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2008 Stories by Francisca Ortega

• Katherine Paterson

  published February 21, 2008

  The characters in author Katherine Paterson’s books for children are not awash in sunshine and lollipops. They are picked on, abandoned,... More >>

• Lisa Landolt and Jo Barrett

  published February 21, 2008

  Some people are just faster at sex than others. Author Lisa Landolt proved that by writing her debut novel, Good Man Hunting, in just ten... More >>

• British Television Advertising Awards

  published February 21, 2008

  Not all commercials are created equal. You can see what we mean at today’s British Television Advertising Awards. The show is like... More >>

• African Children’s Choir

  published February 21, 2008

  Angelina Jolie can’t save all the orphans in Africa, can she? Thankfully, the orphans of the African Children’s Choir are saving... More >>

• Michael Winslow

  published February 14, 2008

  You haven't really heard the screeching wail of Jimi Hendrix's guitar in the Woodstock version of "Purple Haze" until you hear it come out of the... More >>

• Chantal Akerman: A Sampler

  published February 7, 2008

  In Je, tu, il, elle, one of the films being screened in the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston series Chantal Akerman: A Sampler, the lead... More >>

• “The Assassination of Benazir Bhutto and the Future of Pakistan”

  published January 31, 2008

  In the confused and frantic days following Benazir Bhutto’s assassination, the Pakistani government announced numerous causes of her death,... More >>

• “12th Annual Citywide African-American Art Exhibit”

  published January 31, 2008

  It’s a good thing this is a leap year — you’re going to need that extra day if you want to see the entire 12th Annual Citywide... More >>

• Aurora Video Library Open House and Menil Bookstore Deck Party

  published January 31, 2008

  We’re hoping the Aurora Video Library Open House and Menil Bookstore Deck Party is as fun as its name is long. Besides screening art flicks... More >>

• Suh Se-ok’s “Where Clouds Disperse”

  published January 24, 2008

  At first glance, Suh Se-ok’s exhibition “Where Clouds Disperse” appears to be Korea’s version of the Rorschach test,... More >>