For 15 years and now four sequels, Tom Cruise has pilgrimaged regularly to the Mission: Impossible franchise. Like a Hindu’s rejuvenating bath in the Ganges, a dip in the series serves to wash away perceived doubts about the star’s enduring fame and clout. The sustained box office of the M:I…
As if boobs don’t already do enough good, now they’re heading up a toy drive. It’s Iggy’s 2nd Annual Christmas Extravaganza: A Toy Drive Tease-A-Thon. A Burlesque Show. Your toy donations determine what comes off, so let’s be generous, ’K? And no, an actual dump truck of toys isn’t overkill…
The days of hanging glitter-covered pinecones on your Christmas tree are long gone. If you want to find a new way of bringing the beauty of nature into your holiday decorating, then check out Garden Walk: Living Ornaments this weekend at the Texas Discovery Gardens (3601 Martin Luther King Jr…
Celtic Thunder sounds like the name of a very silly metal band, but the group is in fact a very popular Irish ensemble and not the least bit metal. The five-man act has sold millions of CDs, DVDs and concert tickets and is now touring again with its festive “Celtic…
If you’re the type who puked a little at the idea of a Rick Perry Prayerapalooza, then Earth Rhythms’ 19th annual interfaith Winter SolstiCelebration may be right up your alley this holiday season. Not a religious ceremony so much as a collaborative spiritual event, the two-day celebration blends creative activity…
The holidays cast a glow of childhood wonder and innocence over everything, and in this glow a giant man-child in tights screaming that he knows Santa became a comical and endearing thing. In the instant holiday classic Elf, Will Ferrell’s Buddy can insult Peter Dinklage’s stature, pour syrup over everything…
Tired of the same ol’ Christmas tunes, the fruitcake and ho-ho-hoing? Explore the holiday from a different cultural perspective with the 8th Annual Posada Dallas! Festivities, presented by the Latino Cultural Center, 2600 Live Oak St. Traditionally a re-enactment of the holy family’s search for shelter, the LCC’s version begins…
Shen Yun are a ballsy bunch. The group of Chinese dancers and musicians take some high-flying risks in their stage performances, but it’s what’s on their website that strikes me as pretty courageous: They bash China. And not passive aggressively, like “Oh, hey, we WOULD do this in China but…
Christmas is a celebration for many people out there, but for the brides of Christ, there’s undoubtedly a bit of work involved too. You have to put on a quality celebration for the hubby, after all. The Greater Lewisville Community Theatre presents Nuncrackers, a festive musical comedy that follows Sister…
Christmas caroling, ornament-making, a Christmas-tree maze, a holiday stage show and a visit from Santa, all wrapped up with a ride on the Grapevine Vintage Railroad: The North Pole Express in Grapevine has everything a train- and Christmas-loving child could desire, minus any creepily not-quite-human Tom Hanks characters straight from…
The yearly docket of holiday outings can be relatively predictable — that’s why some call it tradition. Many families and holiday arts revelers flock to yet another production of the appropriately titled The Nutcracker, or to drown their credit card sorrows in peppermint mocha at Starbucks. For a young family…
You’ve got highbrow in my lowbrow. You’ve got lowbrow in my highbrow. Let’s face it, culture clash makes for two great tastes that taste great together, whether it be a Hot Pocket filled with foie gras or a black velvet painting of the Mona Lisa. That’s the appeal of The…
The holidays are a time for magic and imagination, a time for the impossible to become possible and miracles to come true. Embrace holiday traditions this year with Texas Ballet Theater and Ben Stevenson’s production of The Nutcracker. It’s Christmas Eve, and Clara receives a magical doll that has come…
Ah, Ebeneezer Scrooge, what a fine symbol of redemption he is. Listen and learn, children: You can spend nearly all your life as the meanest, most miserly SOB on the planet. Just make sure that before the end comes, you get sappy and buy some poor family a goose. All…
Certain images not only have a lasting power, but remain relevant for generations to come. Few images in the world can boast such credentials like the Virgin of Guadalupe icon can. Of course, it stands to reason that one of history’s most prominent works of art would go on to…
Ask a local the best vantage point for viewing the Dallas skyline and chances are you won’t get a single answer. Increasingly colorful, but not like a gauche, glittering Las Vegas, the cityscape is more vertical than horizontal and naturally lends itself to the eye of Austin-based painter David Leonard,…
‘Tis the season to get drunk at your office holiday party and sloppily flail around on the makeshift dance floor to “Sexy Back” — don’t act like that wasn’t you last year. But this year, spare yourself the Monday morning embarrassment by skipping the holiday party altogether and getting drunk…
Welcome to another edition of Geek-Offs, where you’ll find the perfect distractions to help you muddle your way through hump day each week. If you’re anything like us (and we know you are), you spent hours upon hours playing Portal. Whether you were drawn in by the puzzle aspect of…
Speaking of montages… The fine editors and shooters of YouPlusDallas (shot by Mark Blitch and Matthew Rojas) have posted their super-high-def recap of our Artopia party at the Dallas Contemporary. Very cool, guys. Very cool. I highly recommend jumping over to their site for the humongo-high-res version…alas, our strained servers…
With “Best Of” lists and year-end round-ups and critic’s picks ranking the best films of the year stacking up, the folks at Filmography (h/t Daily What) have created a great cheat sheet for you: a montage of the 2011 in films. Among them, of course, you’ll see gems like partly-Dallas-shot…
Hang on, let me brush the Sun Chip crumbs off my Led Zeppelin Zoso shirt … OK, so, we’re really fancy. Dallas is debonair, well-dressed and completely brimming with gorgeous ass implants. According to a survey recently done by LivingSocial, Dallas ranks number-freaking-one in “Best Dressed Individuals.” That’s not all…
Given that their core audience comes on buses from places where risk-taking might mean eating dinner past 5, One Thirty Productions is surprisingly edgy with the choice of Greetings! as a Christmas season play. Tom Dudzick, sometimes called the “Catholic Neil Simon,” has written something that ventures way outside any…
