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Art Attack
6:00 am
May. 25, 2013
Houston Art News
Comicpalooza 2013 Day 1: Talkin' 'Bout Geek Education This is my third year covering the Comicpalooza convention, and each year it's gotten better and bigger. 2013 seems absolutely massive with pockets of all kinds of geekdom spread out all over the... More >>
Art Attack
12:00 pm
May. 24, 2013
Houston Art News
Focus: The Week In Photos It's time again to check out the Houston Press Flickr Pool and see what kinds of art shots our talented photographers have added. We love street art, unique perspectives and beautiful photos of ... More >>
Art Attack
11:00 am
May. 24, 2013
Houston Art News
Summer TV Club: Twin Peaks "Zen, or the Skill to Catch a Killer" When we decided to watch Twin Peaks based on the numerous suggestions for you, Jef thought we should check out the seminal episode that proved to the world that this show was not going to be yet a... More >>
Art Attack
10:00 am
May. 24, 2013
Houston Art News
Top Five Things to Do in Houston This Weekend: KiKi Maroon's BurlyQ Lounge, Comicpalooza 2013 and More Burlesque clown princess and producer KiKi Maroon describes the KiKi Maroon's BurlyQ Lounge show, seen on Friday at McGonigel's Mucky Duck, as classy and sexy, dirty and funny." Okay, we're in. ... More >>
Art Attack
9:30 am
May. 24, 2013
Houston Art News
Reviews For The Easily Distracted: Epic Title: Epic What? No Fast and Furious 6? No Hangover Part III? I can attend one screening a week. When you have children, you'll understand. Rating Using Random Objects Relevant To The Film: Two... More >>
Art Attack
9:00 am
May. 24, 2013
Houston Art News
Trill Comedy Fest Kicks Off With Lots of Laughs This weekend, the newly created Station Theater will present a first for Houston - a full three days of comedy, sketch and improv. "The Trill Comedy Festival," which opened last night, is the bra... More >>
Art Attack
8:00 am
May. 24, 2013
Houston Art News
10 First Moments in Parenting That No One Warns You About My friends Rachel and Naomi recently welcomed an adorable pair of twins into the world. Cute couple, cute kids, everyone healthy and happy and basically the story you always hope for when the preg... More >>
Art Attack
7:00 am
May. 24, 2013
Houston Art News
100 Creatives 2013: Sophia L. Torres, Founder and Co-Artistic Director of Psophonia Dance Company Sophia L. Torres has always loved being onstage, even if that meant playing the Wicked Witch of the West in elementary school. "It was my first big role, and I loved it," she says, even though ... More >>
Art Attack
6:00 am
May. 24, 2013
Houston Art News
Comicpalooza: Here Come the Bronies Since the Daughter With One F turned three I figure I've watched approximately infinity hours of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. While I'm pretty sure I would never sit through another episod... More >>
Art Attack
12:30 pm
May. 23, 2013
Houston Art News
The Rest of the Best: Houston's Top 10 Cemeteries Houston's been home to former presidents, movie stars, famous crooks and the lawyers that got them out of jail, sports legends and medical pioneers, and all sorts of colorful folks. Where do all ... More >>
Art Attack
10:00 am
May. 23, 2013
Houston Art News
Doctor Who: Meet Jamie McCrimmon at Comicpalooza This weekend Houstonians will have the chance to meet the one and only Frazer Hines, who played the Second Doctor's longtime companion Jamie McCrimmon when he's in town for Comicpalooza. Jamie obv... More >>
Art Attack
9:00 am
May. 23, 2013
Houston Art News
One of the World's Most Important Ancient Artifacts, On View at the MFAH In Tehran, more than a million people viewed it; at the Smithsonian Institution, there was timed ticketing. While worlds apart, all these people came to see a clay object no larger than a footb... More >>
Art Attack
8:00 am
May. 23, 2013
Houston Art News
Pop Rocks: What if Arrested Development Sucks? Seven long years ago the world was forced to say goodbye too early to the most screwed up family on television. The Bluths, of Fox's Arrested Development, slipped quietly into the night on Februa... More >>
Art Attack
7:00 am
May. 23, 2013
Houston Art News
Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Suicide Club Gives Us a New Look at a Great Character, Director Mark Shanahan Says Mark Shanahan was that kid. "I was that kid at 11 or 12 under the bed with a flashlight reading Hound of the Baskervilles. Those stories hold up; those characters hold up," says Shanahan. And ... More >>
Art Attack
6:00 am
May. 23, 2013
Houston Art News
Comicpalooza: Meet the Cosplayers Having spent a good portion of my life on stage I enjoy my role as a journalist on the sidelines a great deal. You see a lot of interesting things when you fade into the background. At Comicpalo... More >>
Artbeat
12:00 am
May. 23, 2013
Houston Art News
Capsule Art Reviews: "Colony Collapse," "Halls without walls, room to feel in. The door awaits you, your return within.," "Pastmodern," "Salt House," "Shambhala," "Unwoven Light" "Colony Collapse" Nicola Parente has a way of getting your attention. Four years ago, it was with giant mushrooms made of peat moss that sprouted... More >>
Encore
12:00 am
May. 23, 2013
Houston Art News
Capsule Stage Reviews: Race, Spamalot, There Is a Happiness That Morning Is, Warrior Class Race The title of David Mamet's last successful play is a four-letter word. Surprise? Mamet is the Shakespeare of the scatological, the poet of... More >>
Ask a Mexican
12:00 am
May. 23, 2013
Houston Art News
For the Love of Guns Dear Mexican, Like many Americans, I've heard about the "Fast and Furious" scandal in which our own ATF was shown to be guilty and corrupt in... More >>
Art Attack
12:00 pm
May. 22, 2013
Houston Art News
Reality Bites: Burger Land It's taken a while, but after years of self- (and external) loathing, Houstonians have largely come around to appreciating their city. Houston's negative aspects can't be waved off: the heat and... More >>
Art Attack
11:00 am
May. 22, 2013
Houston Art News
You Need To Watch Amy Schumer Immediately I rarely pay attention to any of Youtube's "suggested" videos, mostly because they are primarily paid advertisements hidden behind too-obvious product placement, or they are videos of cats with h... More >>
Art Attack
10:00 am
May. 22, 2013
Houston Art News
The Bayou Planting Guide: Updated and Ready to Help Save Houston When I lived in Mississippi on the edge of undeveloped land, our family spent a lot of time and effort beating back the kudzu during the year. We were beating it because it couldn't be killed. At... More >>
Art Attack
9:00 am
May. 22, 2013
Houston Art News
Blue Man Group Returns to Houston Everyone's favorite blue men return to Houston for an eight-performance engagement at Jones Hall from June 4 to June 9. Blue Man Group's touring production brings together all of its trademark ... More >>
Art Attack
8:00 am
May. 22, 2013
Houston Art News
Doctor Who: A Look Back on Series 7 If there's any sentiment I've heard consistently since last fall it's that this has been the worst season of Doctor Who since the 2005 reboot. Now that we've all had our brains thoroughly exploded... More >>

