Creative

The Last Word: Spotting Big Tex’ Newly Designed Boots Truckin’ Toward Fair Park

by | 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.
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City of Garland Is Launching Its First Annual ‘It Came From Texas’ Film Festival
by | 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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A ‘Deep Space’ Multisensory Installation Is Coming to Richardson
by | 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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BAR-bie Themed Popup Opens at Dallas’ Whippersnapper Bar
by | 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 | Aug 9, 2023
Peruse Dallas Innovates' special once-a-year magazines. Each edition is a keeper.
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Kudos from Leno, Letterman, and More: North Texas Producers Debut ‘Comic of Comics’ Documentary, Now Streaming
by | 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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Fritos and Floyd’s Offering 1,000 Free Mullet Haircuts in August
by | 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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The Last Word: Why Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos Won the DMA’s International Design Competition
by | 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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The Last Word: The Loop Dallas on Nic Nicosia’s ‘The Twins’ on the Katy Trail

by | 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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Dallas’ Whippersnapper Is Transforming Into a BAR-bie Themed Pop-Up Soon
by | 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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Brewing Up Solutions: UT Dallas Students Perk Up Travel and Automated French Press for Coffee Co.
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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The Last Word: Dale Sheehan on the Newly Opened Meow Wolf Grapevine
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 Goes Pink for ‘Barbie’ as Barbenheimer Weekend Looms

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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The Last Word: Akorbi’s Claudia Mirza on the Impact of AI on Artistic Expression
by | 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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Irving-Based 7-Eleven Announces Call for Entries to Fifth Annual ‘Brands With Heart’ Showcase
by | 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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Leap Event Technology Acquires Canada’s Epic Photo Ops
by | 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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