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Pope John Paul II

  • Blogs

    April 10, 2012

    Top Six Rap Videos Set In Places Of Worship

    Rocks Off was only 13 years old in October 1992 when singer Sinéad O'Connor sang an a cappella version of Bob Marley's "War" on Saturday Night Live and, on cue, tore an image of Pope John Paul II into pieces while singing the word "evil." "Fight the real enemy," she exclaimed at the end of one of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2012

    Food Poison(ed): A History of Death By, For and From Food

    On December 16, 1916, the Russian monk, mystic and politically polarizing figure Grigori Rasputin was invited to a bit of a soiree, one which ended with his body being bound, wrapped in carpet and tossed into the frigid Neva river, but only after he was beaten, stabbed and shot. All of this, becaus ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2012

    Are SNL's Divisive Musical Guests Making It Relevant Again??

    Even as sketch comedy tastes have changed, and a segment of the population has sadly written it off as an unfunny relic, NBC's Saturday Night Live is still pulling in cutting-edge, marquee musical guests each week, in the process creating national stars or pariahs. Or sometimes both. Case in point ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2011

    Top 5 Musicians Whose Art Trumps Their Politics

    Once again we have yet another example that if a musician opens his or her mouth without the benefit of a guitar or piano close by, trouble is usually not far behind. In this case it's Rockin' Randall Hank Williams Jr., who compared this year's Obama/John Boehner "golf summit" to Adolf Hitler hittin ... More >>

  • Film

    January 27, 2011

    The Devil You Know

    Demons no scarier than nasty older sisters in The Rite.

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2010

    Rick Santorum Coming To Houston To Rebut JFK, Constitution

    Rick Sanotrum -- defined as "a deep thinker" by UST, as something else by Dan Savage​Fifty years ago, then-presidential candidate JFK delivered a historic speech on the separation of church and state to the Greater Houston Ministerial Association. As the first Catholic candidate for president,&nbs ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2010

    This Week's Cover Story: The Man Who Sued The Pope

    ​Most times when you ask Houston lawyer/theologian Daniel Shea a question, you get a treatise in response, one that can take in everything from the Edict of Constantine and to the deeds of Admiral Rickover to the sins of many a modern-day bishop in the ongoing sex abuse scandal roiling the Rom ... More >>

  • Culture

    February 25, 2010

    What a Tease

    Maurizio Cattelan creates a building-wide scavenger hunt at the Menil.

  • Calendar

    February 11, 2010

    "Maurizio Cattelan"

    From Pope John Paul II to foosball, this Italian artist has something to say about it all

  • Calendar

    August 27, 2009

    "A Blessing to One Another: Pope John Paul II and the Jewish People"

    A pontiff bridges a centuries-old divide

  • Blogs

    May 29, 2009

    Nobel Prize Winner Gets Hassled At Bush Intercontinental Airport

    Mairead Corrigan Maguire thought the hard part was over. Along with fellow Nobel Laureates Rigoberta Menchu of Guatemala, American landmine activist Jody Williams, and Iranian Shirin Ebadi, she had been in Guatemala, where the women had just co-hosted a three-day conference on democracy, human right ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2009

    St. Patrick's Day Special: Ten Great Irish (Or Irish-American) Musicians and Bands

    St. Patrick's Day is, well, today, so, rather than hit the pub to celebrate - which we'll probably still do, to be honest - we thought we'd put together a mixtape for you of our favorite Irish and Irish-American bands along with a favorite tracks by them. Pint of Guinness and shot of Jameson sol ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2008

    Bring Out Your Dead (Popes)

    St. Patrick's Day is, well, today, so, rather than hit the pub to celebrate - which we'll probably still do, to be honest - we thought we'd put together a mixtape for you of our favorite Irish and Irish-American bands along with a favorite tracks by them. Pint of Guinness and shot of Jameson sol ... More >>

  • Culture

    June 14, 2007

    "Julie Green: The Last Supper"

    Julie Green's "Last Supper" will take away your appetite

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2007

    Too Much Space

    Julie Green's "Last Supper" will take away your appetite

  • Dining

    November 2, 2006

    The Measure of Kielbasa

    Real Polish sausage is a lot more exciting than the nasty Polska kielbasa they sell at the grocery store

  • Home Entertainment

    October 12, 2006

    The Delightful Dud

    Real Polish sausage is a lot more exciting than the nasty Polska kielbasa they sell at the grocery store

  • Culture

    September 28, 2006

    Skinny Gabacho Doesn't Want to Stand Out

    Real Polish sausage is a lot more exciting than the nasty Polska kielbasa they sell at the grocery store

  • News

    August 17, 2006

    Parish Predators

    Despite the bishop’s remarks to the contrary, the Galveston-Houston Roman Catholic Archdiocese had child molesters and let them go. But don’t blame just the Church.

  • Music

    July 20, 2006

    GWAR Heroes Electro Grrl

    Flying filth will never go out of style with these guys around

  • Calendar

    March 18, 2004

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Flying filth will never go out of style with these guys around

  • News

    July 24, 2003

    Holy Father

    When it comes to the Catholic hierarchy, Mel Gibson’s dad is one Mad Max

  • Calendar

    February 27, 2003

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    When it comes to the Catholic hierarchy, Mel Gibson’s dad is one Mad Max

  • Calendar

    December 12, 2002

    MECA Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe

    Thursday, December 12

  • Music

    May 25, 2000

    Art School Style

    Once a relentless trailblazer, King's X sticks to the familiar with new release

  • News

    February 24, 2000

    Boots and Hoots

    Rocky Carroll crafts footwear for presidents and popes -- but not the Houston Rodeo

  • Film

    August 3, 1995

    Fashion Plate

    Clueless is an improbably entertaining time-waster

  • Music

    July 27, 1995

    Irish Ambassadors

    The Chieftains may flirt with rock, but they always come home to Ireland

  • News

    April 13, 1995

    Transformation of Robert Campbell

    From Panhandle flatlands to Guatemalan mountains, Houston doctor and artist Robert Campbell searched for a life with meaning.When he died, many said that life was his.

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