Over the past year, as Dallas has confronted tornadoes, flooding and 15,000 screaming neighbors who showed up to cheer Donald Trump, we here at the Observer have been forced to confront our civic mortality, and to embrace apocalyptic fervor with a zeal that we normally reserve for stories about pot...
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“Why did you let me film this?” filmmaker Josh Kriegman incredulously asks Anthony Weiner late in Weiner, a documentary about the former New York congressman’s failed 2013 mayoral run. The disgraced candidate doesn’t have a good answer, but the question hangs over this fascinating film, which plays like it started...
It’s exciting to have Moody Fuqua working as a talent buyer in Deep Ellum with the recent rebranding of RBC. His eclectic lineups and commitment to highlighting local hip-hop and electronic music are already a breath of fresh air in the neighborhood. But what about Crown & Harp on lower...
North Texas Journalism professor George Getschow’s piece in The Dallas Morning News on dangers in the Lewisville Dam managed to put urban flooding in Texas in what I have always believed is the most useful framework — the Bible. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, responsible for safety of this 6-mile...
The biggest story at this year's Sundance Film Festival was the record-breaking bidding war for The Birth of a Nation, a prestige biopic about rebellious slave Nat Turner. When Fox Searchlight snatched it for $17.5 million — $5 million more than any other flick in the festival’s history — their...
Remake The Graduate today, and an adult might corner Benjamin Braddock and whisper, "Startups." Debut director Max Joseph gives that a good shot, though the result — the EDM-fueled, drug-laced dream-crusher We Are Your Friends — is so sweaty and silly people may not notice. Like Mike Nichols, Joseph wants...
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I haven't gotten to write about funky beer too much. Sours are widely popular in other beer-soaked cities, but here in Dallas not many breweries have been willing to dabble in the stuff. Michael Peticolas told me he was interested, once, but the wild yeasts used to make these kinds...
Six Shooter is a recurring feature where we highlight six new releases by North Texas-based musicians, with some extra ammo to spare. It should come as no surprise that as 2015 came to an end, North Texas artists continued recent trends and closed out the last month of the year...
Opening night of Le Sacre du printemps, better known to English speakers as The Rite of Spring, created one of dance history's most infamous stories. With music by Igor Stravinsky and choreography by Vaslav Nijinsky, this ballet concert opened in 1913 with the subtitle, "Pictures of Pagan Russia in Two Parts." Both the...
“Brisket-stuffed onion rings.” They sound like the State Fair’s idea of an unholy miracle. Or like a mad scientist decided to start randomly mashing together all your favorite unhealthy foods. “Cookie dough pie! Bacon grilled cheese tacos! Sriracha guacamole lasagna!” But brisket-stuffed onion rings are a real thing. They’re a...
At its most elemental level, government — at least the democratic kind set out in America's founding documents — exists to protect the life, liberty and property of its citizens; the pursuit of happiness is more of a rhetorical flourish. Governments perform this function by passing and enforcing laws, most...
If you read up on chef/owner Avner Samuel before walking into Nosh Bistro & Bar in North Dallas, you may expect Southwestern cuisine with French flair à la The Mansion. And you’d be partially correct. In 1998, after cheffing at a jaw-dropping 20 restaurants around town in a career spanning...
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Disastrous news, Dallas: Rihanna, self-diagnosed workaholic and unconventional collection agent, has regrettably pushed this week's show back to May 13. But there's no need to let that overshadow this week in North Texas shows. Gary Clark Jr. is bringing his slick blues soul up from Austin to the House of...
At first glance, Death Stairs sounds like bleak post-punk, which in itself is a unique addition to the DFW music scene. But a closer inspection reveals a surprising sense of humor. Not only that, but Death Stairs play heavy music without guitars. This is especially odd for a band made...
Monday, Dallas ISD trustee Mike Morath was appointed Texas Education Commissioner by Texas Governor Greg Abbott. Abbott touted Morath's reform work within Dallas ISD, their shared commitment to early childhood education and Morath's mountain-climbing experience in announcing the appointment. Basically everyone, including Dallas Mayor Mike Rawling and former School Board...
With the return of the D.O.C., Leon Bridges' soul revival and basically everything St. Vincent has done in the past 12 months, Dallas has been raising the bar for other musical communities around the country. With such an eclectic mix of artists calling the North Texas area "home," it's no...
22-year-old Torey Smith is constantly on the verge of being out of control. In his words, he’s your local trap star, a goon, a gangster. He’s always turnt up. He’s no-holds-barred and, depending on what mood you catch him in, you’ll get the good or the really bad. You never...
Right now, there’s really no better place to sit on a patio and drink than Spork, the Sonic Drive-In turned chef-driven casual restaurant. The weather right now is excellent at night, the strings of white lights and Sonic-chic neons add kitsch, and if you go late enough, you can avoid...
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The folks at Braindead Brewing in Deep Ellum have unveiled new fall menu items. Here's a glimpse for those looking to capture fall-icious flavors at their peak. The list is long and tempting. The roasted acorn squash stuffed with wild rice risotto and Spanish chorizo promises to warm and comfort...
Jude Gonzalez lives in what she calls "the tree house," a raised backhouse which hovers amongst the trees in the flowing-green Lakewood area. It creates a convincing optical illusion. The interior, just as idyllic, doubles as her massage studio Reinventing You. It has the fairyland quality of a creative spirit materialized...
In a dispute over historic markers for segregated parks in Dallas, nobody seems able to hit the broad side of the barn. Of course, that's because nobody will look at the barn. Last week a local foundation decided to duck. If they're smart, they're hiding in the barn. Dallas Morning...
In 1961, Dwight Eisenhower famously left the White House with a warning to the American public about the rise of the military-industrial complex. When Barack Obama exits the Oval Office next year, he wouldn’t be remiss in cautioning the nation about the conspiracy-industrial complex, which has dug its tentacles into...