I made my first trip to the Frisco IKEA yesterday. In the course of my journey I saw families ripped apart, friendships tested and entirely too many things promising to solve my organizational dilemmas. Yes, I left disorientated with two carts of “AUSKS” and “FULKVIKS.” The problem with IKEA is…
Holy crap. You better go ahead and sew your liver an apology sling right now, because Saturday is going to be a major rager. GayBingo has had Dallas by the weave for ten glorious years, so we know how packed the Rose Room will be when the hard partying Mardi…
Man, I still get the same old tired line: Oh, you write for the Culture section? In Dallas? What Culture. Yes, yes. We know. Dallas is no New York. Or, Paris. Or, hell, even Austin. I was just the same when I left here in back in 2006 with both…
What caught our eye with this one was the phrase: “bargain hunter’s paradise.” This Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. you can troll for treasures at The Gyspy Wagon Swap and Flea where more than 20 venders will encamp to peddle their best vintage, oddities and straight-up junk. No…
This previously adored Louis Vuitton train case sparks exotic escape fantasies. After all, it would only look better if fluffed out, filled with carefully selected frocks for an impassioned weekend getaway. Sure, you could use a smaller bag on a two-day pass, but why on earth would you? This massive…
Is your kitchen underdone? Is your wet bar dry of inspiration? Dolly Python has you covered…
Welcome to another edition of Geek-Offs, where you’ll find the perfect distractions to help you muddle your way through hump day each week. It’s a rare day when you see an app in the iTunes store that has a 5 star rating (for the current rating at least, and 4…
A special connection with a soccer ball. How it felt when he left you alone, in front of your locker, with only your Mead 5 Star to catch your tears. Justin Bieber’s eyes. Nothing is off limits when it comes to youth poetry. Now in its 16th year, “Express Yourself”…
Artists, educators and craftspeople: there are three upcoming deadlines for opportunities to get involved with local arts events. Once known as a city sans culture, Dallas is booming today with innovative thinkers, and we believe that we’re on the ground floor of an arts revolution. But, a real movement requires…
Welcome to another edition of Geek-Offs, where you’ll find the perfect distractions to help you muddle your way through hump day each week. I have a confession to make. One of the main reasons I wouldn’t update/upgrade/sync my old iPhone 3G was because of my fear of losing one game:…
So, as I walked up to the Cathedral of Hope on Friday evening, I smelled … “incense.” If a three year stint in Cambridge, Massachusetts afforded me anything, it was a nose finely attuned to the distinct aroma of “incense.” Hippies. I love them. A couple of months ago, Katie…
Welcome to another edition of Geek-Offs, where you’ll find the perfect distractions to help you muddle your way through hump day each week. If you’re anything like us (and we know you are), you spent hours upon hours playing Portal. Whether you were drawn in by the puzzle aspect of…
Welcome to another edition of Geek-Offs, where you’ll find the perfect distractions to help you muddle your way through hump day each week. Forget about square pegs in round holes and all that mumbo jumbo. Instead, you’re going to have to abracadabra your way through disappearing shapes in this week’s…
First let me say: it was a pleasure cracking nuts with you at the Dallas Contemporary. Lots and lots going on last night to talk about–from the installation pieces (curated by Brian Gibb of the Public Trust) to the fashion show–but the night certainly kept-on with the bright rock-pop of…
It’s on the stands and on-the-webs now: the finalists of our second annual art awards (the MasterMinds). That’s right, we’ve named ’em, and it’s all a big ol’ countdown to our fancy pants Artopia party on Saturday at the Dallas Contemporary. If you’re not going to that, shame on you…
Winnowing down Dallas’ growing, dynamic community of artists to three MasterMinds involved some tough choices. The process was like lining up at a vast buffet prepared by an outstanding chef: too many wonderful selections and too little room on our plates. On the way to naming the winners, our judges…
Welcome to another edition of Geek-Offs, where you’ll find the perfect distractions to help you muddle your way through hump day each week. Sometimes falling can be good and sometimes it can be bad, but either way, as the rhyme goes, we all fall down. For this week’s Geek-Off we…
Winnowing down Dallas’ growing, dynamic community of artists to three MasterMinds involved some tough choices. The process was like lining up at a vast buffet prepared by an outstanding chef: too many wonderful selections and too little room on our plates. On the way to naming the winners, our judges…
You’re probably so used to seeing those red Observer boxes that you don’t really see them anymore. That’s why local artists Taro-Kun, Magnificent Beard, Lunch Buddies, Fur Face Boy & Sleepy Dan, Kyle Confehr & Favio Moreno wrapped some chosen dispensers with their incredible creativity. All that work (and so…
If the run-through Monday night is any indication of the breadth of talent taking part in the December 6 benefit event called A Gathering, the real thing is going to be quite a show. In the ninth floor studio at the Wyly Theatre, actors, singers, musicians and dancers rehearsed their…
Winnowing down Dallas’ growing, dynamic community of artists to three MasterMinds involved some tough choices. The process was like lining up at a vast buffet prepared by an outstanding chef: too many wonderful selections and too little room on our plates. On the way to naming the winners, our judges…
You knew there’d be at least one insane-ass Black Friday video. Over on Unfair Park, Robert hat-tipped to a story of a Los Angeles woman who hosed down some shoppers with pepper spray (sorta totally like this dude!). Well, you just knew it was coming: our sister paper the Denver…
