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In ‘Gay Galveston’ it’s time to wind your pole
By Forest Riggs – Like the old saying states, April roared in like a lion (well, maybe a small one) and went out like a lamb. April was a fun
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LIFF 2018 Features Dozens of Q&A’s With Filmmakers
Unprecedented Number of Feature and Short Filmmakers Accompany their Films to Fest, Part in Mentor Sessions and Are Available for Interview The 6th Annual Louisiana Film Festival and Mentorship Program, taking place April
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Yo ho ho… and a bottle of rum! And more!
By Forest Riggs If you’ve ever had a fantasy of living a salty life on the high sea as a pirate, cabin boy, prostitute or stow-away (or just all of
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Sandra Bernhard still has her blunt af opinions
Comedian returns to a TV classic – and doesn’t mince words on Roseanne’s politics and Kathy Griffin’s activism By Chris Azzopardi Before unloading her frank thoughts on TV co-star Roseanne Barr’s
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5 Very Good Reasons Why Staying Friends With Your Ex(es) Is Beneficial
By Mikey Rox I have had some relationships, y’all. None of them went super great. Hence why we’re not still together. But I’ve managed to make friends out of all
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A Texas Governor, Queen of the Nile and Sally Bowles
By Randall Jobe Stages Repertory Theatre presents local favorite, actress Sally Edmundson returning in the highly acclaimed one-woman tour-de-force, Ann, based on the explosive life of former Texas Governor Ann
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Lesbian teacher suspended, shockers and other top stories
By Johnny Trlica Another Easter has come and gone and, with that, another successful Bunnies on the Bayou. A few friends and I had the pleasure of attending this year’s event (number 39),
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Creep of the Week: Mike Huckabee
By D’Anne Witkowski I don’t listen to a lot of country music. In fact, since Trump’s “election†I haven’t listened to anything other than heavy metal (it’s honestly the only
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We Are Family
Finding family when you don’t think you can make your own By Jeff Berry One of the first disco albums I ever owned, We Are Family by Sister Sledge, I
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The Love Must Go On: Carl Han moves forward
By Randall Jobe It will take more than a devastating fire that destroyed the home he shares with Gary Giddings to keep Carl Han from the cause that has been