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Film Review: ‘They Will Kill You’ Won’t Survive the Critics
2+ hour, 45+ min ago (202+ words) By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic The tonal issues don't subside. What should be funny is just stupid. What could be scary is annoying. The performances are only as good as the material. In the end, a loving, sisterly bond…...
Dallas College Joins Citywide Celebration of Creativity During Arts Month
2+ hour, 52+ min ago (435+ words) The Dallas College School of Creative Arts, Entertainment and Design is joining the city of Dallas in celebrating the power of creativity during Dallas Arts Month this April. The college will activate 12 campus-based galleries, 10 performance venues as well as at…...
Film Review: ‘Project Hail Mary’ is a Charming Science Lesson
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (184+ words) By Dwight Brown NNPA FIlm Critic Credit filmmakers Lord and Miller for the buoyant feel that never subsides and the science lesson that goes down easy. Praise Gosling for carrying the film and taking inquisitive folks along with him. But…...
Film Review: ‘The Bride!’ Might Be Best Left at the Altar
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (374+ words) Ida (Jessie Buckley, Hamnet) roams the bars and streets in 1930s Chicago like a possessed woman unable to control her outbursts. On the outside, it looks like mental illness. On the inside, an alter ego (Mary Shelley) makes her say outrageous…...
NDG Book Review: ‘Shut Up and Read’ is Some Pretty Good Advice
3+ week, 1+ hour ago (427+ words) It's an old wives' tale that that's what librarians always say. Shhhhhhh, hush yourself, be silent, don't be so loud, no talking. Shhhhh, quiet is what makes a library appealing for many folks. As in the new book, "Shut Up…...
DFW Black Arts Council Hosts 8th Annual Irma P Hall Black Theatre Awards
4+ week, 2+ hour ago (484+ words) By Terry Allen Guest Columnist The DFW Black Arts Council presented the 8th Annual Irma P Hall Black Theatre Awards on Sunday, February 22, 2026, at the Life in Deep Ellum Event Center, celebrating excellence in Black theatre across North Texas. The annual…...
Kym Whitley Set to Rock Arlington Improv with Back-to-Back Shows
4+ week, 1+ hour ago (435+ words) Comedy fans in Arlington are about to have their funny bones tickled as the hilarious Kym Whitley prepares to hit the stage at Arlington Improv for a three-night comedy event. Scheduled from March 5-7, this 18+ show promises belly laughs that might…...
KERA Breaks Ground on Community-Focused Headquarters
4+ week, 2+ hour ago (455+ words) On Tuesday, KERA broke ground on its new headquarters in uptown Dallas, designed specifically to invite North Texans to "Be Our Neighbor." Made possible through its Ground Breaking Capital Campaign, the new building will be located on the Katy Trail…...
Film Review: ‘American Doctor’ is a Loudspeaker for Brave Voices
4+ week, 2+ hour ago (287+ words) By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic Teng's style is unfettered cin'ma v'rit', no frills and just hard reality. Especially when the doctors are deciding who they can save, mend and return to their families'if there's any kin left. No editorializing,…...
NDG Bookshelf: Books for Women’s History Month by various authors
4+ week, 1+ day ago (393+ words) The history books seem to be full of men. Galileo, Frederick Douglass. Abraham Lincoln. Jesse Jackson, Franklin Roosevelt, the list goes on. So this month, put a few women on your radar by reading these great Women's History Month books…...