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Leonardo’s Renaissance Table
Eat like da Vinci at this HMNS event
By Lee Williams
Published: July 3, 2008
The great artist Leonardo might have been from the town Vinci, near Florence, but he spent a lot of time in Milan. It’s the difference between Florence and Milan cuisine...
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“You, The Exhibit”
The Health Museum of Houston puts visitors on display
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: July 3, 2008
The center attraction of “You, The Exhibit” at Health Museum of Houston is — surprise — you. This is the first new permanent exhibit the museum has put...
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Galveston ArtWalk
The island city throws an arty street festival
By Julia Youssefnia
Published: July 3, 2008
The Galveston ArtWalk’s promotional team describes their event as “more than just a street festival,” and we agree. Galleries and shops all over Galveston’s...
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Little Shop of Horrors
Galveston’s Strand Theatre brings back the tale of Seymour and Audrey II
By Lee Williams
Published: July 3, 2008
There’s theater and then there’s theater lite, and this summer, the Strand Theatre in Galveston is happy to supply the latter. Alan Menken and Howard Ashman’s...
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“Picture This!”
Houston Center for Photography works with the Children’s Cancer Hospital at M.D. Anderson to produce an art exhibit that’s full of life
By Julia Ramey
Published: July 3, 2008
“Kids with cancer” isn’t synonymous with happiness and joy. But it always seems that even gravely ill kids manage to be surprising wellsprings of hope; while...
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Free Kick Masters 2008
It’s a soccer showdown worth $1.5 million
By LEIGH BELL
Published: July 3, 2008
Who needs David Beckham? Not us; we’ve got more than 30 world-class soccer players coming into town to vie for a $1.5 million pot in the Free Kick Masters 2008. The...
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Gonzo: The Life and Work of Hunter S. Thompson
A documentary reveals the rise and fall of an influential writer
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: July 3, 2008
There’s a moment in Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson when the man himself sums his life up best. “I’m an idiot, I’m a fool, I know,”...
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The Crow
This film made Brandon Lee a star — and a conspiracy theorist’s wet dream
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: July 3, 2008
Calling all conspiracy theorists: It’s Brandon Lee in The Crow. Based on a popular comic book, The Crow is the story of a rock musician who comes back from the dead to...
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War of the Roses Cycle
These battles have been edited for content
By Julia Ramey
Published: July 3, 2008
Imagine if the Bush-Clinton rivalry were an all-out physical war — and that it lasted decades. This is what life was like in -15th-century England, when the Dukes of...
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Chevy’s Freedom Over Texas with Fireworks presented by Shell
Celebrate your independence with your favorite brand names
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: July 3, 2008
It’s time to celebrate freedom like a true American: shrouded in corporate sponsorship. Chevy’s Freedom Over Texas with Fireworks presented by Shell (yes, that is the...
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Jitney
August Wilson offers up his own ‘70s show
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: July 3, 2008
Jitney is August Wilson’s answer to the 1970s. The play is the eighth installment of his two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning series chronicling black life in each decade of...
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Always…Patsy Cline
Stages celebrates 30 years with a show about the queen of country music
By Lee Williams
Published: July 3, 2008
Houstonians can’t get enough of Patsy Cline; we just love that bouffanted queen of country music. And nobody knows that better than Stages Repertory Theatre. Celebrating...
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Patrice Oneal
This comedian knows funny, so shut up and listen
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: July 3, 2008
Patrice Oneal has this to say about comedy today: “It stinks.” The comedian, whom you might have seen on The Office or Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, says this is...
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Kathryn Casey
The true-crime journalist turns to fiction for her latest release
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: July 3, 2008
After writing half a dozen true-crime books, Houstonian Kathryn Casey decided to step into fiction with Singularity. The novel follows Texas Ranger Sarah Armstrong, a criminal...
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Massive Improv
A team of actors, one word, go!
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: July 3, 2008
Massive Improv is exactly what it sounds like — improv on a massive scale. While most improv companies perform short skits, Massive Improv goes on for half an hour or...
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Astros vs. L.A. Dodgers
Call in sick and enjoy an afternoon game
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: July 3, 2008
Tell your boss you have an imaginary doctor’s appointment and head out to catch the Astros in the last of their four-game home stand against the L.A. Dodgers. Yes, the...
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“100th”
Bering & James Gallery marks a milestone
By Julia Ramey
Published: July 3, 2008
Well known for their vivid, vibrant painting, artists Blakely Bering and Austin James have also found success as dealers through their Bering & James Gallery. The gallery is...
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Game On
Idle Hands: Metal Gear Solid 4
Part movie, part game and all failure
By Gary Hodges
Published: July 3, 2008
How much of a game has to be interactive for it to actually be a game? I'm not being snide; it's a serious query. If an experience is mostly passive, isn't it just a movie with...
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Feature
Temples of Tex-Mex: A Diner's Guide to the State's Oldest Mexican Restaurants
We took a pilgrimage in search of old-fashioned tamales, chili con carne and cheese enchiladas
By Robb Walsh
Published: July 3, 2008
The recipe for chile con queso at Felix Mexican Restaurant predated processed cheese. Before there was Velveeta, old-fashioned queso was made with a flour-based tomato and...
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Feature
Temples of Tex-Mex: Vintage Restaurants
By Robb Walsh
Published: July 3, 2008
Caro's 205 N. Garcia St. Rio Grande City 956-487-2255 Since 1937 and Caro's 3505 Bluebonnet Circle Fort Worth 817-924-9977 Since 1954 What to get: Tostadas and...
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