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United Nations

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    March 12, 2009

    Cinema Bomar: Goodbye, Mr. Germ

    Filmstrips from the past promise a better future

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    March 26, 2008

    Seven Deadly Sins: Celebrity Edition

    Filmstrips from the past promise a better future

  • Film

    April 27, 2000

    Seek Bomb Shelter

    Director Rod Lurie's nuclear debate blows up in his face

  • Film

    November 29, 2001

    Snore War

    Owen Wilson goes down Behind Enemy Lines and lands in familiar terrain

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    February 20, 2003

    Mayoral Field of Dreams

    If you pay them, they will come

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2008

    Sonidos y Mas: Various Artists, "The Price of Silence"

    Sixty years ago this week in Paris, the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The original text was a collaborative effort from representatives from many nations including the United States (Eleanor Roosevelt was part of the team), written as a way to repudiate the atroc ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 4, 1995

    Press Picks

    Sixty years ago this week in Paris, the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The original text was a collaborative effort from representatives from many nations including the United States (Eleanor Roosevelt was part of the team), written as a way to repudiate the atroc ... More >>

  • Dining

    May 4, 1995

    Hybrid City

    Sixty years ago this week in Paris, the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The original text was a collaborative effort from representatives from many nations including the United States (Eleanor Roosevelt was part of the team), written as a way to repudiate the atroc ... More >>

  • News

    July 27, 1995

    The Sound and the Fury

    Talk radio's Rob Thorn warns of the New World Order and impending apocalypse. The Texas Constitutional Militia is listening.

  • News

    January 18, 1996

    He Spanked an American Hero

    And it's not every candidate for Congress who can say that

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    January 29, 1998

    Dish

    And it's not every candidate for Congress who can say that

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    December 23, 1999

    News of the Weird

    And it's not every candidate for Congress who can say that

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    July 6, 2000

    Correct-a-mundo

    Fumbling towards reality

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    September 21, 2000

    Best Radio Talk Show

    The Matthew Momoh Show, KPFT/90.1 FM, (713)526-5738

  • Dining

    December 25, 2008

    The United Nations of Food at Phoenicia Specialty Foods

    The Matthew Momoh Show, KPFT/90.1 FM, (713)526-5738

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    December 11, 2008

    The Day the Plot Stood Still

    Sci-fi remake misses the point, and that's a Klaatu barada no-no

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    May 1, 2008

    Asian/Pacific American Heritage Festival

    Sufi rocker Junoon brings his Santana-meets-Led Zeppelin sound to Miller Outdoor Theatre

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    February 21, 2008

    African Children’s Choir

    Houston’s the latest stop for the Journey of Hope tour

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    January 24, 2008

    My Village at Sunset

    Rice professors and a former U.S. ambassador try to explain why the king of Cambodia directed a B movie

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    April 20, 2006

    What on Earth?

    Rice professors and a former U.S. ambassador try to explain why the king of Cambodia directed a B movie

  • Film

    November 16, 2006

    Dance of the Penguin

    That whole talking animal genre? Let's be done with it

  • Dining

    October 5, 2006

    Dates and Camels

    A new Afghani restaurant on Bissonnet offers a novel way to break your Ramadan fast

  • Film

    April 21, 2005

    Lost in Translation

    All talk and little action, The Interpreter doesn't even make sense

  • Film

    January 6, 2005

    Blade Runners

    Hotel Rwanda finds hope amid the horrors of tribal genocide

  • News

    August 15, 2002

    Global Warming Is Good for You!

    Cheap heating bills! Great gardens! Thriving civilizations! In energy-crazed Houston, friends of greenhouse gases abound

  • News

    April 18, 2002

    Lost & Found

    One year ago, the Lost Boys of Sudan came to Houston in search of America, a future, safety and an education simple things that got somewhat complicated in the translation

  • Film

    February 7, 2002

    Clowns to the Left, Jokers to the Right

    No Man's Land cracks wise hoping the world will wise up

  • Dining

    December 13, 2001

    Under $5

    Darband Shish Kabob is as cheap as McDonald's, but that's about the only similarity

  • News

    March 1, 2001

    Tresspassers Will Be Prosecuted

    Ranch Rescue's Jack Foote swears he just wants to mend fences. Is pseudomilitary secrecy, right-wing rhetoric and an armed vigilante militia the best way?

  • Calendar

    January 19, 1995

    Press Picks

    Ranch Rescue's Jack Foote swears he just wants to mend fences. Is pseudomilitary secrecy, right-wing rhetoric and an armed vigilante militia the best way?

  • Calendar

    June 25, 2009

    Simon S.C. Tay

    Web exclusive!

