Dallas Wings Player Allisha Gray Brings Home the Gold from the Summer Olympics
The Dallas Wings doesn’t just have an Olympian on its roster. The WNBA team has a gold-medal winning Olympian on its roster.
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Udo Kier Has His First Leading Role in 50 Years With Swan Song
The acting career of German actor Udo Kier seeps into almost every facet of the film industry.
The Best Things To Do in Dallas August 11-17
It’s got to be hard being the sibling of a famous comedian while trying to earn comedic credibility of your own. But that’s what Tony Rock, younger brother of Chris Rock, has done with his career.
Filmmaker Said Abusaud Shines a Glowing Light on Minority Artists
When Said Abusaud first launched Afterglow Photography in 2015, he wanted to give Dallas a facelift through its arts scene, putting diverse artists and subjects at the forefront.
The Round Up Saloon Abruptly Closes Red Lounge, Leaving Queens Without Gigs
When the pandemic ordered LGBTQ+ bars closed, drag performers were forced to get creative, pivoting to online performances.
The Cobra That Escaped in Grand Prairie Is Taking Twitter by Storm
A West African banded cobra is on the loose in Grand Prairie after escaping its unlocked cage last week, as Alex Rozier of WFAA reported last Wednesday.
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Six Flags Is Rebooting Long, Lost Ride Pirates of Speelunker Cave
One of Six Flags Over Texas’ original attractions is making a comeback along with a new water ride opening early next year.
British-Born David Prescott Settled in North Texas To Paint and Rescue Wild Life
A friend once placed a bet that he’d die in his 20s, but artist David Prescott, so far, has lived to age 69.
Competing Van Gogh Experiences in Dallas Are Confusing Ticket Buyers
Having to deal with delays caused by the COVID-19 outbreak is difficult enough, but now people are getting confused over a series of different Vincent van Gogh art experiences.
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Film Series in Fort Worth Spotlights the Cinematic Career of Larry McMurtry
In theaters this past weekend was the biographical tear-jerker Joe Bell, which tells the true story of a heartbroken father who walked across the nation to raise awareness about bullying and discrimination following the tragic death of his teenage son.
With a Major Grant and Donations, Theatre Arlington Is Undergoing a Major Renovation
Theatre Arlington is about to undergo a dramatic change.
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Mimicking the great live radio plays of the 1930s and ’40s, Pegasus Theatre (521 E. Lawther Drive) uses their own RadioVizion technique of storytelling with era-appropriate microphones and costumes and a foley artist creating live sound effects throughout.
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A Dallas Group Is Participating in the World Chase Tag League
The childhood game of tag is all grown up and Envy Gaming is joining the action with its first professional chase and tag team.
10 Things To Do in Dallas Before Summer Ends, According to Your Vibe
Summertime comes to a close over the next few weeks and Dallasites don’t want to miss the opportunity to kick back and enjoy all the perks of what the city has to offer this special time of year.
Young Dallas Actor Julian Hilliard of WandaVision Gets Turned Into a Pop! Doll
The rules for making it to the big show in Hollywood terms have evolved. For a while, getting your likeness drawn in a Mad Magazine parody was one sign of stardom. Getting your drawn likeness on the wall of the Brown Derby restaurant was another sign at one point in time…
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David Lowery Goes Medieval in The Green Knight
Hitting theaters this weekend, The Green Knight adapts one of the iconic tales from Arthurian legend from a mature, thoughtful perspective. However, for filmmaker David Lowery, it brought back childhood memories of a 7-year-old boy sword fighting his brother in cardboard armor. “Here I am now over 30 years later…
Jim Schutze’s Seminal Book The Accommodation Is Set for Republishing
Some considered it the most dangerous book in Dallas, a moniker coined by D Magazine years after it was published. The Accommodation: the politics of race in an American City, traces race relations and politics in Dallas from slavery to the early ’80s. It argues slavery was crueler in North Texas…
Make Room for a Cult Classic at the Angelika. Spoons Optional.
“I did not hit her. It’s not true! It’s bullshit! I did not hit her. I did not. Oh, hi, Mark.” For nearly 20 years, this iconic monologue has baffled moviegoers. The rooftop conversation is only one of the bonkers conversations that make up Tommy Wiseau’s cult movie masterpiece The…
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The Best Things to Do in Dallas July 28-Aug. 3
They say it’s all happening at the zoo, and the Dallas Zoo and Children’s Aquarium at Fair Park (650 S. R.L. Thornton Fwy.) have given us all the adorable animals to gawk at this week as they welcome a baby alpaca, two cheetahs and a baby giraffe.
Pocket Sandwich Theatre’s New Building Owners Want Them Out by Year’s End
Pocket Sandwich Theatre, the raucous, popcorn-tossing melodrama theater and late-night entertainment showcase space, will move to its third home just shy of its 40th anniversary. Jeff Vance, director for the theater, said the owners of the block of stores on Mockingbird Lane where it operates decided not to renew Pocket…
African American Museum of Dallas Hosts New Smithsonian Exhibition Men of Change
Artist Patrick Earl Hammie says the opportunity given to him by the Smithsonian Institute to display his portraits of prominent African American artists Romare Bearden and Khande Wiley wasn’t just a chance to showcase his talent in its new touring exhibit. It’s also an opportunity to show who he is as…
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10 Medal-Worthy Movies for Those Who Can’t Get Enough of the Olympics
It’s not just the pandemic that makes this year different for the Olympics. New sports that aren’t exactly familiar to ancient Greeks are being included for the first time, including karate, sport climbing, surfing, and skateboarding. Is horseshoe pitching next? Maybe we can try to lobby the Olympics committee before…