The Red Panther stands on the green ropes in the corner of the ring with his right hand raised as if he were challenging the sun to a wrestling match. He wears black tights and, similar to the other luchadores, a mask, black with a red panther face. On this…
This season, the Dallas Mavericks embrace the future. As announced last Tuesday via an official press release, the Mavs will become the second NBA team to accept the new-age cryptocurrency known as Bitcoin as a form of payment for all Mavericks products. Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency without a…
That’s it. You’ve found the one. As the sun sets in the horizon, you can hear a triumphant love ballad playing in your mind like the end of a rom-com as you stare into the eyes of your new forever. You feel like a freaking Disney Princess, it’s so perfect…
“I never really thought art was an option,” says Dallas visual artist Ari Brielle, explaining that societal pressures tricked her into believing that pursuing an artistic career wasn’t viable. Brielle had been making artwork her whole life but started to take it seriously in college after her father mentioned University of North…
From classic and chic to ultra-chunky, these five Dallas artists make one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces for every taste. Shamsy Roomiani, Shamsy Handmade Goods Dallas artist Shamsy Roomiani, best known as simply Shamsy, didn’t set out to make jewelry. Rather making her “wearable art” is something that evolved naturally through her work…
A disturbing Instagram video that went viral over the weekend caught the attention of the Dallas and Lewisville police departments. A live stream of an unidentified female juvenile putting a small, white dog in a dryer, and laughing as the dog is tossed around inside it, received a massive amount…
Wells played Marty’s loving girlfriend in the original “Back to the Future.”
Friday, August 9 The NorthPark AutoShow 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 9 Northpark Center Free Northpark Center will showcase more than 40 top-of-the-line luxury vehicles, including models from Audi, Jaguar and Land Rover. Get a glimpse into the future and see what Dallas’ top auto dealerships have to offer. Art Mania…
For the first time ever Refinery 29 is bringing its traveling art pop-up 29Rooms: Expand Your Reality to Dallas. During Aug. 9-18, Gilley’s Dallas will be transformed into a fully immersive experience for art lovers to enjoy, with sections ranging from the introspective to the provocative, all the while challenging…
A party card game called Trial By Trolley is now in development by Explosm Entertainment, the Richardson studio behind the dark cartoon comedy universe Cyanide & Happiness. It has become another lode of board game gold for Explosm and Skybound Entertainment, the comic, TV show and game making powerhouse behind the…
Scottish-born comedian Daniel Sloss can brag about the rare distinction of being one of the few comics to release two comedy specials on Netflix at once –including the ironically titled Dark and the deeply personal Jigsaw– a claim only reserved for a handful of comedians, like James Acaster, Chris Rock and…
25 years ago, id Software released DOOM, a bloody, unrelenting and challenging first-person shooter game which would change the video game industry and set a very high bar for future generations of programmers and game designers. The concept seemed simple but became far more complex after every grisly character death…
DOOM took up the most time and real estate at this year’s QuakeCon gathering at the Gaylord Texan Convention Center because of the iconic first-person shooter’s 25th anniversary. But it wasn’t the only game with a new or impending release on digital and retail store shelves. The Dallas-based game studios…
They call journalism the “fourth pillar of democracy,” and while it can and should hold powerful individuals accountable, the profession hasn’t exactly answered the one question that is truly on everybody’s mind: How many curse words do each of Quentin Tarantino’s movies use? This question has resurfaced in light of Tarantino’s…
Monday, July 29 You Can’t Take It With YouWhen the straitlaced Kirby family accidentally shows up a day early for a dinner party, their contrast with their hosts, the eccentric Vanderhof-Sycamore-Carmichael family, results in wacky high jinks and heartwarming life lessons in the perpetually popular You Can’t Take It With…
From side-hustling to climbing the corporate ladder, millennial earnings are on the rise. Despite their money no longer being funny or cute, many young people are still holding on to one thing — renting. And Dallas isn’t making things easier in terms of homebuying. According to RealPage, a real estate…
Just under thirty years ago, the first person shooter DOOM blasted its way into the early days of PC gaming with both barrels and left some noticeably bloody marks on the industry. Id Software, the Dallas gaming studio that built the iconic game franchise including DOOM, Quake and Wolfenstein 3D as…
There’s a large community of people who think of head shops as art galleries. They walk in to find tobacco rolling products like Swisher Sweets and Backwoods, but it’s the hand-blown pipes and water pipes that catch their eyes, like blinding jewels. Whether they’re visiting the head shop to purchase…
When it’s time to tie the knot, couples understandably want their special day to be perfect. There are so many details to work out: venue, dress, guest list, theme, flowers, centerpieces — the list goes on and on. It can be a daunting task for any couple. Fortunately, there are…
Saying that Kristina Elle loves rainbows is an understatement. This Texas artist and social media fashion icon loves rainbows so much that she’s practically become one. “Rainbows have helped me a lot during my transition from being an angsty teen to who I am today,” Elle explains. “I love rainbows…
Monday, July 22 Holiday on Thin Ice, or What Did You Do in the War on Christmas, Daddy? Decorate the Christmas tree (early) and then head on down to Pocket Sandwich Theatre, 500 E. Mockingbird Lane, where much-loved local comedian Mark Fickert is hosting a Yuletide-in-July celebration at 7:30 p.m…
Hello. Did you feel that earthquake? It was caused by a new Real Housewives of Dallas trailer that dropped Tuesday. It has it all. Drama! Threats! Feelings! Can you believe it? We can too. But there is something especially interesting from this trailer. RHOD has replaced Cary with Kary. Now…
