The Best Things to Do in Dallas, Feb. 2-9

The selection for HP LitFest’s Flick Fest made perfect sense after author and screenwriter Larry McMurty’s passing last year, but after losing director Peter Bogdanovich just this January, it’s even more bittersweet. The main fundraiser for the literacy and literature festival features The Last Picture Show at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, at the Angelika Theater (5321 E. Mockingbird Lane).

Men’s and Women’s Championship Contenders Set for Wrestlemania

Professional wrestling’s marquee event is just two months away in Arlington, and the card of matches became a little bit clearer after WWE’s Royal Rumble event in St. Louis on Saturday night. The Royal Rumble is WWE’s first major event of the year and is the official “kickoff” to WrestleMania…

See Scenes from Dallas Art Battle’s Return to Deep Ellum

Just past high noon Saturday, Dallas Art Battle came back to Deep Ellum Art Co. The competition pitted six artists against one another, creating works during two, 20-minute rounds with winners chosen by the audience. This year, the overall winner was Fernando Olivares for his rendition of rapper TuPac. The…

Laura Ingraham’s SNL Response Is a Masterclass in How NOT To Take a Joke

Being impersonated on Saturday Night Live is one of those age-old signs that you’re a bone fide celebrity. Traditional milestones on the road to American fame, such as getting a five-minute set on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and having Carson wave you over to the couch or getting drawn up in MAD Magazine, have withered away with time while the stamp of SNL approval has survived.

The Best Things to Do in Dallas, Jan. 26-Feb. 2

The Denton Black Film Festival (DBFF) is officially online this year, but it’s just as inspired as ever. In fact, without worrying about getting here and there, it might be even easier to experience more of the feature films, docs, shorts, animations and more along with the panels that span filmmaking, naturally, and action-motivating social justice dialogue.

The Best Things to Do in Dallas, Jan. 19-26

You’ve probably heard of Peng Dang, the Chinese comic based in Dallas. You may think you know the reason I’m going to give, but we’ll leave a certain incident languishing away on the internet where Dang prefers it. What Dang has really excelled at of late is working racism and personal perspective into his sets – the Atlanta shooting, for one topic.

The Funniest Social Media Posts From Business Accounts

As we enter the third calendar year of the pandemic, all of us are feeling the weight of the past years on our shoulders. While most professionals have to maintain a certain composure on Zoom meetings and email threads, some others take a more emotional route and use social media to…

The Best Things To Do In Dallas, Jan. 12-Jan. 19

We don’t need summer to have a good time at the Dallas Zoo (640 S. RL Thornton Freeway). In fact, the Zoo is hosting Penguin Days, where admission is cut to $8 through February 28. Children 2 and younger, and Zoo members get in for free.