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Psst, wanna see a naked woman? Head over to the Houston Dr. Sketchy Life Drawing June Party. Okay, maybe the model won’t be completely naked, but with a theme of Raunchy...
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On June 19, 1865, Texas finally got the message that slavery had been abolished (two years after the rest of the country). Today, African Americans celebrate Juneteenth as an...
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Before September 2007, big media didn’t have any interest in Jeremy Scahill. Then 17 Iraqi civilians were killed by Blackwater guards in Baghdad. “On September 17,...
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While the more realistic (and brutal) Ultimate Fighting Championship and similar mixed-martial arts leagues have made big inroads into their demographic, World Wrestling...
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It’s Juneteenth, baby, and that means parades, picnics and a whole lot of music. Among the various performances and shows, Houston Ebony Opera Guild is celebrating with...
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One of the oldest gay men’s choruses in the United States, Bayou City Performing Arts, hits the stage again today, and this time it’s not alone. A chamber orchestra,...
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We’re not really sure what Indiana Jones and astronauts have in common. Maybe Space Center Houston is featuring the Indiana Jones-themed exhibit “Daredevil...
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Prepare for a British Invasion invasion. The Houston Museum of Natural Science’s Mixers, Elixirs & IMAX will be taken over by local cover band Picture Book. As patrons...
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The Red Dons’ lo-fi post-punk borrows heavily from Portland outfit The Observers — with good reason. The band is led by former head Observer Douglas Burns. After...
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Brian Neal Sensabaugh’s exhibition “DEAR Camp,” presented at Lawndale Art Center in the winter of 2007, could have been seen as a kindred expression of the...
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In the 1940s, when other photographers were doing straight documentary and portraiture photography, Geraldo de Barros was creating abstract photos. He started with the...
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Angry about politics? The economy? The exhibition “Defending Democracy” at the Station Museum of Contemporary Art might provide you with some relief. The exhibit,...
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Made just before horror movie spoofs became almost as cliché as actual horror movies, 1978’s Attack of the Killer Tomatoes shows the human race plagued by...
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Uncle Charlie will likely forget more concerts than you’ll ever attend. The local artist began designing concert posters back in the ‘80s and, 18 years later,...
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Keiji Haino had a life-changing experience after hearing The Doors’ “When the Music’s Over.” (No, he wasn’t on drugs.) The 11-minute psychedelic ditty...
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Civilizations come and go, empires rise and fall, but mankind’s obsession with shiny yellow gold seems to be everlasting. That obsession is immediately apparent at the...
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Katt Williams is out to prove big pimpin’ comes in small packages. Along with his HBO, BET and Comedy Central specials, the comedian also hosted the Roast of Flavor Flav,...
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Painter Alice Neel was known for her “inner landscapes,” portraits that reflected the hearts of her subjects in mood and background. Examples include a portrait of...
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Tamarie Cooper is back, and this time she’s married. In her previous Tamalalia series of autobiographical mega-musicals, Cooper covered such diverse topics as love, drugs,...
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It's probably a good thing Game On wasn't around to review Ninja Gaiden when it hit Xbox in 2004 — we probably would've written An awesome, brutal, majestic action...
