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1999 Stories by Lauren Kern

• Night & Day

  published February 18, 1999

  Thursday February 18 At the age of two, Bryan McGlothin was kidnapped by his father, who moved him from state to state to hide him... More >>

• The New American Cowboy

  published February 18, 1999

  Out in the Deliverance country north of Houston -- past signs that read "Convict Clinton Now" and "Concealed Handgun Club" -- is the barn where... More >>

• Past Imperfect

  published February 11, 1999

  Sean Welling oozed testosterone as he took the Kaplan Theatre stage last weekend amid smoke, flashing lights and the slick voice-overs of a taped... More >>

• Night & Day

  published February 11, 1999

  Thursday February 11 In the human view of the insect world, there are good bugs and there are bad bugs. We consider some (such as... More >>

• The Witching Hour

  published February 11, 1999

  Sabrina might be following in the nice-witch broom-wake of Samantha from the smash '60s sitcom Bewitched, but most supernatural shows of late are... More >>

• Dance of Darkness

  published February 4, 1999

  You've seen the flexed feet, the heavy plies and the gut-wrenching contractions that characterize the Martha Graham-based ballet rebellion that is... More >>

• Night & Day

  published February 4, 1999

  Thursday February 4 La Bare has long been popular for such special occasions as bachelorette parties and divorce celebrations, but... More >>

• School Ties

  published January 28, 1999

  Wes Anderson spent months searching for the perfect private prep school for the filming of his second feature film, Rushmore. "Then my mother sent... More >>

• Night & Day

  published January 28, 1999

  Thursday January 28 What will we be driving in the year 2000? According to the Houston Auto Show, we might be cruising around in an... More >>

• Night & Day

  published January 21, 1999

  Thursday January 21 There will be a heavyweight boxing match at the Astrodome this week -- it just won't be between George Foreman... More >>

• Simba's Pride

  published January 21, 1999

  Competitive wiener-dog racing came into the world in 1993 after a Gulf Greyhound Park marketing director saw a Miller Lite advertisement starring... More >>

• Dance Fever

  published January 14, 1999

  Fly Dance Group's rehearsals look more like basketball game warm-ups than dance concerts these days. As the heavy bass of house music fills the... More >>

• Night & Day

  published January 14, 1999

  Thursday January 14 "The worse my life gets, the funnier I become," lamented Dana Gould six years ago in his critically acclaimed,... More >>

• Night & Day

  published January 7, 1999

  Thursday January 7 Comedy with a message? That's the kind George Lopez sells with surprising success. Most standup comics drink a... More >>

• Cocktails and Dreams

  published January 7, 1999

  Nathan Taylor is a bartender with flair. He flips bottles, spins tins, catches glasses behind his back and blows fire from his mouth in a job... More >>