Arts & Culture

We may be divided as a species when it comes to many facets of human existence, but there are a few moments that can make everyone (who isn’t dead on the inside) smile.

As we enter the third calendar year of the pandemic, all of us are feeling the weight of the past years on our shoulders. While most professionals have to maintain a certain composure on Zoom meetings and email threads, some others take a more emotional route and use social media to…

Last week, conservative media mogul Beck announced on Instagram the results of his second positive COVID test.

The past year has been a one long battle for Free Play Arcade’s plans to open its fourth location in Denton.

We don’t need summer to have a good time at the Dallas Zoo (640 S. RL Thornton Freeway). In fact, the Zoo is hosting Penguin Days, where admission is cut to $8 through February 28. Children 2 and younger, and Zoo members get in for free.

Unless you’re Ted Cruz, cold winters are meant for staying in and cozying up by the fire. Winter is the slowest season for travel, which means cheaper hotel rates and airline tickets, fewer crowds and the chance for a comforting getaway in your own personal cabin away from COVID.

One minute you’re enjoying a nightcap at a local bar and the next, someone next to you begins to lose bodily control.

The rise of the omicron variant has been the cause of a lot of last-minute plan changing for a lot of people. So far, however, it hasn’t affected the plans for this year’s Super Bowl, according to the National Football League (NFL).

Another staple of moviegoing has the Dallas cinema scene: the dollar movie theater. Cinemark Hollywood USA Movies 15 in Garland has officially shut off the projectors and closed its doors, according to confirmations from the theater’s parent company headquartered in Plano.

There’s long been a relationship between fine art and fashion. For Canvas & Silk: Historic Fashion from Madrid’s Museo del Traje, the Meadows Museum (5900 Bishop Ave.) presents pieces of historic dress from items like shoes and jewelry to full ensembles to show artistic connections and just how reality is translated by the artist’s eye. Tickets are $4-$12 for non-members and entry is timed, so reserve yours through Eventbrite.

When Lupe Prado graduated college with a degree in accounting, she hit the jackpot by landing a job in one of the “Big Four” accounting networks (Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG and PwC).

As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its third year, it continues to show no mercy on businesses, whether local or corporations.

Looking back at 2021 feels like looking through a high school yearbook – only far more depressing, in more than one way.

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In 2021, most museums, galleries and theaters finally reopened, but Dallas culture was not defined by the fine arts this year.

Just because the majority of the past year has been a suck-fest doesn’t mean every day was just another pointless lurch toward death.