Arts & Culture

No matter how much we depend on them, CBD stores in Dallas were not considered essential businesses and were recently forced to close down. This started a domino effect that left thousands of patients and consumers in the area to either ration their cannabis-derived medication, or risk breaking the law…

It’s not even June and there’s already a perfect Father’s Day story melting our hearts on the internet. On Tuesday, PepsiCo data analyst Chris Hart, a Rockwall native who now lives in Carrollton, found a YouTube account called “Dad, How Do I?” that moved him so much that he took…

Saying goodbye to a loved one is always hard. Grieving during a pandemic is even harder. Ever since the coronavirus hit North Texas, people have had to change the way they mourn, says North Dallas Funeral Home director Kyle Ko. Staff now have to supervise funerals to ensure guests maintain…

Even the most loyal of homebodies are sick of being inside their own homes these days. Many of us have yet to learn that when we need a change, we should redo our places instead of butchering our own bangs, even if that means switching the furniture around. Since we…

Deep Ellum magician Confetti Eddie is preparing to do a disappearing act, but it’s not the kind that his audiences would find entertaining. Eddie, who’s real name is Edward Ruiz, announced last Tuesday on his Facebook page that he’s moving out of his magic parlor on Exposition Avenue, a building…

A myth commonly perpetuated by conservatives is that radical leftists on college campuses are all persnickety about microaggressions, trigger warnings and safe spaces. This antiquated trope certainly provides fodder to edgy, tryhard comedians who have been making the same “I identify as an attack helicopter” joke for more than a…

Local kids these days have looked forward to many a required field trip to the Perot Museum. The massive six-story institution in downtown Dallas is a tourist mainstay with cutting-edge technology that allows visitors to feel the shaking grounds of an earthquake or try to outrun a dinosaur. But without…

Self-isolation can be hard. Even the grumpiest of recluses have to miss smiling faces. (Right? Maybe?) Mingling over music, food and drinks at an offbeat bar has been snatched from us, and finding any semblance of that now takes creativity.  A few local bars and breweries are hosting online trivia…

As public health and the city’s economy are weighed in the balance during the pandemic, an absence of crowds and rumbling roller coaster wheels lend an aura of eeriness to Arlington’s entertainment district. Six Flags Over Texas at Arlington, Hurricane Harbor, Texas Live! and AT&T Stadium remain shuttered, and the…

Our woman crush this week is fashion designer Kendall Falcon, who first launched her line House of Cro five years ago. Before presenting her brand of minimalist luxury, the poised and well-traveled charmer was once cast in an MTV-produced The Hills spin-off that never aired. Their loss was Dallas’ gain…