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Marilyn Monroe

  • Culture

    April 19, 2012

    Back to the Classics

    The Russian artists of "Perestroika" turn the past into something new.

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2012

    Tears In Heaven: The 10 Best Songs To Come Out Of Tragedy

    Since the dawn of time, great art has been birthed out of great tragedy, happening numerous times with playwrights, artists, and musicians. In many ways, expressing grief through music serves as a healing agent that gets the artist through tough things such as the loss of a loved one. It also helps ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2012

    The PasDoctor Geronimo Manifesto: A Presidential Run and a Birthday "Tepee/Tent-Residence" Orgy, Starring Cameron Diaz

    Jessica Cooley / Lufkin Daily NewsPasDoctor Geronimo has quite the bash planned tonight.​Hair Balls' old friend PasDoctor Geronimo is back at it this week. This time around he's not in trouble with the law. Instead, the Lufkin man, whose "white man's name" is Douglas Paul McCoy, has filed a ... More >>

  • Articles

    December 22, 2011

    The Film Issue: People of the Year

    Jessica Cooley / Lufkin Daily NewsPasDoctor Geronimo has quite the bash planned tonight.​Hair Balls' old friend PasDoctor Geronimo is back at it this week. This time around he's not in trouble with the law. Instead, the Lufkin man, whose "white man's name" is Douglas Paul McCoy, has filed a ... More >>

  • Culture

    August 4, 2011

    Lips First

    Natalie Irish kisses her portraits into life.

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2011

    Cover Story: Natalie Irish Paints With Her Lips (With Video Of Her Painting This Week's Cover)

    ​Natalie Irish has Houston's most famous set of lips. The subject of this week's cover story, Irish has recently grabbed the attention of the world by making portraits with her lip prints. She puts on lipstick, puckers up, and kisses a blank canvas until a famous person appears. Confused? S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2011

    Saturday Night: Sade & John Legend At Toyota Center

    Photos by Groovehouse​Sade, John Legend Toyota Center July 23, 2011 See more smooth operation from Sade & John Legend in our slideshow. As word of Amy Winehouse's death spread across the Internet Saturday, another British soul singer was preparing to perform in Houston for the first time in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2011

    Four Musicians Roth Vs. U.S. Would Have Jailed (NSFW)

    AP/Life.comSamuel Roth​Standing up for the First Amendement is a hard row to hoe sometimes. Sure, it's fun when you can defend someone like Marilyn Manson, but it's a lot less fun when you realize you also have to defend people like the Westboro Baptist Church. Thems the breaks, though. If you ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2011

    Five Presidents Who Could Kick Chuck Norris's Ass

    Abe Lincoln: Let's get rrrrready to rrrrumble​In our continuing series of scholarly meditations on the United States Presidency, we now bring you a list of five presidents who could kick the crap out of Chuck Norris. Of note: only one of the top five served after 1908, although two honorable m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2011

    The Five Hottest Presidential Mistresses (Not Including Marilyn Monroe)

    The item we did earlier this week on the five horniest presidents included research that could led us to conclude either one of two things: Either a) America's presidential mistresses don't photograph well or are painted badly, or b) Not many of them are what you'd call "hot." Still, it's possib ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2011

    The Five Horniest Presidents America Has Produced

    Warren G. Harding, sex machine​The Reelz channel finished up its Kennedys mini-series last night, the production that was chased from the History Channel because JFK fans hollered about inaccuracies or too many dramatic liberties. The series itself seemed rather rote, although Greg Kinnear wa ... More >>

  • Culture

    December 9, 2010

    Christmas Cookies on Stage

    Houston's theater scene offers a tasty sampler of holiday treats.

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2010

    Joe DiMaggio -- Nude! Bob Feller, Too! For Baseball's Post-Season, Five Classic-Era Players Exposed (NSFW)

    Breaking news for Houston --baseball's post-season begins tonight. You probably haven't given much thought to the sport since August, but the rest of the country has. To some degree.To celebrate the national pastime in autumn, when every pitch counts and seasons are won and lost, we harken back to t ... More >>

  • Music

    July 29, 2010

    Come as You Are

    Pop muses help break the bond to Plush Lounge's previous ­occupant.

  • Music

    July 15, 2010

    They Might Be Giants

    D&W Lounge takes the East End's sudden trendiness in working-class stride.

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2010

    Play Ball! Baseball Songs Even A Non-Sports Fan Can Love

    ​Sports aren't really She Said's thing, though she does like to watch games where there's a lot at stake emotionally (Super Bowl XLIV) and she nearly always roots for the underdog. Mostly, she really enjoys the speed of college basketball, and the nostalgia of baseball. She Said's dad is by no mea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2010

    SXSW As It Happens: Antlers Go Down In Flames, A Bait And Switch At Red Fez And A Lawn Made Of Weed?

