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Spy Story
Con man or super spook — either way, Roland Carnaby wasn't supposed to meet his death on a Houston highway in a high-speed chase with the cops.
By Chris Vogel
Published: September 17, 2009
Roland Carnaby was on the run. Pulled over going 75 in a 60, he'd panicked and taken off from the traffic cop and now was racing along Highway 288 at nearly 120 miles per hour...
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"The Image Altered"
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By BLAKE WHITAKER
Published: September 17, 2009
"The Image Altered" celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with the work of five accomplished local artists. The multimedia showcase features contributions from Rebecca Villarreal,...
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"Ancient Lands/Modern Landscapes: Aboriginal Paintings from Sandover River Country"
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By BLAKE WHITAKER
Published: September 17, 2009
The art in "Ancient Lands/Modern Landscapes: Aboriginal Paintings from Sandover River Country" will take you halfway around the world to a remote desert region of Australia....
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Night of the Giant
Mildred's Umbrella keeps it eccentric in its latest production
By Lee Williams
Published: September 17, 2009
You know you're in for a real treat when the guy in charge of the show you're about to see gets advice from the BDSM enthusiasts in the Women in Power Society. John Harvey, the...
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Warfare in Early China and the Pottery Army of the Qin
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By BLAKE WHITAKER
Published: September 17, 2009
If you're a history nerd - or even better, a history nerd with a penchant for ancient China - the Houston Museum of Natural Science wants to feed your intellectual fire with a...
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Manhattan Short Film Festival
Ten entries vie for your vote
By JILL KRASNY
Published: September 17, 2009
Fans of edgy filmmaking with a global bent will be riveted by the diverse selection of the Manhattan Short Film Festival. Ten finalists were culled from more than 420 entries...
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The First Annual Indian Film Festival of Houston
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By BLAKE WHITAKER
Published: September 17, 2009
Get a taste of exceptional international cinema when The First Annual Indian Film Festival of Houston brings some of the country's latest and greatest to Houston. The fest goes...
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Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series: Joseph O'Neill and Marilynne Robinson
Two acclaimed authors stop in Houston to read for Inprint Series
By Julia Ramey
Published: September 17, 2009
Joseph O'Neill would be interesting enough even if he weren't a successful novelist: He was born in Ireland and raised in Mozambique, South Africa, Iran, Turkey and Holland. He...
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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Breakfast Klub owner Marcus Davis presents his favorite flick
By D.L. Groover
Published: September 17, 2009
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, a comedy of manners directed by Stanley Kramer, was nominated for a whopping ten Academy Awards. One could argue that it didn't deserve quite such...
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Ars Lyrica: A Musical Offering
Houston ensemble specializes in kicking it very old school
By Bob Ruggiero
Published: September 17, 2009
Ars Lyrica, the local group committed to bringing the Baroque, is kicking off its season with A Musical Offering. The group's stable of talented singers and players will...
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Hedda Gabler
UH theater graduate students take on the story of one cold Scandinavian
By D.L. Groover
Published: September 17, 2009
The Grandfather of modern theater, Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen loved theatrical noise: the wintry blizzard in Brand (1866), that famous door slam in A Doll's House...
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Brilliant Lecture Series: Russell Simmons
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By BLAKE WHITAKER
Published: September 17, 2009
Say the words "hip-hop mogul," and Russell Simmons immediately comes to mind. But the Def Jam founder and creator of Phat Farm has some heady interests beyond music and fashion...
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"It's a Small World"
Elder Street show features some petite packages that are big on detail
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: September 17, 2009
Being little is big in "It's a Small World." The international miniature art show celebrates the teeny and tiny with works no larger than four inches by four inches....
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Waiting in the Wings
Noél Coward's aging actresses haven't lost their bite
By Lee Williams
Published: September 17, 2009
Noél Coward's Waiting in the Wings, opening this weekend at Country Playhouse, is a rarity for the English playwright. The comedy about a retirement home for actresses...
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Performance Documentation: Body Acts
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By BLAKE WHITAKER
Published: September 17, 2009
If you're going to drag yourself through paint, don a doll mask or smash TVs in the name of performance art, you might as well tape it. Performance Documentation: Body Acts...
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Ace of Skates
BooTown gets you off your ass and out of the theater
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: September 17, 2009
See Ace. See Ace run. See where Ace runs...and go there. It's all part of what you'd expect from local guerrilla-theater company BooTown. The troupe's latest offering, Ace of...
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Houston Symphony: Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony
Composer contemplates divine direction, decides it’s all good
By Julia Ramey
Published: September 17, 2009
Most people's familiarity with Tchaikovsky includes The Nutcracker and maybe extends to Swan Lake; those works alone should tell you that his compositions are interesting,...
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Sing-along
Because that Twilight stuff is much too serious
By Julia Ramey
Published: September 17, 2009
Now, we're not here to judge. But if you still find yourself in paroxysms of despair when you think of how much you miss Buffy the Vampire Slayer, you may want to seek help (or...
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Out of the Dark: Bobbindoctrin Nightclub Acts
Joel Orr revisits the origins of his perverse puppetry
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: September 17, 2009
Out of the Dark: Bobbindoctrin Nightclub Acts features works Joel Orr has been waiting to do for a long time - again. The revue includes shows from the early days when Orr...
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Opting Out on Obama
Plus: A Houston actress hits the big screen.
Published: September 17, 2009
Edumacation, Political Animals Opting Out on Obama Nearly four thousand at least looked at the form in Houston By Richard Connelly The Houston school district provided some...
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