Raising the Bar on Dallas Politics

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News >> Josh Kumler's Bar Politics Serves Dallas Politics With Jokes and Beer by Jim Schutze The first installment of Bar Politics was on last April Fool's Day before an overflow crowd on the outdoor stage behind The Wild Detectives bookstore-cum-bar in North Oak Cliff. The show featured a cameo appearance by Oak Cliff City Council member Scott Griggs, who is 40. Griggs loved it. "I was just blown away by how good Josh and his whole troupe were," he says. The Bar Politics actors did impersonations that night of local political figures who would be utterly obscure to most people but are very familiar to Griggs — former mayor Tom Leppert, Woodbine Development (Hunt Oil) executive John Scovell, Dallas Citizens Council President Alice Murray and others. more >> Dallas' Pursuit of Endless Growth Is a Pyramid Scheme Bound to Collapse Recently I came across a great term of art I think aptly describes the contrast between the way the Bishop Arts/North Oak Cliff district of the city is growing and the way West Dallas is developing. It's "orderly but dumb versus chaotic but smart." more >> Music >> Da Dreak Joins Dr. Dre's Growing Roster of Up-and-Coming Dallas Talent by Jeremy Hallock Dallas producer Da Dreak received an unexpected birthday present earlier this year: A chance to work with Dr. Dre in the legendary producer's L.A. studio. more >> The 10 Best Dallas-Fort Worth Bars to Make Bad Decisions We all make bad decisions, especially when we're drinking. When your night does go off the rails, chances are it'll be at one of these 10 DFW bars. more >> Restaurants >> At Boulangerie, a Tedious Process Yields the City's Best Baguette by Scott Reitz Boulangerie is the new neighborhood bakery from Clint and Kim Cooper, the couple behind Village Baking Co., located further up Greenville Avenue on University Boulevard. The Coopers have made a name for themselves by closely adhering to the classical French baking canon, offering a pain au levain so tart it can cramp your salivary glands, the most authentic baguettes in Dallas, flaky croissants, obscure sweets and more. more >> These Guys Can't Beat the Heat, but They Stay in the Kitchen. Here's How. They can't beat the heat, but they have to stay in the kitchen, so these Dallas chefs and restaurateurs turn to salads, ceviche, tacos, beer, rose and lots of cold water to help survive August in Dallas. more >> Movies >> Straight Outta Compton's Truth Gets Lost in Paperwork by Amy Nicholson An N.W.A. movie could have come out any time in the last two decades. Biggie Smalls got his six years ago; Eminem made his three years after his first hit. But we're here in the theater today because a generation after N.W.A. shouted "Fuck the police!" neighborhoods across America — in Ferguson, Cleveland, Staten Island, McKinney, Baltimore — still ache to hear it. more >> Seven Reasons Fantastic Four Has Failed on the Big Screen Yet Again Counting Roger Corman's unreleased stab, this is the fourth Fantastic Four movie. It's also the fourth whose producers seem embarrassed at the thought of making a Fantastic Four movie. more >> Arts >> Theatre Three Takes a Light Approach, but Keeps Glass Menagerie in the Dark by Elaine Liner The matriarch in Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie, now playing at Theatre Three, fits the profile: overbearing, controlling and obsessed with pushing her adult children toward her idea of success. more >> A New Generation of Dallas Theater Embraces a Do-It-Yourself Attitude From house parties to breweries, young Dallas theater artists will perform anywhere you'll let them. And they'll kick ass. more >> Calendar >> Thursday Phantom Eye Zhulong Gallery Friday A Streetcar Named Desire Plano Children's Theatre Saturday Do I Sound Gay? Texas Theatre Sunday God of Carnage Addison Conference and Theatre Centre Monday Baseball: America’s Presidents, America’s Pastime George W. Bush Presidential Library Tuesday Gina Garza: Hyper Cord Circuit 12 Contemporary Wednesday Phyllida Barlow: Tryst The Nasher Sculpture Center FREE Stuff >> With tons of "stuff" to give away, we don't have room to list them all here! Check out the FREE STUFF page for a full list of great grabs. Win Tickets to see Sam Smith at Verizon Theater! Win Tickets to Austin City Limits! Win Tickets to See Incubus, Deftones & Death From Above 1979 at Gexa! And MORE! Slideshows >> Shania Twain's Farewell Tour Impressed Dallas Fans Much The NSFW Pool Party of eXXXotica Expo 2015 The After-Party of eXXXotica Expo 2015 (NSFW)

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