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2023 winning Big Tex boot design by Jessica Bonilla of Irving. [Image: State Fair of Texas]
The Last Word: Spotting Big Tex’ Newly Designed Boots Truckin’ Toward Fair Park
by David Seeley | Aug 23, 2023
It's going to be 106 degrees all weekend in Dallas-Fort Worth, but don't worry—fall is coming! The proof's in a viral video posted by user 23CUPS on Facebook and Instagram. There, in the next lane on the highway, an 18-wheeler is trucking gigantic Big Tex boots toward Fair Park, where the State Fair of Texas will open on September 29.
by David Seeley |
Aug 16, 2023
Fasten your seat belts. The city of Garland and Garland Cultural Arts are gearing up for a pre-Halloween weekend of "campy, quirky, at times cringe-worthy fun" at the inaugural It Came From Texas Film Festival. "Texas Chainsaw Massacre"? Check. But you'll also see jaw-dropping not-quite-classics like "Zontar: Thing from Venus" and 1967's "Attack of the Eye Creatures." See what else is on the list.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 15, 2023
"Sensing Deep Space: Pandora's Cluster" will take people on an artistic journey to a galactic collision 4 billion light years away—with a little help from the SciArt Exchange, UT Dallas, an Australian composer and audiovisual artist, and others.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 11, 2023
Last week we told you The Whippersnapper bar off Dallas' Henderson Avenue was being transformed into a BAR-bie themed popup. The transformation is in honor of Warner Bros.' "Barbie" blockbuster, which has scored more than $1 billion in worldwide box office—and it'll be officially unveiled tonight. Here's an early look inside and out.
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Past Issues: Dallas Innovates—The Magazine
by Dallas Next Media | Aug 9, 2023
Peruse Dallas Innovates' special once-a-year magazines. Each edition is a keeper.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 7, 2023
Comedy legend Gary Mule Deer, renowned for his razor-sharp wit and iconic use of rubber chickens and cigarettes, takes center stage in the new feature-length documentary produced by Dallas' DHD Films and Fort Worth's Red Entertainment.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 4, 2023
As the official snacks sponsor of the 2023 USA Mullet Championships, Plano-based Fritos is offering 1,000 free mullet haircuts on Fridays in August at Floyd's Barbershops across the U.S. See what brought the epic look and iconic snack together—and how you can book your mullet.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 3, 2023
The Madrid-based competition winners describe their winning proposal to reimagine the Dallas Museum of Art "as a reflection of the original building, transforming the relationship between art, landscape, and community into a balance of memory and innovation."
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Artist Nic Nicosia with his sculptural work "The Twins" on the Katy Trail in Dallas. The Spring 2023 Katy Trail Art installation is presented in partnership with Nasher Public and will be on view through November 20. [Photo: The Loop Dallas]
The Last Word: The Loop Dallas on Nic Nicosia’s ‘The Twins’ on the Katy Trail
by David Seeley | Aug 2, 2023
Watch out for something curious the next time you walk, run, or bike down Dallas' Katy Trail at the Thomson Overlook. There you'll find the two "alien avatars" created by artist Nic Nicosia after a commission by The Austin Contemporary.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 1, 2023
The watering hole off Henderson Avenue in Dallas is turning into a "Barbie" DreamHouse pop-up starting August 10. The Whippersnapper has made pop-culture splashes before with odes to "Austin Powers," "Game of Thrones," "Breaking Bad," and more.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jul 29, 2023
Engineering students from UTDesign developed two innovative solutions for Anikona Coffee: an automated French Press that revolutionizes coffee brewing and a transformative suitcase with a unique mechanical design featuring extendable wheels for easier stair navigation.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jul 25, 2023
Sheehan, who joined the experiential art collective Meow Wolf in 2019 after working at Walt Disney Imagineering for a decade, spoke with ArtNet about the collective's recently opened permanent exhibition at Grapevine Mills mall in Grapevine.
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Klyde Warren Park has gone pink this week in the run-up to the "Barbie" movie opening. [Photo: Klyde Warren Park]
Klyde Warren Park Goes Pink for ‘Barbie’ as Barbenheimer Weekend Looms
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Jul 20, 2023
Dallas' Klyde Warren Park is going pink every night this week to celebrate Friday's opening of "Barbie," one of two summer blockbuster movies landing in Dallas-Fort Worth this weekend, the park announced on Facebook.
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by David Seeley |
Jul 19, 2023
Since co-founding it in 2002, Mirza has led Akorbi, a provider of translation, interpretation, staffing, call centers, learning services, and localization. Writing in LinkedIn, she discusses a different kind of translation: asking generative AI tool Bing to create an image of a woman fighting robots. Bing refused, saying it couldn't display violence.
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 17, 2023
7-Eleven is scouting for the next big thing in snacks, beverages, alcoholic drinks, and 'better-for-you' products. Emerging brands could see their products on the shelves of 7-Eleven, Speedway, and Stripes stores nationwide.
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 17, 2023
With its new Dallas headquarters, fresh identity, and a mission to amplify "fan insights," Leap is set to integrate Epic's invaluable "experiential e-commerce data" into its comprehensive range of solutions.
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