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2011 Stories by ABBY KOENIG

• 8th Dimension Comic Shop, Once a Fantasy, Becomes 3-Dimensional

  published Sep 15, 2011

  As soon as you enter 8th Dimension Comics & Games, the happiest person in the entire world greets you. That's Jeremy Bulloch, the store's president and co-owner, and why shouldn't he be ecstaticr He i... More >>

• The Anti-Football Television Diet: 10 TV Shows to Counteract Football Season's Testosterone Levels

  published Sep 15, 2011

  Football season is officially here and Sunday is no longer a day of rest: It is a day of Bud Light and Cheetos. For your average football fan, Sundays begin at 7:30 a.m. with the NFL Network's Total... More >>

• Die Hard 5 Should Never Happen, and 5 Other Fifth Films

  published Sep 13, 2011

  What is it with Hollywood and its lack of a new conceptr We're fine with a good sequel, and we can even handle a third installment if done correctly. In fact there have been quite a few excellent thre... More >>

• Why Does the Fashion Industry Love Little (Naked) Girlsr

  published Sep 13, 2011

  The fashion industry is known for a lot of things, but shying away from controversy is not one of them. In fact, it's just the opposite. The industry knows that sexy sells and scandal reigns king. Fo... More >>

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  Gosling & Mulligan's Hot Kiss and 10 More Awesome Movie Makeout Scenes

  published Sep 12, 2011

  All about the Internet we keep reading about the ridiculously hot Ryan Gosling/Carey Mulligan make out scene in the upcoming movie Drive. We've watched the exclusive clip (multiple times) and we will ... More >>

• Move Over, Mankini: We've Made Our Own "Fashionguistics"

  published Sep 09, 2011

  You gotta love the industry for its artistic, often bizarre, concoctions. With Fashion Week upon us, we are sure to see some very inventive (and impractical) threads grace the runway. But even more of... More >>

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  Twitter's Commercial #Sucks: "Like" Our Social Media Taglinesr

  published Sep 06, 2011

  How do you describe a sucky commercial in just 140 charactersr Last week the microblog site, Twitter, showcased its first commercial to really, really bad reviews. From Adweek to MSNBC to Gawker, eve... More >>

• Houston Fringe Festival

  published August 25, 2011

  The Houston Fringe Festival, produced by multimedia dance company FrenetiCore, is a showcase of offbeat and outsider theater, burlesque,... More >>

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  Wahlburgers and 10 Other Celebrity Sibling Businesses We Want to See

  published Aug 31, 2011

  Not only did we not realize that Mark and Donnie Wahlberg had a third brother, now we've found out that the whole Boston family are restaurateurs and are in the process of opening another. This time t... More >>

• Vampires, Teens and Vampire Teens: Our Predictions for the CW Fall TV Lineup

  published Aug 30, 2011

  At some point in history, the CW decided that its prime-time programming would be geared specifically toward middle-American teens and fuel their desires for Manolos and vampires by airing poorly scr... More >>

• Friday Night: Goodbye, Mixers & Elixirs

  published Aug 29, 2011

  The beautiful people came out to play Friday night for the Houston Museum of Natural Science's last Mixers & Elixirs ever. The museum was packed from the Texas Wildlife to the Malacology exhibit, wit... More >>

• Project Row Houses 2011 Summer Studios

  published Aug 25, 2011

  The Third Ward Community takes center stage with Project Row Houses' (PRH) summer student installation, and last night, the studio held a special slide show presentation of the seven artists and the... More >>

• Most Eligible Dallas Has Nothing on Houston

  published Aug 24, 2011

  Houston is a transient city. Every day it becomes increasingly difficult to find a Houstonian from Houston. According to the Greater Houston Partnership, net migration accounts for 49 percent of Hous... More >>

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  Cavemen, Twinkies and Choose Your Own Adventure: Weekend Two at the Fringe Festival

  published Aug 22, 2011

  With weekend one of the Houston Fringe Festival under our belts, we ventured back for more indie theater, dance and comedy. This weekend brought acts from across the pond, stories from around the glob... More >>

• Goodbye Mixers & Elixirs: The HMNS's Popular Party Goes Extinct

  published Aug 22, 2011

  After seven years, Mixers & Elixirs, the Houston Museum of Natural Science's popular prehistoric dance party, is going the way of the dinosaur. This Friday marks the end of the series forever. Never ... More >>

• Create Your Own Zombie: Rancid House's Special Effects Workshop Explodes Into Houston

  published Aug 18, 2011

  Houston never ceases to amaze us. Just when we thought we had seen it all (or a lot of it, anyway), something completely wild and brand-new pops into our inbox. This time, it came in the form of bloo... More >>

• Japanese Teeth Tattoos and Our Top 10 Most Regrettable Body Art Trends

  published Aug 17, 2011

  No one can say that the Japanese aren't progressive. They've cornered the market on electronics, Anime, robots, Hello Kitty and Pocky Sticks. Americans love to jump on Japan's more efficient mini-band... More >>

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  Show Me the Money: Ranking Cameron Crowe's Films

  published Aug 16, 2011

  To celebrate 100 years in the business, the Santikos Theater in Tomball is holding Tuesday night special screenings of some of the most random movies you can think of. It's their Centennial Celebratio... More >>

• Puppets, Homemade Instruments and Self-Amputation: Just Another Weekend at Fringe Festival

  published Aug 15, 2011

  Houston Fringe Festival Wrap-Up -- Weekend One This past weekend was the kickoff to the Houston Fringe Festival. Art Attack wanted to cover as much of the weekend's events as we could, so I took on th... More >>

• DARKE Gallery's Thursday Open House: Pizza, Wine and Rubber, Courtesy of Artist Kathryn Kelley

  published Aug 12, 2011

  If you've ever gone to a gallery opening or art exhibit and wondered, "How do they do thatr" you can now find out first hand. DARKE gallery, nestled in the backstreets of Rice Military, invites the p... More >>

• Happy Birthday Woz: Ten Facts About Apple Founder Steve Wozniak

  published Aug 11, 2011

  Today, August 11, is Steve "Woz" Wozniak's 61st birthday. We know, 61 is really an insignificant birthday for us to be mentioning it. Normally, once you pass the big 6-0, any birthdays you have up unt... More >>

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  Bringing Back Mr. Rogers: 6 Other Kids' Shows That Deserve to Be Rebooted

  published Aug 05, 2011

  For a moment we thought we had just entered the Land of Make Believe when we read that Mr. Rogers is coming back to television. This is no imaginary world -- the man, the myth, the sweater will retur... More >>

• Hot Off The Press: PrintMatters' "Hot Houston, Cool Prints (Second Edition)"

  published Aug 03, 2011

  They say one (wo)man's trash is another (wo)man's treasure, and Lari Gibbons has to agree. The Associate Professor of Studio Arts at the University of North Texas stumbled upon a 150-year-old clamshe... More >>

• Whisker Wars: 10 Favorites in Facial Hair

  published Aug 03, 2011

  At one point in the not so distant past, facial hair was considered creepy. The mustache in particular didn't have very positive connotations. Slang words such as "molestache" and "creepstache" were ... More >>

• Head Spins and Pop Lockin' at the Break Free Community Center

  published Aug 01, 2011

  Yesterday afternoon, Art Attack got its toprock on at the grand opening of the Break Free Community Center. When we ventured over to the south side of Houston for what turned out to be a completely p... More >>