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 really great performers. Galveston is rich when it comes to talented entertainers who give their all on the stages of all the clubs, be it
Directed by Catherine Gund and Daresha Kyi Chavela opens in Houston October 20 at the Regal Edwards Greenway Grand Palace Stadium 4 & AMC Studio 30 Chavela is the captivating portrait of beloved singer Chavela Vargas, whose passionate renditions of popular Ranchera songs made her a beloved figure in Mexico, even as her androgynous appearance and
By Nancy Ford “I love my parents. Coming out to them was sort of coming out to myself. I educated them, and I wanted our relationship to keep growing. I wanted them to be a part of my life still. I wanted to be able to share with them what I was going through.†—Queer
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) My goodness, STAR readers! Will 2017 be known as the year of disasters? On that subject, has anyone remodeled a kitchen recently? My advice is, number one, make sure you have a full prescription of Valium. Number two, get Valium to deal with Home Depot employees (also known as
By Randall Jobe Main Street Theatre in Rice Village presents Enemies, directed by Rebecca Greene Udden. Maxim Gorky’s extraordinary play, written in exile and banned in his home country, presents a panoramic view of a restless society. It’s 1905 and Russia is at a critical moment in of its history. The bourgeoisie is no longer
By Johnny Trlica The new fall television season is in full swing. While it’s still early we’ve already seen Sheldon propose to Amy, Kevin Can Wait kill off Donna and a pillow fight in the oval office. It should be a great fall. Here’s a bit of what we’ve been reading at HoustonRainbowHerald.com. Triumphant return
By Josh Robbins “I want to be heard.†It is really as simple as that. I just want to be heard. More specifically, I want to be heard in my healthcare. I want my healthcare delivered to me to be personal, derived specifically for me, and the exact opposite of community-wide healthcare. I don’t want
By Jim Ayres If only self-driving cars were available now. From my home, I’d set a course for a scenic cruise down Kirby Drive through River Oaks, and on to the twists and turns of Allen Parkway. A right at Taft, a left on Dallas. In truth, my own car already knows that route by
By Forest Riggs The calendar tells us that summer has gone and fall has arrived. For island dwellers and southeast Texans, we beg to differ. Locals jokingly say, “Sure, we have four season, summer, summer, summer and summer!†In truth, we do get a little change, maybe from summer to a “cooler summer†and historically,
By Nancy Ford I have a problem and I need your help. Much as I wish I could, I can’t stop thinking about U.S. Senator Ted Cruz and his alleged Twitter endorsement of a porn site. By now, we’re all familiar with the story. It all happened as Texas’ Gulf Coast was still soaked to
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