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2011 Stories by CAROLINE EVANS

• Everybody Dies: 5 Signs House Is Over

  published Sep 29, 2011

  We're huge TV fans at Art Attack, but we hold a special place in our hearts for Dr. Gregory House. For seven years, the brilliant curmudgeon has lied, deduced, cracked wise, reasoned and sexually hara... More >>

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  5 Tacky Michaels Items You Probably Paid Full Price For

  published Sep 27, 2011

  Last week, knitters, scrapbookers and otherwise crafters received a shock when they found out that Michaels, the Texas-based leader in all things craft supplies, agreed to a $1.8 million settlement wi... More >>

• Goodbye, Mr. Peppermint

  published Sep 26, 2011

  Jerry Haynes, the boater-topped, candy-cane-brandishing kids TV host affectionately known across Texas as "Mr. Peppermint," has died of complications from Parkinson's disease. He was 84 years old. H... More >>

• Our 5 Favorite Nonmusical Things From BestFest

  published Sep 26, 2011

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  One More Reason to Attend BestFest: Live Graffiti Painting by Aerosol Warfare

  published Sep 23, 2011

  Earlier this week, we gave you a list of reasons to attend BestFest (we were particularly proud of bringing Hipster Bingo back to the blogosphere). Well, we've got one more reason: Watching graffiti a... More >>

• City Nights and Opera in the Heights: The Week in Art Photos

  published Sep 23, 2011

  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 >>

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  100 Creatives: Wendy Wagner

  published Sep 23, 2011

  What she does: Wendy Wagner is a Hunting Prize-winning painter, animator and mixed-media artist who has been making art most of her life. "My father was a professor at UT and would bring home stacks o... More >>

• City of Needles: Houston-Filmed Puncture Comes Home

  published Sep 22, 2011

  We all know the standard Hollywood courtroom scene: It usually involves a full house, immaculately dressed lawyers and a snarky judge. The best drama happens on the witness stand, and nothing's ever s... More >>

• From Drive to The Prisoner: Our 5 Favorite Nameless On-Screen Characters

  published Sep 21, 2011

  There are thousands of unnamed movie roles, usually belonging to minor characters or extras -- "Extremely Ugly Girl" (played by a multi-role-juggling Arsenio Hall in Coming to America), or, if we're s... More >>

• 5 Reasons to Attend BestFest This Weekend

  published Sep 21, 2011

  With BestFest just around the corner, we thought we'd give those slackers in our audience who haven't bought tickets yet a few good reasons to hang out with us this weekend. You know, beyond the incre... More >>

• Texas Contemporary Art Fair Announces Initial List of Exhibitors and Programming

  published Sep 20, 2011

  No sooner had we gotten the taste of $10 George R. Brown Texas toast sandwich out of our mouths from covering last weekend's first-ever Houston Fine Art Fair than the Texas Contemporary Art Fair, also... More >>

• BestFest Is More Than Music: Check Out These Vendors and Artists This Weekend

  published Sep 20, 2011

  BestFest is upon us, and while a lot of us will be convening on the Midtown Superblock this weekend to hear some great local and national acts, we've got some great art adventures in store as well. Yo... More >>

• Take 2: Art Attack at New York Fashion Week (Now with 100 Percent More Dr. Ruth)

  published Sep 20, 2011

  If you couldn't get enough of photographer Jay Marroquin's pics from the runways and backstage at New York Fashion Week, we have bonus pics. And it includes world renowned sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westh... More >>

• Steampunk Earring-Making Class

  published September 15, 2011

  We’re sure it’s nothing personal against the planet’s largest country, but Sam VanBibber says, “I think people are sick and... More >>

• DVD Giveaway: Scarface (for Everyone Not Going to See Al Pacino at Jones Hall Tonight)

  published Sep 19, 2011

  Al Pacino is probably fascinating when talking about nothing but himself and all, but we, like a lot of Pacino fans, will not be making it to Jones Hall tonight to see him. Talk. About himself. Look... More >>

• Houstonian Jim Parsons Wins Second Emmy for Lead Actor in a Comedy

  published Sep 19, 2011

  Hollywood's favorite television nerd (and UH and Klein Oak High graduate) Jim Parsons won his second Emmy last night for his performance as Sheldon Cooper in The Big Bang Theory. Parsons accepted hi... More >>

• Houston Fine Art Fair: Local Thoughts

  published Sep 18, 2011

  Saturday, we headed back to George R. Brown Convention Center to delve deeper into the selection (Friday's overwhelming experience of Warhol! Lichtenstein! Close! caused us to do some heavy breathing ... More >>

• Houston Fine Art Fair Day 1: OMG, They Have Warhols Herer

  published Sep 16, 2011

  We'll admit, up until now, we were only kinda excited for the Houston Fine Art Fair. Sure, it's an important inaugural event in our city; yes, there are exhibitors from around the world who've set up ... More >>

• Cool Neon, Hot Days: The Week in Art Photos

  published Sep 16, 2011

  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 >>

• More News About Sundance Cinemas: They're Bringing the Film Festival to Houston (Kinda)

  published Sep 15, 2011

  Earlier this week, we learned that Sundance Cinemas had announced they would open their Houston location on November 23, to the delight of arthouse lovers across the city. Now, local indie film enthus... More >>

• "Arts in Transit": Metro's Arty Stab at Neighborhood Beautification

  published Sep 14, 2011

  Though she now lives in Houston, artist Arielle Masson grew up in Belgium and was educated in France; thus, she has a bit of a different idea of public transit than the single rail line (and seemingly... More >>

• FotoFest's "Intense" Moscow Portfolio Review Gets Wall Street Journal Shout-Out

  published Sep 14, 2011

  Houston's own FotoFest International got some national love today on the Wall Street Journal Web site for its Moscow portfolio review, which wrapped up September 2. The story, "Free Market Exposure," ... More >>

• Menil Collection to Add Groovy Food Truck-Inspired Cafe, Courtesy of Rice Building Workshop

  published Sep 14, 2011

  Over the next two years, Rice architecture students will find their work in company with that of Pritzker Prize-winning architect Renzo Piano, as the Rice Building Workshop builds a cafe for the Menil... More >>

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  From the Road: Art Attack at New York Fashion Week

  published Sep 14, 2011

  It's Fashion Week in New York, and that means we get to spend an entire week looking at hot new fashions, hot new models and a jellybean-bedecked Nicki Minaj. Photographer Jay Marroquin was in New ... More >>

• Sundance Cinemas Will Open at Angelika's Old Home in Bayou Place November 23

  published Sep 13, 2011

  Houston moviegoers hoping for another spot to find independent and foreign films will see their wishes come true in November. Sundance Cinemas, the Robert Redford-helmed chain of art house movie theat... More >>