Arts & Culture

If love were a meal, how many courses would you want? I think I’d just want one—dessert. Or maybe an appetizer and some dessert. We should probably throw a couple of cocktails in to break the ice. Anyways, dessert for sure. (Ben & Jerry’s or Pokey-O’s will do just fine,…

Some actors spend years honing their craft on camera waiting for a career-defining role. Don Johnson is the exception. Forget Miami Vice. Forget Dead Bang. Forget Harley Davidson and The Marlboro Man. Johnson’s talent exploded like a nuclear bomb in 1975’s bizarrely hilarious A Boy and His Dog, and it’s…

Scary movies scare me. However, the fact that I cover my eyes and jump at sharp noises makes me appreciate the horror film more so than many other genres, something I blame on a certain Freddy Krueger’s influence on my early years. In fact, I think I’ll go tell him…

It’s said that everyone in the world is separated by six degrees. The Holly Johnson Gallery’s current exhibit, Delineation, showcases unexpectedly connected work that is separated by six artists who are culturally, artistically and geographically diverse. Artists include Theresa Chong, who produces pencil and gouache work on Japanese rice papers;…

“Is it live, or is it Memorex?”—an old commercial tag both sacred and obsolete in today’s Photoshop society. Google it and you’ll witness its dilution ad infinitum on blogs that slam boob jobs and poseurs, written by people that buy Chinese knockoffs to save money. Rewind about 10 years and…

A few weeks ago, instead of watching the Mavs game, I watched the US vs. Mexico friendly game with a friend. What happened? We deadlocked 2-all while Dirk scored his first triple-double. Yeah, it stings a bit, but despite missing the glory, that futbol game kicked serious ass. I stood…

You’ve really got to hand it to NBA referee Bob Delaney. Guy’s got balls. In the ’70s, just a year and a half into his stint as a young state trooper in New Jersey, Delaney took up a special assignment to infiltrate the mob. The most shocking thing he did,…

Two and a half weeks after exchanging eight players in one of the most dramatic trades in Dallas sports history, the Mavericks and the New Jersey Nets face each other on the hardwood. I don’t have anything to add to the trade discussion. But I always wonder what goes through…

No, the North Mississippi Allstars isn’t a sexual position. It’s a band. And if you haven’t listened to their Grammy-nominated shit, you should. If you’ve heard the album but never seen them perform live, you should make this the first to-do on your Being An Un-Lame-O Starting Now list. At…

Let’s talk about cell phones. The Dallas Contemporary Artspace hosts a “discussion” about one aspect of the cell phone in their new exhibit REAL TIME: mobile phone video. Pop culture, diaries, daily life and voyeurism are some of the topics addressed by contributions from inter.sect (a Dallas-based art collective), Kirsten…

It wasn’t until 1985 that America first heard the word “period” on television in reference to menstruation—thanks, Courteney Cox. Since then, the feminine products industry hasn’t really progressed that much. They continue to offer oddly scented “deodorant” tampons (vaginae should smell like a summer breeze!); “quiet” wrappers (because what’s more…

Sure, it’s common knowledge that blondes are dumb and brunettes are smart…but where does that leave redheads? According to the new Dallas Theater Center play, The Blonde, the Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead, they’re, ahem, vengeful. But as someone who’s been all three at one point or another, I’m kind…

Across the great state of Texas you’ll find plenty of artistic inspiration, as evidenced by the work in Gallery 2’s new exhibit, Across Texas. The show features work by Randy Bacon (who specializes in the big sky scenery of West Texas), William Young (whose work takes a more whimsical bent—including…

Most everyone has been on an egg hunt, but few have been on one like in the Galleria’s Spring Garden. Families can stroll, meander or just walk (really, it’s your call) through an English garden right in the middle of the shopping center. Gather five eggs from costumed characters and…

First Chomsky reunited a few weeks back. Then Light Bright Highway got back together during the throes of the Melodica Festival. And now Macavity? Reunion fever seems to be spreading around the Dallas area even faster than that cold-and-flu bug everyone’s been catching. With a sound the band describes as…

The Cavern offers you some serious South by Southwest bang for your buck with this Austin-bound line-up. The Evangelicals, of Norman, Oklahoma, don’t seem to actually be evangelical—they’re not preaching, and we’re OK with that—but they are boasting some serious backing for their sound in the form of an 8.1…

Suck it, Austin. Will Johnson may have moved from Denton to your overrated yupster hamlet years ago, but when it comes time to debut music from Centro-matic’s forthcoming double album, where does he book a show? That’s right: Dallas. Austinites will have to wait until the South by Southwest performance…

Let’s just get it out right now: “Devil May Cry” is a weak-ass name for a wicked action game. But what’s in a name? In three previous outings, the brutal, hella-challenging series has consistently delivered some of the greatest hack-and-slash thrills in the genre. Sure, the setup’s as old as…

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