we were by the Season Three finale and just posted…
Welcome to a new year, Dallas! That means you’ve got a clean slate just waiting to be dirtied. Start strong this weekend with art openings, two visits by George Takei (Oh, myyy!), football ragers, classical music, films, burlesque shows, zine release parties and more. We’ve got it all in this…
Found footage films are an interesting art form. We don’t mean those shaky movies where the director forgot to pack a tripod. We mean movies that were actually found in garage sales, Blockbuster liquidation sales or some dusty thrift store that still has a VHS section. Thanks to the efforts…
As awards season draws nearer and best-of-the-year lists keep rolling in, there’s only one thing left to do: Get excited about what comes next. Here are 10 films you won’t want to miss in 2014. 1. Adieu au language (Dir. Jean-Luc Godard) Jean-Luc Godard, former master of the French nouvelle…
