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The Burmese Come to Houston
Get in, get out. Refugees have a shrinking window of support until it's time to fend for themselves.
By Mike Giglio
Published: September 3, 2009
Inside the urban jungle of southwest Houston there is an apartment complex like any other. Laundry dries from identical balconies stacked three at a time. The units are modest...
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Houston’s Finest
Houston indie-poppers take it outside
By BLAKE WHITAKER
Published: September 3, 2009
The accolades for Spain Colored Orange keep stacking up - most recently, the band took home Best Indie Rock band in the 2009 Houston Press Music Awards. (Not bad, considering...
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Aaron Elkins
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By BLAKE WHITAKER
Published: September 3, 2009
Aaron Elkins knows a thing or two about human development - he's a forensic anthropologist and a former professor of physical anthropology. But Elkins is no stodgy academic -...
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Edwin David Grat: "Postscaenium"
A painter delves deep into the struggle for individuality
By JILL KRASNY
Published: September 3, 2009
Painter Edwin David Grat has said he makes an effort to stay "naive, perceptive and spontaneous." Those brave enough to explore "Postscaenium," his solo exhibition opening at...
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What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
You've heard the podcast, now see the screening
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: September 3, 2009
The movie buffs who host locally grown podcast Film Forum will step away from the digital world to present a screening of 1962's What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? They'll show...
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Grease
A classic musical hits Houston, with Idol in tow
By Bob Ruggiero
Published: September 3, 2009
Grease doesn't provide a historically accurate view of the '50s. There's no Joe McCarthy, Korean War or race-specific water fountains. But so what? Thanks to the 1978 movie...
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Rakugo
A 400-year-old form of comedic storytelling lives
By Julia Ramey
Published: September 3, 2009
Though it may seem otherwise, there is more to comedy than stoned man-boys and people being embarrassed on reality shows. Today, the Consulate-General of Japan at Houston and...
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"Topiary Text Lead"
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By BLAKE WHITAKER
Published: September 3, 2009
The works of "Topiary Text Lead" are tied by a common subject: the natural world and our relationship to it. Highlights include Peter Brown's photos taken on kayak excursions...
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The House of the Spirits
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By Bob Ruggiero
Published: September 3, 2009
When done right, multigenerational family sagas can make for exceptional literature and theater - and in some cases, both. Main Street Theater presents the English-language...
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The Celebration of African Arts and Music Festival
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By BLAKE WHITAKER
Published: September 3, 2009
The Celebration of African Arts and Music Festival faces a formidable challenge: representing a continent's worth of culture in one night. That goal may be unattainable, but...
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"Glitter Art Show"
It may not be gold, but it sure shines
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: September 3, 2009
JB Carrillo is putting a sparkly spin on Signac and Seurat. "I'm starting neo-pointillism," says the artist behind "Glitter Art Show." "I'm not doing dots with paint, I'm doing...
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Fiesta Mexicana Barroca
Get a musical education, villancicos-style
By Bob Ruggiero
Published: September 3, 2009
Villancicos sounds like it translates as "bad guys scheming to deflower virgins in Mexican telenovelas," but the word actually describes a poetic form of singing popular in...
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The Wayside Motor Inn
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By BLAKE WHITAKER
Published: September 3, 2009
Most motel stays during road trips aren't as dramatic as the ones featured in Theatre Southwest's production of A.R. Gurney's The Wayside Motor Inn. The play, set at a motel...
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KUHF Silent Film Series: The General
Graham Reynolds helps a classic film score
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: September 3, 2009
Graham Reynolds gives The General the un-silent treatment. Austin's movie-music man and his ensemble, the Golden Arm Trio, will present - live - their original instrumental...
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"Reduced Visibility"
Abstract art takes on serious social issues
By Julia Ramey
Published: September 3, 2009
Even the most seasoned art lovers can have a tricky time cracking the code of abstraction. Learn a few tricks at the Glassell School's new exhibition "Reduced Visibility,"...
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Jay Mohr
Last Comic Standing founder still finds time for the road
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: September 3, 2009
Jay Mohr has a resume a stand-up comedian - make that anyone looking to succeed in the entertainment business - would dream about. He's been seen on TV (Comedy Central...
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The Hunger Walk
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By BLAKE WHITAKER
Published: September 3, 2009
If you're too sexy for your shirt and you care about the less fortunate, you'll love POSH Magazine's Hunger Walk. The fashion show benefits the Houston Food Bank, so all the...
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Rockapella Goes Retro
Vocalists team with the Houston Symphony for a rock retrospective
By Bob Ruggiero
Published: September 3, 2009
While the image of a cappella singing groups conjures guys with candy-striped coats or leather jackets singing smooth doo-wop, the five-man unit Rockapella travels forward in...
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Hair Balls
Jacko's Doc and the Ultimate Stage Mother
Highlights from the Blog at HOUSTONPRESS.COM
Published: September 3, 2009
Spaced City He Shot Michael Jackson's Doctor Forgotten photo earns big bucks, but not for the photographer By Richard Connelly Thomas Nguyen is an office administrator for...
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Gay Panic in Fort Worth, Best Burgers and Taylor Hicks Defenders
Published: September 3, 2009
Trouble in Fort Worth WWJD? I am so sorry this happened to you guys in Fort Worth [Gay Panic in Cowtown," by Thomas Korosec, August 18]. I would like to hear more, especially...
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