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2012 Stories by ABBY KOENIG

• " Where The Border of Water Meets The Air, Dragonflies Gather"

  published June 14, 2012

  When you think of the dragonfly, however, do you think of exploration? I'm not sure that I do, but these two concepts make up the theme for the... More >>

• ''Inheritance: Stories of Memory and Discovery''

  published June 14, 2012

  ''Inheritance: Stories of Memory and Discovery,'' currently on display at the Holocaust Museum Houston, is a collection of montages by... More >>

• "CRÓNICAS: Seven Contemporary Mexican Artists Confront the Drug War"

  published June 14, 2012

  In "CRÓNICAS: Seven Contemporary Mexican Artists Confront the Drug War" which is a multi-media group show featuring seven Mexican... More >>

• The Room

  published June 14, 2012

  Audiences and critics alike consider Tommy Wiseau's The Room one of the worst movies ever made due to its plot holes and bad acting,... More >>

• Wayne Gilbert's Human Remains Art at 14 Pews

  published Dec 31, 2012

  Last night, microcinema 14 Pews hosted the opening of a collection of works by artist Wayne Gilbert. "Human Remains Paintings" features eight pieces created with the remnants of cremated humans. Gilbe... More >>

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  Updated New Year's Resolutions That You May Actually Do

  published Dec 28, 2012

  Every year around this time, many of us sit down and reflect on the past year. More often than not, we reflect on all the awful things that happened, whether it's true or not. Then we take pen to pape... More >>

• Art Attack's 2012 Arts Roundup

  published Dec 26, 2012

  Two thousand twelve has been a great year for Houston art. From theater to dance to visual arts, Houston has seen its fair share of brilliant artistic moments. As this is the time of year when everyon... More >>

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  Dudes We Wish Would Make Out Who Are Not Matt Damon and Michael Douglas

  published Dec 21, 2012

  In the January/February issue of Playboy magazine, actor Matt Damon talks extensively about his role in the new biopic Behind the Candelabra, which is about the legendary gay musician Liberace. Damon ... More >>

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  Christmas Ornaments Out of Everyday Household Items: DIY For Sure

  published Dec 20, 2012

  As any adult knows, it takes quite a few years to amass a good amount of Christmas ornaments, and if you are newly out on your own, this may come as news to you. That first Christmas after leaving mom... More >>

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  Five Best Christmas Cartoon Villains

  published Dec 19, 2012

  There are few things that I enjoy more around this time of the year than watching Christmas cartoons and drinking eggnog made out of soy. Every December, I set my DVR to record any and every animated ... More >>

• MFAH's "Portrait of Spain:" An Exquisite Overview of Spanish Art History

  published Dec 17, 2012

  The Prado museum of Spain is comparable to France's Louvre, Florence's Accademia di Belle Arti or New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. The name Prado may not be as familiar to the everyman, but its ... More >>

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  The Anatomy of the Lifetime Holiday Movie

  published Dec 17, 2012

  Of the many television channels that take programming advantage of the holiday season, my all-time favorite is the month-long schedule on the Lifetime channel (this includes LMN). Their entire lineup ... More >>

• The Room's Tommy Wiseau Will Have the Last Laugh

  published Dec 14, 2012

  If you have heard of the cult-classic film The Room, then you are very aware of its director/writer/producer/star, Tommy Wiseau. Wiseau is known for his "interesting" persona and his attitude towards ... More >>

• Is Gossip Girl an Existentialist Masterpiecer

  published Dec 13, 2012

  This week the CW aired the second to last episode of its long-winded teen drama Gossip Girl. For six years now, the creme-de-la-creme of the Upper East Side of Manhattan have lived through some of the... More >>

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  (UPDATED) Stop. Hobbit Time. Let's Celebrate the New Hobbit Film.

  published Dec 10, 2012

  Update: The Cinemark party has been moved to Rave Yorktown 15 Theater in Copperfield It feels like just three years ago that it was announced that The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the prequel to... More >>

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  Random Hanukkah Stuff To Get You In the Spirit

  published Dec 07, 2012

  I went into Target the other day to see if they had any yarmulkes (long story) and found one lone endcap on the side of the card section that held a very limited amount of Hanukkah paraphernalia. The... More >>

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  Drop Everything, Kate Middleton Is Pregnant

  published Dec 04, 2012

  Well, it's official. The entire country of England collectively smiled politely at each other over the biggest news to hit the motherland since Paul McCartney announced he was getting married again, a... More >>

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  Syfy's New Show Robot Combat League & Who Should Fight a Robot

  published Dec 04, 2012

  Last week, Syfy channel announced the release date of their highly anticipated new show Robot Combat League. The show, which will premiere February 26, finds metal-mouthed robots duking it out in a wr... More >>

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  666 Park Avenue:We are Running Out of Time Now

  published Dec 03, 2012

  I don't know why it is so hard to take Whoopi Goldberg seriously, considering that she is an Academy Award winner and some consider her to be an esteemed actress. I think the issue is that all of the ... More >>

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  Liz Lemon (Tina Fey) Is Getting Married and Our Favorite TV Weddings

  published Nov 29, 2012

  The day that we all never thought in a million years would happen is upon us. Liz Lemon, Tina Fey's slobby, self-deprecating alter ego on the show 30 Rock, is getting married tonight. We are totally "... More >>

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  Fat Mannequins Disgusting People On the Internet

  published Nov 29, 2012

  A few weeks back I wrote a post about the terrible reaction by some to a new line of obesity public service announcements. Lots of you weighed in on how you felt about the media, more or less, tellin... More >>

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  Orange Show Named Most Impressive Thing Built By Obsessive Person

  published Nov 26, 2012

  Well la dee da, Houston. The accolades just keep rolling in for our Space City. This time Houston is being noted on Cracked.com (so this is some big business) on their list of the "5 Most Impressive T... More >>

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  Trapped in the Closet With R. Kelly

  published Nov 26, 2012

  This Thanksgiving, my family and I took part in a new type of a tradition -- one I wouldn't expect to be so popular, but what do I knowr We watched the entire Trapped in the Closet marathon on IFC, wh... More >>

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  Thank You, Trashy Pop Culture!

  published Nov 21, 2012

  This is the time of year when friends and family come together to express their gratitude for being in each other's lives. It's a time to forget the cares of the world and eat lots of pie. At Art Atta... More >>

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  Twitter Account Hackedr At Least It's Not 1990's Technology

  published Nov 21, 2012

  Like everyone else, I saw the news last week that Twitter had been hacked into. "Change your password immediately," the blogosphere warned. Sure, I'll get to that in a...ooh, is that a Smoothie Kingr ... More >>