Pride Month
Rainbow Warriors
wHeRE’s y’All’S sTrAIgHt PRiDe isSuE?
Tell me next time straight people are murdered, fired/unhired, or ostracized for being straight, and we’ll happily give you your...
Latest from NEWS
Taking a Side?
The marquee at Arlington Baptist Church on South Collins Street claims that comparing Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler is what led to the recent...
Ghosts of Slocum
On July 29 114 years ago, a white-hot rage seized a large number of folks of the Caucasian persuasion in East Texas. It didn’t...
Latest from ARTS
Get Ur Freak On
Vivienne Vermuth has produced burlesque shows in North Texas for 15 years.
She has some thoughts.
“It’s like a slow trainwreck but in a positive way,”...
Canvas, Stage, Sizzle
Not too long ago, definitely pre-pandemic, the fine arts would — like an all-Christmas store in Grapevine — shut down for the summer. Not so anymore....
Latest from EATS & DRINKS
Lotta Empanada
I am an empanada.
Hear me out. If you believe “you are what you eat” in the more literal sense, then I’m The Human Formerly...
Good Space, Cowboy
Soy Cowboy recently opened in the ground floor of Arlington’s new Lowes Hotel across from Texas Live!, the massive indoor/outdoor space between our two...
Latest from SCREEN
Made in England: Power of Two
Last fall I remarked that Martin Scorsese would have made a great film critic. You can see what I was talking about this weekend...
Film Shorts // July 24-30, 2024
OPENING
The Beast Within (R) This British horror film stars Caoilinn Springall as a girl who starts to question why her family lives secluded in...
Latest from MUSIC
Quicksilver Hammer
Though the scene may indicate otherwise, ’80s-inspired hardcore-punk still lives.
And Antirad is one of the genre’s best practitioners — locally and beyond.
Inspired by Black Flag,...
‘Greatest’/‘Favorite’ Local Singers?
I came across a particularly fun Rolling Stone listicle the other day — it’s probably old — but it got me thinking. About myself, first (as...
Latest from STUFF
Mo’ Money, Probs
I’m the biggest fan of cognitive dissonance. I lie to myself — as many of us do — almost every day. Professional sports entertainment...
All-Star Week
Arlington and the rest of North Texas will be baseball heaven next week as Globe Life Field hosts the 2024 All-Star Game on Tue.,...
Summer Edition
Summertime Is Here!
Welcome to Summa-Summa-Summertime! Step right in. We've got kids' camps to recommend and great ideas for staycationing and how to spend your four-day weekends,...
Holidays
Holidays 2023
We get it. Not everyone digs the holidays. I kinda don’t. The biggest reason is probably that my family buried our 63-year-young father on...
Best Of
Best Of 2023
Welcome to Best of 2023
Thank you, dear readers, for picking up or surfing to our 27th annual Best Of issue. We hope you find it...
Zest Magazine
Welcome to Zest 2024
It’s time for our annual deep dive into our local culinary scene, and why not now? With patio season upon us and all the...
Blotch Blogs
Sports Rush: The Games Have Begun
Wednesday, Olympic competition kicked off in Paris, France.
Thursday, I watched an Olympic sport played live – in Grand Prairie, Texas.
The rosters of international competitors...
Unleashing Creativity: Enhancing Team Collaboration and Output with Digital Solutions
Teams are constantly seeking ways to enhance their collaborative efforts and boost efficiency without sacrificing the spark of ingenuity. As the demands for high-quality...
Corazon y Alma
Promotional Feature
La Pulga Spirits was established by three natives of Fort Worth - Sarah Castillo, a renowned Ft. Worth restaurateur (Taco Heads, Tinies Mexican...
On the Calendar
N&D 7.24.24 // AnimeFest, Surrealism and Us, and Lammas Celebration
Thursday, July 25, 2024
The Texas nonprofit World Fandom aims to educate the public about animation, cinema, costume design, dance, gaming, music, and other forms of...
ATE DAY8 a Week 7.24.24 // Summer Sips, Wing Wednesdays, & Community Market
Thursday, July 25
White Rhino Coffee (three Tarrant County locations), the community-focused cafe offering breakfast sandwiches, craft coffee made with White Rhino beans roasted here in...
ATE DAY8 of National Tequila Day
This week’s eight great events are very booze-oriented and include several choices for celebrating everyone’s favorite Mexican spirit. Instead of just one day, I...
N&D 7.17.24 // Art at The Pool, Shelly Duvall, and Yule Sizzle in the...
Thursday, July 18, 2024
As hot as Texas is in the summer, it’s a good thing that most residential apartment communities have swimming pools, but...
