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Shey is an experienced blogger, social media expert and traveler. She studied journalism at Oklahoma State University before working as a full-time reporter for Houston Community Newspapers in 2005. She lived in South Korea for three years, where she worked as a freelancer.

2012 Stories by Brittanie Shey

• City Hall: The Week in Photos

  published Dec 28, 2012

  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 Housto... More >>

• Eyes On Fire: The Week in Photos

  published Dec 21, 2012

  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 Housto... More >>

• VIDEO: Peter Pan Takes the Metro Rail

  published Dec 07, 2012

  Daytime commuters downtown got a surprise this afternoon thanks to Theatre Under the Stars. That's because Peter Pan (and nemesis Captain Hook) opted to ride the light rail to Neverland instead of fly... More >>

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  MasterMinds 2012 Revisited: The Pilot Light Restaurant Group on the Perils of Publicity

  published Nov 26, 2012

  After being named one of our MasterMinds Awards winners in January, Seth Siegel-Gardner and Terrence Gallivan, the duo behind the Pilot Light Restaurant group, got a little bit of unwanted attention. ... More >>

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  MasterMinds 2012 Revisited: Buffalo Soldiers Museum Gets A New Home

  published Nov 23, 2012

  In January, Captain Paul Matthews, founder of The Buffalo Soldiers National Museum, told our Steve Jansen that the museum's collection of military items, ranging in dates from 1866 to 1951, was outgro... More >>

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  MasterMinds 2012 Revisited: Alex "Pr!mo" Luster on Film Festivals & Nominations For 2013 Are Open

  published Nov 21, 2012

  The trouble with being a creative person is that sometimes things like work, life and other responsibilities get in the way. And when your creative processes take a long time, by the time people start... More >>

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  Pics: Texans Fans Celebrate Win in Chilly Chicago

  published Nov 12, 2012

  The Houston Texans had been talking all week about the adjustments they'd have to make playing at Soldier Field in Chicago, well known for not having a roof and being exposed to the elements. With col... More >>

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  The Coolest Thing I've Ever Found at a Show

  published Nov 12, 2012

  As I was leaving the Fun Fun Fun Fest grounds last weekend, I spotted a lost coozie on the ground in front of me. Now, finding a lost beer coozie on the ground is my preferred method of acquiring beer... More >>

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  Here's Video of Val Kilmer Onstage at Fun Fun Fun Fest

  published Nov 03, 2012

  Lots more photos of Kilmer, Rooney Mara, bands and fans in our slideshow. As we've known for at least a year now, director Terrence Malick has been making a movie in Austin. Film gossip sites say the... More >>

• VIDEO: Happy Halloween! See the Freaks at the 6th Annual Montrose Crawl

  published Oct 31, 2012

  See more pics of the 6th annual Montrose Crawl in our slideshow. The Montrose Crawl is but a distant memory for the several hundred revelers who took part in the multi-bar block party on Saturday. Bu... More >>

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  Fifty Sheds of Grey: An Interview with the Man Behind the Twitter

  published Oct 26, 2012

  Love it or leave it, the trend of books based on parody accounts, Tumblrs and social media profiles appears to be going nowhere. I'm pretty sure this particular trend started with the Web site Stuff W... More >>

• 100 Creatives 2012: Lauren Luna, Painter and Shoe Designer

  published Oct 17, 2012

  Lauren Luna is a classically trained painter who moved to Houston a year ago to pursue her second artistic career as a shoe designer. Though she's lived in many different U.S. cities, from San Francis... More >>

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  The Best Fashions at Austin City Limits 2012

  published Oct 15, 2012

  Unlike the big festivals on the West Coast, Austin City Limits is a bit of a laid-back affar, fashionwise. And with good reason. It may be fall, but temps are still in the high 80s, which means cutoff... More >>

• ACL Last Night: Jack White at Zilker Park

  published Oct 14, 2012

  Jack White AMD Stage Austin City Limits Festival, Zilker Park October 13, 2012 Rewind: SLIDESHOW: Neil Young, Jack White, The Roots: ACL 2012 Saturday Bands SLIDESHOW: Rainy Saturday at ACL 2012: C... More >>

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  Here Are Ryan Gosling, Michael Fassbender and Terrence Malick at ACL 2012

  published Oct 13, 2012

  Check out more photos from Day 1 of Austin City Limits in our slideshow. Here's a photo of enfant terrible film director Terrence Malick talking to actor Ryan Gosling during A-Trak's late afternoon s... More >>

• 100 Creatives 2012: Gregory Oaks, Teacher and Poison Pen Cofounder

  published Sep 21, 2012

  The Poison Pen Reading Series at the Montrose bar Poison Girl, now in its sixth year, is one of Houston's most successful literary events, packing the bar's back patio with a standing room-only crowd ... More >>

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  Pics: Space Shuttle Endeavour's Visit to Houston

  published Sep 19, 2012

  I am not one of those people who are good at estimating crowds, but if I had to guess, there were probably at least 10,000 people at Ellington Airport around 4 p.m. when I finally gave up on traffic, ... More >>

• ZZ Top Sucks. There, I Said It.

  published September 20, 2012

  Classic Rock Corner I'm going to out myself here and now: I do not get why people love ZZ Top. If you are one of those people,... More >>

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  Houston's Consolation Prize: Space Shuttle Endeavour Gets A Conjugal Visit

  published Sep 12, 2012

  A little bit of Houston died last year when Atlantis returned from its final mission and NASA put the breaks on the space shuttle program. The wound was exacerbated by the announcement a few months p... More >>

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  REMUV: Latest Contender For Houston's Lamest Graffiti "Artist"

  published Sep 12, 2012

  In the fight for lamest graffiti in Houston, this year has seen some serious contenders. Back in June we told you about G.O.A.T., the prolific tagger who was spreading his name all around the Fourth W... More >>

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  ZZ Top Sucks. There, I Said It.

  published Sep 11, 2012

  Today ZZ Top is releasing their 15th studio album and first in nine years, LA FUTURA. By all accounts is it much-anticipated. But I'm going to out myself here and now: I do not get why people love ZZ ... More >>

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  Labor Day: The 7 Best Birthing Scenes in Film (NSFW)

  published Sep 03, 2012

  It's one of Hollywood's favorite and most pervasive tropes: the labor scene. Think of the films that have come out in the last few years or are about to come out. Knocked Up*, What to Expect When You'... More >>

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  R.I.P. Telephone Museum: 5 More Small Houston Museums To See

  published Aug 27, 2012

  News broke last week that the Heights AT&T building that houses the little-known Telephone Museum had been sold, leaving the collection of communication history homeless as of December 1 of this year.... More >>

• Tyler Stoddard Smith: Whore Stories

  published June 14, 2012

  As proof that there is indeed someone out there for everyone, take the story of 19th century French courtesan Blanche Dumas (a woman with two... More >>

• Zen Full: The Week in Photos

  published Aug 24, 2012

  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 Housto... More >>