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Ticket Giveaway: Two Pairs of Passes For F.I.G.'s Shopping Finale
August 01, 2012 in The Mixmaster
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Top Ten Places in Dallas to Chug Beer and Watch the Olympics
July 31, 2012 in The Mixmaster
See also: Drunklympics: The 2012 Summer Olympics Drinking Game Every two years your liver's reputation is offered rebirth. During the Olympics your usual drunken bar crawls are not seen as debaucherous...
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Win Four Tickets to the Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey Circus
July 30, 2012 in The Mixmaster
It will be glorious.As all who are participating in Tuesday's Pie Throwing Championships are aware, the circus is in town. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey digs its big red...
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Erykah Badu Will Be Grand Marshal and Generally Look Awesome at the World Natural Hair Parade
July 30, 2012 in The Mixmaster
Isis Brantley, arrested for illegal twists and locs.Isis Brantley fought a fight that few in Dallas even know existed. A leader in the underground hair-braiding movement, Brantely was arrested in...
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15 Awesome Things To Do In Dallas This Week: July 26 to 31
July 26, 2012 in The Mixmaster
Find way more events at dallasobserver.com/calendar. It's finally happening: The world record title for most shaving cream pies thrown is on Tuesday! Any week with pie-chucking is already a winner, but...
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Your Guide to Saturday's Design District Gallery Day: Free Beer. Great Art. Nine Hours.
July 26, 2012 in The Mixmaster
Misako Inaoka's amazing show at Galleri UrbaneSee the best of the Design District for one, great day.Galleried out? Spend Saturday raiding the Gypsy Wagon instead. Even for veteran gallery hoppers, getting...
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Ticket Giveaway: See Paul Varghese and Other Great North Texas Comics at House of Blues
July 25, 2012 in The Mixmaster
While every major touring comic pops into Dallas, our local comedy scene is often overlooked. We've got the talent, it's just scattered all over the metroplex. House of Blues is...
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Economy in Ye Dumps? The Texas Renaissance Festival is Hiring.
July 24, 2012 in The Mixmaster
Dream big.You realize you'll have to work your way up in the corporate sector until you advance through the chain of operations. Who knew that the same rules apply at...
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Fifteen Super Depressing Film Endings, in Honor of The Graduate
July 24, 2012 in The Mixmaster
The Graduate turns 45 this year (and screens at the Angelika in 35mm starting next week), and as I started to reminisce about the film I noticed that I felt...
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Top Ten Photos From Cirque du Burlesque (NSFW)
July 23, 2012 in The Mixmaster
Photo by Mike BrooksThose tantalizing vixens of Viva Dallas Burlesque recently expanded their enterprise with the new series Cirque du Burlesque. Still firmly rooted in cheeky flirtation, the ladies elevated...
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The Terrible Dallas Cowboys Merch of Etsy
July 23, 2012 in The Mixmaster
The Cowboys might be in off season, but that doesn't mean the Etsy booster club has slowed down its production of must-have items. On the contrary, there's more weird shit...
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North Texas Scientists are Holding a Poetry Contest About Mars. So That's ... Something.
July 20, 2012 in The Mixmaster
Tell Mars how you feel, before it's too late. The National Space Society of Texas isn't all about data crunching and calibrations: It also has a soft spot for poetry....
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History's Most Notable Batmobiles
July 20, 2012 in The Mixmaster
The original.See also: The Dark Knight Rises in Dallas: Where to See it in Full IMAX Unlike most superheros, Batman isn't bionic. He doesn't have a mutation or special power: He's...
House of Plates is Throwing a Rager at the F.O.E., and You're Invited
July 20, 2012 in The Mixmaster
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Tiny Horses Will Be On A Patio In Uptown Tonight, Hating You More Than Every Girl at the Bar.
July 19, 2012 in The Mixmaster
Big Al's on McKinney Avenue must not think the spectacle of little people wrestling (EXTREME-ly) is enough to draw a crowd for tonight's main event, The Baddest Little Show on...
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13 Awesome Things To Do in Dallas This Weekend: July 19 to 22
July 19, 2012 in The Mixmaster
Hey fellow nerds, geeks and dweebs: This is your weekend to shine. Friday, July 20 marks the 43 anniversary of Neil Armstrong planting his kicks on the moon. To celebrate,...
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f. is for frank's Fall Line Launches on Thursday. See It Here Before You Shop.
July 18, 2012 in The Mixmaster
f. is for frank? Put a ring on it.All photos by Catherine DownesLocal metal sculptures Casey Melton and Shannah Frank are known better collectively as f. is for frank, the...
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Snoop Dogg's Mom is Coming to Dallas to Promote Ladies in the Pulpit, Her New Show
July 18, 2012 in The Mixmaster
It's well known that Snoop Dogg wasn't "born" in the traditional sense. Instead he materialized, a wee Snoopling, on the set of a rap video, blunt tucked into his diaper....
This Swimsuit, Designed in Dallas, Makes You Look F*cking Censored
July 18, 2012 in The Mixmaster
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Austin Out-Employs Dallas for Young Professionals. Is Day-Drinking Now Considered "A Career"?
July 17, 2012 in The Mixmaster
Austin's future Young Professionals. We're doing something wrong.Forbes posted its list of Top 15 Cities for Young Professionals this month, and Dallas didn't make the cut. The rankings took job...
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Art Con 8 is Totally Happening, According to This Weird-Ass Teaser Video
July 16, 2012 in The Mixmaster
Art Con 8 is coming from TZOM Films on Vimeo. If this video doesn't get you amped up for Art Con 8, the 2012 installment of the popular non-profit fundraiser, then...
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At Yesterday's Fashion Star Auditions, These Three Dallas Designers Stood Out
July 16, 2012 in The Mixmaster
Lyza Faye has what we want.A couple of familiar faces and a whole bunch of new ones filled out the line at yesterday's auditions for Fashion Star. Aspiring designers tripped...
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Five Free Films Screening in Dallas This Week, Including The Artist and A Streetcar
July 16, 2012 in The Mixmaster
Catch The Artist for free on Friday night at the Nasher.Let's get our priorities straight: You want to spend your cash on important stuff, like cocktails. And you want to...
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Our Ten Favorite Cosplay Photos from Comic-Con!
July 13, 2012 in The Mixmaster
Photo by Shannon CottrellBig pimpin'. See also: The Pop Culture Cosplayers of Comic-Con It's shocking the internets haven't shut down. This is the weekend the world's most accomplished geeks unite at Comic-Con...
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Here's a Video of Smoke and Mirrors Gallery's New Mural Coming to Life
July 13, 2012 in The Mixmaster
See Also: Watch This Great Time-Lapse Shepard Fairey Video, By You+Dallas Local artists Jason Eatherly and Brandon Snow have been busy. First they collaborated on the above new mural, which decorates the...
