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Don't Ask, Don't Tell
For 40 years, the Episcopal Church of Texas turned a blind eye to a priest who was sexually molesting male students.
By Craig Malisow
Published: May 21, 2009
In 1993, Bob Haslanger received a letter from his high school alma mater, St. Stephen's Episcopal School in Austin. It seemed that Haslanger, who was living in Seattle, had...
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Alex Reymundo
Self-proclaimed Hick-spanic tells it like it is (in English and in Español)
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: May 21, 2009
Comedian Alex Reymundo is a Hick-spanic. The Mexican comedian invented the term to define the merging of his south-of-the-border heritage with his Kentucky upbringing (his...
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Naya Daur (New Age)
Hooray for Bollywood
By D.L. Groover
Published: May 21, 2009
It’s man vs. machine in B.R. Chopra’s classic 1957 Bollywood film, the social comedy Naya Daur (New Age). To be absolutely accurate, it’s horse vs. machine, as...
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Sisters in Crime Group Signing
Susan Rogers Cooper and other women mystery writers hold a group signing
By JILL KRASNY
Published: May 21, 2009
Looking for trouble? Head over to today’s Sisters in Crime reading and signing. Mystery novelist Susan Rogers Cooper will read spine-tingling tales of ne’er-do-well...
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Inner Engineering
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By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: May 21, 2009
Feeling a bit frazzled these days? Check out Inner Engineering. A five-day intensive program taught by visiting yogi Sadhguru Vasudev, Inner Engineering uses ancient yogic...
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Going Dark
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By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: May 21, 2009
Houston Press MasterMind Award winner Nova Arts Project presents the world premiere of Going Dark. The play by Houstonian Elizabeth Keel focuses on a new student’s arrival...
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Tattoo and Body Art Expo
More than 200 tattoo and piercing artists poke, prod and impress enthusiasts
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: May 21, 2009
Freshen up your ink or work on becoming holier than thou at the Tattoo and Body Art Expo. More than 200 tattoo and piercing artists — including Gil Montie, Nate Beavers,...
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Gene Baur
The author and animal activist brings his crusade to Houston
By BLAKE WHITAKER
Published: May 21, 2009
It all started with a trip to the stockyard. After rescuing a discarded, still-alive sheep from a pile of carcasses — the first of many animals saved — Gene Baur...
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Sullivan’s Travels
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By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: May 21, 2009
In Sullivan’s Travels, it’s the 1940s and John. L. Sullivan (Joel McCrea), a young Hollywood director, is tired of making superficial comedies. He longs to make a...
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The Story of Burford, Category 5
Radio Music Theatre gets ready for hurricane season
By Bob Ruggiero
Published: May 21, 2009
Imagine that a Category 5 hurricane lands a direct hit on Galveston, cutting a new ship channel all the way to Houston. It’s the stuff of nightmares for Bill White, but...
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Evita
We would say a star is born, but Rebekah Dahl already shines with the best of them
By D.L. Groover
Published: May 21, 2009
Here’s the perfect plotline for a Broadway musical: Slut becomes a saint. We’re talking about Eva Perón, former first lady of Argentina, and the classic 1978...
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Girl Shy
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By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: May 21, 2009
The Two Star Symphony revives Harold Lloyd’s 1924 silent comedy Girl Shy with a live performance of an original score during today’s screening. The film chronicles...
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An Evening with Gwendolyn Zepeda
Make it a girls’ night out with this Houston writer
By Julia Ramey
Published: May 21, 2009
Fortune-tellers, interracial relationships and plain old female frustration are the topics on hand today at the Houston Public Library’s An Evening with Gwendolyn Zepeda....
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Fiddler on the Roof
Oy vey, Tevye’s back!
By Lee Williams
Published: May 21, 2009
These days, we can all sympathize with Tevye, the philosophizing Jewish father at the center of Fiddler on the Roof. He longs for the pleasures that a wealthy man must enjoy...
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“Terra Cotta Warriors”
Ashes to ashes, dust to clay
By Julia Ramey
Published: May 21, 2009
You’ll be awed when you come face-to-face with the terra cotta warriors that were created by China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang. Meant to protect the emperor’s...
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Awake and Sing!
The depression hits home
By Lee Williams
Published: May 21, 2009
The working class has made a comeback in American culture; extravagance just isn’t cool anymore. And so there couldn’t be a better time to revive Clifford...
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Dancin’ in the Streets…Motown & More Revue
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By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: May 21, 2009
Motown was more than a record company, it was an era. At today’s Dancin’ in the Streets…Motown & More Revue, you can enjoy hits from the 1960s, including...
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Summerguide
Summer Sounds
Enough shows to keep concertgoers busy all season long
By Craig Hlavaty
Published: May 21, 2009
Summer concert season is upon us once again in Houston. We can look forward to ungodly sunburns, severe chafing and mild heat exposure, and that's just from walking to your...
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Out of the Park
The Houston Press discusses our national pastime with Lance Berkman.
By Blake Whitaker
Published: May 21, 2009
It seems longer than three and a half years ago that Astros fans flooded downtown to celebrate the club's first National League pennant. Since then, the team has spent plenty...
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Summerguide
Hit Hermann
In time for summer, the park's had a facelift.
By Abby Downing-Beaver
Published: May 21, 2009
If you've been to Hermann Park in the last few years, then you know that as mid-city oases go, it's never been all that, well, splendid. Yes, it offered green space and easy...
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