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Capsule Art Reviews: "Colony Collapse," "Halls without walls, room to feel in. The door awaits you, your return within.," "Pastmodern," "Salt House," "Shambhala," "Unwoven Light"

"Colony Collapse" Nicola Parente has a way of getting your attention. Four years ago, it was with giant mushrooms made of peat moss that sprouted from Art League Houston's patio.… More >>

Capsule Stage Reviews: Race, Spamalot, There Is a Happiness That Morning Is, Warrior Class

Race The title of David Mamet's last successful play is a four-letter word. Surprise? Mamet is the Shakespeare of the scatological, the poet of the profane. He's the only contemporary… More >>

For the Love of Guns

Dear Mexican, Like many Americans, I've heard about the "Fast and Furious" scandal in which our own ATF was shown to be guilty and corrupt in supplying guns that ended up… More >>

Warrior Class: Hitting the Stage Warrior Class: Hitting the Stage

A Republican assemblyman from New York, Julius Weishan Lee, Chinese-American, has given an inspirational talk that has gone viral and brought him to the attention of some political kingmakers. He… More >>

Facing the Blunt Force Drama of Race Facing the Blunt Force Drama of Race

The title of David Mamet's last successful play is a four-letter word. Race. Surprise? Mamet is the Shakespeare of the scatological, the poet of the profane. He's the only contemporary playwright… More >>

Spanglish and Self-Esteem Spanglish and Self-Esteem

Dear Mexican, Where did the notion of adding an -o to the end of an English word and assuming it makes it a Spanish word come from? Juanito Dear Wab: "Anglos have long… More >>

Capsule Art Reviews: "Colony Collapse," "Pastmodern," "Shambhala," "Unwoven Light"

"Colony Collapse" Nicola Parente has a way of getting your attention. Four years ago, it was with giant mushrooms made of peat moss that sprouted from Art League Houston's patio.… More >>

Capsule Stage Reviews: Chinglish, MBTV, Ravenscroft, Six Degrees of Separation, There Is a Happiness That Morning Is, Tribute

Chinglish A businessman from Cleveland travels to China seeking a contract to create signage, using as an interpreter an alleged consultant, an expatriate Caucasian fluent in Mandarin. The Chinese officials… More >>

The Art Car Parade: Enjoying the Ride The Art Car Parade: Enjoying the Ride

Be sure to check out our slideshow from the Art Car Parade. Mark "Scrapdaddy" Bradford is busy living up to his moniker at his Heights scrap metal studio. He and helper… More >>

The Found Treasures of Beachcombing The Found Treasures of Beachcombing

There is something strangely compelling about beach combing. You never know what will turn up. Tar balls, dead jellyfish and medical waste are more likely on the Texas coast than… More >>

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