Eva Raggio
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Marc Rebillet Will be a Musical Guest at Erykah Badu's Birthday Bash Concert
North Texas has more than a few things in common with England: A love of pickled foods, an affinity for violent sports, a real blood-thirst for hunting and the fact that our monarch’s birthdays are a huge f-ing deal. → Read More
Arlington Gallery Exhibiting Portraits of Texas Musicians Including Beyoncé and Maren Morris
As a big Texas music fan, Mark Joeckel has managed to get close to his idols by working behind the scenes in the industry. → Read More
Oh, Behave! Dallas Is Getting an Austin Powers Pop-Up At the Whippersnapper
Yeah, baby. The Whippersnapper keeps giving us reasons to leave Dry January behind us and get us to a bar. → Read More
If you Love Pretty Woman for Its Fluff, You’ll Go Nuts for the Musical at Dallas Fair Park
You know you’re getting old when every entertainment token from your childhood— bands, series, films — starts getting reunited, remade, rebooted or in any way repackaged and sold to you again. And you’re the first sucker in line to buy it. → Read More
Dallas Independent School District Implements Ban on TikTok
Not everyone loves TikTok’s quick-hit humor and cybersecurity risks. Two months after Congress banned access to the social media platform from federally owned devices, and days after major North Texas colleges including University of North Texas followed suit, the Dallas Independent School District is also discontinuing access to the video-sharing... → Read More
The Voice Actors Who Should Be Cast As Rick and Morty
The fall from grace has been swift for Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland's after NBC News reported on Jan. 12 that he's facing felony counts of battery and false imprisonment. → Read More
Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul's Appearance in Dallas Brought Out a Throng of Fans
Breaking Bad stars Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul came to Dallas on Saturday to promote their mezcal brand, Dos Hombres, with a bottle signing at Total Wine & More on North Central Expressway. → Read More
Let's Stop Asking Madonna to Rise Against the Patriarchy
There’s only so much Madonna can do to rebel against the patriarchy. The pop provocateur, who announced on Wednesday that her The Celebration Tour will make a stop at Dallas’ American Airlines Center on Sept. 18, → Read More
Dreams Come True At a Dallas Liquor Store With Mezcal and a Breaking Bad Reunion
This month, you might find yourself walking into a liquor store to stock up on your nectar of choice, and before you can even question how far your life choices will spiral, you could be faced with the two most distinguished figures in the meth industry. → Read More
Dallas Producer Jah Born Discorages Artists From Going Into Hip-Hop
Is being a rapper really the most dangerous job on the planet? In November, the hip-hop community lost another of its biggest stars to gun violence with the death of Takeoff, one-third of the superstar group Migos, who was shot and killed in Houston at age 28. → Read More
Shaq, Dick-Riding and Rogan: The Most-Read Culture Stories in 2022
Every year, we list our most-read stories in the culture section, just to help our competitors know what's working for us. Aren't we the nicest? → Read More
50 Things You Shouldn't Do While Shopping, According to Retail Workers
It’s that special time of year again, when Dallasites swarm to malls, clothing stores, toy shops, post offices and city streets, all juiced-up and ready to rage after hitting the neighborhood Starbucks to load up on sugary, pepperminty caffeinated cream before pushing their credit lines to the limit. → Read More
Where to Watch the Argentina-France Final World Cup Game on Sunday
The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 is almost at an end, and Sunday will see the world's soccer champions bring home the trophy in a game between Argentina and France. → Read More
The Coolest Holiday Events in D/FW, From Drag Bingo to Swiftiemas
Fill up the car with cozy blankets, snacks, and even wear your PJs for a ride through a winter wonderland. Or go to any of these other events in Dallas. → Read More
The Biggest, Best and Most Anticipated DFW Concerts in 2023
This was a great year for Dallas’ music scene. While 2021 saw the local market improving significantly after the COVID-19 shutdowns and restrictions on large gatherings, this year allowed Dallas concerts to come back in full force. → Read More
Love is Blind Stars Raven Ross and SK Break Up Amid Cheating Rumors
Have dating reality shows ever produced an actual relationship? The end of almost every season of The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, 90 Day Fiancé, Married at First Sight and FBoy Island shows a couple of lovers staring into a sunset at the rest of their lives together. → Read More
Dallas Is Named U.S. Cheating Capital, and Women Are Helping Each Other Not Get Burned
Sometimes TikTok gets it right. Last year, we reported that local TikTokers had declared Dallas a “dating dumpster,” which was no breaking news whatsoever to us sad singles still dumpster diving through the Dallas dating pool in search of a fairly decent, hopefully unbroken, halfway good-looking miracle. → Read More
Wynton Marsalis Will Perform and Receive an Honor at UNT
North Texas has had one of the best two weeks in concerts with tour stops by Elton John (in his last North Texas appearance), Flaming Lips, Wu-Tang and Nas, Smashing Pumpkins and Gorillaz, among so many others. → Read More
Beto O' Rourke Becomes the 'Poster Child for Hope' With Shepard Fairey Artwork
Despite having an advantage in the polls, Texas Governor Greg Abbott might soon get thrown off his seat. → Read More
Bad Bunny Was Non-Political But a Humanitarian in Texas, Meeting With Uvalde Victims
Since he first broke out in 2016, Bad Bunny has hardly lived up to his name, proving to be about as bad as the Easter Bunny. → Read More