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As a member of songwriting fraternity The Clutch, Atlanta's Keri Hilson has been writing hit songs for artists like Britney Spears and Ciara for years. But she first gained...
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Stifle yourself, Steve Earle. Lower that middle finger, Hank III. Take another hit from that spliff, Willie Nelson. And then all of you step aside. When it comes to...
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The songman born John Robert Cocker has always possessed a grittier, more soulful voice than anyone would expect from a northern Brit. But Cocker, a fan of Ray Charles and...
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With the release of their eponymous fusion masterpiece in 1988, the Gipsy Kings' blend of the ornate styles of traditional flamenco with Western pop, Latin rhythms and...
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Maybe the tender braised baby octopus in a light brown sauce with cannellini beans and carrot chunks was my favorite dish at Poscol. I had the stew of tiny tentacles and white...
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The salchi-burger ($9) at Brisa Cocina Mexicana (5161 San Felipe, 713-993-9899) is the perfect marriage of pork and beef with Mexican ingredients, an overloaded burger that...
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Outlined against a blue neon beer sign, the Four Horsemen rode again. In dramatic lore they are known as famine, pestilence, destruction and death. These are only aliases....
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Sara Zapian, the owner of new tapas bar Garnaxa (5213 Cedar, 713-667-3030), led an interesting life before moving here from Mexico seven years ago. She has been a photographer...
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Want to know how a city works? Start by watching 1974's The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, a primer in which subway hijackers test how long it'll take a million bucks to pass...
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Midway through A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, Dave Eggers's solipsistic, terminally-apologetic-for-being-solipsistic...
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Director Kirby Dick doesn't actually stick his camera under any Capitol Hill bathroom stalls in the new documentary Outrage, but his goal is more or less the same: to catch...
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Men — you know them — those grunting, garage-dwelling, television-loving Neanderthals women so graciously put up with because women are so...well...magical....
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"The Art Guys: New Clichés" With "New Clichés," the Art Guys present recent work still rooted in the familiar blend of bizarre humor and smart, confident swagger...
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Beauty Queen of Leenane If you know anything about the works of playwright Martin McDonagh (The Pillowman, Lieutenant of Inishmore), then you're well aware that his vision of...
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Dear Mexican,
I was riding the local light rail when two female Mexicans sat down and started talking rapid-fire Spanish nonstop for 45 minutes! It seemed as if neither...