Ask a Stoner: Can Marijuana Help With Arthritis?

Dear Stoner: I think pot will help my grandfather’s arthritis. Is there a kind of pot product — flower, edible, whatever — you’d recommend? Scott Dear Scott: According to science, you’re probably right. A study by the University of Oxford showed that cannabis-based medicine administered orally helped reduce rheumatoid arthritis…

5 Art Events for Your Weekend: January 6-8

Greg Piazza — Painted Lens Wall Gallery 1529 Dragon St. Opening reception 5 p.m. Saturday Greg Piazza is a minimalist among minimalists. It’s simple and pure geometry, the raw, sharp-jawed photographs he captures via his own style of streamlined gusto. Now he’s translated his inspired snaps into canvas paintings that…

10 of Dallas’ Most Iconic Residences

Stanley Marcus Home10 Nonesuch Road A Dallas city landmark, the Stanley Marcus home sits on approximately three acres. The property originally consisted of six acres and, according to CBSDFW, was a gift to retail wizard Stanley Marcus from his father, Herbert, cofounder of Neiman Marcus. Lore has it that Marcus…

Five International TV Series That Deserve Your Couch Time

Once upon a time, in the dark ages of not-that-long-ago, foreign television was a mysterious land beyond our reach. Aside from the occasional British import, the wonders of international series were limited to those equipped with multi-region DVD players. Scandinavian gloom mostly stayed in Scandinavia. Thanks to streaming, it’s now…

Martin Scorsese’s Priests Persevere in the Searching Silence

Martin Scorsese opens his foreword to the latest edition of Shusaku Endo’s Silence with a simple, impossible question: “How do you tell the story of Christian faith?” The director isn’t presumptuous enough to present his adaptation of that beloved novel as a definitive answer, but his film does read as…

21 Best Things to Do in Dallas This Week, January 3-9

Tue 1/3If getting lost in at least one good book is a resolution of yours this new year, it may be easier surrounded by some like-minded individuals in a cozy cafe. The Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture’s book club is hosting a meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3,…

The Dallas Observer‘s Most-Read Film and TV Stories of 2016

From Stars Hollow to Afghanistan, 2016’s film and television creators produced plenty of work that was good, bad or ugly — but always interesting. Here are some of the stories about this year’s crop that caught our readers’ eyes. 13 Hours Trades Truth for Explosions — But It’s Not Truly…

Dear Stoner: What’s in a Name When it Comes to Marijuana Strains?

Dear Stoner: My favorite marijuana strain is Lamb’s Bread. Does that name mean anything, or is it just made up at a grower? Burt Smiley Dear Burt: Marijuana names definitely mean something, especially for the strain you mention. Lamb’s Bread is an iconic Jamaican sativa that Bob Marley reportedly liked to…

A Year of Good Stuff in Film, 2016

2016 brought more noteworthy movies than can fit on the usual year-end top 10 list. Here’s the complete lineup of a films we named critics’ picks this year. Not all of them played on big screens in Dallas, and some are still coming this way, but all of them are…