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By Randall Jobe Actors often have stories of how they fell into the theatre almost by accident, or possibly through some predestined acts of fate. Blake Jackson, who revives his
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Like Whiskey? Bosscat May Be Your Place
By Jim Ayres I’m so glad the Astros made the World Series! By the time this column hits the streets, we’ll know if the Astros won it all, but the
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Pepper Twins: A numbing experience
By Jim Ayres You’ve been to Pepper Twins. I’m fairly sure of it. Most everyone I know has eaten there. I hadn’t, until recently. For a weekday lunch, I psyched
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7 Stylish Ways to Support Disaster Relief Right Now
By Mikey Rox While the current administration is resting on its racist laurels instead of providing a decent humanitarian response to hurricane-ravaged areas, including the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto
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Jeff Sessions
By D’Anne Witkowski Ah, religious freedom. That call to arms for conservative Christians who believe that they live in some Bizzaro Land version of America where they are persecuted for
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Justice for Marsha and Reina
By Nancy Ford The prevailing theme throughout The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson is “Justice for Marsha.†The new film recently released on Netflix chronicles the 1992 death
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Rich’s Houston and Obsidian Theater present ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’
By Randall Jobe You’ll need to hurry, but worthy viewing is Classical Theatre Company’s production of Mrs. Warren’s Profession, written by George Bernard Shaw (who knows something about wordsmithing) and
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Promoting a hate group, Midtown icon to close and other top stories
By Johnny Trlica Promoting a hate group, Midtown icon to close and other top stories Sports have an uncanny way of uniting and helping cities recover from catastrophes. New York
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Carly Davin Nation
By Forest Riggs Chances are, if you live on the Island or have visited and attended any of the many venues for drag, illusions and impersonations, you have seen some