By Nancy Ford Call me anti-social, but I’ve never enjoyed big, formal fundraising dinners. They generally strike me as pretentious, wasteful and—let’s face it— we never really know where all that money goes. But I recently received an invitation to one of these dinners that undeniably caught my eye: a lottery in which the winner
By D’Anne Witkowski God bless the people in Colorado who hung up rainbow Make America Gay Again banners outside of the home Vice President Mike Pence and his family were staying in while on vacation at the end of last month (last year, even!). Nobody deserves to be dragged for anti-LGBTQ past, present, and future
By Johnny Trlica When candidate Donald Trump was running for president he promised to run the country like a business. Perhaps we should have asked him to be more specifi c. Was he talking about Trump Airlines? Trump University? Maybe he was referring to Trump Vodka. Wait. What? How can you lose money on vodka? It took the President exactly one
by Mikey Rox Bump “Go to the gym more†down a notch on your list of New Year’s resolutions and move “Have better sex†up one. Here’s how to fulfill that promise to yourself. 1. Avoid using sex to alleviate boredom and/or subsidize your emotional discontent I’m willing to bet you use random hookups to
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Well, I am sure I am joining the ranks of those who over indulged in the holiday goodies. I spun the dial off my bathroom scales. However, I do enjoy my holiday food. Therefore, Paula is going easy on you with this issues recipes—not too many calories but some
By Randall Jobe The tumultuous beginning of Lyndon Johnson’s presidency was dramatized by Robert Schenlekkan in his Tony Award-winning All The Way, seen as a spectacular Alley Theatre production last season. The LBJ journey continues in part two, The Great Society. From 1965 through 1968, LBJ struggles to fight a war on poverty even as
By Johnny Trlica America has made it through the first year of a Donald Trump presidency. Yet more and more people are calling into question the President’s mental stability, so much so that he’s addressed the issue himself. “Actually, throughout my life, my two greatest assets have been mental stability and being, like, really smart,â€
The Houston Pride Band is currently seeking qualified candidates for the position of artistic director. The artistic director serves as the principle conductor for the concert band activities and is responsible for the overall artistic direction of the band. This includes artistic season planning, repertoire selection, rehearsal planning and conducting. The artistic director works in
By Chris Azzopardi Donald Trump is still tweeting (oh yeah, and somehow still president). Free internet porn could be a bygone luxury thanks to #RIPNetNeutrality. But hey, music in 2017 didn’t suck! Read on for the music that saved me, and maybe you, from one of the worst years for queerkind: 10. Tori Amos, Native
By Jim Ayres When I visited Doris Metropolitan recently, I was reminded that the space used to house Triniti, an haute cuisine favorite for several years. I became curious about chef Ryan Hildebrand’s next venture. It’s called FM Kitchen and Bar, it’s located just north of Washington off Shepherd, and it is glorious. Not in
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