E-Literate: No One Reads Books, and That’s a Problem
By Ethan Harmon When was the last time you saw someone actually reading a book? Perhaps you saw a man flipping through the pages of a novella as he sat in a Starbucks, sipping a […]
Entertainment
Gravity Movie Review
By Gary Dowell Perhaps the hardest hard-science fiction movie to date, Gravity is both a breath-taking, sometimes awe-inspiring, and often chilling examination of the dangers of space exploration, what it takes to endure this harshest of environments, […]
Really Unusual Bizarre & Weird News: October Edition
By Andrew J. Hewett WHAT A TRUE BLUE PURE SOUL What if you lived in a homeless shelter, had nothing but change in your pocket, then one day found a backpack containing tens of thousands […]
Horrorscopes: October 2013
Libra – September 23 – October 22 Your girlfriend will break up with you through a birthday card! Scorpio – October 23 – November 21 Never again will you eat cottage cheese after your grandmother […]
Our Hottest Bartender in Dallas Winner!
Where you can find her… I bartend at Concrete Cowboy in Uptown. …On being the 2013 Hottest Bartender I really was flattered by how many people got behind me so quickly. On her biggest […]
Rush Movie Review
By Gary Dowell An atypical biopic wrapped in slick formula and sleek visuals, Ron Howard’s Rush is the director’s meatiest work since Frost/Nixon (2008). Both films were written by Peter Morgan and share an odd kinship, focusing on […]
How to Survive Being a Rock Writer
By Peter Gerstenzang Deciding to become a rock writer makes about as much sense as sleeping with a hooker. You usually wake up broke. And feeling so ill and feverish, you’re sure you’re having your […]
The Dos and Don’ts of: Blurred Lines
By Karina Manlove So, you’re seeing someone new. How long before one of you asks the other to be exclusive? Is it one person’s responsibility over the other’s? I’ve never asked a guy out. I […]
Blitz Weekender: September 12-15
By Audra Stamp It’s mid September and it’s still hot, but the Blitz Weekender has some great ideas for you and your friends to stay cool. Or if you’re outside, you’ll be having such a […]
Riddick Movie Review
By Gary Dowell Wisely smaller in scope yet appropriately over-the-top, writer-director David Twohy and actor Vin Diesel’s return to the character who helped put both of them on the map some 15 years ago, Riddick is sci-fi […]