Your booty call is on hold, indefinitely, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending everyone practice social distancing. While many people are enjoying this time away from work, others are finding themselves rather … lonely. In simpler times, time away from work meant more time for Tinder…
Are you sick of hearing about the coronavirus yet? I don’t care. We’re gonna talk about something different. I am a pregnant person — a 35 weeks-pregnant person to be exact — and if you think it’s crazy figuring out life with a novel disease on the rise, you should…
People will always search for comfort in any way they can find it, especially amidst an international threat. Everyone needs something good to grasp onto right now, so we’ve put together a list of some wholesome videos to remind you of the warmth this world still holds. Whether you’re hunkered…
With COVID-19 being the headlining blip on everyone’s radar and social distancing becoming the new normal, people are most likely going to be hanging around the house quite a bit. Between school closures, business closures and all cultural institutions on lockdown, day-to-day life may get pretty boring. The bad news…
On Feb. 19, a Fort Worth artist named Choke made a post calling out Fort Worth Magazine for its lack of diversity. At first, the artist says she simply meant to share a photo of the issue’s cover, as her friend had worked on its art, but she took issue with…
Fun has been put on hold for the next few weeks. Just about everything you were looking forward to doing that requires a ticket or involves gatherings of people in enclosed spaces has been postponed or canceled since Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins’s public health emergency order on Thursday regarding…
What happens when there’s a worldwide pandemic during what’s supposed to be the happiest day of your life? We’re not talking about Coachella — which was moved to the fall. As church services are being live streamed and public events canceled, the wedding business is filled with uncertainty. This past…
On this week’s episode of The Bachelor, host Chris Harrison promised the audience an ending like no other. This ending was out of nowhere. This ending no one saw coming. This ending was the … most … dramatic … EVER. Note that he didn’t say it was the most original…
We’ve been warned that the coronavirus would threaten the safety of millions of people. We’ve been told that schools and workplaces would shutter en masse in efforts to prevent the spread of the viral infection. We’ve seen just how severe the economic repercussions of the pandemic truly are. But nobody…
Friday, March 13 Fair Park Pop-Ups: Movie Night: Black Panther 7 p.m. Friday, March 13 Fair Park Band Shell Free Catch a free screening of Marvel’s Black Panther at the Fair Park Band Shell. Bring your own blankets and chairs. Food and beverages will be available for purchase from local…
In Dallas you can be anything, so why be basic? Our city has many talented artists ready to spice up your home or wardrobe. Whether you’re projecting penile shadows to bring to life your phallic phantasy, or channeling your inner Nicki Minaj with Barbie shoe earrings, you were born to…
About three years ago, theater director and playwright Kara-Lynn Vaeni arrived in Dallas from New York City, where she worked for 15 years after getting her MFA in directing at Yale University. Vaeni also spent her post-university life doing freelance theater work in New York, cobbling together jobs at various…
Put your green hats away, Dallas. The St. Patrick’s Day Parade is canceled. Following the lead of cities like Chicago and Boston, Dallas has officially canceled the Greenville Avenue celebration, which was scheduled for Saturday, March 14. On Tuesday, a press release announced that the St. Paddy’s celebration was still…
Psychedelic Robot first arrived in Dallas in 2018, during a time when pop-up museums were becoming the rage (and chagrin) of the art world. Before the Sweet Tooth Hotel and Museum of Illusions, Bivins Gallery conceptualized an explosive pop-up with colorful walls and an interactive design, where you don’t observe…
Let us belatedly celebrate International Women’s Day by introducing you to a truly admirable woman. Our crush this week is Lydia Umlauf, second chair violinist at the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. The accomplished musician is set on making classical music cool again, and we are happy to listen. With her project…
Dallas Cowboys defensive end Michael Bennett has always been bold. He endorsed Bernie Sanders in the 2016 political race. He’s sat during the national anthem. He’s spoken out against police brutality. Now Bennett and his wife, Pele, will have their own platform to voice all their opinions. Mouthpeace, a podcast…
Rawlins Gilliland believes in happy endings. And against recent odds, it looks like he may be getting one of his own. Friends and fans are banding together to help the local luminary, who is facing a $36,000 lien placed on his home by the IRS. A GoFundMe page that went…
Monday, March 9 Art Babies: Five Senses Let’s say you’re one of those artistic parents (which is why you’re off on Mondays) and you’re terrified that your child will grow up to be basic; well, you can put your vintage album collection away, hipster dad, because the Dallas Museum of…
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s upcoming season will go heavy on big spectacles, orchestral showpieces and musical thrills. Music director Fabio Luisi and an array of guest conductors have built a lineup of the kind of music that fills the heart and the eardrums. Luisi himself will conduct two monumental works…
Raptors and Triceratops and T. rex will now be created in North Texas. But not like that eccentric guy with the hat did in Jurassic Park. Billings Productions, Inc. is the nation’s leading manufacturer of dinosaur animatronics, and this summer it’s migrating to new digs in Allen. Vice president of…
Some of the world’s rarest and most sought after video game artifacts are in Dallas, but they won’t be in town for long because they are going up for auction to the highest bidders. And by “highest,” we mean at least in the thousands. “The market before we stepped in…
Friday, March 6 RuPaul’s Drag Race watch party 7 p.m. Friday, March 6 Alexandre’s Free-ish Catch the latest episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race at Alexandre’s. While you’re at it, support your local queens and catch a drag show on the Strip afterward. Yoga N Da Hood: Beyoncé 7 p.m. Friday,…
