Eight years ago, Free Play Arcade owner and founder Corey Hyden opened his first retro arcade in a strip mall in Richardson. He expanded the brand to four locations that were bigger and better than its predecessors but they all landed around Dallas like a cluster of darts that failed to hit the bullseye.
This shouldn’t have to be said, but here goes: Except in extreme cases of self defense and for athletes who put bread on the table by beating another consenting person senseless, there is no reason to hit another human being.
Arcades are no longer a retro novelty. Thanks to local chains like Free Play and Cidercade and national chains like Main Event and Dave & Buster’s, they are part of the possible answers when one of our friends inevitably asks “I dunno. What do you wanna do” on a weekend night.
As the owner of Fort Worth’s Union Station boutique, the CEO and head designer of Trvp Art Clothing, and an aspiring rapper, you might assume Patrick McGrew Jr. doesn’t rest much. And you’d probably be right.
The year 1967 was a stellar one for movies. The marquees at movie theaters that year lit up with titles such as The Graduate, The Producers, In the Heat of the Night, Cool Hand Luke, In Cold Blood and Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner.
There are way too many cool things to say about Maureen “Mo” Beck, but we’ll hit the high notes (pun fully intended) that will get you to the Perot Museum of Nature and Science (2201 N. Field St.) for the National Geographic Live Speaker Series presented by Charles Schwab 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8. Beck grew up climbing around Maine after defying a camp counselor who told her to skip a rock climbing activity.
Despite what the movies might have you believe, no scientist who threads within the bounds of basic ethics would be willing to reanimate the DNA of a massive, extinct carnosaur.
As a big Texas music fan, Mark Joeckel has managed to get close to his idols by working behind the scenes in the industry.
When designers BB Velez and Rosa Rodriguez formed their streetwear brand Malcriadas Collective in 2019, part of their five-year plan was to get their clothes into Foot Locker stores. Back in November, they accomplished their goal just two years shy of their deadline.
Yeah, baby. The Whippersnapper keeps giving us reasons to leave Dry January behind us and get us to a bar.
You know you’re getting old when every entertainment token from your childhood- bands, series, films – starts getting reunited, remade, rebooted or in any way repackaged and sold to you again. And you’re the first sucker in line to buy it.
North of Fort Worth, on the outskirts of Alliance Airfield, sits a collection of non-descript warehouses. It’s home to an assortment of characters who might fit in a Tom Cruise movie scene.
It’s that time of year when we get a small window of snow in Dallas and everyone and everything goes haywire. People show up late because of traffic caused by someone who doesn’t realize that icy roads can make their car drive into the path of another oncoming vehicle.
Imagine that you’re all dressed up and ready for opening night at The Dallas Opera. After enjoying a glass of wine in the lobby, you find your seat inside the Winspear Opera House and get comfortable just as the house lights dim.
The subscription based OnlyFans website gets a lot of press for its more lurid side. It’s the media equivalent of the poster that Homer Simpson made for Bart’s bid to become class president that says “SEX! Now that I’ve got your attention, vote for Bart!”
The term “religious scandal” may prompt you to think of horrific tragedies such as the Catholic Church’s coverup of abuse committed by priests or the physical and mental abuse allegation levied against leaders of the Church of Scientology.
Not everyone loves TikTok’s quick-hit humor and cybersecurity risks. Two months after Congress banned access to the social media platform from federally owned devices, and days after major North Texas colleges including University of North Texas followed suit, the Dallas Independent School District is also discontinuing access to the video-sharing…
The fall from grace has been swift for Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland’s after NBC News reported on Jan. 12 that he’s facing felony counts of battery and false imprisonment.
Arts Mission Oak Cliff is a nontraditional art space, and its newest event is a prime example of its mission. On Saturday, Jan. 28, the space will host Quimeras, an interactive fashion and art presentation offering an arsenal of powerful works by young LGBTQ+ artists. These Texas newcomers are poised to…
The LGBTQ movement may feel newer for the average person because of more recent advancements – such as the Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court case, which requires that all states recognize same-sex marriages, and the 2010 repeal of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” military policy – but its roots run deep in America’s history.
The Stonewall uprising of 1969 brought the issue of LGBTQ rights to the forefront of America’s consciousness. It may have ignited a movement that’s led to the acceptance of LGBTQ people in so many
Gov. Greg Abbott’s tweet during the Dallas Cowboys’ heartbreaking, if predictable, playoff loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday was presumably a joke. Not an especially bad one – he’s said worse things online – but then social media has never been a particularly friendly place for hard-right conservatives’…
