With Hurricane Sandy’s recent destruction, airlines were forced to do some major rescheduling of flights — something that anyone who flies American has already grown accustomed to. It’s unlikely that those waiting in the terminals were struck by the beauty of the departure/arrival boards, unless one of the waiting was…
Food is art. It’s literature, TV, entertainment and competition. You can even consume it for, you know, sustenance, if you want. But hey, why be plebeian? Instead, get your RDA of fancy food blather at Good Vs. Evil: An Evening with Anthony Bourdain and Eric Ripert at Bass Performance Hall…
One of the best things about being an adult: You can kick back with a fine cocktail and watch some of the region’s best burlesque performers without the maddening din of kids and teenyboppers. If this sounds like your kind of evening, then look no further than Little D and…
Adults have come to know the Power Station as a space for innovative installations and education-rich programming. Saturday, a group comes together to translate that same message to a younger market with Generations, a four-hour stint of creativity through art and literature geared entirely toward families. Helping with the artsy…
CentralTrak is always cooking up something tasty, but tonight the college offshoot art incubator serves up something peculiar: a pop-up arcade. (Don’t worry, we’ll get back to the art angle in a quick.) The one-night program is called Tiny Thumbs, a collection of game design presented and made by students…
Perhaps you’ve looked at the Internet lately and noticed that it’s not really a good place to get your kumbaya-yas. Things are terribly fractious. Someone’s waging an online war with one of your Facebook friends over gun control, and election season caused you to block a couple of political nut-jobs…
If you like drawing, but are all out of fruit bowls, why not try your hand at the human form? And if you’re destined to artfully tackle a body, then choose a good one, like the form belonging to burlesque dancer Lula Houp-Garou. She’s the subject of the next Dr…
The No. 1 hobby on everyone’s list? Travel. And sometimes people even mean it. If you’re one of those mean-it types, check out the Travel & Adventure Show at the Dallas Convention Center (650 S. Griffin St.). Unlike other expos that are more like pamphlet parties, this event is truly…
We love movies around here. Love ’em. So we’re pretty damned thankful that the metroplex is home to some of the finest film festivals in town, including the Sixth Annual Lone Star Film Festival. Brought to us by the Lone Star Film Society, the LSFF is known to bring some…
It’s rare to find a piece of biographical art history as readable and enjoyable as Cézanne, A Life by Alex Danchev. That’s partially because Cézanne makes for a perfect subject: a brilliant mind plagued by an exacting nature. He wasn’t what you’d call a “budger,” that Cézanne. That stoic build…
Roky Erickson once said (sang) that if you have ghosts, you have everything. I suppose in the supernatural sense that means that you have an insight that most of us don’t. Plus, you’re probably carrying a load in your pants from the fright. But in the sense that we all…
If you’re looking for interesting, inspired and irreverent stage performances, then head directly to see the veterans at Undermain Theatre (3200 Main St.). Its current production of Burying Our Father: A Biblical Debacle, written by Fred Curchack, puts a new spin on the tale of Isaac and Ishmael as they…
In 1962, some of the finest folks in Dallas headed to the Texas Theatre (231 W. Jefferson Blvd.) to see Dr. No, the first film in the James Bond franchise. Now, 50 years later, we’re heading to the same movie house to catch Skyfall, the 23rd installment of spyjinx. Bond…
Do you know how many buttons Lamb Chop has? What actress is slated to play Pepper Pots in Iron Man 3? What about the four most common religions in India? If you can answer these questions, you should probably get thee to everyone’s favorite pub quiz, Geeks Who Drink. The…
Brace yourself for a time warp as you crack the spine of Fair Park Deco: Art and Architecture of the Texas Centennial Exposition. This isn’t the Fair Park you’ve come to appreciate, though mostly ignore. As it was unveiled in 1936, the deco temple was sprawling and much more sordid,…
Here’s a press release I got. They appear to be serious. About what I have no idea. Hurricane Sandy left millions of Americans without power while wreaking havoc on New York City. While most sought solace from the storm with nearby family or friends, many students living in New York…
These Wednesday night movies have become a Dallas phenomenon, which makes sense, if you consider it. We’re a city of movie lovers, patio lovers and night owls. Also, we’re cheapskates. Whip together all of those ingredients and add on an invite to the Sundown at Granada’s gorgeous rooftop patio, and…
The night was a warm glow. The mood was soft, the venue low-lit like a candle-filled bedroom. Local blues man Lucky Peterson provided the soundtrack on the piano; he played soft jazz with a creative infusion of something nearing the blues. Free chocolate-covered strawberries and wine heightened the intimate mood,…
The Presidential elections are a moment to gather, drink, and watch as Florida inevitably ruins everything for everyone. But you can’t do that from your couch. You have to apply “scary movie rules” for nights like these. 1.) Be around friends. 2.) Select a venue with more than one exit,…
Any discussion of the Holocaust is a necessarily sensitive one, with the capacity to get tense. Toss in the possibility of an American technology giant working in collusion with the Nazis to track the inhabitants of the death camps, and you’ve got the makings for one intriguing and possibly uncomfortable…
More than 1,400 gamers competed in Major League Gaming’s Fall Championship at the Dallas Convention Center over the weekend, with thousands of international viewers tuning in via livestream. Hell, even ESPN covered it. ESports and videogame fandom at large can no longer be pigeon-holed as truly esoteric. Now, that’s fine…
Great graffiti is hard to measure. The rules are sketchy. If it’s done legally, is it still graffiti? If the artist is paid to do it, is it still graffiti? What if it is protected behind a fence or advertises a business or promotes a product? I did a bunch…
