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    April 24, 2012

    Houston 101: The Assassination of O.P. Dewalt, Black Leader and Lincoln Theatre Manager

    On this date in 1931, Olen P. Dewalt was gunned down in the Lincoln Theatre, the city's first black-run movie palace. Dewalt, a leader in the Independence Heights community and a charter member of the local chapter of the NAACP, was the theater's manager and had his real estate office upstairs. Som ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 1, 2012

    Paul Mooney

    On this date in 1931, Olen P. Dewalt was gunned down in the Lincoln Theatre, the city's first black-run movie palace. Dewalt, a leader in the Independence Heights community and a charter member of the local chapter of the NAACP, was the theater's manager and had his real estate office upstairs. Som ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2011

    Saturday Night: Mojo Nixon At The Continental Club

    Photos by Jason Wolter​Mojo Nixon & the Toadliquors Continental Club February 26, 2011 When Mojo Nixon "retired" from recording and touring following 2009's Whisky Rebellion, the music world breathed a sigh of relief (or sorrow) that one of its principal loose cannons had finally been silence ... More >>

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    December 23, 2010

    The Gift of Laughter

    Photos by Jason Wolter​Mojo Nixon & the Toadliquors Continental Club February 26, 2011 When Mojo Nixon "retired" from recording and touring following 2009's Whisky Rebellion, the music world breathed a sigh of relief (or sorrow) that one of its principal loose cannons had finally been silence ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2010

    The Five Best American Spinoffs From British TV....And Win An Invention Of Lying DVD

    ​If you saw the Golden Globes -- or, more likely, if you surfed the net the next day for highlights (because Lord, those speeches were as long and pointless as the drawn-out walks to the stage) -- then you saw Ricky Gervais tear into the American version of The Office. All in good fun, of course.( ... More >>

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    November 20, 2008

    Eddie Griffin

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  • Music

    September 7, 2006

    Up in Smoke

    City Hall and the Greater Houston Restaurant Association once again threaten the right to light up in bars

  • Music

    August 3, 2006

    The Dean Is Risen

    Some Dean Martin albums we wish existed

  • Calendar

    July 7, 2005

    Nasty Mixx

    Talkin' dirty with 2 Live Crew's spinster

  • Calendar

    August 12, 2004

    No Kids in the Hall

    Don't let the cuteness fool you: Aisha Tyler's act is for adults

  • Culture

    January 30, 2003

    Your New Friends?

    NBC hopes Coupling is its next hitcom, which bugs the show's biggest fans

  • Music

    December 13, 2001

    Betty Blowtorch

    Saturday, December 15

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    August 23, 2001

    The Hilarious B.I.G.

    Bruce Bruce may be nice, but not nice enough to let other comics steal his material

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    February 17, 1994

    Press Picks

    Bruce Bruce may be nice, but not nice enough to let other comics steal his material

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