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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
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Find your golden egg in Galveston
By Forest Riggs Now that the chill of winter has passed and the “big†holidays and celebrations are behind us, it is time for Spring to arrive and bring with
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Funny man and tuneful woman pen ‘Bright Star’, a poignant musical
By Ron Jones For sure, Bright Star, co-written by iconic comedian, Steve Martin and country composer, Edie Brickell, is a melodramatic musical. But don’t take it for face value! Not
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Find community through queer-affirming music
Singer-songwriter moves on from Christian-rock roots and discovers ‘silver horizon’ in pop music By ChrisAzzopardi Trey Pearson is living the out gay life he never thought he could. After 20
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Emmaline brings beauty, charm and style
By Jim Ayres But what about the food? I’ll tell you about it. In a bit. I must tell you first, however — my lord, Emmaline’s a beauty. Open and
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Survey Says: Register to vote!
By Nancy Ford First, let me explain. I am not a member of the Republican Party, although I was born into a Republican family. A super-Republican family. In fact, a
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6 things I’d like to see on the ‘Roseanne’ revival
By Mikey Rox Roseanne Barr knows how to keep tongues wagging. From her infamous bungling of The Star-Spangled Banner and my-way-or-the-highway tyranny on the set of her groundbreaking sitcom to
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Love, politics, gossip and sex
By Randall Jobe Dirt Dog Theatre Company’s production of The Exonerated is something different. Based on the true stories of six criminally convicted survivors of death row, interwoven stories move
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Newspaper insults gay man, Bey coming home and other top stories
By Johnny Trlica What’s in a name? Has anyone ever heard of Frances Ethel Gumm? If you are a fan of Judy Garland, you have. How about Stefani Joanne Angelina
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Fishing for a good time
By Forest Riggs Shiver me timbers! Spring, though it has tried, has not sprung. A clump of sand sitting in the Gulf of Mexico, Galveston has recently experienced a few