Dallas Life

In film, Paul Reubens embraced Texas’ uniqueness instead of looking down on it.

The Harry Potter films may be done, but that’s not going to stop a big Hollywood studio from coming up with more ways for fans to experience its wizarding worlds. A new walkthrough experience that takes guests through the Forbidden Forest is coming to Little Elm Park right before Halloween.

This week’s collection of the best things to do in Dallas include premiere for two new plays at the Amphibian Stage and Pocket Sandwich Theatre, a gathering of the best new boat and boating accessories at the Dallas Boat Expo and the return of the queen of Dallas music Erykah Badu at the American Airlines Center.

If you love Pixar, or science, you should take yourself to Dallas’ Perot Museum before the exhibition is over.

It’s fun to celebrate independence, honor our forefathers and toast that illustrious document stating that “all men are created equal” – of course, some more equal than others – but we are really are gathering together this Independence Day to indulge our pyromania and (probably permanently) damage our livers.

The Swedish furniture retail giant has two other North Texas locations, one in Frisco and another in Grand Prairie.

This week’s best DFW events include several celebrations for Juneteenth, Pride Month and Fathers’ Day, live productions of “Grease” and “Fly By Night” and a chance to quench your thirst with some classic cocktails.

Here’s a list of hotels for Charlie Kirk and other conservatives should avoid like he avoids common sense.

The nights are warming up and Pride Month continues. With Fan Expo, Pride in Bloom and Alamo’s drag brunch, you can celebrate all of it. Here’s our list of best events in Dallas this week.

Between the drag bills, book bans and Bud Light and Target boycotts, it’s been a big year for bigotry. But Dallas showed out to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community at Double Wide and other venues.

Since 1962, this old-school gem has been a must-stop shop for photography enthusiasts.

When Carlie Alaniz applied to the Roots Markets open marketplace to sell her custom designed flower pots and started selling her wares over the Mothers’ Day weekend, she had no idea how the markets’ owners truly felt about the LGBTQ+ community.

Four years ago, the esports show Dreamhack decided to give Dallas a try after growing out the only space available in Austin for its annual gaming tournaments. It returns this weekend and the city is recognizing its efforts to making competitive gaming available in Dallas.

Dallas has an increasing number of drag performers who identify as female and perform as men. A pride event celebrates these drag kings.

He’s one of the greatest filmmakers of our time. He is the David Lynch. The Texas Theatre (231 W. Jefferson Blvd.) launches A Complete Retrospective – a Lynchian festival, of 35 millimeter proportions – Wednesday, May 24, at 8 and 9 p.m. with Wild at Heart and Eraserhead, respectively.

The bidding war for next year’s Collegiate Esports Commissioners Cup (CECC) is bound to get a lot more competitive now that Arlington’s stadium just raised the bar.

Get off the couch because it’s a real mother of a week for culture in Dallas: Billy Porter, Magen King and Averie Bishop are just a few of the shining stars.

Get over your “Succession” stress by getting out of the house for some culture. Cinco de Mayo events, Boot Scootin’ Skate Night, Black Heritage Celebration and Echo Theatre’s “Natural Shocks” are just a few options.

This week has us exhausted from all the decision fatigue. There are so many cool things to do, which ones do we choose? The Boulet Brothers, Darken, Less A Light On and Deep Vellum’s Anniversary Celebration are just a few to choose from.

It’s been three years since QuakeCon has held a non-virtual gathering for its newest and classic games. This year, it goes back to an in-person meeting, but not everything is returning to the Gaylord Texan Resort this summer.

Everyone has a little bit of mystery in their past, otherwise we wouldn’t have online ancestry sites. But Anya in touring Broadway musical Anastasia, doesn’t have a laptop in the 1920s as she navigates from Russia to the stunning world of Paris.

Skip Ikea and give your home some personality (and maybe cool ghosts from haunted mirrors). Here are 10 thrift hacks that will help you save some money to put toward your utility bills this Texas summer.