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More lesbian ‘Beauty’ from Lena Waithe
By Romeo San Vicente Lena Waithe, Emmy-winning queen of queer-everything lately, has another movie in the pipeline. Beauty, written by Waithe and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Andrew Dosunmu (Mother of
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Why you can’t overdose on cannabis
By Rena McCain Happy Weedsday, everybody! Let’s take a quick trip into some brain science today! No, I’m not a brain scientist or anything like that, but it sure is
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Jake Shears Finds His Roots
| Scissor Sisters frontman talks new Scissor-sounding ‘Meltdown,’ his next dance album and Judith Light By Chris Azzopardi Chill vibes permeated his 2018 self-titled solo album, but Jake Shears feels
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The GOP has bastardized God to elicit the approval of Trump
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: Instead of banning politics at the table or family gatherings, we should encourage more frequent open discussions. Politics do not have to come between members of
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Dirty laundry and other politics
By Randall Jobe Dirt Dogs Theatre Company presents Angus MacLachlan’s The Dead Eye Boy. Shirley Diane sees her teenage son, Soren, as a painful reminder of her past. Her ex-con
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Fun Food Tidbits: This and that, Spring 2020 edition
By Jim Ayres Costco, you’re better than this “Effective March 16, 2020, an active Costco membership card will be required to purchase items from our food court,†the sign reads.
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Grill and chill with ‘cocktailed’ recipes
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Have I got a treat for you in this edition! Here are two of my favorites, chicken, and shrimp. Everyone knows how much I enjoy my
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11 Smart Ways to Use Spare Change at the End of the Month
By Mikey Rox Some might consider those loose pennies, dimes, nickels and quarters annoying, but money is money. Save it for a month and see what you can do. Here
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Positive Thoughts: Finding Hope in ‘Crystal City’
By Jeff Berry In the trailer for the new feature-length documentary film Crystal City, Rob, who is living with HIV and four years sober, says that during his time dealing
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Beware on the ides of March!
By Forest Riggs As if things were not crazy enough with Mercury being retrograde (February 18through March 9), now comes mid-March and William Shakespeare’s age-old warning regarding the Ides of
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‘The Book of Ruth’ re-opens the book on AIDS
By Romeo San Vicente Now that the 1980s are officially vintage and the subject of period films, a mini-wave of projects about the first decade of AIDS has taken hold:
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Coronavirus versus HIV: A comparative study
By Nancy Ford So how are you feeling? Do you have a fever? Are you coughing? Experiencing shortness of breath? Welcome to the pollen season in Houston. Or, worst-case scenario,