Up for seeing art, but not down with the big-museum entrance fees or a drive to Fort Worth? The Latino Cultural Center is presenting its fourth annual juried art exhibit, and it’s free. Hecho in Dallas/Made in Dallas features 11 local professional artists showing work in various mediums, including painting,…
In recent months, I’ve been down on stage plays thanks to several occasions wherein I was randomly and unfortunately seated next to a “loud talker.” Though totally unrelated, I ended up getting dirty looks as though I was responsible for their bad manners when the whole time I just wanted…
First, caller ID and cell phones ruined drunk dialing forever. Now, networking sites allow exposure to ridicule and embarrassment without even leaving the house to go to the mailbox. Humiliation has never been easier for the loveless. Of course, everything changes if the object of your attraction actually wants to…
Did you hear the news? Guns N’ Roses is on tour again. But with Axl Rose as the only original member in the band’s present line-up, you have to wonder if a live show is even worth it. There’s no more Izzy, Dizzy, Duff or Slash, and with his Cher-tastic…
Out of courtesy or cowardice, we all tell white lies. Any of these sound familiar? “Dinner was delicious.” “No, officer, I haven’t been drinking this morning.” “Your new hairdo looks beautiful.” That last one is especially common, because no good comes from telling someone they’ll look awful for the next…
Hard. Pale. Chunky. Chipped. Not exactly phrases I’d use to describe hot legs. But the Venus Breeze razor “Legs of a Goddess” contest is so named, and all the goddess legs I’ve ever seen have been carved into stone and marble, ancient representations of female deities displayed in museums. Since…
Sometimes, I think the vast majority of us forget about culture. In between Heroes episodes and multiple readings of Perez Hilton, it’s easy to forget that pop culture and culture culture are really two separate things. I’m just as concerned about the fate of Peter Petrelli as anyone else, but…
Gaglileenhel. Jalillenjal. Gellinlikeafelonhal. I still have no idea how the stink to pronounce his name, but that Jake kid is pretty awesome. And not just because he’s dirty hot. He’s got a really impressive range as an actor: He’s played a pensive and somewhat depressed love interest in The Good…
Just when it seemed Independence Day might be the exclusive province of Michael Bay’s Transformers, MGM rushes in with Rescue Dawn. Nothing if not appropriate, Werner Herzog’s latest feature, based on his 1997 documentary Little Dieter Needs to Fly, offers a suitably fantastic tale of war, freedom and fortitude, set…
George Ratliff’s Joshua debuted at the Sundance Film Festival to raves from a particular breed of audience member: parents. Because, see, no matter how hard Fox Searchlight’s trying to sell this movie as a horror picture—Rosemary’s Baby meets The Omen on the way to The Exorcist’s for a play date—in…
You’re Gonna Miss Me (Palm) A hit at the South by Southwest Film Festival two years ago, Keven McAlester’s doc about the Papa of Psychedelia, Roky Erickson, at long last gets its proper release. But time has done McAlester a tremendous favor: Had he shot the film too soon, he…
One of the best new video games on the market requires you to take math tests. During summer break, no less. But before you cue up “Night on Bald Mountain” and run like hell, you really should play Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree. Any “party title” that can hold a…
After the Wedding (IFC) The Astronaut Farmer (Warner Bros.) Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad (Funimation) Brutal (Lionsgate) The Comedy Collection (Lionsgate) Elizabeth Taylor Collection (St. Clair) Extras: The Complete Second Season (HBO) Fat Burning Hip Hop Dance Party: Urban Style (Shami) Fred Astaire Collection (St. Clair) Frankie & Annette: MGM Movie…
The magic has returned to the Harry Potter franchise, albeit magic of the old, black variety. The darkest and most threatening by far of the five Potter films, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is also the only series entry outside of the third, Alfonso Cuarón’s Harry Potter…
Andy Warhol conjures up a lot of images for a lot of different people. Some think he was a brilliant artist; others feel that his art was a hoax; many just see him as a celebrity-obsessed partier who used his art as a means to climb the social ladder. It’s…
You can keep your 2006 fully animated version of Curious George, about the inquisitive ape and his friend The Man in the Yellow Hat, voiced by Will Ferrell. Whatever, kid. Those who know better understand the sine qua non of George, the proper way to ingest him, is in pajamas,…
Of all the versions of “Cinderella” handed down by various cultures, why was the United States stuck with the syrupy translation of Frenchman Charles Perrault’s tale? His Cinderella is a sappy little do-gooder who eventually forgives her wicked stepsisters. Better is the Brothers Grimm take, in which the stepsisters end…
Although in the 1930s the Bath House at White Rock Lake was just that, it currently draws from that era’s historical salons, which facilitated all manners of artist exchange. Salon du FIT 4 showcases work by modern frontrunners in art and performance under the Bath House roof and turns it…
By 1968, The Beatles had migrated from the realm of just being the “greatest rock ‘n’ roll band of all time” to the pantheon of modern day gods. They managed to become more and more popular every year despite the fact they hadn’t even played live since 1966. The progression…
Other than value menus at many a drive-through, the dollar doesn’t carry much weight. That reality slapped me in the face when I bought a pack of gum for a $1.19 at Target. And since when did “dollar movies” start charging a buck-fifty? Forget that, I’m heading to the Dallas…
The good news for all you lazy freaks (read: normal people) that don’t want to run a 25K/50K “ultramarathon” is that El Scorcho’s registration is done filled up. All numbers taken. That doesn’t mean that you can’t head out to Trinity Park in Fort Worth at midnight Sunday and cheer…
We wouldn’t have believed it three months ago, but 92.5 KZPS’s recent format change has actually turned us back into occasional FM radio listeners. Save for the overabundance of Stevie Ray Vaughan, George Thorogood and Steve Miller on the station’s playlists—seriously, if we hear “Pride and Joy,” “Bad to the…