    Brandon K. Hernsberger3:10 p.m.: "Beer line (French Legation)"​ Adam P. Newton, 3:04 p.m.: "I'm here at Red Fez, ready for No Age." Craig Hlavaty, 3:05 p.m.: "Huge ass line for Dillinger Escape Plan at Red 7 day party. I may just have to come home early to see them at Wired Live on Sunday night." ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2010

    New On DVD: Did You Hear What Happened To The Morgans? If Not, You're Lucky

    ​A quick look at the DVDs being released today once again proves that there's no accounting for taste. The box office money makers are Disney's The Princess and the Frog, which raked in more than $102 million, and Ninja Assassin, which pocketed just over $38 million. Then there's Did You Hear Abou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2010

    For The Cold Snap: Bikinis Ain't What They Used To Be, Thank God

    As Houston gets ready for an actual deep freeze this week, it brings to mind enduring winters up north. A day or two of nighttime temperatures getting near 20 is nothing like a few months when you're begging for the thermometer to get in the upper 30s, believe us.But growing up in New Jersey, there ... More >>

  • News

    October 15, 2009

    Dive Bars

    A handcrafted tour of the best, most obscure places to lean on a stool in Houston.

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2009

    Sole Of Houston: East Side Story -- Trains, Tequila, Dogs & Grief

    Photos by Jay LeeI just can't get enough of Houston's East End/Second Ward/Ship Channel area, so that is where the latest installment of the Sole of Houston took us. I don't think I can recreate the route with anything more than about 90 percent accuracy, but my best guess is that it looked so ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2008

    Playing Pretend: Local Sports Media Figures as Political Pundits

    Photos by Jay LeeI just can't get enough of Houston's East End/Second Ward/Ship Channel area, so that is where the latest installment of the Sole of Houston took us. I don't think I can recreate the route with anything more than about 90 percent accuracy, but my best guess is that it looked so ... More >>

  • Music

    May 10, 2007

    Doug Supernaw

    Former country superstar. Now starring in a courtroom near you.

  • Home Entertainment

    March 30, 2006

    Kid Stuff for Parents

    Former country superstar. Now starring in a courtroom near you.

  • Music

    December 22, 2005

    Yule Fuel

    A discussion of non-Christmas Christmas music

  • News

    November 17, 2005

    Family Ties

    Ex-members of a cult that once advocated sex between adults and children want the group's leaders exposed and punished

  • Film

    December 23, 2004

    Fahrenheit 2004

    Remembering the movies that heated up cinemas this year

  • Calendar

    December 11, 2003

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Remembering the movies that heated up cinemas this year

  • Film

    May 22, 2003

    Power Play

    Jim Carrey goes from physical to metaphysical comedy in Bruce Almighty

  • Music

    January 30, 2003

    Missy Elliott

    Under Construction (Elektra)

  • Culture

    June 7, 2001

    The Great Escape

    Baz Luhrmann makes movies--and audiences--in his own image

  • News

    April 19, 2001

    Kane Mutiny

    The industry's initial reaction to Welles's masterwork should serve as a lesson to WorldFest filmmakers

  • Film

    February 22, 2001

    Planet of the Ape

    Monkeybone drops you into a surreal world overrun by your worst simian nightmares

  • Music

    July 20, 2000

    Performance Tarts

    Have acts like Bozo Porno Circus and My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult run out of folk to offend?

  • Film

    February 24, 2000

    Writer's Blah

    Wonder Boys, an insipid tale about a depressed author, could use a few more exclamation points

  • News

    February 25, 1999

    Roadkill: A Love Story

    Wonder Boys, an insipid tale about a depressed author, could use a few more exclamation points

  • Film

    December 3, 1998

    Singing Praises

    Little Voice lights up the soul with humor and pathos

  • Music

    March 5, 1998

    Unforgettable?

    The new Bobby Fuller retrospective salutes a questionable legacy

  • Calendar

    November 27, 1997

    Press Picks

    The new Bobby Fuller retrospective salutes a questionable legacy

  • Film

    October 16, 1997

    Keeping Up With the Kennedys

    So they care a lot about Camelot. So what?

  • Calendar

    October 2, 1997

    Press Picks

    So they care a lot about Camelot. So what?

  • News

    December 26, 1996

    Alison Cook looks back at 1996: Year of the Rat

    So they care a lot about Camelot. So what?

  • News

    June 13, 1996

    Old and Rare

    On a bawdy stretch of Telephone Road, Colleen Urbanek sells used books. Real books. Without pictures of naked women. And her customers are satisfied anyway.

  • Culture

    May 30, 1996

    New Shapes

    On a bawdy stretch of Telephone Road, Colleen Urbanek sells used books. Real books. Without pictures of naked women. And her customers are satisfied anyway.

  • Calendar

    May 23, 1996

    Press Picks

    On a bawdy stretch of Telephone Road, Colleen Urbanek sells used books. Real books. Without pictures of naked women. And her customers are satisfied anyway.

  • News

    May 16, 1996

    Soles on Ice

    For 20 years, prima ballerina Janie Parker's feet have been harnessed to the Houston Ballet. In one more month, she plans to set them free.

  • Calendar

    March 21, 1996

    Press Picks

    For 20 years, prima ballerina Janie Parker's feet have been harnessed to the Houston Ballet. In one more month, she plans to set them free.

  • Film

    November 24, 1994

    Hollow Points

    Besson's bullet ballet The Professional is slick, but morally ugly

  • Culture

    September 8, 1994

    Going One-On-One With God

    Illuminati muses on the Almighty and basketball, with mixed results

  • News

    March 31, 1994

    Hard Times at the Ballet

    When the dancers of the Houston Ballet learned their artistic director, Ben Stevenson, had been forced into a medical leave, they had to wonder: were there problems ahead?

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