Roughly five minutes before game time, Jacqueline Jaquez stepped in front of 55,118 rabid baseball fans at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minnesota. The 7-year-old was about to sing the national anthem before Game 7 of the 1991 World Series, a Twins-Braves matchup that would soon go down in...
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This week we got details about the unveiling of a shiny new music and entertainment complex, the initial revelation of Live Nation's music lineup, and concert announcements that will appeal to fans of R&B, early-2000s rock, and European industrial. Read on for the details. Regular readers of the Dallas Observer...
With his bow-legged power-walk, low-boil narcissism and tough-guy snarl, Brad Pitt is the comic ghost in David Michod’s all-too-real War Machine. The film, which is premiering on Netflix this week (and also getting an extremely limited theatrical release), was inspired by the late Michael Hastings’s book The Operators: The Wild...
It's hard to describe Saturday night's Dallas City Council runoff elections as anything but a repudiation of Dallas' political establishment. Three incumbents, all backed by For Our Community, the Super PAC run by Mike Rawlings' consultant Mari Woodlief, appear to have lost their seats on the council. Rawlings endorsed two...
Last year, Stage West artistic director Dana Schultes came across a playwright who immediately resonated with her: Annie Baker. She'd read Baker’s 2010 The Aliens, which won an Obie Award that year for best new American play. It takes place in the alley behind a Vermont coffee shop and features...
Over the years, Tom Cruise has been many things, but he’s almost never been marginalized — not in one of his own movies. Oh, he’s played supporting parts and done cameos here and there, but even in those smaller roles (in films like Tropic Thunder or Rock of Ages), he...
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Friday Mark Chen’s Windtopia originated as a visual art project of photos and videos but has evolved into a full-blown multimedia collaboration among artists in visual art, sound art, graphic design, creative writing and performance. It also includes collaborations with nonartists in fields such as engineering and climate science. Windtopia...
The street racers thundered down the stretch of roadway near an industrial area in the 8400 block of Eastpoint Drive last Saturday night. They drove mostly foreign cars, but Mustangs and other American-made muscle cars sometimes made an appearance. When the racers appeared again last Monday, Dallas police’s Southeast Deployment and Crime...
White Rock Zine Machine: Flight #4 Deep Vellum Books 3000 Commerce St. 7-9 p.m. Friday Free Friday’s event at Deep Vellum Books is more than just a reading from a zine. It’s a launch, a celebration and a bit of a lottery. White Rock Zine Machine is observing its collaboration...
Allison Proulx – Choosing Heroes Ro2 at the Magnolia Theater 1501 S. Ervay St. Opening reception 6-8 p.m. Thursday Staten Island native Allison Proulx’s works feel like hazy dreams within dreams, or scenes from Lost in Translation. Her background working as a Disney animator shines through in each of her...
This town ain’t big enough for all the “elevated Southern” restaurants we have running around. Just about every street corner in Dallas harbors a Southern fare kitchen offering deviled eggs, pork belly, burgers and the inevitable shrimp and grits. Many of them are good; some are excellent; most are forgettable...
It’s the end of a work day for John Benton, and he’s about to leave his Design District studio and make the drive back to his home in Coppell. On the way, he will give an over-the-phone consultation to a model in London. His phone rings and an unknown number...
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The under-$10 burger is a dying breed in Dallas. Every week, a new sandwich emerges from the wild shouldering farm beef and craft whatnot that’s poised to topple the lists of cheap, simple burgers. The drop-dead-simple dive burger and the diner burger, the ones that you used to be able...
The original artwork or designs of at least two Dallas designers have been copied by big-box clothing giants as recently as early this year. Charles Smith II’s “Do Not Touch” line is the latest to be imitated by mega-retailer Forever 21, which along with Zara and H&M, is one of...
According to multiple reports from Cowboys beat reporters, national outlets and NFL.com, Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott turned over phone records to NFL investigators last week as the league continues to investigate several allegations of domestic violence against Elliott. The news, first reported by USA Today's Tom Pelissero, indicates that...
Steve Coogan is at a fancy dinner, but he’s not doing any Michael Caine impressions. Instead, he’s brooding with resentment of his workaholic congressman brother, Stan (Richard Gere), and grappling with the realization that his son might be a psychopath. It’s all supposed to be harrowing, and the British comedian...
Friday It’s rare enough that I answer my phone when I know who’s on the other end. When I don’t recognize the number, that call is going to straight to voicemail every time. The thought of spending a full hour speaking to whoever is on the other end of the...
For those not familiar with pierogis, their textbook definition can sound more like a wet blanket than comfort food. What's so great about a boiled potato dumpling? Everything, actually. Growing up on a Northeast Ohio peninsula, my only native foodstuffs came from Lake Erie — how I miss fried perch...
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The sad news spread quickly this morning that Chris Cornell, frontman of Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog and Audioslave, was found dead last night in a hotel room in Detroit. It was mere hours after Soundgarden performed at the Fox Theatre. He was 52. The band was set to come...
In Krys Boyd’s 10-year tenure as host of KERA’s Think, she’s become well known for asking thought-provoking questions of celebrities, scientists, politicians and authors. Her probing opens up a dialogue that oftentimes results in more questions than answers, and Boyd is okay with that. The show is called Think after...
Although summer is more of a formality than an actual seasonal shift for North Texans, the end of school and a national holiday or two offer some unique opportunities for themed beer consumption. While your options might seem simple — lagers, limes, drink, repeat — we like to think that...
It is Sunday morning, but it could be 2 a.m. inside Nikkei. The Uptown Japanese-Peruvian restaurant is moody and dimly lit save for splashes of neon light. This dramatic space, with ukiyo-e-style prints lining the walls, sets the tone for the manner in which people take their place at the...