It’s that time of year again. Not Halloween, not the long-awaited fall weather or even the opportunity to get schnockered at Oktoberfest. It’s the annual Komen Race for the Cure on Saturday, a chance for veteran racers and novices alike to peel themselves off the couch, get some exercise and…
The Magnetic Fields’ 69 Love Songs forever cemented Stephin Merritt’s place among indie-rock royalty, earning countless spots on collegiate mix tapes with songs like “I Don’t Want to Get Over You,” “Papa Was A Rodeo” and “Let’s Pretend We’re Bunny Rabbits” (“Let’s pretend we’re bunny rabbits/let’s do it all day…
The Magnetic Fields’ 69 Love Songs forever cemented Stephin Merritt’s place among indie-rock royalty, earning countless spots on collegiate mix tapes with songs like “I Don’t Want to Get Over You,” “Papa Was A Rodeo” and “Let’s Pretend We’re Bunny Rabbits” (“Let’s pretend we’re bunny rabbits/let’s do it all day…
Winter is on its way, leaves will fall and all sorts of traditions will seasonally celebrate ghosts, spirits and that which is otherwise dead or dying. While we here in the States are used to dressing as ghosts, zombies and vampires, some Americans seem to think the Mexican “Day of…
2006 has not been kind to Dustin “Screech” Diamond. In June the former child star went public about being so totally broke that his humble Wisconsin home was in danger of foreclosure. Screech did what any industrious American pop culture icon would do when strapped for cash; he set up…
I am an idiot. At least one with tunnel vision. When I agreed to write about the upcoming International Gem and Jewelry Show, I only thought back to my geology class in college. I harked back to the days studying about quartz, feldspar and my personal favorite, muscovite. I loved…
It’s not my job to tell you how bad Patrice Pike’s music is…it’s my pleasure. After all, it’s not her job to suck, either, but she does so voraciously and with pride. For the last decade, Pike has peddled her uniquely generic brand of crappy modern rock to audiences, first…
Sure, digital cameras are great: no more waiting around for prints at the drugstore, instant gratification, edit as you go, etc. But where’s the magic? Don’t photographers miss that alchemical moment when an image mysteriously appears from a sheet of blank paper bathed in chemicals—that hands-on moment when artistry arises…
The Texas Ballet Theater goes back in time in this month’s sumptuous presentation of The Sleeping Beauty. Premiered in 1890, the classic ballet was created by Russian choreographer Marius Petipa, who worked closely with composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Choreographer Ben Stevenson kept much of Petipa’s original work in his 1967…
What could be more romantic than hanging out in Richardson on a Sunday, drinking tea and talking about people who can’t read? Throw in some kids with terminal illness and crumpets, and I’m ready for love. But seriously, folks, the Buns and Roses Romance Tea for Literacy featuring best-selling romance…
There is no way of sidestepping the issue, so why not jump right into it: Infamous, this year’s retelling of how Truman Capote wound up in Kansas writing his nonfiction novel In Cold Blood, never comes close to approaching the quiet, devastating brilliance of Capote, last year’s retelling of how…
Barry Levinson hasn’t made a movie of note in almost a decade–since 1997’s Wag the Dog, to be precise, and even that was less a work of substantial relevance than a bit of lucky timing based on someone else’s better novel. Granted, it had its moments–at last, it seemed, Levinson…
You’ve seen Bob Ross — the afro-sporting TV artist who painted “happy trees”? Well, if he had redesigned Legend of Zelda, it would look a lot like Okami. That may sound like an unlikely premise, but this is no ordinary game. In Okami, to save the world from an ancient…
The Andy Milonakis Show: The Complete Second Season (Paramount) The A-Team: Season Five, the Final Season (Universal) Bloodied but Unbowed: Bloodshot Records’ Life in the Trenches (Bloodshot) Carlos Mencia: No Strings Attached (Paramount) Click (Sony) Don’t Go in the Woods Alone: 25th Anniversary Edition (Code Red) Everybody Hates Chris: The…
A Prairie Home Companion (New Line) This all-star sing-along — with Meryl Streep, Lily Tomlin, Tommy Lee Jones, Virginia Madsen, Woody Harrelson, etc. — that wears its smile bright and wide looked for all the world like a summertime sleeper hit. Not so much, even though no movie this year…
How far will a man go to win back his own soul? That question drives the drama of two new productions, Jubilee Theatre’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone and Lyric Stage’s Cabin in the Sky. Each tells the story of a troubled man who finds himself driven to the hinges…
Jason Cohen has spent decades bringing counterculture to Dallas. The founder of Forbidden Books and Video and the subsequent Forbidden Gallery has been this city’s No. 1 collector/peddler of all things subversive, outsider, avant-garde or forgotten. From perverted plush to performance art, Cohen has twirled his sinister fingers in all…
Hey, how are you? Good. I’m fine. Thanks for asking. So what are you doing Saturday night? Going out, huh? Dinner and drinks with friends. Sounds cool. Real cool. But you and I both know you’re lying through your dirty, lying liar teeth. I know and you know that you’re…
So your dog’s been out of sorts lately, huh? You thought about calling Cesar Milan, but his behavior is fine—it’s his mood that needs a little pick-me-up. The second annual Mystics, Mutts and Moonpies Festival, benefiting Weimaraner Rescue of North Texas, could be just the place to get in tune…
The International Day of Peace, a day of non-violence and ceasefire, was established in 1981 by the United Nations General Assembly, and it’s been pretty much war all over the planet since then. But we can dream, right? Peace—First Inward or First Outward? is the name of an art exhibit…
What music lover would miss a chance to hear Beethoven and Mozart play a double bill? On Saturday, a 21st-century version of this once-in-a-lifetime feast of instrumental finesse will take place right here at the Meyerson Symphony Center. For $150 or $250 a ticket, you will hear two of the…
Ever have delusions of grandeur about cycling with Lance Armstrong, the sweet Alps air blowing your hair back as you leave the rest of the pack in the dust? You’ll have your chance on Friday. Though in this case Fort Worth is the closest you’ll get to Europe, and Lance…
