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  • Last Minute Memorial Day Weddings on the Cheap
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    Last Minute Memorial Day Weddings on the Cheap

    published May 25, 2012

    It's the weekend of weddings. Have you been debating getting married but thought you couldn't pull it offr Need to shotgun itr Or maybe you are just loco and met the guy of your dreams at 2 a.m. last... More >>

  • A Second Chance At Who Should Play Steve Jobs
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    A Second Chance At Who Should Play Steve Jobs

    published May 24, 2012

    Recently, Sony pictures announced that the new Steve Jobs biopic would be penned by Social Network writer extraordinaire Aaron Sorkin. The movie, titled for some reason Steve Jobs, will be based on th... More >>

  • That's Not Bobby: One TV Character, Multiple Actors in 6 Different Shows
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    That's Not Bobby: One TV Character, Multiple Actors in 6 Different Shows

    published May 23, 2012

    A few weeks ago while I was watching an episode of Mad Men, the usually quiet Bobby Draper was thrown a few lines, and I was struck by how different he looked from the previous season. "Oh yeah," I m... More >>

  • '90s TV Stars We'd Rather See Strip Than Joey Lawrence
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    '90s TV Stars We'd Rather See Strip Than Joey Lawrence

    published May 22, 2012

    It's official. The world has just jumped the shark. In an effort to remain relevant (r), Joey Lawrence of Blossom fame will be taking it all off for Chippendales at the Rio in Las Vegas. The actor wil... More >>

  • Mad Men: Hare Harry

    published May 21, 2012

    There were several odd turns of events over at old Sterling Cooper Draper Price during last night's episode, titled "Christmas Waltz." Some of the plot points that emerged from the episode were tellin... More >>

  • Natural Acts in Artificial Water: A Real Beauty

    published May 21, 2012

    Choreographers find inspiration in a number of places, people, times and emotions. For renowned choreographer Stephan Koplowitz, inspiration comes from the architecture of a specific region, city or... More >>

  • These Toys Are 20 Years Old: Remember the Battle Trollr
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    These Toys Are 20 Years Old: Remember the Battle Trollr

    published May 18, 2012

    I recently purchased a gift for a seven-year-old and was aghast at the selection of toys currently on the market. When you don't have children and you are no longer 12, keeping up with the latest Hasb... More >>

  • Giselle

    published May 10, 2012

    If you missed the Houston Ballet’s fall production of Giselle, you’re in luck. The company is reprising the romantic-era... More >>

  • Top 5 Carrie Fisher Characters

    published May 16, 2012

    Check out our interview with Carrie Fisher. Now through Sunday, May 20, the lady who once famously donned a gold lame bikini will make her way to the stage of the Hobby Center. Carrie Fisher, in all ... More >>

  • Dear Hollywood, Get Some New Ideas: Little Shop, Carrie

    published May 16, 2012

    I will preface this with two facts: 1. I am quite fond of the 1986 Little Shop of Horrors movie/musical, and 2. I am madly in love with Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Neither of these facts convinces me in an... More >>

  • 100 Creatives 2012: Raul Gonzalez, Painter, Photographer, Sculptor, Muralist & More
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    100 Creatives 2012: Raul Gonzalez, Painter, Photographer, Sculptor, Muralist & More

    published May 16, 2012

    Raul Gonzalez is a really busy guy. As an artist his mediums are as wide open as the sky. He paints, photographs, sculpts, collages and creates murals; just to name a few of his preferred methods. On... More >>

  • Mad Men: Green-Eyed Monster & the Two Mrs. Drapers
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    Mad Men: Green-Eyed Monster & the Two Mrs. Drapers

    published May 14, 2012

    "O, beware, my lord, of jealousy; It is the green-ey'd monster, which doth mock"; truer words were never spoken (by a fictional character in a Shakespeare play). Last night's episode of Mad Men was ... More >>

  • 5X5X5 a Small-Scale Exhibition at Spring Street Studios

    published May 14, 2012

    This Saturday, Art Attack swung by Spring Street Studios for its monthly Second Saturday with the main purpose of checking out the inaugural exhibition of east2collective's 5X5X5. East2collective is... More >>

  • CONTEXT: Frame Dance Production's Latest Work Opens This Weekend

    published May 11, 2012

    A few months ago, I attended a dance performance by Frame Dance Productions at the Photobooth in Montrose. The evening featured a work in progress, of sorts, that engaged the audience to be active par... More >>

  • 5 Reasons Goonies Is the Greatest Kids' Flick Ever
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    5 Reasons Goonies Is the Greatest Kids' Flick Ever

    published May 10, 2012

    This Thursday, the Alamo Drafthouse in Mason Park is hosting another in their series of movie "quote-alongs." This is nothing new, as they do these events quite regularly. However, what is so special ... More >>

  • Last Night's Screening of <em>Plan B</em> Was Pretty Scary
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    Last Night's Screening of Plan B Was Pretty Scary

    published May 08, 2012

    Last night The Progressive Forum, an organization "dedicated to enriching our democracy and culture," presented a screening of the documentary Plan B, along with a panel discussion, at the Sundance C... More >>

  • Mad Men: Acting Out

    published May 07, 2012

    The Internet world is all abuzz about last night's episode of Mad Men, but not so much for its twists and turns but for the cameo by...Rory Gilmore! Little Rory (Alexis Bledel) winds up in the sack (... More >>

  • High School Students Did Thatr HCP's Annual Student Show Shows Maturity

    published May 07, 2012

    There is certainly something to be said about established artists. The "greats" are called so because of the very definition of the word. They are great. Have you ever, though, found yourself staring ... More >>

  • Mad Men: Parents Just Don't Understand

    published Apr 30, 2012

    As expected, Mad Men season five just keeps getting better. Last night's episode, although somewhat soapy, was filled with rich character development, and even Megan wasn't that annoying. In fact, I m... More >>

  • Hot Girls Really Do Have Problems
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    Hot Girls Really Do Have Problems

    published Apr 30, 2012

    I try my best not to pay attention to the excess of horrible user-generated videos out there, but when the same video gets e-mailed to me no less than eight times, I am compelled to check it out. Bad... More >>

  • Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series: W.S. Merwin

    published April 19, 2012

    One of America’s greatest living poets, W.S. Merwin, closes out this year’s Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series with a... More >>

  • Houston Loves George Clooney: A Walk Down Clooney Lane
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    Houston Loves George Clooney: A Walk Down Clooney Lane

    published Apr 27, 2012

    Holy heart attack, Batman! In less than a week's time, the one and only Mr. George Clooney will grace our metro with his magnificent aura. Clooney will join Houston celebutante Lynn Wyatt as the feat... More >>

  • Fresh Ink Closes Its Series with Simulacrum

    published Apr 24, 2012

    For the past year, Mildred's Umbrella theater company has workshopped new plays before an open audience for their Fresh Ink Reading Series. They solicited the works in hopes of finding a new play to ... More >>

  • Classic Film Noir Comes to Pearland, and Our Top 5 Noir Films Ever
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    Classic Film Noir Comes to Pearland, and Our Top 5 Noir Films Ever

    published Apr 24, 2012

    Tuesday night the Pearland Theatre Guild is celebrating the complicated and dark world of film noir with Noir Nights: Film Noir Social Mixer. The event invites guests to mix and mingle with fellow noi... More >>

  • Mad Men: What a Long Strange Trip It's Been
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    Mad Men: What a Long Strange Trip It's Been

    published Apr 23, 2012

    This week's episode of Mad Men may just be the weirdest 45 minutes the series has ever produced! We'll get there, but let's start at the beginning. I had been thinking that this season has been ignor... More >>

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