  • Calendar

    July 16, 2009

    "Besa: Muslims Who Saved Jews during the Holocaust"

    Photographer Norman Gershman sheds some light on an often overlooked bit of history

  • Film

    August 6, 2009

    Not Bad for Government Work

    Spoofing the run-up to war, In the Loop is political satire done right.

  • Calendar

    September 17, 2009
  • Blogs

    October 2, 2009

    This Week in Deliciousness

    Golden-brown is the proper tone for any loaf of sourdough / Hollywood starlet.​Welcome back to the weekly roundup here at Eating Our Words, where today we're bitterly sniffling at the fact that everyone else from the office is at the Austin City Limits festival. It's cool! There's lots of fun ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2009

    Late Night Scene: Coffee Groundz

    ​For such a small space, the Coffee Groundz has a United Nations-like ability to bring together a crowd of people who normally operate in different layers of the social stratosphere. The front of the bar is sparsely populated by midnight, with a few solo guys working on the laptops and a gay c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2009

    Adobo Hoedown: Filipino Food For a Charitable Cause

    Photo by Katharine ShilcuttFilipino pastries from Godo's​When Typoon Ketsana hit the Philippines on September 25, it was the worst weather-related disaster the country and its capital city of Manila had seen in decades. Severe flooding caused an evacuation of an enormous portion of the city, displ ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 5, 2009

    UN Association Traveling Film Festival

    Movies of the world unite!

  • Film

    December 3, 2009

    Merry Pranksters

    The Yes Men's cheerful quest for social justice.

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2009

    The 10 Best Places to Eat in Westchase

    Unlike neighboring Memorial, the Westchase district of Houston -- which runs roughly down the spine of Westheimer from Gessner to Dairy Ashford -- is brimming with some of the city's best and (happily) least expensive ethnic restaurants. Although you could eat at a place like J. Alexander's or Le Pe ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 29, 2010

    Pink Martini at Houston Symphony

    Take this groovy group shaken, not stirred

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2010

    This Week in Deliciousness

    How was your Cinco de Mayo? Ours was great!​ Welcome back to the weekly roundup here at Eating Our Words, where we're still looking for a bakery that can fit "Sorry I Never Finished College and Quit Going to Church and Swear Too Much In My Articles and Am Generally a Huge Disappointment to You ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2010

    FAIL: Kanye And Taylor, Lupe Fiasco, Kings Of Leon

    ​Taylor and Kanye Need To Move the Hell On: The MTV Video Music Awards happened this past Sunday, so you had to know there was going to be at least one sizable fail in there somewhere, and of course they didn't disappoint. Taylor Swift took the stage and sang a melodramatic tune she'd written ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2010

    The 10 Worse Things About Family Thanksgivings

    Congrats!! You're stuck next to Tea Party Dude!!​It's coming, people: Thanksgiving. There's nothing you can do about it. You will not be allowed to sit around alone at home. If you're lucky, you'll be with friends or with a nice, fun, easy-going bunch of relatives. But not everyone's that lu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2010

    Hardeep Puri At Bush Intercontinental: Leading Indian Diplomat Tamps Down Outrage

    Hardeep Puri: A little Houston hospitality​India's leading ambassador to the U.N. is reacting to outrage about his security check at Bush Intercontinental by telling the media in his native country it wasn't as bad as reports indicated. India's top diplomat to the UN Hardeep Puri today sought ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2011

    SXSW: The 10 Best Of The Fest This Year

    Photos by Craig Hlavaty​

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2011

    On Beards and Becco: Coming Down from New York City

    Photos by Katharine ShilcuttCrispy-skinned salmon atop cauliflower and ramps at Becco.​I first visited New York City 17 years ago, for one day. I saw Times Square, the United Nations building, stayed in a ratty hotel, ate at a TGI Friday's and had my pocket cut, my wallet and camera stolen fro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2011

    Thank You, Lord: Dan Patrick May Run for Senate

    God is on line two, with a campaign contribution.​If you take as a given -- which you should -- that it's going to be awhile before a moderate ever gets elected to the U.S. Senate from Texas, then you want your troglodyte senatorial candidates to be as entertainingly fringe as possible. So lo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2011

    Happy International Youth Day: 6 Songs For The Young

    Kenneth Freeman​Rocks Off has become obsessed lately with finding playlists to celebrated some of the more obscure holidays on the calendar, and thankfully the United Nations is just great at providing those. Today is International Youth Day, a holiday that started in 2000 and is designed to b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 15, 2011

    Five Songs For Congo's Independence Day

    ​Rocks Off remains fascinated with obscure holidays like World Rabies Day. Usually we focus on either lesser-known American holidays, or international holidays endorsed by the United Nations. Today though, we decided to branch out to other countries and wish a happy Independence Day to the cit ... More >>

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