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Love in the Time of Leprosy
The life after death of José and Magdalena Ramirez
By John Nova Lomax
Published: July 30, 2009
Everybody thought college would be a breeze for José Ramirez. A starter on his high school football team, he was voted most popular in his senior class of 1966, and he...
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UniverSoul Circus
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By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: July 30, 2009
Houston has seen several circus shows this summer. Each has its own flavor, but only UniverSoul Circus features an all-minority cast. There’s Trinity 3 (foot jugglers from...
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White Linen Night
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By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: July 30, 2009
Barely four years old, White Linen Night is already double its original size. More than 30,000 visitors are expected for today’s street fair/art show/outdoor concert....
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The Andrews Brothers
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By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: July 30, 2009
You’ve heard of the Andrews Sisters? Now meet The Andrews Brothers, four brothers working as stagehands for a USO show in the South Pacific during WWII. When the Andrews...
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“One Must be Absolutely Modern” Curator Talk
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By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: July 30, 2009
Lan Haggo, manager for Rudolph Projects ArtScan Gallery and curator of its most recent show, “One Must be Absolutely Modern,” gives a Curator Talk today about the...
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Kiss Me Deadly
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By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: July 30, 2009
Lines like, “I don’t care what you do to me, Mike, just do it fast,” have kept audiences coming back for more Mickey Spillane for 60 years. Kiss Me Deadly,...
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Hal Sparks
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By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: July 30, 2009
You’ve seen comedian/actor Hal Sparks on E!’s Talk Soup and Showtime’s Queer as Folk. Now see him onstage at the Improv. Sparks’s routines are more a...
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Roundwall Rumble Skateboard Contest
Local kids grind out a win at today’s open call competition
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: July 30, 2009
Local kids get a chance to shine at today’s Roundwall Rumble Skateboard Contest, an open-call competition. “You can expect to see a lot of airs, carving, grinding and...
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"La Cosa Nostra”
Tierney Malone finds a new take on Godfather-inspired art
By BLAKE WHITAKER
Published: July 30, 2009
Saying something new about an iconic piece of art is nearly impossible, but Tierney Malone succeeds in the Godfather-inspired exhibit “La Cosa Nostra.” Malone,...
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The Magic Flute
The New York Met screens the story of the Queen of the Night
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: July 30, 2009
The New York Metropolitan Opera’s The Magic Flute is back — on screen, at least. This is an abridged, English-language version of Mozart’s masterpiece put...
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Game 6
Winning is easy; losing is complicated"
By D.L. Groover
Published: July 30, 2009
Writing a blockbuster movie that mixes baseball and Broadway ain't easy. Just ask dark, fatalistic postmodern author Don DeLillo (Underworld, Falling Man), who wrote Game 6....
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"Friends"
Tim Kerr invites some respected peers to join him at Domy
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: July 30, 2009
The exhibit "Friends" is brought to you by Tim Kerr and his, well, friends. "I have always liked their work, but that really doesn't matter," says Kerr, curator/participating...
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Target Free First Sunday
The Red Balloon and Sita Sings the Blues color today's family event
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: July 30, 2009
It's all about colors at today's Target Free First Sunday
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George Lopez
The "Tall, Dark, and Chicano" comedian stops by Houston on his way to the bank
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: July 30, 2009
Comedian George Lopez has had to look for new material since George W. Bush left office ("Fuck that puto!"). He seems to have found some in white Americans: "While you were out...
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Ghostbusters
Damn, that song was catchy
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: July 30, 2009
Sure, it doesn't have the special effects of, say, a Star Wars, and the plot's slightly thinner than your average David Mamet flick, but Ghostbusters is fun all the same. Bill...
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Ceremony
Horse Head Theatre says "Hello, Houston" with a mix of lights, dance and sound
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: July 30, 2009
Ceremony is "very abstract and ambiguous," says Horse Head Theatre Artistic Director Kevin Holden. "I don't envy the task that you have to write a summary of it." We'll try....
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Circo Comedia
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By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: July 30, 2009
Montreal magicians Jean Saucier (juggler, cyclist, acrobat) and Patrick Côté (clown, drummer, roller skater) perform their signature mix of magic, comedy and...
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Menil Summer Movies in the Park: High Noon
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By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: July 30, 2009
Westerns aren’t usual fare for the Aurora Picture Show, but for a classic like High Noon, Aurora will make an exception. Today’s screening is part of the Menil Summer...
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Cape No. 7
Director Wei Te-Sheng ties up all the loose ends in this Taiwanese hit
By D.L. Groover
Published: July 30, 2009
You’ve seen it hundreds of times - against all odds, adorable misfits make good. Let director Wei Te-Sheng convince you how such a tired plotline can be made fresh in the...
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Last Easter
Four friends, one diagnosis of cancer - it's not what you think
By D.L. Groover
Published: July 30, 2009
Any play that works Irving Berlin, the incomparable Baroque painter Caravaggio and Judy Garland all into the plot needs to be seen. Such is the case with prolific English...
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