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What's not to eat in Houston? The answer is very little. In keeping with the city's modern image as a 21st-century melting pot, almost every conceivable cuisine can be found...
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The Photobooth on Montrose, both a commercial photography studio and a performance space, is one of the oddest combinations of ventures we’ve ever seen. (The top honor...
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See the movie that made Brad Pitt a star and instant heartthrob, Thelma & Louise, the 1990s feminist film about two women who have had enough of living by the rules and decide...
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Davy Rothbart is great as the head of FOUND magazine, a collection of discarded notes and photos. He’s not so good at relationships. That’s not our opinion,...
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Start practicing your Hokey Pokey moves – the world's record for the largest umbrella dance is at stake. Last year the Uptown Funky Umbrella Brigade had more than 500...
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Join the Imago Theatre for a one-night-only performance of the wonderfully imaginative ZooZoo. The performers in this sweet show are wonderfully avant-garde acrobats and...
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For some people, Valentine’s Day is about romance and roses; for others, it’s about slashed tires and burned photos of cheating exes. That last group would include...
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Be prepared for an emotional roller coaster during the Dominic Walsh Dance Theater’s Winter Mixed Rep. Sure to be a highlight of the evening is the revival of...
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If there’s a theme to the 2011 Oscar Nominees: Best Documentary (Short Subject), it’s one of resilience. In The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom by Lucy Walker and...
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Don’t expect a formal, highly structured program at the Voices Breaking Boundaries’ What’s Color Got to Do With It? That’s not VBB’s style....
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We have to admit, the title of Rosie Trump’s film If she needs a third eye she grows it is intriguing. Third eye, shot in an intimate setting with minimal lighting, is...
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Think of Michael Jackson: The IMMORTAL World Tour by Cirque du Soleil as the show that Jackson wasn’t able to do. It pays homage to Jackson’s body of work and asks...
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“The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to love and to be loved in return,” says Ewan McGregor, in the film Moulin Rouge. McGregor plays a penniless...
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British dramatist Nicholas Wright’s new play Traveling Light is a wonderfully mesmerizing view into the early world of cinema. It takes place during a time when the...
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Romance gets the once-over by Mercury Baroque during today’s A French Valentine. The group performs cantatas by Jean-Philippe Rameau, including Orphée, the tragic...
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There are some parts of the character of revolutionary Michael Bakunin that are so unlikeable, it was difficult at first to play him, actor Guy Roberts told us. He’s...
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Wake up Sunday morning to a scrumptious Hotel Galvez Mardi Gras Brunch. Tables will be loaded down with lots of Louisiana favorites as well as Gulf Coast cuisine such as prime...
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The Coitus Plays, a pair of one-acts that discusses sexual relations, is neatly divided into Pre and Post. Pre, written by Houston’s own Peter Wittenberg Jr., “is...
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A major figure in 20th-century American art gets a retrospective in ''Revelation: Major Paintings by Jules Olitski,'' currently at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Born in...
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More Hand-Doctor Follies
Michael Brown continues to astound
By Craig Malisow
The chief financial officer for infamous hand doctor Michael Brown's various...
