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Monthly Archives: September 2014

Barbara Kruger’s untitled work is part of Urban Theater.

Bad Boys, Guerrilla Girls

Nostalgia for the Me Decade probably never looked as good as it will in the Modern’s show Urban Theater: New York Art in the...
Artists from as far afield as Germany, Peru, Russia, Sweden, Canada, and Italy –– and Texas –– call Saint Marie Records “home.” Tony Robles

Shoegaze Explosion

After starting out in 2011 with just two artists, Saint Marie Records has blossomed into a globe-spanning label with 46 artists and more than...
Gray: “When we say ‘affordable housing,’ more times than not it comes with a negative connotation.” Jeff Prince

Homes for All

For years, getting apartment developers to include affordable housing in their plans was like buying a used car –– it took a lot of...
Tina Fey, Corey Stoll, Jane Fonda, Jason Bateman, and Adam Driver put on their shiva faces in This Is Where I Leave You.

Shiva the Destroyer

When I read Jonathan Tropper’s novel This Is Where I Leave You, I wasn’t all that impressed with it, but I figured it could...
David Vest’s “Black Bike”

Gallery

Art and cycling enthusiasts alike will want to head to Gallery 414’s current show. Inspired by the Guggenheim’s famous motorcycle show from 1998, Art...
Justin Long and Michael Parks conduct an initial interview before things get hairy in "Tusk."

Goo Goo G’joob

OK, I’ve seen some bizarre horror movies in my time, but Tusk is definitely the strangest one of all. I’ve seen scarier ones and...
El Balconcito’s mojarra fritta is “a tasty example of coastal Colombian cooking.”

From the Top

Sausage links, pork cracklings, fried eggs, and steak are popular Southern comfort foods, but they also happen to be staples of Colombian cuisine. Chef...
As with “Unseasonably Cool,” mischief pervades Judy Youngblood’s paintings, prints, and mixed-media works.

The Friendly Skies

There’s an inspired goofiness and an inviting tactility to many of the paintings, prints, and mixed-media works in Changing Weather, Judy Youngblood’s current show...

Off Asides On Dallas Cowboys vs Tennessee Titanics

Wow, what a battle. Intense. Valiant. But, ultimately, unsuccessful -- my brain and my eyelids pummeled each other as the clock slowly ticked toward noon,...

Frontera Opens in Dallas This Weekend

Earlier this summer, Edward Brown and I co-wrote a feature story about Fort Worth-based actor Julio Cedillo that was pegged to Frontera, in which...