Holidays
Welcome to Holidays 2025
Thank ya very much, indeed. It’s that time of the season for giving and getting but mostly giving, and we here at the Weekly...
Latest from NEWS
Indulge Me
January, the month named for the god of open doors, has become all about closing doors. Nowadays, this is the time of year you’re...
Fretting for Dollars
Some of the planet’s best classical guitarists are coming to Fort Worth this weekend to compete for the field’s biggest cash prize in a...
Latest from ARTS
Addams Family Values
In my experience, if you gather three generations of your kinfolk and talk them into attending an event together, someone is always unhappy. Me....
Hamming it Up
When it comes to adapting Hamlet, there have been many retellings and iterations. While it certainly doesn’t surpass Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol as the...
Latest from EATS & DRINKS
Feeling Free
Gluten sensitivity, or non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS), is when the body reacts poorly to gluten (a protein in wheat, barley, and rye), causing symptoms...
Liquid Courage
Abstaining from alcohol for the month, a.k.a. Dry January, is more popular than ever, making it easier to explore alcohol-free alternatives right now. If...
Latest from SCREEN
Film Shorts // January 28 – February 3, 2026
OPENING
Aa Bata Aama (NR) This Nepalese drama stars Paul Shah as a man pondering a move out of the country for his career. Also...
Online Film Critics Select OBAA as Best Picture
Two weeks ago, I said I would have the Online Film Critics Society's picks for 2025's best achievements in filmmaking. Now, here they are....
Latest from MUSIC
News Roundup
The Chinese zodiac says that 2026, the Year of the Fire Horse, is a time for courage, ambition, and a fast-paced approach to seizing...
Jambaloo Is Back
As I mentioned in last week’s column (“Music News,” Jan 7), Jambaloo, the free week-long festival that debuted in February 2024, is back, bringing...
Latest from STUFF
Dreamtime
This summer, the world’s biggest sporting event comes to Canada and Mexico. Oh, and the United States. If you don’t already know, we’re talking about...
Wide-Open Wildcards
Though capped by a pair of AFC snoozers, the NFL’s Wildcard Weekend began with four straight one-score thrillers, demonstrating just how close the teams...
Best Of
Welcome to Best Of 2025
When nearly everything is wrong, giving into the nihilism only worsens the situation. You’ve got to make time to celebrate what’s worth fighting for....
Creature Comforts
Welcome to Creature Comforts 2025
With Shark Week wrapping up, the fam and I, avid Shark Week enthusiasts, have been engaging in some pretty deep conversations about animals, wild...
Summertime Edition
Welcome to Summertime 2025
It’s hot out there in more ways than one, so we’re here to help you cool down. Fluff? Definitely, but with so much nonsense...
Zest Magazine
Welcome to Zest 2025
Food brings us together — and if you want to gather with about 10 other folks or two TCU offensive lineman, check out the...
WEEKLY WOMEN
Welcome to Weekly Women
It’s our second annual special issue devoted to the better sex, and it comes at a much-needed time. Women are under attack by conservative...
Black History Month
Black History Month 2025
What better time than now to celebrate Black history. As the federal government goes about dismantling social programs aimed at bettering the lives of...
Pride Month
Miscalculation
On June 28, thousands gathered for Trinity Pride Fest, celebrating LGBTQIA+ identity, community, and solidarity.
Media coverage, including my own, reported “hundreds.”
Trinity Pride Fest President...
Blotch Blogs
Brace Yourselves …
Few if any Fort Worthians who survived the 2021 snowpocalypse will fail to jolt to attention on hearing the phrase “winter storm.” And there’s...
Bellwether or Bust?
In the battle for Texas State Senate District 9, which hasn’t shown love to a Democrat since before most homes had computers (1991), Air...
Frisco’s Growth Is Fueling a Surge in Residential Pest Activity
Frisco has become one of North Texas’s fastest-growing cities, drawing new residents with its schools, job opportunities, and expanding neighborhoods. New subdivisions seem to...
On the Calendar
In Sickness & Health
Since this special issue is called Alive & Kicking, let’s call this week’s music section a “wellness check,” shall we? While recently searching for...
Happy New Year. Again.
If the New Year isn’t going as planned, or your NYE was a letdown, here’s your chance for a redo. Happy (Lunar) New Year!
Formerly...
Not Our First Rodeo
It’s that time again, y’all. Every year from mid-January to mid-February, the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo takes over town, adding a decidedly Western...
Food & Booze Events This Month
Dry January, Valentine’s Day, and Mardi Gras aside (we’ll get to those later), there are many other food and beverage events happening soon. Get out...
