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Playbill
Searching for Signal
By Nicholas L. Hall
Published: May 7, 2009
The four (very) young men who comprise Searching for Signal think of themselves as a melodic post-rock group. There is definitely a slightly dreamy aspect to their songs,...
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Playbill
Fake Problems
By Jason Ferguson
Published: May 7, 2009
It's somehow appropriate that Fake Problems hails from Naples, Florida. A city known both as a winter home for rich retirees and the epicenter of Florida's mortgage crisis,...
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Cafe
Manena's Magic
The Argentinean deli serves great sandwiches and empanadas — but leave room for dessert.
By Katharine Shilcutt
Published: May 7, 2009
The sense of being transported to a small pastry shop in Buenos Aires is unexpected and welcome as you stand in front of the mesmerizing pastry case at Manena's Pastry Shop and...
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Hot Plate
Surprise!
Pink's Pizza's Santa Monica has a hidden, delicious ingredient.
By Paul Galvani
Published: May 7, 2009
Surprise ingredient: The Santa Monica Pizza (12 inch, $16.99) at Pink's Pizza (710 W. Gray, 713-521-7465) is as yummy as it sounds. On a thin-crust base covered in marinara are...
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Stirred and Shaken
THE ROBERT ELLIS
A singer-songwriter cocktail at MANGO'S
By W. Healy
Published: May 7, 2009
I stopped by Mango's (403 Westheimer, 713-522-8903) a few nights ago for some live music and a midweek tipple. The place has a comfortable hipster-meets-hippie feel and,...
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Dish
Vinoteca Poscol
By Paul Galvani
Published: May 7, 2009
Marco Wiles just opened Vinoteca Poscol (1609 Westheimer, 713-529-2797) in the space where Montrose Cafe used to be. "Every week, I get offers to open a restaurant," he...
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Film
Warp Factor 10
J.J. Abrams's Star Trek: proof that a franchise can live long and prosper.
By Robert Wilonsky
Published: May 7, 2009
It's difficult for this long-time Trekkie to review J.J. Abrams's relaunching of the U.S.S. Enterprise. It's difficult to dispassionately dole out compliments and complaints...
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Film
Sucker Punch
With a blunt and searching Iron Mike, Tyson delivers asurprisingly powerful blow.
By Scott Foundas
Published: May 7, 2009
The face of Mike Tyson stares out from the screen like a sentry — intent, sober, watchful. The camera sits close, the framing is tight and as we lock eyes with the former...
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Art
Welcome to the War
Javier de Villota's bold re-creation of a marketplace massacre in Sarajevo is installed at the Station.
By Kelly Klaasmeyer
Published: May 7, 2009
Carolyn Farb stood smiling and chatting next to a mangled corpse on a gurney.The surreal scene took place at the opening of "Javier de Villota: DeHumanization Echo" at the...
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Artbeat
Capsule Art Reviews: "Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul," "Helen Lessick: Other Arrangements," "Henrique Oliveira: Tapumes," "Literally Figurative," "Perspectives 165: Contents Under Pressure"
By Kelly Klaasmeyer and Troy Schulze
Published: May 7, 2009
"Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul" Although the Taliban managed to blow up the Bamyan Buddhas, they didn't get their hands on everything. This...
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Encore
Capsule Stage Reviews: Brief Encounter, Orphans, Rock 'N' Roll
By D.L. Groover and Lee Williams
Published: May 7, 2009
Brief Encounter Remember when an affair with a married man resulted in utter heartache and devastating guilt for all parties? Houston Grand Opera remembers, and so do the old...
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Ask a Mexican
Clorox in the Rio Grande
A VERY SPECIAL PANDEMIC EDITION
By Gustavo Arellano
Published: May 7, 2009
p> Dear Mexican, Is it true that most Mexicans are carriers of the swine flu due to the fact they eat a lot of chicharrones, or is it the fact that your women are so...
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