Email Author ABBY KOENIG

2013 Stories by ABBY KOENIG

• Summer TV Club: Twin Peaks "Zen, or the Skill to Catch a Killer"

  published May 24, 2013

  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 anoth... More >>

• Trill Comedy Fest Kicks Off With Lots of Laughs

  published May 24, 2013

  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 brainchi... More >>

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  Pop Rocks: What if Arrested Development Sucksr

  published May 23, 2013

  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 February 10... More >>

• You Need To Watch Amy Schumer Immediately

  published May 22, 2013

  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 hats ... More >>

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  10 Questions for Dr. Ruth on Erotic Art For Her Talk At the MFAH

  published May 21, 2013

  The MFAH has always done an excellent job at getting top artists and critics to come speak during their many lecture series. One such series that they are now hosting is entitled, "Conversations with ... More >>

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  TV Fake-Out: A Cheat Sheet to Today's Popular TV Shows

  published May 20, 2013

  Recently I received a surprise package in the mail. When I opened it, I was thrilled to find a mini-stuffed Li'l Sebastian horse courtesy of my husband. What an amazing gift for a huge Parks and Recre... More >>

• Summer TV Club: Buffy the Vampire Slayer "Welcome to the Hellmouth"

  published May 17, 2013

  Due to the massive amount of season finales going on in TV land, a place where most of us writers at Art Attack live, we came up with the idea to watch (rewatch) an older show and report back on our f... More >>

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  I Went Outside the Beltway and Messed With the Space-time Continuum

  published May 17, 2013

  The offer was somewhat enticing: A brand new Cineplex, the Santikos Palladium AVX, opening May 16, was offering a sneak peek into their wonderful world of entertainment. The theater was not only lett... More >>

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  Pop Rocks: 24 Is Back, Except Now It's 12

  published May 16, 2013

  Some may say that Fox is hard up for new content and that rehashing an old series in a new format is like cutting the sleeves off of a T-shirt and calling it a tank top, or some may say, "What! They a... More >>

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  Top 10 Pieces of Advice from New Adulting Book

  published May 15, 2013

  This past week the new book by author Kelly Williams Brown, of the adultingblog, was released to a good amount of hype. Brown was up until recently a writer for the Oregon Statesman Journal, but pro... More >>

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  5 Bachelors for Martha Stewart to Date

  published May 14, 2013

  Martha Stewart is a busy lady. She's running an empire, fighting legal battles with several retailers, constantly showing up to daily talk shows to give lessons on how to properly clean your whites an... More >>

• Catastrophic's There Is a Happiness That Morning Is; What Theater Is Supposed to Be

  published May 13, 2013

  The Setup: In 2011, Catastrophic Theatre mounted Mickle Maher's boldly original dedication to "love, sex and the poetry of William Blake," There Is a Happiness That Morning Is and due to popular deman... More >>

• Community: The End or Notr

  published May 10, 2013

  It's been a bumpy ride for our friends over at Greendale Community College. In real life, this season saw a series of stops and starts, premiere dates pushed back for no reason, loss of actors, loss o... More >>

• Vim and Vigor; New Energetic Exhibition Opens at Fresh Arts

  published May 10, 2013

  They say one man's trash is another man's treasure and despite the cliche of the quote, there is something to be said about it especially in terms of art. Using found objects for the sake of creating ... More >>

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  Pop Rocks: What's More Spock than Spockr Spock(s)

  published May 09, 2013

  It's like every Star Trek fanboys wet dream! OG Spock, Leonard Nimoy, and newbie Spock, Zachary Quinto go head-to-head in Audi's snazzy new A7 commercial. In the ad, Nimoy is the old fuddy-duddy Spock... More >>

• Straight-To-Vimeo is the New Straight-To-Video

  published May 09, 2013

  Straight-to-video has gotten a 2013 makeover. Last week, Vimeo, the mature brother of Youtube, released that it would be starting an On Demand service and it will kick off with Neil LaBute's Some Girl... More >>

• Texas Contemporary Art Fair; 2013 Sneek Peak

  published May 08, 2013

  They say that three times is a charm, and for Max Fishko, Managing Partner of the Texas Contemporary Art Fair, no phrase could be closer to the truth. Now entering its third year, TX Contemporary, whi... More >>

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  Mad Men's Don Draper Doesn't Care About Anyone But Himself and It Makes Good TV

  published May 07, 2013

  This week's episode of Mad Men sure threw me for a loop, how about your Just about at the midway point of the season, show creator Matthew Weiner picked the perfect time to do what he does best -- kee... More >>

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  You Pick Our Summer TV Club Show

  published May 06, 2013

  This will be Art Attack soon without your help. This week marked the beginning of the end, the end of 2012-2013 television season, that is. It hit me last week that pretty soon we will be inundated ... More >>

• Community: I am Your Density, I Mean Destiny

  published May 03, 2013

  This week's Community addressed some of life's most perplexing questions that philosophers have been cogitating for centuries: does life travel on a preordained course and are certain individuals des... More >>

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  Weird Etsy Gifts for Your Favorite Teacher

  published May 03, 2013

  As the school year winds down, it's always nice to think about the teachers who put up with your nonsense all year long. The standard apple gift just doesn't cut it anymore, so we scoured through our... More >>

• Crowdfunding Films is a Dangerous Trend

  published May 02, 2013

  As of this post Zach Braff's Kickstarter campaign to finance his next film, Wish You Were Here, has already garnered $2.25 million in less than a week. Braff has put together a very polished and gloss... More >>

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  Remaking Weird Science in 2013 is Logically Impossible

  published Apr 30, 2013

  Recently it was announced that Hollywood had literally, officially, 100 percent run out of ideas and would be remaking the 1985 John Hughes flick, Weird Science. If you are unfamiliar with the movie... More >>

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  Alex Luster's Montrose/Allen Parkway Roller-dancer Video Goes Viral

  published Apr 29, 2013

  What makes Houston so dang Houston-yr KUHF has been asking locals to submit short videos about what makes this city the unique place we have come to love. Let's face it, Houston can be wonderfully wac... More >>

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  Do You Want to Be Chased By Bulls in Houstonr Now You Can

  published Apr 26, 2013

  Imagine, if you will, you are running around an enclosed stadium. You look behind you and notice that there are several angry, snorting bulls chasing you. And just as one of the animals closes in on y... More >>