Culture

Book : What Would Jesus Deconstruct

I recently returned from Colorado, where I met with a Carmelite priest who suggested I read this book. I love the Carmelite branch of Christianity. The Order of the Brothers of Our Lady of Mount Carmel or Carmelites is a Catholic religious order founded in the 12th century on Mount Carmel, hence its name. They [...]

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Vibha Dream Mile at White Rock Lake

This Saturday marks the 13th Annual Vibha Dream Mile, which is taking place along the lovely shores of White Rock Lake. In Vibha, which is hosting the fundraiser in other cities across America this weekend, you couldn’t ask for a more appealing non-profit: they’re just a bunch of non-political do-gooders out to, well, do good. [...]

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Restaurant : Delaney Vineyards & Winery

Join Delaney Vineyard during the Annual Harvest and Grape Stomp! Nothing makes for an intimate day date like you, your bare feet and a huge tub of grapes. Enter Delaney Vineyards in Grapevine, where you’ll pile into a barrel and crush away. Afterward, you’ll unwind with $1 glasses of wine. If you ever were to [...]

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Dive-In Movies at the Belmont

Classic movie night at The Belmont Hotel would be perfect for a date night or an evening at the movies alone. Alright, perhaps this is an event that yields better with company, so bring a friend and a big blanket. BarBelmont will be serving food and alcohol, so don’t bring your beer cooler. Movies about [...]

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Movie : Wall Street 2

The first film was cut throat Ivan Boseky insider trading and raw greed at its finest. Michael Douglas was simply riveting. I had been waiting for the sequel ever since announced. Going opening day, I was stunned after watching it the first time. Yes, Oliver Stone nails the Collapse of Wall Street in 2008 with [...]

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Sightings : Martin Creed

The Nasher Sculpture Center’s new series of installations and interventions, Turner Prize-winning artist, Martin Creed will debut the site-specific, experiential installation Work No. 1190: Half the air in a given space in the Nasher’s Lower Level Gallery. Creed will transform the Lower Level Gallery, filling the space with approximately 9,000 gold balloons to a height [...]

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Music : MC Yogi

Gandhi Rap Music Video. This video is worth a watch at this time in our culture, when we are all wanting and craving change. “Be the change that you wanna see in the world, just like Gandhi”. Powerful lyrics from MC Yogi’s hit song, which now a video release. Watch with your family and rap [...]

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August 21 : Picasso and Braque: The Cubist Experiment

This early conceptual attempt at rendering the fourth dimension was a head-scratcher when it first appeared, and it is still cause for much explanatory heavy lifting. The cubist paintings made between 1910 and 1912 by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque are considered the apogee of cubism, and that makes them the standard-bearers of this art [...]

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Music : Tom Cheatham

Tom Cheatham is a Dallas native and Lakewood local who has picked, strummed and fought his way through the Texas music scene one dive bar at a time. After living in Austin, TX for 5 years, music became an important part of Cheatham’s life. He moved back to Dallas and began writing songs and pursuing [...]

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Lincoln Property Purchases Lakewood Shopping Center

A landmark Dallas shopping center has been sold to developers who plan to upgrade the property. Lincoln Property Co. has purchased the central block of the Lakewood retail district at Abrams Road and Gaston Avenue. The nearly 60,000-square-foot East Dallas building is home to several longtime tenants, including the Dixie House restaurant and Lakewood Ace [...]

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